The Five Best Moments From the 2013 Golden Globes (Plus a Priceless GIF of Glenn Close)

This GIF pretty much sums up the 2013 Golden Globes. Enjoy.

This year's Golden Globe Awards will definitely rank amongst the best ever, thanks mostly to the hilarious host Tina Fey and Amy Poehler. But more on them later. Here are the greatest moments from this year's ceremony:

5. Adele Wins Best Original Song for "Skyfall"
She ruled 2011 and 2012, and it seems her reign isn't letting up in 2013. Adele made her huge public return at this year's Globes, and surprised no one (except maybe Taylor Swift) when she won the award for Best Original Song for her hit "Skyfall" from the Bond movie of the same name. Ever humorous and humble, Adele admitted she was expecting to just be there for the party as she accepted her speech. Oscar glory is all but guaranteed for her come next month.

4. Will Ferrell and Kristen Wiig Present Best Actress
Last night was filled with laughs, but the most side-splitting moment by far came from Bridesmaids star Kristen Wiig and Will Ferrell, who presented the award for the Best Actress - Comedy or Musical. The two played a hilarious skit where they try to describe the performances that they haven't seen, with absolutely outrageous results. If this was their audition for the Golden Globes 2014, then they can take it.

3. Ben Affleck Wins Two Golden Globes and Gets Back at the Oscars for Snubbing Him
Many people were surprised to learn that Ben Affleck (and Katheryn Bigelow, for that matter) did not receive a Best Director nod from the Academy Awards. Well it seems the AMPAS (Academy of Motion Pictures and Sciences) has some explaining to do, after Ben Affleck not only won Best Director for his critically lauded film Argo, he took home Best Picture as well. Ben, who admitted to be in recovery mode following the mess that was "Bennifer", seemed stunned when he picked up his Best Director trophy, pipping frontrunner Steven Spielberg and his film Lincoln. With this huge double whammy from the Hollywood Foreign Press, Argo is firmly set as a frontrunner in this hotly-contested Oscar season.

2. Jodie Foster. Enough Said.
I wasn't expecting much from Jodie Foster when they announced she was receiving the Lifetime Achievement Award. That was a mistake. Huge mistake. The actress, who has logged nearly five decades worth of performances, delivered one of the most unbelievable speeches in the history of entertainment. Part-retrospective, part-coming out, part-diatribe on privacy in Hollywood, part-tribute to her mother, and part-retirement declaration, Foster left everyone either laughing, crying, or just speechless in her acceptance. While proclamations that it was the best speech ever might be taking it too far, Jodie Foster's speech will certainly go down as the most memorable in Golden Globes history.

1. Tina Fey and Amy Poehler Need To Host Every Awards Show
From start to finish, comediennes Tina Fey and Amy Poehler were absolutely brilliant, so much so that I wished we got to see more of them during the three hour telecast. There were just so many hilarious moments, from their dragging James Cameron and James Franco within minutes of each other, to their dig at Taylor Swift and her serial dating, to their drinking after losing the Golden Globe to Girls star Lena Dunham, to their trolling of the presenters as fake nominees, I can't possibly see why those two shouldn't remain as host for the foreseeable future. Oscar host Seth McFarlane has his work cut out for him.

What were your favorite moments from the Globes?

The Best and Worst of the 2011 Golden Globes

 The 2011 Golden Globes were last night in Los Angeles, kicking off the awards season. Of course, the show was full of noteworthy moments. Some were awesome, while others were jaw-droppingly awkward. Frankly, it was the shadiest Golden Globes in history; you would think everybody came there ready to sling at least one pack of mud at one another. Here are my top (and bottom) moments from one of Hollywood's glitziest nights:

BEST
Seeing Glee's Chris Colfer being genuinely shocked at his win for Best Supporting Actor (we weren't, though) was very heartwarming. You also gotta love his quote: "I think I dropped my heart between Natalie Portman and Julianne Moore". No one was more deserving than him. Other awwww moment? Watching Lea Michele almost cry at his win (we're going to assume it wasn't because she knew she was going to lose her category).

The award for Best Shade goes to the producer of Toy Story 3, which won Best Animated Feature. Justin Bieber presented the award (the Hollywood Foreign Press needed an excuse to bring him there for ratings) and when the movie won, Lee Unkrich asked him, "Were you even born when Toy Story came out?" Let's just say that if I was drinking something, I would've spit it out all over my keyboard. That's another lawsuit the Golden Globes doesn't need.

Michael Douglas, who has successfully beaten cancer, was the toast of the night when he came out to present the award of Best Motion Picture - Drama. It was heartwarming to see one of Hollywood's most popular actors still standing after being diagnosed with a horrible disease.

The Social Network, which I believe is the best movie of 2010, took home the big award last night, Best Motion Picture - Drama. The funniest part, though? Unlike every other time a movie or TV show wins, the movie's two stars, Jesse Eisenberg and Andrew Garfield, remained sitting, having to be called up to the stage. Surely they weren't mourning their losses in the acting categories, right?

WORST
While some people will have enjoyed Ricky Gervais' second take as the GG host, I thought it was an overall hot mess. He dropped so many bombs that night I was concerned for the auditorium's stability. He went after virtually everyone, including the HFPA President and either Tom Cruise or John Travolta with a really tacky gay Scientology joke. Oh well, good luck next time....if they hire him back.

Justin Bieber's attendance at the show was wrong enough in its own right, but this kid could at least look like he was attending a huge awards ceremony. I mean, the kid didn't even wear dress shoes! Newsflash, Justin: Vans aren't even acceptable prom attire, let alone glamorous awards show attire.

Was it me, or did Robert De Niro seem like he had a bit too many sips of something? The veteran actor, receiving the Cecil B DeMille award, awkwardly shuffled through his speech, trying to attain laughs while only inspiring light chuckles of politeness. Even Ricky Gervais did better.

Mo'Nique May Have Won, But Mariah Has Her Own Golden Globes

Okay, it was a stupid pun, but look at them!

Pop singer/serious actress (I'm not being sarcastic about the latter) Mariah Carey attended last night's Golden Globe Awards in L.A. to support her film Precious, and she certainly caught a lot of attention as she bared just a tad bit of cleavage.

Of course, "a tad" really means "a shitload".

Hey, at least you know her servant husband Nick Cannon was happy with her outfit. So was I.

And just for good measure, here's another one.

 

2010 Golden Globes Winners Recap: Glory for Avatar, Sandra Bullock, and Mo'nique

Thankfully, he didn't declare himself "king of the world" again, but no one would blame James Cameron if he did, his billion dollar epic Avatar was one of the big winners at last night's Golden Globe Awards.

The film, which made has so far made $491 million in the US alone, won Best Picture - Drama and Best Director. Cameron was very humble in accepting his Best Director award, choosing to honor the hundreds of computer artists and his cast and crew for their efforts in making the film such a success.

Considering all of the critics' awards heaped on The Hurt Locker, Avatar's success can be seen as a major upset. The two films will now be seen as the major competitors for Oscar glory when the nominations are announced on February 2nd.

The drama categories were filled with welcome surprises, upsets, and humble speeches. Comedienne Mo'nique, who delivered a stirring performance in Precious, won Best Supporting Actress. The most memorable part of her speech occurred when she dedicated the award to victims of sexual abuse, one of the topics of the film. Sandra Bullock finally saw award glory as she took home Best Actress for The Blind Side. Bullock acknowledged that she wasn't the most talented, but was grateful for the many opportunities given to her. Another underrated actor, Jeff Bridges took home Best Actor for the film Crazy Heart.

In the comedy category, The Hangover took the honors for Best Picture. Even though the film's box office hopes were dashed by Avatar, Sherlock Holmes racked up a win for Best Actor with 2008's comeback kid Robert Downey Jr. The actor, whose film Iron Man 2 is due this year, delivered a hilarious speech where he "blamed" the people he thanked for making him a success. The Best Actress winner, the ubiquitous Meryl Streep, went the more sentimental route in speeches, mentioning her mother and her influence in her performance in Julie and Julia.

Extremely popular TV series Glee was honored with a Best Comedy Series award, while AMC series Mad Men took home another Golden Globe for Best Drama. Michael C. Hall, in the news recently for admitting to having cancer, won Best Actor - Drama for Dexter. Julianna Margulies won her first ever award for her CBS series The Good Wife. Toni Colette and Alec Baldwin won in the lead TV comedy categories for The United States of Tara and 30 Rock, respectively.

A jubilant Drew Barrymore took home Best Actress - Miniseries or Movie for Grey Gardens, which also won Best Miniseries.

BEST Moment of the 2009 Golden Globes: Kate Winslet's Second Acceptance Speech

One of the funniest, most emotional award speeches I have ever seen on television!

P.S. Not for Angelina lovers!

Slumdog Millionaire, Vicky Christina Barcelona Win Big At Golden Globes

The awards season has officially begun with the 66th Annual Golden Globe Awards, presented by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, and its already setting some trends that could lead to the big night.

Slumdog Millionaire, the story of an young Indian man and his success on a game show, won big at last night's ceremony, taking home four awards, including "Best Motion Picture - Drama" and "Best Director". Vicky Christina Barcelona won for "Best Motion Picture - Musical/Comedy".

The Wrestler also scored big, with Bruce Springsteen winning for "Best Song" and Mickey Rouke upsetting in the "Best Actor - Drama" category.

As previously mentioned, Kate Winslet scored double awards; "Best Actress - Drama" for Revolutionary Road and "Best Supporting Actress" for The Reader. In the Comedy categories, Colin Farrell and Sarah Hawkins won in the lead categories.

In the television categories, television miniseries John Adams and Tina Fey-penned series 30 Rock won big, scoring three awards each.

Here is the full list below:

MOVIES

Motion Picture, Drama
Slumdog Millionaire

Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy
Vicky Cristina Barcelona

Director, Motion Picture
Danny Boyle, Slumdog Millionaire

Actress, Motion Picture, Drama
Kate Winslet, Revolutionary Road

Actor, Motion Picture, Drama
Mickey Rourke, The Wrestler

Actress, Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy
Sally Hawkins, Happy-Go-Lucky

Actor, Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy
Colin Farrell, In Bruges

Supporting Actor, Motion Picture
Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight

Supporting Actress, Motion Picture
Kate Winslet, The Reader

Best Screenplay
Simon Beaufoy, Slumdog Millionaire

Foreign-Language Film
Waltz With Bashir, Israel

Motion Picture, Animated
WALL-E

Original Score
A.R. Rahman, Slumdog Millionaire

Original Song
"The Wrestler," The Wrestler; music and lyrics by Bruce Springsteen

TELEVISION

Television Series, Drama
Mad Men

Television Series, Comedy or Musical
30 Rock

Actress, Television Series, Musical or Comedy
Tina Fey, 30 Rock

Actor in a TV Series, Comedy or Musical
Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock

Actress, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television
Laura Linney, John Adams

Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television
Paul Giamatti, John Adams

Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television
John Adams

Actress in a Television Series, Drama
Anna Paquin, True Blood

Actor in a Television Series, Drama
Gabriel Byrne, In Treatment

Supporting Actress in a Series, Miniseries or TV Movie
Laura Dern, Recount

Supporting Actor in a Series, Miniseries or TV Movie
Tom Wilkinson, John Adams

Kate Winslet Scores Golden Globe Double, Renewed Oscar Buzz, and Public Adoration... All In One Night!

She put the "wins" in Winslet!

Everyone thought they would be talking about the late Heath Ledger's almost-guaranteed win at tonight's Golden Globes, but it is clear that the real star of the ceremony was actress Kate Winslet.

Winslet stunned Hollywood by winning two awards; Best Actress for Revolutionary Road and Best Supporting Actress for The Reader. Her win in the Best Actress category is particularly surprising, since Anne Hathaway's win at the Critic's Choice Awards last week made her a front-runner for the coveted Academy Award. Now, the heavy race, which will undoubtedly be enormously difficult to predict, is further in question.

The game-changing 33-year old coupled her double wins with two brilliant, emotional speeches that delivered the best quotes of the night. In her first speech for Supporting Actress, the Brit said "You have to forgive me, because I have a habit of not winning things".

However, her second speech is what really made me fall in love with her. Left babbling by her upset, a genuinely shocked Winslet found it difficult to thank all of those she wanted. For instance, in a moment that will definitely make headlines tomorrow morning, she forgot a key nominee in her category. "I'm so sorry," Winslet gasped. "Anne, Meryl, Kristen...oh God, who's the other one? Angelina!" Yes, she forgot Angelina Jolie's name, proving that not everyone is obsessed with Brangelina.

Winslet also evaded calls from producers to wrap her delightfully scattered speech: "'Please wrap up!' You have no idea how much I'm not wrapping up!"

She didn't. Winslet thanked everyone from Richard Yates, who wrote the novel the movie was based off of, and the wardrobe department. What was particularly touching was her tribute to Leonardo Dicaprio, who she starred with in Titanic eleven years ago, and her husband, who directed Revolutionary Road.

It would be very hard to find anyone who didn't fall for Kate as she unraveled during her acceptance speeches.

Congratulations to Kate Winslet, for receiving the recognition you so rightly deserve.

Picture from justjared.com

Battle Brewing Over Heath Ledger Golden Globe Acceptance

He hasn't even won the award yet!

According to the New York Daily News, there is a behind-the-scenes between the late Heath Ledger's family and Warner Bros. studio over who will accept the Best Supporting Actor award, should he win it.

While the family wants Kim Ledger, Heath's father, to receive the award, the studio wants ex-fiancee Michelle Williams to receive it in his daughter Matilda's honor.

A friend of the family told the newspaper that Michelle's attending "doesn't make sense", and that even director Christopher Nolan and co-star Christian Bale would be better recipients over her.

Well, first off, the man (may he rest in peace) hasn't even won the award yet! It's kind of ridiculous to fight over something that has a good possibility of not happening. If it does happen (which I do hope, since Ledger was brilliant as The Joker), I think that a joint receiving by Michelle and Kim would probably be the most appropriate since they both represent his family (Michelle for Matilda). Fighting over who would receive an award does nothing to honor his memory.

The 2009 Golden Globe Nominees Announced!

The nominees for the 2009 Golden Globes have been announced, and there are really no suprises:

Hollywood power couple Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie were both nominated in the Lead categories for their respective films The Curious Case of Benjamin Button and Changeling. Among the others nominated in the Lead categories are Meryl Streep for Doubt, Sean Penn for Milk, Anne Hathaway for Rachel Getting Married and Frank Langella for Frost/Nixon.

Building on the Oscar buzz from this summer is Heath Ledger, whose universally celebrated performance as the Joker in The Dark Knight garnered him a nod for Best Supporting Actor. In that category also is Tom Cruise and Robert Downey Jr. for Tropic Thunder, Ralph Fiennes for The Duchess, and Phillip Seymour Hoffman for Doubt.

For the full list, look below:

BEST MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Frost/Nixon
The Reader
Revolutionary Road
Slumdog Millionaire

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA
Anne Hathaway, Rachel Getting Married
Angelina Jolie, Changeling
Meryl Streep, Doubt
Kristin Scott Thomas, I’ve Loved You So Long
Kate Winslet, Revolutionary Road

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA
Leonardio DiCaprio, Revolutionary Road
Frank Langella, Frost/Nixon
Sean Penn, Milk
Brad Pitt, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Mickey Rourke, The Wrestler

BEST MOTION PICTURE –  COMEDY OR MUSICAL
Burn After Reading
Happy-Go-Lucky
In Bruges
Mamma Mia!
Vicky Cristina Barcelona

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY OR MUSICAL
Rebecca Hall, Vicky Christina Barcelona
Sally Hawkins, Happy-Go-Lucky
Frances McDormand, Burn After Reading
Meryl Streep, Mamma Mia!
Emma Thompson, Last Chance Harvey

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY OR MUSICAL
Javier Bardem, Vicky Christina Barcelona
Colin Farrell, In Bruges
James Franco, Pineapple Express
Brendan Gleeson, In Bruges
Dustin Hoffman, Last Chance Harvey

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
Bolt
Kung Fu Panda
Wall-E

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
The Baader Meinhof Complex (Germany)
Everlasting Moments (Sweden/Denmark)
Gomorrah (Italy)
I’ve Loved You So Long (France)
Waltz With Bashir (Israel)

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A MOTION PICTURE
Amy Adams, Doubt
Penelope Cruz, Vicky Christina Barcelona
Viola Davis, Doubt
Marisa Tomei, The Wrestler
Kate Winslet, The Reader

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A MOTION PICTURE
Tom Cruise, Tropic Thunder
Robert Downey Jr., Tropic Thunder
Ralph Fiennes, The Duchess
Philip Seymour Hoffman, Doubt
Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight

BEST DIRECTOR – MOTION PICTURE
Danny Boyle, Slumdog Millionaire
Stephen Daldry, The Reader
David Fincher, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Ron Howard, Frost/Nixon
Sam Mendes, Revolutionary Road

BEST SCREENPLAY – MOTION PICTURE
Simon Beaufoy, Slumdog Millionaire
David Hare, The Reader
Peter Morgan, Frost/Nixon
Eric Roth, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
John Patrick Shanley, Doubt

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE – MOTION PICTURE
Alexandre Desplat, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Clint Eastwood, Changeling
James Newton Howard, Defiance
A.R. Rahman, Slumdog Millionaire
Hans Zimmer, Frost/Nixon

BEST ORIGINAL SONG – MOTION PICTURE
a. “DOWN TO EARTH” — WALL-E
Music by: Peter Gabriel, Thomas Newman
Lyrics by: Peter Gabriel
b. “GRAN TORINO” — GRAN TORINO
Music by: Clint Eastwood, Jamie Cullum, Kyle Eastwood, Michael Stevens
Lyrics by: Kyle Eastwood, Michael Stevens
c. “I THOUGHT I LOST YOU” — BOLT
Music & Lyrics by: Miley Cyrus, Jeffrey Steele
d. “ONCE IN A LIFETIME” — CADILLAC RECORDS
Music & Lyrics by: Beyoncé Knowles, Amanda Ghost, Scott McFarnon, Ian Dench, James Dring, Jody Street
e. “THE WRESTLER” — THE WRESTLER
Music & Lyrics by: Bruce Springsteen