Ricky Gervais returned to host the 73rd Annual Golden Globes Sunday night, and once again, no one in Hollywood was safe from another searing opening monologue.
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The ceremony – which launches Hollywood’s award season that culminates with the Academy Awards on February 28 – is seen as a good indicator of which movies and actors will fight for Oscars glory. “Mel blames, we know who Mel blames”.
Once a red-carpet fixture, Ben and Jen are no more. “I may just flee to Canada when the show is over tonight!” rather than return the borrowed gems to the jeweler. Dressed casually with shades covering their faces, the pair interviewed a stand-in wearing a pink Jennifer Lawrence sign around her neck.
As for the men, well – sorry, fellas; nobody cares what you’re wearing. Shows like the Golden Globes are putting proper protection in place, while celebs, of course, will be stressing about how they look.
“I hope I haven’t offended anyone”.
He then turned to commenting on Caitlyn Jenner.
Don’t expect Gervais to tone down his act this time around. It’s too bad award shows don’t have halftimes; then, I could just run to the grocery store and grab one. It’s entertainment; it’s fairyland; it’s TV.
Despite some diversity in the nominee ranks, the film acting awards were still won exclusively by Caucasians, rousing some worry that the Oscars may follow suit despite increased scrutiny after last year’s #OscarsSoWhite criticisms.
Of the Golden Globes themselves, he called the awards worthless. Hamm, in accepting his second Golden Globe for his role, joked that he appreciated writers not taking his suggestion to end the series with music from the British band Chumbawamba.
Meanwhile, The Big Short is a favorite to win the Best Motion Picture – Comedy.
“The Revenant”, set in 1823 Montana and South Dakota, and was inspired by the experiences of frontiersman and fur trapper Hugh Glass, was in competition in the best motion picture – drama category with “Carol”, which was leading this year’s nomination pack for the Golden Globes. Last year’s victor Julianne Moore (“Still Alice”) went on to win the Oscar as well. The category had been considered a three-way race between Amazon’s transgender dramedy, “Transparent”; Netflix’s ensemble prison saga, “Orange is the New Black”; and HBO’s political satire, “Veep”. Gervais is back, and he certainly hasn’t lost his edge.
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Take Jodie Foster, who sort of came out of the closet in a rambling 2013 acceptance speech. The actor victor portrays the conductor Rodrigo De Souza. The occasion saw the prestigious Cecil B. DeMille Award being bestowed on actor Denzel Washington.
