All week, as word buzzed around about the Golden Globes this Sunday, it almost always followed with, “what are the Golden Globes, exactly?”
The 72nd Golden Globes handed out awards last night ranging in all categories for both film and television. The Golden Globes welcomed back hosts Tina Fey and Amy Poehler for the third year in a row as this dynamic duo seemed to light us all up with laughs. Teasing touchy subjects like the recent hacking scandal with The Interview as Poehler stated that Sony was “forcing us all to pretend that we wanted to see it” and Fey mocked Steve Carell who’s makeup for his role in Foxcatcher took two hours to apply. Fey said, “it took me three hours today to prepare for the role of Human Woman.”
The ladies proved to us in their opening, with many other “ah-ha!” lighthearted jokes, why the public has asked for them back for the past three years. The presenters alike were wisely chosen, as the right people read someone else’s words off a teleprompter complimented one other like salt on popcorn. Presenters like Kristen Wiig and Bill Hader has us licking our lips, scheming thoughts of a new set of hosts for next year. Funny man Jack Black gave us his two cents on Boyhood saying it was only filmed one week a year for 12 years, only technically taking 12 weeks to make “so everyone can cool it about it taking 12 years to make a good movie.”
But that very well may be Hollywood’s best-kept secret, and Boyhood cracked the code. Taking home three, and the most, Golden Globes Sunday including Best Motion Picture Drama, Best Director and Best Supporting Actress, sweeping prestigious awards that will make others sweat when it comes to Oscar season, which is just around the corner.
I seem to be quite a sucker for Gone Girl this year, but I do wish David Fincher had won Best Director, only his talents could have made that difficult piece into what it was. As well as Julianne Moore winning Best Actress for Still Alice and Rosamund Pike not winning for Gone Girl made me wonder if women in Hollywood now need to do a role without makeup on to prove they’re challenging themselves. This was also seen in with other nominees Jennifer Aniston (Cake) and Reese Witherspoon (Wild).
There’s always a few that delight my senses when they make their acceptance speech, this included fan favorites like Amy Adams (Best Actress in a Comedy or Musical, Big Eyes) and Michael Keaton (Best Actor in a Comedy or Musical, Birdman). Adam’s speech was delivered with poise as she focused on women having their own voice and Keaton became emotional, taking home his first golden globe after being nominated eight times in the past.
George Clooney was honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award, followed by a montage of his most memorable roles; my favorite part of any award show is a good montage. His speech was so humbling and mesmerizing that I was making a betting pool with my roommates of whether or not this was all real or just the work of a fine actor. Regardless, he and his new wife, who looks my age, define perfection and I found myself eating two extra slices of pizza during his speech.
Nothing gets our Oscar buzz going quite like its pregame and the Golden Globes as surely set the spread for this awards season.
Boyhood’s sweep leaves others sweating at the Golden Globes
Audrey Bittner
January 11, 2015
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