Not too many surprises at the Golden Globes last night. I only caught about the last hour on TV. Kudos to Angels in America, which won an award in every category for which was nominated. I was surprised, though, that Justin Kirk wasn’t nominated? (One article suggests that a switch in designation from supporting to lead actor may have gotten mired in memoranda to voting members.) I suppose I can’t complain too much: a total of six actors and actresses from Angels were nominated, and Al Pacino, Meryl Streep, Jeffrey Wright, and Mary-Louise Parker all won. (What was up with Al’s speech? Did he just wake up or something? At one point I yelled at the TV, “Pull it together!”)
I need to see Lost in Translation. It won for best musical or comedy movie, and it’s the only one in that category I haven’t seen. As for the drama nominees, it’s the reverse. The winner, The Return of the King, is the only one I have seen. Yay for Six Feet Under‘s Frances Conroy. She is phenomenal on that show. The Office won the awards for best comedy series and actor (as well as raves from Rajani), so I suppose I should get around to watching it and seeing what the buzz is about.
A couple of TV categories were dominated by shows with queer themes, prompting Thom and me to wonder, is there a new category for gender issues? Heh. By the way, a word about the categories: they have best actor performances split into drama vs. musical/comedy, and also series vs. mini-series or TV movie; why not do the same for supporting actor? This year, Sean Hayes of Will & Grace was up against actors from the dramas Angels and Soldier’s Girl. It just seems a little strange.
Speaking of awards, the Oscar nominees will be announced early tomorrow morning, Jan. 27.
3 replies on “Golden Globe spin”
Nothing to add, except… Sean Hayes is so absolutely stunning.
Angels deserves all awards and more… and Meryl Streep was simply amazing in this movie–especially as the rabbi :).
re: Al’s speech (and Danny Devito’s pseudo-speech), my sister and I have figured it all out. The difference between the Golden Globes and the Oscars is the liquor. I think they were too puckered to think…