The Golden Globes came, and went...

So, the Golden Globes were awarded Sunday night. In the midst of the writers strike they decided to just have a 1 hour, straight to the point show that simply told us who was nominated, and then who won. Not for nothing, but it was nice to wrap up an entire awards show in one tight hour. Having said that, I think the producers of these types of shows should take this as a cosmic signal that the shows have gotten too long and self-indulgent. While one hour was a bit too short-- I would have liked to see the obligatory "In Memoriam" montage-- but maybe a two hour, tightly produced show is the neighborhood where these shows should be living.

Now, on to the greatest surprise, and greatest victory in my mind-- the award for Best Female Performance in a Musical/Comedy. This one seemed to be destined to adorn the mantle of either "Hairspray's" Nikki Blonsky or "Juno's" much heralded star Ellen Page. When the winner was announced as "La Vie en Rose" star Marie Cotillard, I was audibly satisfied. I think it inadvertantly came out as a Nelson Muntz-ish "HA-ha." It's not that I dislike Blonsky or Page-- both are perfectly fine up-and-comers. I just find it very irritating when one or two performances seem to be all anyone can talk about. I was glad that the Hollywood Foreign Press association had the testicular fortitude to give the award to someone who, at least in America, is almost a complete unknown.

And the award goes to Marie Co.. Coti... sorry hon, what's your name again?



On the whole, the awards show presentation was pretty awful. Billy Bush proved himself to be one of the great jackasses working in television today. In all honesty, I hope that the strike doesn't effect the Oscars in the same way as the Globes, because it just doesn't make for very good television. And can you imagine FINALLY getting nominated for an Oscar and not only having there be no real Award ceremony, but you don't even get to recieve the damn thing on a stage, or give a speech. And what if you are a nominated Screenwriter-- isn't that quite the pickle to be in. Well, I for one am hoping that this can all be put to bed in time for the ceremony to go on, though having said that, I am completely and totally on the side of the Writers in this strike. Hey-- you never know who could be reading this, right?