I Love the Golden Globes

It's inevitable that in watching an award show, not all individual favorites are going to win. But I have to say that I was pretty pleased with the outcome of most of the categories at the Golden Globes last night. Although I have not yet seen The Reader or Revolutionary Road (it's on the list), I would never, ever complain about honoring the fabulous Kate Winslet in such spectacular fashion. This picture from the New York Times just shows how genuinely happy she was, which is how it should be. Her speeches were a bit long yes but after being shunned for such amazing work all these years I say she more than deserves it. (As an aside, I also appreciate that she snubbed Angelina a little - it's OK to bring her down a peg - go ahead and yell at me Khue!)

Also, as previously stated on this blog, I LOVED In Bruges and was over the moon that Colin Farrell won. He was so funny in the film that I think Best Actor in a Comedy was more than deserved. It should be noted that Brendan Gleeson was also excellent as well in that film but Farrell's was definitely the more comedic performance.

I also love, love, love that Sally Hawkins won for Happy Go Lucky which was another of my favorite films of the year. Her performance in that movie is so funny and sweet and judging from her reaction to winning, she may also be that sweet herself.

I am also perfectly content to give Slumdog Millionaire all that it is nominated for since, also as previously stated, it was my favorite film of 2008. Just seeing how excited Dev Patel was by the whole spectacle made me smile.

And any award ceremony that honors Bruce Springsteen is also all right with me. He too seemed genuinely honored to beat Clint Eastwood at anything which I found adorable. The song was my favorite part of the film The Wrestler by far and I can't wait to hear the forthcoming new Springsteen album!

With respect to the TV awards, I would have let Tina Fey, Alec Baldwin, Tracy Morgan and the entire cast of 30 Rock give every acceptance speech for the night. Morgan's joke about how now that Obama has won, Fey has agreed he can speak for the show from now on was just priceless. Also, I loved Fey's "suck it" shout-outs to her on-line detractors. You will nothing but love for you here Tina I promise!

I also am perfectly happy that Mad Men won - although there were some questionable episodes in the second season, overall I think the show is holding up well and is one of the better dramas on TV. I also love that Anna Paquin won for True Blood since she is one of the best things on that show.

Yes, I am leaving some categories out - I am generally not a follower of the miniseries/TV movie genre, I think some of the other actors on In Treatment are stronger than Gabriel Byrne, I respect the choice of Heath Ledger but I am still not a fan of the film and, as stated above, Mickey Rourke was fine but the Wrestler was not for me. However, that aside, I was surprised to find that last night was an award show I actually agreed with and enjoyed.

As a closing thought, let's just hope that this Winslet/Slumdog/Hawkins/Farrell high continues tomorrow after the Oscar nominations are announced. We'll discuss then.