No real suprises at the Golden Globes last night.
Amongst the big winners, ‘The Social Network’ deservedly picked up four awards, including the top prize for Best Dramatic Film. Colin Firth’s breaktaking performance as King George VI won him the award for Best Actor whilst Natalie Portman won Best Actress in a drama.
Glee also established themselves as the best on television by picking up three awards including Best TV Musical or Comedy.
Ricky Gervais delivered cheap laughs in his opening speech; starting the show with, “Welcome to a night of partying and heavy drinking. Or as Charlie Sheen calls it, breakfast.” The whole thing could have been rather awkward but Gervais made it work. He even succeeded in making Johnny Depp laugh after calling his performance in the ‘The Tourist’ 2D and implying the film was only nominated as a result of a bribe. Continue reading
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