Global Disaster

Thank you WGA for knocking Billy Bush down a peg or two. Last night’s Golden Globes press conference, hosted by the moronic anchor of Access Hollywood, was so terrible that even people that get their news from shows like that were bored and disinterested. If you have to televise it at least don’t stretch it into an hour filled with inane bush league banter that made Bruce Villanch and his ilk look like comic geniuses. Shame on you NBC for not showing more class and simply running a 5 minute top of the hour news break with Brian Williams or someone reading off the names. ABC should take note that it might be better to simply postpone the Oscar’s until the strike is settled because I can’t imagine them coming up with anything better. If they wait, then the show could be an even bigger event as it could serve as a true celebration for all of Hollywood.

Briefly looking at the awards themselves there were no big shocks. I’m disappointed David Duchovny won Best Actor in a Comedy over Steve Carell and Ricky Gervais but not surprised as that’s just the kind of surprise move the Hollywood Foreign Press likes to throw out there. Cheers to Tina Fey and Extras taking the other TV comedy awards. The TV drama side of things was just about as boring as I’d expected without the likes of Lost. Ratatouille took a big step in keeping the awards streak going for Pixar by winning an extremely competitive Animated Film category. Foreign directors tend to do well at the Globes so it was only a mild shock that Julian Schnabel took him the Best Director prize over the Coens, Tim Burton and Ridley Scott. I doubt that will repeat at the Oscars and I will cry salty tears if the Coens don’t take that one along with the Screenplay award they picked up last night. No shock that Daniel Day Lewis took him Best Actor as it seems that was sealed before There Will Be Blood even premiered. Finally while Atonement and Sweeny Todd took him the two Best Picture awards I don’t think anyone should hand them Oscar just yet. While I suspect both films will be nominated for Best Picture when their announced next Tuesday, the Globes have become less of a predictor over the last few years for the Oscars and have really become a show unto itself. In this case a really unfunny, painful to watch show.