As many of you probably did not know, the Golden Globes were a week ago. Historically, the Globes were most notable for being a precursor to the Oscars. Most people sees this and all awards as irrelevant, but part of me still enjoys seeing award shows. So here are my thoughts on the night:
THE GOOD
1. The Host
I was very sceptical that Nikki Glazer would do a good job. I've seen some of her comedy and it usually is not to my taste. But to my pleasant surprise, I thought she was very funny. She poked fun at the guests in the way that you should at the glamourous and powerful. It was a bit of a roast, but it never felt mean-spirited.
My favorite joke of the night was how she pointed out that Mario Lopez got more shout outs than God.
2. Colin Farrell
Not only did he deserve to win the award for his work on The Penguin, but his acceptance speech was humble and grateful. I especially like how he thanked craft services.
3. Demi Moore.
I have not seen The Substance, so I cannot attest to her performance in the movie. But I found her speech to be touching. Everyone likes a good comeback story and I think that she has a strong one. I remember a number of years ago when people thought of her primarily as Ashton Kutcher's wife. I am happy for her perseverance and the recognition of that hard work.
THE BAD
1. Very little for the Normies
Most of the movies and TV shows that won awards are ones that most people have never seen: Emilia Perez, The Brutalist, The Substance, A Real Pain, A Different Man, I'm Still Here, Flow, Hacks, True Detective: Night Country, The Bear, Baby Reindeer, and Shogun.
I love movies and TV, but of all the things listed above, the only I would be interested in seeing is Shogun. Almost no one can keep up with all of the television shows being released. But movies are different. It used to be that award shows could boost the profile of a film and generate interest. I know that happened to me when A Beautiful Mind got nominated. I didn't really have any interest in it, but I knew that it was a contender. So I saw it and I was delighted by its quality.
But now, most the movies that are nominated seem like pretentious dreck. The Golden Globes tried to give something to the normies by giving Wicked an award for Box Office Achievement, but this feels like a participation trophy.
2. No Lifetime Achievement
This may be a case where you can't please the audience. I always complain that the award show goes on to long. But this year they did not show Viola Davis or Ted Danson receiving their awards. This felt like an oversight, especially considering the fact that Danson gave one of his best performances this year in A Man on the Inside. But if they put the awards back in, I'm sure I would complain about the length of the show. Perhaps there is a happy medium where they can do the award another night, but show highlights on the main evening.
3. Presenter Jokes
The gags and jokes of the presenters went on way too long. Not only were generally not funny, but they sucked more and more time from the show's runtime. This is the place where they really could cut a lot.
Thoughts?
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