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January 17, 2006
Oh those Globes…
There will be endless analysis of what, if anything, the awards means to the upcoming Oscars in the days to come. Gurus o' Gold will have their day tomorrow and I'm be kicking in another 20 Weeks To Oscar from the snowy climes of Park City on Thursday.
With all due respect to the excitement on Team Brokeback, it was a fairly boring evening. Most of the fun was in the first hour with Rachel Weisz, Steve Carrell, Hugh Laurie, and… well, that was about it. The closest thing to a wild and wacky Globe moment - you know, the kind we are supposed to be tuning in for - was Harrison Ford handing his cocktail to Virginia Madsen.
Actually, the most "Globes" moment was actually in the pre-show on E! when Isaac Mizrahi grabbed Scarlett Johansson's left breast in an effort to figure out how her dress was holding up the load.
Of course, this was the karmic inverse of Brokeback Mountain, as here you have a gay man portraying what a high percentage of straight men have been considering doing for years now.
Of course, not many of those guys were fantasizing that the act would make Scarlett laugh. Rewrite!
Other moments…
It was great to see Bob Shaye on his feet congratulating the woman whose The Long Kiss Goodnight sliced the Achilles Tendons of New Line. It was also funny to see Rod Lurie get the big hug and not Stephen Bochco.
There were a lot of execs getting kissed while it seemed like a lot of the talent that was not nominated was hidden somewhere far off screen.
Drew Barrymore needs a hit so she can afford a bra.
Is there a doctor on TV who shaves anymore? The only clean-shaven nominee for best actor, TV drama was the guy who is in prison!
It was an evening of stand-ups and improve guys who delivered great bits. Hugh Laurie gave a perfect speech, thanking the show's script supervisor, hair stylist and his agent before getting to the same old, same old. And Steve Carrell sold a terrific bit "written by his wife, Nancy."
S. Epatha Merkerson and Felicity Huffman gave the most emotional speechs. Merkerson, on winning for her first lead role at 53, in Lackawanna Blues. And Huffman with nothing strong to say, but a great deal of raw emotion in saying it.
My personal favorite win was Paradise Now, a powerful, powerful little film from a filmmaker (Hany Abu-Assad) who turns out to be a really cool, thoughtful guy who, like is film, seems to have a vision and an interest in humanity far wider than whatever his personal politics might be.
Ang Lee was very gracious in his speech.
Was it just me or did it look like Reese Witherspoon was ready to take a 2x4 to Joaquin's head when he was 2/3rds through his speech without mentioning her. (He never did.) And did it seem to you like Ryan Philippe was having a better time than anyone else at that table?
And that was about it. Can you feel the yawn tonight?
The after parties were pleasant enough. I finally got to find out just how Philippa Boyens, who won the "weight off" with collaborator Peter Jackson is looking these days. "Pretty hot" is the answer. She and Peter and Fran Walsh all looked slim and happy as they hung out quietly at the Universal party… though the NY Times' David Carr did get to do the bump with Philippa for a few moments before he moved on under deadline pressure.
Eric Bana was very tall.
Thank GOD that Dick Clark decided not to make another brave appearance.
James Schamus was as happy as a man can be, as was the lovely Laura Kim, whose Warner Indie took home two awards on the night... which was two more than expected.
Terrence Howard was as charming and good natured as ever, though he seemed about ready to take a break from the circuit. (That didn't deter him - and other A-listers - from going to the party at Prince's house after the show. Yes… that Prince.)
Dan Glickman and his lovely wife made the rounds, still not as flamboyant as Jack Valenti, but a really thoughtful guy who really seems to delight in discussing the intricacies of the business as it is and the places it is going. (I don't think the Glickmans went to Prince's)
Me?
I need to get to bed by 2 as I prep for Sundance. So on that night… night.
(P.S. If you want to read about the new cut of The New World, you can check that out here.)
January 3, 2006 - Reflections On A New Year
January 6, 2006 - Sundance Preview
January 5, 2006 - The Business Of 2005, Pt 1
January 9, 2006 - The Business Of 2005, Pt 2
January 11 - Munich In Sequence | Act 1 | Act 2 | Act 3
January 12 - V For Vendetta
