GOLDEN GLOBE WINNERS!

Last nights Golden Globes went across very well...but there was ONE big British problem wrong with it. Ricky Gervais, who did a fine job hosting last year, returned this year with scathing jokes and just plain mean dialogue aimed towards anyone and everyone in the room. One particular joke about Robert Downey, Jr. pretty much solidified him not returning as host next year. There's a fine line between scathing humor and being meanly rude, and Ricky crossed it.
Besides the host's problems, I was very pleased with who the Globes were taken away with! "The Social Network," of course, was the big winner for movies, taking home 4, including Best Drama! "The Kids Are All Right" (AKA that one movie about lesbians) took home Best Comedy/Musical, but besides "Alice in Wonderland," what competition was there? Here are the other winners of last night's Globes, which played out almost exactly like the Critic's Choice Awards:

DRAMA
Actor: Colin Firth- The King's Speech
Actress: Natalie Portman- Black Swan
Picture: The Social Network

COMEDY/MUSICAL
Actor: Paul Giamatti- Barney's Version (a triumph over the 2 Johnny Depps)
Actress: Annette Bening- The Kids Are All Right
Picture: The Kids Are All Right

OTHER WINNERS NOT BY GENRE
Director: David Fincher- The Social Network
Supporting Actor: Christian Bale- The Fighter
Supporting Actress: Melissa Leo- The Fighter
Screenplay: The Social Network
Animated Film: Toy Story 3

So that's it for this weekend's huge film awards weekend, with Christian Bale, Melissa Leo, Natalie Portman & Colin Firth being the big winners! I'm eagerly awaiting the Oscar nominations coming out Jan. 25th, and I'll have my last set of Oscar nominee predictions coming out very soon.

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