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Notes on the Globes
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Movies: Easy as we go. Updated every few minutes.
Jennifer Hudson wins for “Dreamgirls.” This is a supporting actress role? And she needs confidence? Could have fooled me on both counts.
Prince doesn’t show to accept Best Song award. Justin Timberlake makes a joke. He continues to prove his wit. “(Expletive) in a Box” from his SNL appearance is crazily funny.
That Diane Keaton appears in a semi-serious ad for L’Oreal Paris does not trouble. That her makeup looks primitive does.
Jeremy Irons needs another award? I love the long speeches, though, and his was the picture of graciousness.
Kyra Sedgwick. Good actor. Bad accent. Is she thanking everybody under the sky?
Print journalists should stay offstage.
“Battlestar Galactica” was robbed. Should have been nominated in every category possible. Ditto “Friday Night Lights.”
Oh, give it Hugh Laurie every year. He’s just so intelligent. So rare.
Guess I ought to see “Cars” OK, OK, stop nagging.
YES! Meryl Streep so deserves her award. Never has whispering been so effective. That’s all.
I’m gay, but Salma Hayek. Ditto Beyonce.
Eddie Murphy. You know, there were other incredible performances, but this one came out of nowhere. So there you go.
Helen Mirren is my queen. Whatever era.
I was in the anyone-but-Tony Shalhoub camp, but I’m delighted Alec Baldwin won. Such a potently funny actor.
The first award of significance: “Ugly Betty,” well-deserved for Best TV Comedy. The artistic team looked duly excited.
Hmm. Foreign-language films from Americans. The future?
America Ferrera!!! A second award that hits me right in the heart. And her acceptance speech brought tears. And I love her sass with the infotainment robot who interviewed her after.
Tom Hanks: Stop.
Warren Beatty: Please, please, be humble. (Of course, the first thing he says: “It’s hard to be humble…”) Funny, smart speech, though.
Thank you, thank you, thank you: Martin Scorsese for best director. Way, way deserved.
Sacha Baron Cohen: Good to see him out of character. Outrageous speech, of course.
“Dreamgirls.” Best musical or comedy. Not surprising. Thanks to David Geffen, who sat on the rights for so long? Well.
“Grey’s Anatomy” for best drama series. Yawn. The acceptance speech. A zinger.
Forest Whitaker. Way to go. Overdue.
Oh, no. No, no, no. Not “Babel.” Not another “Crash.” Not another predictable multiplot show.
Not when you have “The Departed” in the mix. Social significance, yes. And complexity, sure. But it doesn’t really come together, does it?
I guess it’s a tribute to the globalization of movies. That’s an encouraging thought.
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