Live Blogging the Golden Globes 2011

Tonight I will live blog along with the Golden Globes. This annual affair, put on by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, is a freewheeling preview of the Oscars. But, there is a caveat. The HFPA is a very small group of "press" from small outlets around the world. There has been a deal of controversy as of late, with the HFPA declining membership to mainstream critics from larger papers and outlets in Australia, Europe and Asia. In fact, there have been some whispers of nomination and vote buying.

Still, the award show is a lot of fun. Tonight's host, Ricky Gervais, will have plenty of time to jab modern Hollywood. Of course, this evening is mostly about film. Winners get a "boost" going into Oscar season. But tonight is also about TV, as the Globes present awards to actors and shows.

So, tune in with me tonight starting just before 7 PM Central for all the fun.

Live Blogging the Golden Globes --- It Begins

The host: Ricky Gervais.

The verdict: The guy is a comedic genius.

The opening monologue: More hits than misses. (Mostly Charlie Sheen jokes.)

Live Blogging the Golden Globes --- Best Supporting Actor Film

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Christian Bale, "The Fighter" – 7/5
Geoffrey Rush, "The King's Speech" – 15/8
Michael Douglas, "Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps" – 12/5
Jeremy Renner, "The Town" – 33/1
Andrew Garfield, "The Social Network" – 50/1

Bale refers to HFPA as "oddball characters" he encounters on press junkets. Now, he thinks of them as "wise and respectable." In his gracious acceptance speech, he salutes the "quiet, stoic character" created by Mark Wahlberg and references the potential punch-up between supporting actress contenders Amy Adams and Melissa Leo. He concluded with a heartfelt moment via the camera to his little girl at home.

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Live Blogging the Golden Globes --- Best Actress TV Drama

BEST TV DRAMA ACTRESS
Julianna Marguiles, "The Good Wife" – 1/3
Kyra Sedgwick, "The Closer" – 4/1
Elisabeth Moss, "Mad Men" – 13/2
Katy Sagal, "Sons of Anarchy" – 15/2
Piper Perabo, "Covert Affairs" – 100/1

This is Sagal's first win in five nominations. She contended for Best TV Comedy Actress for "Married ... With Children." As Katy said, "I am shocked ... but kind of prepared." She acknowledged the kindness of the HFPA; the Emmys have yet to nominate her.

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Live Blogging the Golden Globes --- Best Miniseries or Made for TV Movie

BEST TV/MINI-SERIES
"Carlos"
"The Pacific"
"The Pillars of the Earth"
"Temple Grandin"
"You Don't Know Jack"

Is it a really long film or a TV mini-series? "Carlos" also earned recognition from some of the film critics groups this year. "Carlos" winning over "Temple Grandin" and "The Pacific" is a stunner.


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Live Blogging the Golden Globes --- Best Supporting Actor TV

BEST TV SUPPORTING ACTOR
Chris Colfer, "Glee" – 5/6
Eric Stonestreet, "Modern Family" – 3/2
Chris Noth, "The Good Wife" – 14/1
David Strathairn, "Temple Grandin" – 16/1
Scott Caan, "Hawaii Five-O" – 100/1

Colfer edge out Emmy champ Stonestreet. An emotional Colfer thanked his fairy godfather, "Glee" creator Ryan Murphy and gave a shout-out to the gay youth who are inspired by the show.

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Live Blogging the Golden Globes --- Best Actor TV Drama

BEST TV DRAMA ACTOR
Jon Hamm, "Mad Men" – 2/1
Steve Buscemi, "Boardwalk Empire" – 11/4
Bryan Cranston, "Breaking Bad" – 9/2
Michael C. Hall, "Dexter" – 5/1
Hugh Laurie, "House" – 6/1

Buscemi was a supporting film actor nominee in 2001 for "Ghost World" but lost to eventual Oscar champ Jim Broadbent ("Iris"). He gave a speedy acceptance speech but still got the wrap-up sign.

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Live Blogging the Golden Globes --- Best TV Drama

BEST TV DRAMA
"Boardwalk Empire" – 15/8
"Mad Men" – 11/5
"The Walking Dead" – 5/1
"Dexter" – 11/2
"The Good Wife" – 7/1

Another HBO hit about New Jersey gangsters, "The Sopranos," also won this award for its first season back in 1999. And yes, that was Mark Wahlberg up onstage. When not acting, he is a prolific producer of both TV ("Entourage") and film ("The Fighter").

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Live Blogging the Golden Globes --- Best Song AND Best Score

BEST SONG
"Bound to You" ("Burlesque")
"Coming Home" ("Country Strong")
"I See the Light" ("Tangled")
"There’s a Place for Us" ("The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader")
"You Haven’t Seen the Last of Me" ("Burlesque")

This is the first win in five noms for Diane Warren; could she finally prevail at the Oscars with her seventh bid? An emotional Warren made special mention of her publicist, the late Ronni Chasen.
 

BEST SCORE
Alexandre Desplat ("The King’s Speech")
Danny Elfman ("Alice in Wonderland")
A.R. Rahman ("127 Hours")
Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross ("The Social Network")
Hans Zimmer ("Inception")

Composers who remained remarkably composed as they accepted their first Globe.

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Live Blogging the Golden Globes --- Best Animated Film

BEST ANIMATED FILM
"Despicable Me"
"How to Train Your Dragon"
"The Illusionist"
"Tangled"
"Toy Story 3"

Just how slight is Justin Bieber that Hailee Steinfeld towers over him? No surprise as the best-reviewed movie of the year wins this race?

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Live Blogging the Golden Globes --- Best Actress Film Comedy/Musical

BEST COMEDY/ MUSICAL ACTRESS
Annette Bening, "The Kids Are All Right" – 1/5
Julianne Moore, "The Kids Are All Right"  –15/2
Anne Hathaway, "Love and Other Drugs" – 14/1
Emma Stone, "Easy A" – 16/1
Angelina Jolie, "The Tourist" – 50/1

Next year, the HFPA should hire Robert Downey, Jr. to host. He savvily characterized the show as "mean-spirited with a slightly sinister undertone." His riff on the nominees was delightful, saucy but sweet. Why was Bening, the widely-expected winner, so far back in the room? And why did it look like Bening was reading her monotone speech off the teleprompter? She redeemed herself at the end with the reference to her husband Warren Beatty as the winner of the 1962 Globe as most promising newcomer.

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Live Blogging the Golden Globes --- Best Actor TV Movie/Miniseries

BEST TV MOVIE/MINI ACTOR
Idris Elba ("Luther")
Ian McShane ("Pillars of the Earth")
Al Pacino ("You Don’t Know Jack")
Dennis Quaid ("The Special Relationship")
Edgar Ramirez ("Carlos")

No surprise that the Emmy champ repeated here. Pacino now has two Drama Film Globes ("Serpico," 1973; "Scent of a Woman," 1992) and two of these TV prizes (the other was for "Angels in America," 2004).

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Live Blogging the Golden Globes --- Best Actress TV Movie/Miniseries

BEST TV MOVIE/MINI ACTRESS
Hayley Atwell ("Pillars of the Earth")
Claire Danes ("Temple Grandin")
Judi Dench ("Return to Cranford")
Romola Garai ("Emma")
Jennifer Love Hewitt ("The Client List")

"Televisual" says Tilda Swinton. Okay, first Andrew Garfield says "inspiringly" -- are the English just making up words now? Danes also received the Emmy for this role. She won the TV Drama Actress prize back in 1994 for the single season of "My So Called Life." Danes was emotional as she lauded the work of the real-life woman she portrayed. And, unlike the Emmys, the actress remembered to thank her husband Billy Crudup.

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Live Blogging the Golden Globes --- Best Screenplay

BEST SCREENPLAY
"The Social Network" – 3/1
"The King's Speech" – 4/1
"The Kids Are All Right" – 9/1
"Inception" – 33/1
"127 Hours" – 50/1

Aaron Sorkin made sure to begin his speech with a shout-out to Ben Mezrich who wrote the book "The Accidental Billionaires" on which he loosely based his script. And he concluded with a reference to Mark Zuckerberg who he credited for his philanthropy.

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Live Blogging the Golden Globes --- Best Supporting Actress TV

BEST TV SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Jane Lynch, "Glee" – 8/5
Kelly Macdonald, "Boardwalk Empire" – 2/1
Sofia Vergara, "Modern Family" – 3/1
Julia Stiles, "Dexter" – 80/1
Hope Davis, "The Special Relationship" – 100/1

Last year, Lynch lost this catch-all category to Chloe Sevigny ("Big Love") before going on to win the Emmy last fall. The deadpan Lynch wrung laughs from the crowd as the three-hour show hit the halfway point.

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Live Blogging the Golden Globes --- Best Foreign Language Film

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
"Biutiful"
"The Concert"
"The Edge"
"I Am Love"
"In a Better World"

Susanne Bier wrote and directed this Danish film as well as many others, including "Brothers" in 2004.

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Live Blogging the Golden Globes --- Best Actress TV Comedy/Musical

BEST TV COMEDY/MUSICAL ACTRESS
Laura Linney, "The Big C" – 5/6
Lea Michele, "Glee" – 9/2
Toni Collette, "The United States of Tara" – 9/1
Edie Falco, "Nurse Jackie" – 15/2
Tina Fey, "30 Rock" – 8/1

The winner was not there as her father, playwright Romulus Linney, died yesterday at age 80. Her first regular series role won Linney her second TV Globe; she won TV Movie/Mini Actress in 2008 for "John Adams." She also has three movie Globe bids to her name.

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Live Blogging the Golden Globes --- Best Actor TV Comedy/Musical

BEST TV COMEDY/MUSICAL ACTOR
Jim Parsons, "The Big Bang Theory" – 17/10
Matthew Morrison, "Glee" – 9/4
Alec Baldwin, "30 Rock" – 7/2
Steve Carell, "The Office" – 9/2
Thomas Jayne, "Hung" – 50/1

The Emmy champ finally got a Globe nomination for the fourth season of the show and prevailed. His co-star, a delighted Kaley Cuoco, was one of the presenters.

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Live Blogging the Golden Globes --- Best Supporting Actress Film

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Melissa Leo, "The Fighter" – 7/5
Amy Adams, "The Fighter" – 3/1
Jacki Weaver, "Animal Kingdom" – 10/3
Helena Bonham Carter, "The King's Speech" – 5/1
Mila Kunis, "Black Swan" – 20/1

After her BFCA win Friday, Leo is the clear frontrunner at the Oscars. The exhuberant Leo was utterly charming at the podium, mixing laughs with expressions of love for the rest of the cast and director David O. Russell. And she beamed as she thanked the HFPA for rewarding women of a certain age.

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Live Blogging the Golden Globes --- Best Director

BEST DIRECTOR
David Fincher, "Social Network" – 1/20
Tom Hooper, "The King's Speech" – 15/2
Darren Aronofsky, "Black Swan" – 10/1
Christopher Nolan, "Inception" – 33/1
David O. Russell, "The Fighter" – 50/1

The BFCA champ is clearly the Oscar frontrunner. Will he have memorized his acceptance speech by then?

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Live Blogging the Golden Globes --- Best TV Comedy/Musical

BEST TV COMEDY/MUSICAL SERIES
"Modern Family" – 3/2
"Glee" – 12/5
"Big Bang Theory" – 9/2
"Big C" – 13/2
"Nurse Jackie" – 9/1
"30 Rock" – 11/1

January Jones looked stunning and stunned as she announced this show had repeated, thereby vanquishing its loss to "Modern Family" at last year's Emmys.

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Live Blogging the Golden Globes --- Best Actor TV Comedy/Musical

BEST COMEDY/ MUSICAL ACTOR
Johnny Depp, "Alice in Wonderland" – 7/4
Kevin Spacey, "Casino Jack" – 9/5
Paul Giamatti, "Barney's Version" – 11/5
Jake Gyllenhaal, "Love and Other Drugs" – 66/1
Johnny Depp, "The Tourist" – 100/1

Giamatti now has a bookend for his TV Movie/Mini Actor win two years ago for "John Adams." He lost this same race in 2004 for "Sideways" and was a 2005 Supporting Actor nominee for "Cinderella Man."

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Live Blogging the Golden Globes --- Best Actress Film Drama

BEST DRAMA ACTRESS
Natalie Portman, "Black Swan" – 8/11
Nicole Kidman, "Rabbit Hole" – 6/5
Michelle Williams, "Blue Valentine" – 28/1
Jennifer Lawrence, "Winter's Bone" – 66/1
Halle Berry, "Frankie and Alice" – 100/1

Portman won the Supporting Actress Globe for "Closer" in 2004. She proved her winning ways at the podium, mentioning her grandmother and parents first, then her partner who she met while making the movie, and then the cast and director Darren Aronofsky.

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Live Blogging the Golden Globes --- Best Film Comedy/Musical

BEST COMEDY/MUSICAL PICTURE
"The Kids Are All Right" – 1/10
"Alice in Wonderland" – 9/1
"Burlesque" – 16/1
"Red" – 33/1
"The Tourist" – 100/1

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Live Blogging the Golden Globes --- Best Actor Film Drama

BEST DRAMA ACTOR
Colin Firth, "The King's Speech" – 1/33
James Franco, "127 Hours" – 9/1
Jesse Eisenberg, "The Social Network" – 14/1
Mark Wahlberg, "The Fighter" – 40/1
Ryan Gosling, "Blue Valentine" – 80/1

Sandra Bullock should get used to saying Firth's name as he is the most likely Oscar champ. After his poor performance at the podium at the Critics' Choice kudos on Friday, he delivered a winning speech tonight. He demonstrated a wry wit and charm that will do well in the weeks ahead as he collects more hardware.

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Live Blogging the Golden Globes --- Best Film Drama

BEST DRAMA PICTURE
"The Social Network" – 6/5
"The King's Speech" – 7/5
"The Fighter" – 6/1
"Black Swan" – 12/1
"Inception" – 50/1

Michael Douglas, the presenter for this last award, won Best Drama Actor for "Wall Street" in 1987 and received the Cecil B. DeMille honor in 2004. After his recent bout with cancer, he observed, "There has to be an easier way to get a standing ovation."

Looks like The Social Network is rolling to an Oscar for Best Picture...

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