The Golden Globes have wrapped with “La La Land” breaking records and “Moonlight” winning for drama. But the night was filled with so much more including Amy Schumer’s “Bachelor” picks and Meryl Streep’s rousing speech stating, “disrespect invites disrespect.”
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Vending machine from the Golden Globes after-party distributes shoes in a can
Each year at the Golden Globes there comes a time when the heels must come off.
Sunday night after the show, salvation came in the form of two self-serve vending machines parked just inside the foyer of the InStyle/Warner Bros. party, where glamorous guests lined up for the best and most welcome sight of the evening: Free flats.
Men and women with weary soles and party souls flocked to the annual bash, one of the first stops of the night for winners, execs, even a Kardashian or two. They were greeted by machines hosted by the footwear company Rollasole, partnering with L’Oreal, doling out pairs of rolled-up flats in three sizes and two colors -- black or gold -- at the push of a button. Each pair came with a free lipstick for touch-ups for those who hadn’t already filled their purses with the free L’Oreal lip paints and eyeliners lining the ladies’ room inside the Golden Globes ballroom.
By the end of the night the machines were almost out of stock, guests still eagerly stepping up to grab a pair on their way out to other parties. Approaching midnight the scene inside the packed lobby of the Beverly Hilton was tragic: Ladies in evening gowns and bare feet, clutching their stilettos, no free flats in hand. The smart ones had already swapped their heels for flip-flops, lounging around the Hilton bar.
One bare-footed woman in a glitzy dress had to hoof it all the way down a rainy Santa Monica Boulevard just to catch her Uber ride home. The struggle. It’s real.
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Damien Chazelle’s daring, magical musical “La La Land” swept its way through the Golden Globes on Sunday night, winning all seven of its nominated categories: best picture comedy/musical, lead actor honors for Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling, and awards for director, screenplay, song and score.
In doing so, it broke the record shared by two 1970s movies: “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” and “Midnight Express,” both of which won six Globes, including one category — acting debut — that no longer exists.
Now, naysayers could grouse and note that “La La Land” was off by its lonesome in the comedy/musical categories, separated from the other two awards season front-runners, “Manchester by the Sea” and “Moonlight.” But “La La Land” prevailed in two key categories in which the three movies were directly competing, director and screenplay, proving two things: 1) The Hollywood Foreign Press Assn. loves musicals — always has and probably always will, and 2) this particular musical possesses a power and charm that has a way of burrowing into people’s hearts. (I’m humming “City of Stars” even as I write this.)
Golden Globe moments: Fallon was speechless, Hamm was hairy, Pitt was back in the spotlight
Outside of Meryl Streep’s heartfelt and socially conscious Cecil B. DeMille Award acceptance speech, the 74th Golden Globe Awards show was pretty low-key -- but there were still a handful of notable moments. Here are a few.
Jimmy Fallon had a Mariah Carey moment. When the host took the stage after an elaborate cold open, he came face to face with technical difficulties: The teleprompter wasn’t working. He vamped, a new monitor was brought out and -- after the commercial break -- he said he’d just chatted with the diva, and she suspected Dick Clark Productions had sabotaged his monologue.
Jon Hamm said what everyone was thinking. “I’m really looking forward to the documentary they’re going to make about this year’s Golden Globes, entitled ‘Beard Parade 2017: Thank You for Shaving.” Hamm’s brothers in facial hair included Casey Affleck, Bryan Cranston, Chris Pine and, well, a parade of other bearded men.
Viola Davis competed for best performance by a presenter. The “Fences” actress summoned all the drama of a monologue by Shakespeare in her four-minute-plus introduction of Meryl Streep. She called her colleague “an observer and a thief” and mixed in recipes for apple pie and collard greens.
Matt Damon said what everyone was thinking. He explained that he was handing out the Globe for performance by an actress in a motion picture, musical or comedy, because he’d won in the male version of the same musical-or-comedy category last year, for “The Martian.” “That fact alone,” he said, “is funnier, literally, than anything in ‘The Martian.’”
Ryan Gosling almost talked about his personal life. The notoriously private dreamboat took time to thank Eva Mendes for holding down the fort at home while he went and had a great time doing “La La Land.” He even mentioned their daughters’ names.
Michael Keaton said what nobody was thinking, Following in the footsteps of red-carpet interviewer Jenna Bush Hager, who talked to Pharrell Williams about his work on “Hidden Fences,” Keaton also referred to the story of three African American women who worked for NASA as “Hidden Fences.” Social media had a field day with the gaffes, eventually conflating the titles of black movies under the #hiddenfences hashtag. The film in question was “Hidden Figures.” “Fences,” starring Davis and Denzel Washington, is another movie entirely.
Brad Pitt showed his face. The “Moonlight” executive producer, who’s been off the radar since his contentious split from Angelina Jolie made headlines in September, got an extra-strength round of applause from his peers in the audience when he introduced clips for his film. “Moonlight” ultimately won the Globe for best motion picture, drama.
And Pitt? He looked good.
‘La La Land’s’ Golden Globe wins make it hard not to feel that Hollywood fell in love with itself -- again
We were warned not to miss a moment of Jimmy Fallon’s Golden Globes opening number, which some had accurately predicted would be an extended tribute to “La La Land.” And why not? Damien Chazelle’s charming movie musical naturally lends itself to the kind of elaborately parodic sing-song re-creations that awards-show openers (to say nothing of Fallon’s late-night hosting career) thrive on.
Sure enough, the show’s big kickoff number found Fallon staging an elaborate riff on “La La Land’s” traffic-stopping opening sequence, for which he roped in a dizzyingly random range of performers from Nicole Kidman and Amy Adams to Kit Harington, Rami Malek and the “Stranger Things” kids (plus Barb). It was funny, clever, virtuosic. It also sent a worrying early signal that the decks were already being stacked in favor of the night’s biggest crowd-pleaser.
I get it — a “Hacksaw Ridge”-themed musical number just wouldn’t have killed in quite the same way. And few of those watching could have begrudged the expected lead acting awards for the film’s luminous stars, Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling, or the dual wins for composer Justin Hurwitz, who was feted for his infectiously hummable original score and the movie’s signature tune, “City of Stars.”
Hits and misses on the 2017 Golden Globes red carpet
One of the standout looks of the night at the Golden Globes ceremony came courtesy of Lily Collins in a rosewood pink A-line dress showered with beads from Zuhair Murad’s fall 2016 collection -- accessorized with Harry Winston jewels, including a pair of vintage cluster diamond drop earrings set in platinum.
Evan Rachel Wood wore a custom Altuzarra tuxedo that paid homage to Marlene Dietrich -- and made for one of the most memorable menswear looks of the night.
Another favorite menswear look of the night came by way of Donald Glover, who chose a tobacco-brown, two-button velvet Gucci suit.
VIEW THE FULL FASHION GALLERY FROM THE 2017 GOLDEN GLOBES HERE.
Golden Globes rewind: Surprise DJs, Meryl Streep and more
Take a look at some of the unforgettable Golden Globes moments from the 74th edition of the awards show.
A better-behaved Golden Globes proves nice-guy host Jimmy Fallon can still make some noise
The 74th Golden Globe Awards show on NBC Sunday night was its old self, and not quite its old self. Better behaved than it has been — professional nice guy and “Tonight Show” host Jimmy Fallon replaced professional bad boy Ricky Gervais as host — the show was still offbeat and noisy enough to keep its reputation as the more fun, more real alternative to the Academy Awards.
Awarded by the Hollywood Foreign Press Assn., the Globes are historically free from the institutional piety — or indeed the moral responsibilities — that can weigh down the Oscars or the Emmys. And despite the evening’s reputation as a bellwether of the Oscars, it remains its own weird thing, as if a bunch of kids got together to put on an awards show in somebody’s uncle’s barn, or hotel ballroom, as the case may be.
Stars sit at tables festooned with flowers and Champagne — the tables, not the stars. Traditionally there have been no production numbers, no pre-taped skits, no “in memoriam” segment.
That changed this year, a little. There was the briefest film-clip tribute to the late Carrie Fisher and her late mother, Debbie Reynolds. And the evening began with a star-studded filmed production number that took off on “La La Land” and ended with Fallon and BFF Justin Timberlake waltzing into the stars; it was built to the host’s strengths — singing, dancing and kindergarten enthusiasm.
Ruth Negga, Eoin Macken and Nikolaj Coster-Waldau reveal how Meryl Streep made their Golden Globes
After the Golden Globes ceremony, Ruth Negga hopped from the NBCUniversal party to the InStyle event, her custom-made metallic dress illuminating the way as she joined the throngs winding their way through the Beverly Hilton Hotel hallways down to the ground floor.
But first she waxed ecstatic over the Louis Vuitton stunner that was designed just for her. “I didn’t choose the dress, they chose me,” she said, marveling at the 120 hours of handiwork one seamstress took to craft it.
Negga, who earned her first Golden Globes nomination for her work in Jeff Nichols’ “Loving,” said wearing the metallic number was one highlight of her first Globes ceremony. The other? “Meryl Streep!”
Streep’s speech struck a nerve with several actors, even after eyes got misty inside the Beverly Hilton ballroom. “The Night Shift’s” Eoin Macken applauded Streep’s comments to her fellow performers describing an actor’s only job: “[To] enter the lives of people who are different from us, and let you feel what that feels like.”
“Game of Thrones’” Nikolaj Coster-Waldau said he admired Streep for using the opportunity of accepting her lifetime-achievement honor to speak from the heart, in a fiery speech that went after President-elect Donald Trump. “She did not waste her moment,” he said
Jimmy Fallon doesn’t think he was too hard on anyone at the Golden Globes -- including Trump
Jimmy Fallon’s jovial interview with then-Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump in September 2016 sparked an online reaction that ran the gamut from shock to outrage, and then to outrage over the outrage.
Normally Fallon shies away from political humor so it was interesting to see “The Tonight Show” host make jokes at the expense of the new president-elect in his opening monologue at the Golden Globes ceremony.
So we asked the man of the hour.
At the NBC after-party, Fallon was greeted by a huge round of applause. He raised his hands in the air and started cheering with the crowd.
His first stop was Bob Greenblatt (chairman of NBC Entertainment), who he embraced while flashbulbs went off to capture the moment. They were joined shortly after by “Saturday Night Live” creator Lorne Michaels and the vice chairman of NBCUniversal, Ron Meyer.
As they were surrounded by bodyguards trying to shield the group from selfie-seekers, we approached the host and asked about his Trump-related jokes.
“Eh, one or two jokes,” he said, shrugging off cracks such as comparing Trump to a “Game of Thrones” villain.
Would it be awkward to have Trump back the “Tonight Show” again? “No, we went evenly on everyone,” Fallon said.
The ‘Atlanta’ crew hits the dance floor at the Golden Globes after-parties
The cast of “Atlanta” had plenty to celebrate with its leading man Donald Glover and the show taking home honors. Co-star LaKeith Stanfield celebrated on his own and took to the dance floor at the InStyle and Warner Bros. party.
As Brian Henry of “Atlanta” left the Fox party, he gave advice to folks in line: “Be safe. Have fun.”
“Atlanta’s” reserved section at the Fox party was empty by 10:33 p.m. Perhaps they turned in early. Bright side: the chocolate-filled doughnuts.
‘Moonlight’ director Barry Jenkins on ‘speaking truth to power’ in his Golden Globe-winning film
Surprising everybody, “Moonlight” took home the night’s big award. But a Golden Globes win was never the goal of director Barry Jenkins.
“The whole point of this film for Tarrell [Alvin McCraney, the playwright of ‘In Moonlight Black Boys Look Blue,’ which inspired the film] and I was to tell a very truthful story about how we grow up,” he said, noting the city of Miami itself being an integral character to the film. The film’s honor is “proof positive that we did the right thing,” he said, by telling the story in Miami.
And though Hollywood loves saying that the universal story is one that is truly specific, Jenkins didn’t focus on universality.
“It was about getting it right,.. and speaking truth to power,” he said.
When asked to address the anti-gay remarks made by singer Kim Burrell, who appears on the “Hidden Figures” soundtrack, “Moonlight” cast member Janelle Monáe didn’t shy away:
“I’m pro love. I’ve been very supportive of love, and at the end of the day I think that no matter where you come from and who you love, you deserve a chance at the American dream and to have your story told,” she said, noting that “Moonlight” is a demonstration of that.
“Anybody who is representing hate is part of the problem. I hope that we can all remember that at the end of the day, we all bleed the same color.”
Viola Davis praises the late August Wilson for telling ‘stories of the smaller people’
Viola Davis is no stranger to the Golden Globes.
Nominated four previous times, she took home the supporting actress award for her role in “Fences” opposite Denzel Washington, who also directed.
For Davis, who won a Tony for the same role in the Broadway version of “Fences,” it was the ideal way to finally win, she said backstage Sunday.
And all thanks goes to August Wilson, who wrote both the original play and the screenplay before his death in 2005.
“Very seldom does the average person get their due, especially with people of color,” she said, noting that many black stories that make it to the big screen are biopics about well-known figures. “I also like the stories of the smaller people. I think it encapsulates [us all] and is universal and inclusive.That’s what August did.”
She echoed similar sentiment in an interview with The Times shortly after her Golden Globe nomination last month, praising Wilson’s ability to capture, with precision and authenticity, what he saw and heard while living in the boarding houses of Pittsburgh’s historically black Hill District.
Davis, who won a Tony for the same role in 2010, said Wilson was so exacting in his writing, evoking the natural rhythm of how black people speak, that “when he was in a rehearsal, he would sit, put his head down and you would think he would be asleep.”
“Then, as soon as you missed one word — you’ve got to be word-perfect — his head would jump up, he’d look around, grab and look at the script and look at the actor,” she said. “He’d start tapping on the [director’s shoulder], and then you’d have to go back and do it again.”
As for how she’s celebrating her Golden Globe, Davis is not quite sure. It won’t be in her jacuzzi, though, as it’ll be too late in the evening when she gets home. But she knows what she’s doing with the actual award: She’s giving it to her husband Julius, as she always does.
“I’ve got to get back to work,” she said.
Scenes from the Golden Globes lobby
At the Golden Globes, everyone sees the red carpet, the nominees in the audience and the winners and presenters when they go on stage. Few, though, see them in the in-between spots when television cameras are dark.
Times photographer Allen J. Schaben was able to catch a few moments of celebrities and the hoopla surrounding them as they entered the ballroom of the Beverly Hilton Hotel when they were off-camera.
FX and Lionsgate win big at the Golden Globes
The Golden Globe Awards looked past the big Hollywood studios Sunday to lavish most of its attention on Lionsgate, the mini-major whose crowd-pleasing retro-musical “La La Land” took home seven statuettes, the most of any motion picture for the year. The independent distributor A24 also scored with a surprise win for “Moonlight,” a critical darling that won for best dramatic film.
In the television categories, FX was the big winner for the evening, with two awards each for its miniseries “The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story” and freshman comedy series “Atlanta.”
Netflix also scored big with “The Crown,” which won for best dramatic series and lead actress Claire Foy, while AMC’s series “The Night Manager” won three acting awards.
‘black-ish’ creator Kenya Barris still in disbelief over Tracee Ellis Ross win
As “Black-ish” creator Kenya Barris left the HBO after-party, he was still in disbelief that Tracee Ellis Ross took home a Golden Globe.
“It’s so undeserved,” he told The Times. “I don’t know who she paid.” Barris, of course, was joking.
In talking about the significance of her win -- Ross is the first black woman to win for lead actress in a comedy since 1983 --Barris put his hand to his heart.
“It’s just incredible,” Barris said. “It’s long overdue. When will we get to a point where it’s common? And Tracee, herself, she so deserves this. Everyone is doing eight, 10 episodes right now. She kills it doing 20-plus.”
Carrie and Aidan reunite for a mini ‘Sex and the City’ reunion at HBO after-party
While people still ponder if we really need a “Sex and the City 3,” Carrie and Aidan reunited on Sunday night.
Sarah Jessica Parker and John Corbett spotted each other at the HBO party and got to talking. Parker even asked a fan to hold off on her request for a photo because she wanted to enjoy her catch-up with Corbett.
“Can you wait one second? I see this guy every few years,” Parker said.
Anglophilia reigns at the Golden Globes
On a night of groundbreaking diversity at the Golden Globes, the Hollywood Foreign Press Assn. also chose to recognize the proud people of a little island off the coast of Europe.
“La La Land” may have dominated the film categories, but in TV land, two British shows -- “The Crown” and “The Night Manager” -- fared particularly well.
“The Crown,” which follows the life of the young Queen Elizabeth II, won for drama series -- the third year in a row a new show was given the top prize by the HFPA.
The lavish drama was created by Peter Morgan, screenwriter of “The Queen,” and partially directed by Stephen Daldry.
Lead actress Claire Foy also won for her portrayal of the monarch, whom she praised in a heartfelt acceptance speech.
“She has been at the center of the world for the past 63 years and I think the world could do with a few more women at the center of it,” Foy said.
More surprisingly, the HFPA also honored Hugh Laurie and Tom Hiddleston for their performances in “The Night Manager,” a stylish adaptation of the spy novel by John le Carré, filmed in picturesque locations across Europe.
Neither was favored to win, and Hiddleston in particular faced stiff competition from Riz Ahmed and John Turturro for “The Night Of,” Courtney B. Vance and Sterling K. Brown for “The People v. O.J. Simpson” and Bryan Cranston in “All the Way.”
Olivia Colman, who played a heavily pregnant intelligence operative in “The Night Manager,” also bested a field that included Mandy Moore for NBC’s crowd-pleaser, “This is Us.”
The HFPA celebrated three distinctly American shows on Sunday -- “Atlanta,” “The People v. O.J. Simpson” and “black-ish.” But it also proved -- yet again -- that it just loves a British accent.
Security was tight on HFPA’s big night
Though the bar was open, things were locked down at tonight’s Golden Globes, with attendees advised to leave an extra hour to get through security. Even the stately black SUVs and limousines ferrying celebs to the red carpet had to stop and pop the trunks and submit to an under-carriage mirror check.
Parking passes had an embedded RFID chip, and bomb-sniffing police dogs were walking the perimeter. An armored black SWAT vehicle marked the entrance.
Inside the show, things were a bit more relaxed, though veteran colleagues reported it was more difficult to move from the ballroom into the A-list area than it had been in years past.
All exits, including the ones leading back into other parts of the hotel, had guards posted.
But booze was flowing throughout the night from the bar, so at least the Globes haven’t had to surrender that part of the legacy.
Ryan Gosling, Emma Stone and how award-winning ‘La La Land’ holds up against modern life
“La La Land” is a musical that tells the story of boy meets girl on a freeway and the love that develops and, eventually, becomes the past.
When the producers and cast were asked backstage how the technologically advanced era has changed the love fantasy, they didn’t quite know how to respond — partly because the wording of the question was a bit long-winded.
“I’ve had too much champagne to answer that question,” the film’s Golden Globe-winning star Ryan Gosling joked before suggesting his co-star — and fellow award winner — Emma Stone give it a try.
“I don’t know if I could speak entirely on the modern era,” Stone hesitated. “By next week, I might have a solid answer for you ...with footnotes and references.”
Director Damien Chazelle also chimed in. “I don’t know if this answers the question, but it was important for us to make a love story for the modern era” by paying homage to past musical love stories.
“Nostalgia for nostalgia sake is not a place to live in,” Chazelle added. “You should honor the past by trying to find a way to push it forward.”
Golden Globe winner Isabelle Huppert: ‘Truth never scares me, never’
Isabelle Huppert could barely be heard when she first took the stage in the press room, right on the heels of the “La La Land” principals.
“Good evening, hello…,” she said softly.
In the background, the “La La Land” group that included Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling hooted and hollered, filing out of the press room.
When things quieted, the first question for Huppert came in French.
“What am I scared of?” Huppert asked, repeating the question. “In movies, not anything scares me. The most scary things are, ultimately, the most rewarding — it all depends on with whom you do it. And doing it with [Paul] Verhoeven didn’t scare me. Truth never scares me, never.”
Huppert was then joined by Verhoeven, the film’s director.
“What she did was so audacious and so authentic, ultimately it saved the movie,” Verhoeven said.
“Movie making is all about confidence and trust,” Huppert added. “There is nothing else, and if you trust someone, if you feel like you’re being watched and loved and understood, it’s easy. And that’s what happened in this film.”
When asked what moved her the most about the character she played, Huppert said “So many things, she’s such a [multidimensional] character. I really liked that she’s a central character around which the whole thing evolves.
“It makes it so pleasurable and so easy to build up a character and be so complete.”
Read an interview with Paul Verhoeven and Isabelle Huppert here.
A celebration of Hollywood as ‘La La Land’ sweeps and the industry licks its post-election wounds
Coming into Sunday night’s Golden Globes ceremony, there were two big questions. Would the awards do anything to dramatically shake up an Oscars race that has been largely dominated thus far by three front-runners: “La La Land,” “Moonlight” and “Manchester by the Sea”?
And would liberal-leaning Hollywood use one of its biggest nights as an opportunity to stake out a position as the loyal opposition to President-elect Donald Trump?
The answers were: No, not really. And yes, very much so.
Perhaps fittingly for an industry that has been trying to console itself in the wake of a presidential election result few saw coming, the 74th Golden Globes, held at the Beverly Hilton, proved a big night for the fizzy romantic musical “La La Land,” a love letter to Hollywood itself that is widely considered the film to beat in this year’s best picture race.
Golden Globes crowd stands for ‘Moonlight’s’ best picture win
After an evening of “La La Land” domination at the Golden Globes, the packed ballroom inside the Beverly Hilton leaped to its feet when Barry Jenkins’ lyrical “Moonlight” won for drama.
It was a visceral capper to a night that began with a shocking upset for the “Moonlight” crowd, as front-runner Mahershala Ali lost the supporting actor nomination to “Nocturnal Animals’” Aaron Taylor-Johnson. By the time the final categories were on deck, several empty seats marked the early exits of the night’s empty-handed nominees, and members of the “Moonlight” crew were gamely sipping vodka cocktails at their table by the stage.
Director Barry Jenkins, sitting with his “Moonlight” producer Adele Romanski, was planning a quick after-party strategy. As “La La Land” won its final Globe for best picture for a musical or comedy, Jenkins was the first on his feet applauding the Damien Chazelle musical and Oscar front-runner.
“Moonlight” finally won, closing out a Golden Globes marked by not one, but two unfortunate “Hidden Fences” slips -- the first on the red carpet by Jenna Bush Hager to “Hidden Figures” composer Pharrell, and the second by presenter Michael Keaton during the telecast, both drawing fire from Twitter.
When the win was announced, the entire room erupted in celebration, giving an appreciative Jenkins a standing ovation, and perhaps a little more hope that “La La Land” won’t steamroll “Moonlight’s” shine come Oscars night.
Donald Glover explains how a letter to his brother inspired his Golden Globes winning series ‘Atlanta’
Donald Glover is a dreamer. He’s always known this, but was slapped in the face with this idea almost two years ago.
At his mother’s home, he stumbled on a letter he had written to his brother while he was in college. The letter referenced a dream he had had about both of them writing a TV show together. That show would become “Atlanta,” the series that earned Glover the Golden Globe for lead actor in a comedy.
“It’s been in my head a long time,” he said, “so I do believe in magic and dreams.”
And all the recognition the show is receiving is unbelievable, Glover said. All he hoped for was that one key audience was happy.
“I only cared about what people in Atlanta thought,” he said. “My parents, my cousins -- if I could go to a Chick-Fil-A and [people liked it].”
Mission accomplished. And his initial instincts, “to pull back” when people started having high expectations for the series before its premiere, paid off.
“My instinct is to under-promise, over-deliver,” Glover said.
Backstage, he also commented on a standout moment from his onstage speech, a shout out to the Atlanta-based rap group Migos.
“I think they’re the Beatles of this generation, and they don’t get a lot of respect, outside of Atlanta,” he explained.
“And their ‘Bad and Boujee’ track is a must-listen. “There’s no better song to have sex to.”
Here is Viola Davis’ collard greens recipe from the Meryl Streep tribute
I make the best collard greens. I use smoked turkey, chicken broth and my special barbecue sauce.
— Viola Davis
Paul Verhoeven addresses audience discomfort with a film that includes comedy and rape
Paul Verhoeven, addressing the crowd backstage, seemed somewhat dazed at first that his rape revenge tale won the Golden Globe for foreign-language film:
“In all honesty, I was amazed because the movie is a bit controversial. I was astonished they [chose] it,” he said.
When asked if he had thoughts about President-elect Donald Trump, and what he might mean to the arts, Verhoeven said succinctly: “Yes, very bad thoughts.”
Asked to elaborate, he said: “I’ll elaborate in a way that’s scary. Because the people [he’s putting] in positions in all the different departments is … it means it could easily go in directions that ultimately would end up with war. I’m very scared for this presidency.”
“Elle’ might be hard for some people to watch, it was suggested. And to that, Verhoeven responded:
“The people who don’t like it are probably irritated or angry not so much that it’s about rape, a lot of movies are about rape, Jodie Foster did one -- but that movie makes the rape the center of the movie. Isabelle Huppert is the center of [“Elle”]. The difficulty for people has been the aspect of moral comedy taking place next to this horrible thing happening to her.”
Making the film, Verhoeven said, he was conscious of not falling into clichés or easy categories. “I bent genre,” he said. “Life is not genre – we live comedy and hardship every day and I wanted to make the movie representing [real] life rather than a genre.”
The performance that broke Meryl Streep’s heart. Read her full Golden Globes speech
But there was one performance this year that stunned me. It sank its hooks in my heart, not because it was good, it was -- there’s nothing good about it. But it was effective, and it did its job. It made its intended audience laugh and show their teeth. It was that moment when the person asking to sit in the most respected seat in our country imitated a disabled reporter, someone he outranked in privilege, power and the capacity to fight back. It, it kind of broke my heart when I saw it and I still can’t get it out my head because it wasn’t in a movie. It was real life.
— Meryl Streep
Here’s how you know your time’s up at the Golden Globes
How do you know your moment in the Golden Globes spotlight has come to an end?
- First, the teleprompter politely informs you to get off the stage: “Please, wrap up.”
- Then the font changes to red and starts aggressively flashing “WRAP IT UP.”
- Then, we assume, they release the hounds.
‘La La Land’ breaks record for most Golden Globes won by a movie
“La La Land” swept the 74th Golden Globe Awards. Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone’s musical movie led the field of nominees with seven nominations.
In addition to the acting awards for Gosling and Stone, “La La Land” was up for comedy picture, director, screenplay, score and song.
By winning the Golden Globe for comedy picture, “La La Land” notched its seventh win, surpassing the record of six awards held by “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” (1975) and “Midnight Express” (1978).
Damien Chazelle won for directing and screenplay, and Justin Hurwitz won for original score. The award for song went to Benj Pasek and Justin Paul for “City of Stars.”
Meryl Streep: Without ‘vilified’ Hollywood, there’d be nothing but football and MMA
Meryl Streep got a laugh as she described her own basket of deplorables Sunday night as she accepted the Cecil B. DeMille lifetime achievement award at the Golden Globes.
“All of us in this room, really, belong to the most vilified segments in American society right now,” she said. “Think about it: Hollywood, foreigners and the press.”
Then Streep got real, talking about her own beginnings in New Jersey and name-checking the likes of Ruth Negga, Natalie Portman, Dev Patel, Ryan Gosling and more as Hollywood types who’d come from other places.
“Hollywood is crawling with outsiders and foreigners, and if we kick ‘em all out, you’ll have nothing to watch but football and mixed martial arts,” she said enthusiastically, “which are not the arts.”
Without naming names, the 67-year-old actress also described how she felt after seeing then-candidate Donald Trump publicly mocking a disabled reporter, to his audience’s amusement.
“It kind of broke my heart when I saw it,” she said, “I still can’t get it out of my head because it wasn’t in a movie, it was real life. And this instinct to humiliate, when it’s modeled by someone in the public platform, by someone powerful, it filters down into everybody’s life, because it kind of gives permission for other people to do the same thing. Disrespect invites disrespect. Violence incites violence. When the powerful use their position to bully others, we all lose.”
Streep then asked the Hollywood Foreign Press Assn. to join her in supporting a “community” to protect journalists.
“We’re going to need them going forward and they’ll need us to safeguard the truth,” she said.
Her voice hoarse from mourning the deaths of Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds, whose funeral she’d attended Friday, Streep closed with a few words from the woman who wrote “Postcards From the Edge.”
“As my friend the dear departed Princess Leia said to me once, take your broken heart, make it into art,” she said, saying thank you as she was applauded off the stage.
In the audience, as the show went to commercial, Priyanka Chopra said to the people standing at her table, “Use your art to have a voice -- wow.”
“In a weird way,” said Rami Malek, who was sitting at the same table, “She’s our president.”
At the Golden Globes, even the cocktails sparkle
Behold the Golden Globes’ signature drink, the Moët Diamond Cocktail, complete with orange peel and rock candy on a stick.
During The Commercial Break: Amy Schumer picks the winner for the new ‘Bachelor’
Amy Schumer is posted up at her table with Kate Hudson and boyfriend Ben Hanisch. Schumer and her boyfriend have both been busy watching “The Bachelor.” Hanisch thinks contestant Corinne will win the heart of bachelor Nick Viall, while Schumer is questioning how far Liz will go.
In work news, Schumer is hoping her “Barbie” movie gets the official go-ahead soon. It’ll be a full live-action movie and “great for girls,” she says. As for the party circuit later tonight? “I’m just following Goldie around,” she said, pointing to her seatmate.
Meanwhile “Toni Erdmann” star Sandra Huller just ran past Michael Keaton and grabbed him by the hand. “Come on! Let’s grab a cigarette!” she urged. “I don’t smoke,” he responded, shaking his head apologetically.
‘Moonlight’ wins best drama film
The other nominees were:
“Hacksaw Ridge”
“Hell or High Water”
“Manchester by the Sea”
“Lion”
Isabelle Huppert wins actress in a motion picture drama
Isabelle Huppert won for her role in the French film “Elle.” The film also won in the foreign language film category.
The other nominees were:
Amy Adams, “Arrival”
Jessica Chastain, “Miss Sloane”
Ruth Negga, “Loving”
Natalie Portman, “Jackie”
The ‘La La Land’ soundtrack is already enjoying a sales bump
One added benefit of winning an award in the digital age? A real-time sales bump.
Less than an hour after “La La Land” won Golden Globes for original score and original song — not to mention, like, 47 other prizes — the movie’s soundtrack had ascended to the top spot on the iTunes album chart.
But even the losers in those categories were enjoying the exposure provided by a prime-time telecast: Behind “La La Land,” the “Sing” soundtrack — featuring Stevie Wonder’s Globe-nominated “Faith” — was sitting pretty late Sunday at No. 2.
“Moana” and “Trolls” were also inside the chart’s top 20.
Casey Affleck wins actor in a motion picture drama
Casey Affleck won the Golden Globe for playing Lee Chandler in “Manchester by the Sea.”
The other nominees were:
Joel Edgerton, “Loving”
Andrew Garfield, “Hacksaw Ridge”
Viggo Mortensen, “Captain Fantastic”
Denzel Washington, “Fences”
Tom Hiddleston on Carrie Fisher: “She was such a force of life.”
In the press room Tom Hiddleston talked about Carrie Fisher, with whom he spent some time at the White House correspondents dinner in April 2016.
“Carrie Fisher was such a fighter.... She had this indomitable spirit that was bigger than the occasion. She was such a force of life. A lesson we can all take from her is to live as fully as we can, to embrace our weaknesses -- and that very act makes them become strengths. She insisted when I was there ... she was looking after her dog, Gary. And I was to look after Gary’s rubber duck, Princess Leia.”
‘La La Land’ wins best film musical or comedy
The other nominees were:
“20th Century Women”
“Deadpool”
“Florence Foster Jenkins”
“Sing Street”
Directors of ‘Zootopia’ explain how the Disney film with racial allegory grew more timely as it was being made
It was the Disney film with a racial allegory.
Released in spring of last year, “Zootopia” generated a lot of commentary for the way it confronted prejudice and racism through its story featuring animals and interspecies tension.
The animated film took five years to make, and all the while human behavior was reinforcing why the movie was needed, the film’s directors said backstage after their Golden Globes win.
“The world around us started to explode,” said Byron Howard. “Bias and fear mongering were coming into the news daily. Something we hadn’t planned, but made us all the more dedicated to get the message out in the right way.”
Howard said the mandate from Disney was to make an animated film about animals “like no one has ever seen.”
“By looking at animals,” he continued, “we learned a lot about human beings.”
Said fellow director Rich Moore: “It’s about discrimination and racism and the damage that does to our society The damage of learning by fear ... it gave the audience something to think about.”
The little ‘Lion’ sleeps tonight at the Golden Globes
Sunny Pawar, 8, the star of “Lion,” is passed out at a table in the back of the room. It’s a long night.
Emma Stone wins actress in a motion picture musical or comedy
Emma Stone won for playing Mia in the musical “La La Land.” Her costar in the film, Ryan Gosling, won the award for actor in a motion picture musical or comedy.
The other nominees were:
Annette Bening, “20th Century Women”
Lily Collins, “Rules Don’t Apply”
Hailee Steinfeld, “The Edge of Seventeen”
Meryl Streep, “Florence Foster Jenkins”
Paul Verhoeven’s ‘Elle’ seizes its moment in the spotlight
I was rooting for “Toni Erdmann” myself, but it was thrilling to see Paul Verhoeven’s delectably thorny “Elle” win the Golden Globe for best foreign-language film. Not just because it was a well-deserved accolade on its own but also because it served as something of a corrective to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences, which notably omitted Verhoeven’s daring rape-revenge thriller from its foreign-language film shortlist last month.
By dint of its confrontational subject matter and slippery gender politics, “Elle” has been something of a hot potato since its premiere at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival. But the expected controversy, to the degree that it even materialized, has been largely drowned out by critical acclaim for the film — and, most of all, for its star, Isabelle Huppert. Long singled out as one of the world’s greatest living actresses, Huppert has managed a clean sweep of the best actress awards given out by the New York Film Critics Circle, the Los Angeles Film Critics Assn. and the National Society of Film Critics. (Full disclosure: I’m a member of the latter two organizations.)
As it happens, “Elle” was originally meant to be set in the U.S., but as Verhoeven has said in interviews, every American actress he courted turned up her nose at the part. Accepting his trophy onstage, the director unwittingly pinpointed the reason why “Elle” would have been a very different (and almost certainly inferior) piece of work in an American setting: “The movie does not really invite you to sympathize with the character.” He didn’t go on to add, “And more movies would do well to follow its example,” but it was certainly on a lot of our minds.
Watch (and read) all of Meryl Streep’s provocative Golden Globes acceptance speech
The following is a transcript of Meryl Streep’s speech at the 74th Golden Globes as she accepted the Cecil B. DeMille Award for lifetime achievement.
I love you all. You have to forgive me, I have lost my voice in screaming and lamentation this weekend and I have lost my mind sometime earlier this year so I have to read.
Thank you, Hollywood Foreign Press. Just to pick up on what Hugh Laurie said, you and all of us in this room really belong to the most vilified segments of American society right now. Think about it: Hollywood, foreigners and the press.
But who are we and, you know, what is Hollywood, anyway? It’s just a bunch of people from other places. I was born and raised and educated in the public schools of New Jersey, Viola was born in a sharecropper’s cabin in South Carolina, came up in Central Falls, R.I. Sarah Paulson was born in Florida, raised by a single mom in Brooklyn. Sarah Jessica Parker was one of seven or eight kids from Ohio, Amy Adams was born in Vicenza, Veneto, Italy and Natalie Portman was born in Jerusalem. Where are their birth certificates?
And the beautiful Ruth Negga was born in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, raised in Lon -- no, in Ireland, I do believe, and she’s here nominated for playing a small-town girl from Virginia. Ryan Gosling, like all the nicest people, is Canadian. And Dev Patel was born in Kenya, raised in London and is here playing an Indian raised in Tasmania. So Hollywood is crawling with outsiders and foreigners and if we kick them all out, you’ll have nothing to watch but football and mixed martial arts, which are not the arts.
They gave me three seconds to say this, so. An actor’s only job is to enter the lives of people who are different from us and let you feel what that feels like. And there were many, many, many powerful performances this year that did exactly that, breathtaking, compassionate work.
But there was one performance this year that stunned me. It sank its hooks in my heart, not because it was good, it was -- there’s nothing good about it. But it was effective and it did its job. It made its intended audience laugh and show their teeth.
It was that moment when the person asking to sit in the most respected seat in our country imitated a disabled reporter, someone he outranked in privilege and power and the capacity to fight back. It, it kind of broke my heart when I saw it and I still can’t get it out my head because it wasn’t in a movie. It was real life. And this instinct to humiliate when it’s modeled by someone in the public platform, by someone powerful, it filters down into everybody’s life because it kind of gives permission for other people to do the same thing.
Disrespect invites disrespect. Violence incites violence. When the powerful use their position to bully others, we all lose. OK, go on with that thing. OK, this brings me to the press. We need the principled press to hold power to account, to call them on the carpet for every outrage.
That’s why our founders enshrined the press and its freedoms in our constitution. So I only ask the famously well-heeled Hollywood foreign press and all of us in our community to join me in supporting the Committee to Protect Journalists, ’cause we’re going to need them going forward and they’ll need us to safeguard the truth.
One more thing. Once when I was standing around the set one day, whining about something, we were going to work through supper or the long hours or whatever, Tommy Lee Jones said to me: “Isn’t it such a privilege, Meryl, just to be an actor?” Yeah, it is. And we have to remind each other of the privilege and the responsibility of the act of empathy. We should be very proud of the work Hollywood honors here tonight,
As my, as my friend, the dear departed Princess Leia, said to me once: “Take your broken heart, make it into art.”
Thank you, Foreign Press.
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Donald Glover wins actor in a television series, musical or comedy
Donald Glover won the Golden Globe for his role as Earnest Marks in FX’s “Atlanta.”
The other nominees were:
Anthony Anderson, “black-ish”
Gael García Bernal, “Mozart in the Jungle”
Nick Nolte, “Graves”
Jeffrey Tambor, “Transparent”
Damien Chazelle of ‘La La Land’ wins director
Damien Chazelle wins for “La La Land.”
The other nominees were:
Tom Ford, “Nocturnal Animals”
Barry Jenkins, “Moonlight”
Mel Gibson, “Hacksaw Ridge”
Kenneth Lonergan, “Manchester by the Sea”
Backstage at the Globes, what would O.J. think of ‘The People v. O.J. Simpson’?
More than 20 years later, “The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story” illustrated that the nation’s obsession with the so-called trial of the century hadn’t gone away.
The FX series dramatized the trial of former football star O.J. Simpson, who faced charges that he killed his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ronald Goldman. Sterling K. Brown, who starred as prosecutor Christopher Darden, didn’t find it surprising that the series managed to strike a chord after all these years.
“The show is more relevant than what it should be,” Brown said backstage, accompanied by the producers and fellow cast members Courtney B. Vance, John Travolta and Sarah Paulson.
“You’d think in 20 years time, things would progress, but look at what’s happening right now,” Brown added, referring to recent cases of police brutality.
When asked what Simpson might think of the drama, the cast and producers could only look at each other before executive producer Ryan Murphy blurted out:
“We don’t care!”
Meryl Streep: Career in pictures
Meryl Streep’s elegance, heart and wit have become veritable staples at Hollywood award shows. Over her 40-plus years in film, Streep has racked up a record 30 Golden Globe nominations – eight of which she won. Not to mention Oscars, Emmys and other honors.
Streep will receive one of her most prestigious accolades to date, the 2017 Cecil B. DeMille Award for “outstanding contributions to the world of entertainment.”
The Hollywood Foreign Press Assn. has bestowed the Cecil B. DeMille Award on the industry’s most esteemed entertainers since 1952. At the last Golden Globes, Denzel Washington received it; the year prior, George Clooney. Judy Garland was the first woman to receive a DeMille, in 1962, followed by Joan Crawford in 1970. Only 13 women in all, before Streep, have been honored with the award.
Streep, who’s often referred to as “the greatest living actress,” is known for playing strong female leads such as Joanna Kramer in “Kramer vs. Kramer,” Sophie Zawitowski in “Sophie’s Choice” and Miranda Priestly in “The Devil Wears Prada,” and the award comes at a time when issues of gender inequities, particularly in Hollywood, have very much been in the national conversation.
No one loves Meryl Streep more than HFPA
How does the Hollywood Foreign Press Assn. love Meryl Streep? Let us count the ways.
For as celebrated as Streep’s career has been, no one awards body has embraced her quite as fully as the HFPA. With the nomination for actress in a musical or comedy for work in “Florence Foster Jenkins,” Streep nabbed her 30th nod from the Golden Globes.
Streep’s first nomination came in 1979 for “The Deer Hunter” and in the 37 years since then, she has only been excised from the Golden Globes ballot 12 times.
Of those 30 nominations, Streep has taken home the trophy eight separate times, including winning for her roles in “Kramer vs. Kramer,” “The Devil Wears Prada” and “The Iron Lady.”
Even if Streep doesn’t manage to nab the Globe for actress tonight, she’ll still go home a winner. Streep will receive the 2017 Cecil B. DeMille Award for “outstanding contributions to the world of entertainment.”
An accolade to which we can only say, “Well, duh.”
Listen to the Golden Globe nominees for original song
“How Far I’ll Go” (“Moana”)
“Can’t Stop the Feeling!” (“Trolls”)
“Faith” (“Sing”)
“City of Stars” (“La La Land”)
“Gold” (“Gold”)
(Film’s trailer, no video/audio of song nominee available.)
Aaron Taylor-Johnson of ‘Nocturnal Animals’ on that surprise Golden Globes win
“Hello, hi, hello,” Aaron Taylor-Johnson said, taking the stage in the press room after what many called a surprise Golden Globe win for actor in a supporting role for his work in “Nocturnal Animals.” Then he addressed two questions sent to the HFPA via social media:
As to what it was like working on the film: “You know, every day was pretty intense and grueling,” he said. He credited working with co-star Jake Gyllenhaal. “My role was to provoke him and give him as much material to work from. I wanted to be as giving as possible.”
Preparing for the role, he said, “was intense and grueling, and I spent months watching documentaries about serial killers and psychopaths. I had a lot of sleepless nights watching this material. Psychologically, it was hard.”
What’s his dream project? “To be working with people I enjoy working with, I love to explore different characters, genres. It’s such a luxury to do what we do and you want to work with people who are passionate and enjoy it too.”
Expanding on the brief thanks he gave his parents when accepting his award, he said: “I found acting when I was 6 and they gave me that opportunity, and I found my passion and joy. The fact that they nurtured and encouraged that -- I wouldn’t be here without them.”
What did his parents have to say after actually seeing the film?
“They’re extremely proud,” he said. “They saw it in London at a film festival and, I dunno, it’s a really hard movie to watch and they were [pulled] in by the thriller [aspect] and they were moved.”
The story behind his facial hair in the movie, if anyone’s wondering: He [director Tom Ford] said ‘grow your hair out, grow your beard, grow your fingernails out, so I have enough to play with.’ And that’s what he did. He got the razors out . . . and we started to mold this character.”
The interview was cut short when Ryan Gosling won his award. “Oh, he did?” Taylor-Johnson said, smiling and stretching his neck to get a glimpse of the TVs on either side of the press room. Then, suddenly, someone turned the volume up on the TV and Taylor-Johnson was gone.
No love for ‘Game of Thrones’ at the Golden Globes
“Game of Thrones” has racked up more than its fair share of accolades and awards in its six seasons, but one place the series tends to get overlooked is at the Golden Globe Awards.
The show has won 38 Emmy Awards in its run, making “Game of Thrones” the winningest scripted show in Emmys history. But the Hollywood Foreign Press Assn. hasn’t been quite as impressed with dragons, the denizens of Westeros or any struggles against Winter.
“Game of Thrones” has notched six overall nominations with just one win — Peter Dinklage for supporting actor in 2012. The show didn’t earn even a Golden Globe nomination in 2013 and 2014.
This year “Game of Thrones” was nominated in two categories: drama series and Lena Headey for supporting actress. With Olivia Coleman taking the supporting actress award, “Game of Thrones” has one more chance tonight to take a trophy.
But considering the HFPA’s tendency to favor new TV shows, “Game of Thrones’ ” Golden Globes drought may very well continue.
Netflix’s ‘The Crown’ wins TV drama series
The other nominees were:
“Game of Thrones”
“Stranger Things”
“This Is Us”
“Westworld”
Viola Davis pays tribute to father in emotional ‘Fences’ speech
Viola Davis has been on a nice awards run this season, winning the Critics Choice prize and being favored for numerous others for her role as conflicted homemaker Rose Maxson in new 1950s-era drama “Fences.”
Denzel Washington directed the film from August Wilson’s script (adapted from his own play), also starring as lead character Troy Maxson. The movie has been in the works since 1987, when Paramount optioned it for Eddie Murphy. Davis, who also won a Tony Award for playing the role on Broadway in 2010, noted its improbable path to the multiplex.
“It’s not every day Hollywood thinks of translating a play to the screen,” she said as she accepted her first Globe after four previous nominations. “It doesn’t scream moneymaker, but it does scream art, it does scream heart.”
Davis has a number of show-stopping scenes in the film, including an emotionally potent moment in which she tells Troy she’s been standing right by him after he makes a startling confession.
On stage Sunday, Davis offered more of that power. After thanking the film’s producers, she gave a special shout-out to her father, Dan Davis, who raised her and siblings in poverty, largely in Rhode Island.
“To the original Troy, my father Dan Davis, born in 1936. He had a fifth-grade education and didn’t know how to read until he was 15,” she said. “But you know what? He had a story and it deserved to be told — and August Wilson told it.”
Claire Foy wins actress in a drama series
Claire Foy won the Golden Globe for playing a young Queen Elizabeth II in Netflix’s “The Crown.”
The other nominees were:
Caitriona Balfe, “Outlander”
Keri Russell, “The Americans”
Winona Ryder, “Stranger Things”
Evan Rachel Wood, “Westworld”
Watch the entire ‘La La Land’-inspired cold open from the Golden Globes
Jimmy Fallon kicked off the 74th Golden Globes telecast with a “La La Land”-inspired musical cold open.
The segment included appearances by Justin Timberlake, Ryan Reynolds, Tina Fey, Nicole Kidman, Amy Adams, John Travolta, Kit Harington, Rami Malek, Evan Rachel Wood, Sarah Paulson, Sterling K. Brown, Courtney B. Vance and kids from the “Stranger Things” cast. Harington, who is in England, made his appearance via Skype.
Choreographed by “La La Land’s” Mandy Moore (no, not that Mandy Moore), this also marks the first time ever the Golden Globes Awards had a cold open.
Watch the video above.
A thankful Ryan Gosling gets unexpectedly lovey-dovey over Eva Mendes
See what happens when you win a Golden Globe? Ryan Gosling just came dangerously close to discussing his private life with a global audience.
“You don’t get to be up here without standing on the shoulders of a mountain of people, and there’s just no time to thank everyone,” the notoriously private “La La Land” star said in accepting the award for actor in a motion picture, musical or comedy.
“I’d like to try and thank one person properly,” he continued. “While I was singing and dancing and playing piano and having one of the best experiences I’ve ever had on a film, my lady was raising our daughter, pregnant with our second and trying to help her brother fight his battle with cancer.”
Juan Carlos Mendez -- Eva changed the spelling of her last name along the way -- lost that battle on April 17. He was 53.
“If she hadn’t taken all that on so I could have this experience, there would surely be someone else up here other than me, so sweetheart, thank you.”
Gosling, who was also nominated in 2008, 2011 and 2012, dedicated his first Golden Globe to the memory of Mendez.
Tom Hiddleston wins actor in a limited series or TV movie
Hiddleston won for playing Jonathan Pine in “The Night Manager.”
The other nominees were:
Courtney B. Vance, “The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story”
Riz Ahmed, “The Night Of”
John Turturro, “The Night Of”
Bryan Cranston, “All the Way”
France’s ‘Elle’ wins foreign language film
The other nominees were:
“Divines,” France
“Neruda,” Chile
“The Salesman,” Iran
“Toni Erdmann,” Germany
Billy Bob Thornton takes aim at critics of actors and talks about taking chances
Billy Bob Thornton was all cool when he addressed the press backstage after his Golden Globe win for actor in a drama for his Amazon series “Goliath.”
He sauntered onto the stage in a dark blue suit, still wearing his dark sunglasses, pivoted to face the crowd and said “Hey,” in a nonchalant voice.
A round of chuckles followed.
When asked to clarify what he said while accepting his award — that it’s easy to talk about people, but it’s hard to stick your neck out — he said what he’d meant was: “A lot of people in the entertainment business get called privileged and things like that and yet, I came out here in poverty and spent a decade trying to eat. Those things get to you.
“At the end of the day, what separates people who come to the awards show and who do TV and movies is they’re people who are willing to take a chance. In this day of social media, people slamming each other left and right, those who talk about those who do things, that’s not a very good job.
“I let it bother me for a few years,” he added, “but now, when I accept an award, I accept it with pride.”
When asked who he was most excited to see tonight at the Golden Globes, Thornton quickly said, “My wife being happy. I mean, she’s happy every day, but tonight she’s proud to be here with me. In terms of celebrities, I was excited to see Warren Beatty, he was one of the guys I admired growing up.”
Tracee Ellis Ross dedicates ‘black-ish’ win to women of color
Tracee Ellis Ross made a statement in her acceptance speech during her Golden Globes win Sunday.
“This is for all the women, women of color and colorful people whose stories, ideas and thoughts are not always considered worthy, important and valid,” said the actress, who plays Dr. Rainbow Johnson in “black-ish.” “I see you. We see you.”
She praised the ABC sitcom, created by Kenya Barris, for continuing “to expand the way we are seen and known” and telling stories “outside of where the industry usually looks.”
Ross is the first black woman to win in her category since Debbie Allen in 1983.
Ross also did something rare in Hollywood by embracing her age.
“It’s nice at 44,” she said. “I like it here.”
Sorry, pop stars — no Golden Globe for you
“We have to calm down,” a very excited Justin Paul said as he and his creative partner, Benj Pasek, accepted the Golden Globe for original song for “City of Stars,” from “La La Land.”
And the two lyricists were indeed amped — like, vibrating-in-their-tuxes enthused.
But you couldn’t really blame them.
Though “La La Land” is the movie to beat this awards season, “City of Stars” had some stiff competition Sunday in the song department from tunesmiths far more recognizable than they, including Justin Timberlake (with “Can’t Stop the Feeling,” from “Trolls”), Stevie Wonder and Ryan Tedder (“Faith,” from “Sing”) and Iggy Pop (“Gold,” from “Gold”).
The nominated songwriters also included Lin-Manuel Miranda, whose fame as the creator of Broadway’s smash “Hamilton” might’ve been thought to propel his “How Far I’ll Go,” from “Moana,” to a Golden Globe victory.
But no.
Instead, the Hollywood Foreign Press Assn. was won over by a wistful ballad with words about ... the magic of Hollywood.
Go figure.
‘Zootopia’ wins animated film
The other nominees were:
“My Life as a Zucchini”
“Moana”
“Sing”
“Kubo and the Two Strings”
Why Aaron Taylor-Johnson’s supporting actor win is an upset (sort of)
Aaron Taylor-Johnson surprised the Golden Globes room and plenty of the pundits watching at home by scoring supporting actor, motion picture at the top of the show for his work as a menacing criminal in Tom Ford’s “Nocturnal Animals.”
The race was thought slightly more open than others, with “Moonlight’s” Mahershala Ali the front-runner and Jeff Bridges (“Hell or High Water”) the Cinderella (and “Lion’s” Dev Patel the real dark horse). Few gave much of a shot to Taylor-Johnson, whose previous major awards include such honorifics as Empire Award for Best Newcomer and Glamour Award for Man of the Year, both for his turn in “Nowhere Boy” years ago. (He’s received no other major nominations thus far for “Nocturnal.”)
The supporting actor-motion picture category hasn’t seen a ton of upsets in recent years — the Hollywood Foreign Press Assn. has tended to go either for favorites (Jared Leto and Christian Bale for “Dallas Buyers Club” and “The Fighter,” respectively) or well-liked veterans (Sylvester Stallone and Christopher Plummer, for “Creed” and “Beginners,” respectively).
But the group is generally known for upsets — and often in major categories. Last year it handed best motion picture --drama to “The Revenant” at a time when everyone was talking about favorite (and eventual Oscar winner) “Spotlight.” And the year before the Globes went with “The Grand Budapest Hotel” over favorite (and eventual Oscar winner) “Birdman.”
The conspiracy flames will be fanned by a controversy involving Ford’s cologne being sent to HFPA members in the run-up to the awards. (Jokes quickly followed on Twitter: Something doesn’t smell right? The awards should be scent back?) Either way, Taylor-Johnson has his first major prize — and the Globes their first head-scratcher of 2017.
Damien Chazelle of ’La La Land’ wins best screenplay
The other nominees were:
Kenneth Lonergan, “Manchester by the Sea”
Tom Ford, “Nocturnal Animals”
Barry Jenkins, “Moonlight”
Taylor Sheridan, “Hell or High Water”
‘La La Land’ isn’t the first time Ryan Gosling sang on camera
In “La La Land,” a throwback to the Hollywood musicals of yore, Ryan Gosling shows off his singing chops with Emma Stone.
But before his “City of Stars” duet, Gosling was a fresh-faced teen singing ‘90s R&B hit, “Cry for You” on Disney’s Mickey Mouse Club.
He appears in the episode belting out the song about love lost with *NSYNC members Justin Timberlake and JC Chasez.
Over the span of his career, Gosling has showcased that magical voice in numerous projects. He sings Nat King Cole’s “L-O-V-E” in the 2007 comedy/drama “Lars and the Real Girl.”
Back in 2009, Gosling formed a two-person band with friend Zach Shields, Dead Man’s Bones. The duo’s first album features the Silverlake Conservatory Children’s Choir and is inspired by a love of all things haunted.
And in 2010’s “Blue Valentine,” Gosling sings “You Always Hurt the One You Love” while playing the ukulele.
Whose song did Donald Glover say was the best ever?
Musicians are getting some shine on the Golden Globes stage at the Beverly Hilton.
Accepting the award for television series, musical or comedy, on behalf of his delightful FX series, “Atlanta,” Donald Glover thanked the hip-hop group Migos for its hit “Bad and Boujee,” which he called the best song ever.
Last year the group’s Quavo appeared in an episode of “Atlanta.”
Take a listen to “Bad and Boujee” (but beware of some harsh language) below.
Ryan Gosling wins movie musical or comedy actor
The other nominees were:
Colin Farrell, “The Lobster”
Hugh Grant, “Florence Foster Jenkins”
Jonah Hill, “War Dogs”
Ryan Reynolds, “Deadpool”
Janelle Monae, Pablo Larrain rhapsodize about the power of women, reflected in the Golden Globes nominees
Two of this year’s nominees at the Golden Globes took a moment to reflect on the power reflected in their works.
Director Pablo Larraín, whose film “Jackie” looks at the tumultuous days for Jacqueline Kennedy after husband President John F. Kennedy’s assassination, spoke about the perspective his film offered.
“This movie shows female strength,” Larraín said on the red carpet. “Jackie took grief on her back like only women can and walked with it.
“Women can shape things in ways [men] can’t,” he added. The film also earned a Golden Globe nomination for best actress for star Natalie Portman. “And Natalie best captured that feeling. She too put grief on her back and walked.”
“Hidden Figures,” which tells the story of the women integral the U.S. space program, was another film that reflected female strength, earning a Golden Globe nomination for supporting actress for Octavia Spencer.
“It’s so important that we finally know these women and their stories,” said “Hidden Figures” co-star Janelle Monáe. “They are hidden no more.”
Monáe has a point. The movie performed very well at the box office this weekend, challenging the blockbuster “Rogue One” at the top of the chart.
Olivia Colman wins supporting actress in a series, limited series or motion picture made for television
The other nominees were:
Lena Headey, “Game of Thrones”
Mandy Moore, “This Is Us”
Chrissy Metz, “This Is Us”
Thandie Newton, “Westworld”
Read the letter President Barack Obama sent to the Golden Globes
President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama weren’t at the Golden Globes personally, but they were there in spirit, via a letter from POTUS included in the show program.
“Tonight’s nominees have devoted their talents to helping us celebrate our triumphs and illustrate our flaws,” he said. “By enabling us to see ourselves in each other ... they remind us of the power of our voices and ideas and the ways they can shape our world for the better.”
In 2013, FLOTUS showed up solo via remote to announce the best picture nominees -- but that was for the Oscars. Shh ...
Viola Davis wins supporting actress in film for ‘Fences’
The other nominees were:
Naomie Harris, “Moonlight”
Nicole Kidman, “Lion”
Octavia Spencer, “Hidden Figures”
Michelle Williams, “Manchester by the Sea”
‘City of Stars’ from ‘La La Land’ wins original song
The other nominees were:
“How Far I’ll Go” (“Moana”)
“Can’t Stop the Feeling” (“Trolls”)
“Faith” (“Sing”)
“Gold” (“Gold”)
‘La La Land’ wins original score
Justin Hurwitz and “La La Land” took home the Golden Globe for original score.
The other nominees were:
Jóhann Jóhannsson, “Arrival”
Nicholas Britell, “Moonlight”
Dustin O’Halloran, Hauschka, “Lion”
Benjamin Wallfisch, Pharrell Williams, Hans Zimmer, “Hidden Figures”
Hugh Laurie wins supporting actor in a series, limited series or motion picture made for TV
The other nominees were:
Sterling K. Brown, “The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story”
John Lithgow, “The Crown”
Christian Slater, “Mr. Robot”
John Travolta, “The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story”
Tracee Ellis Ross is the first black woman to win for actress in a comedy series since Debbie Allen in 1983
‘The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story’ wins limited series or motion picture made for television
The other nominees were:
“American Crime”
“The Dresser”
“The Night Manager”
“The Night Of”
NBC isn’t streaming the Golden Globes, and people are not happy
People hoping to stream the Golden Globes live on Sunday were sorely disappointed -- because NBC didn’t have a live stream.
The network’s “Follow LIVE coverage” promoted on its website consisted of its Twitter feed, which included re-tweets from the official accounts of the Golden Globe Awards and various NBC personalities and shows. Oh yeah, some celebrity tweets as well.
Meanwhile, ticked-off tweets were streaming just fine. Some folks had to move to Canada.
Sarah Paulson wins actress in a limited series or motion picture made for television
The other nominees were:
Felicity Huffman, “American Crime”
Riley Keough, “The Girlfriend Experience”
Charlotte Rampling, “London Spy”
Kerry Washington, “Confirmation”
Flashback: The Rat Pack took the Golden Globes reins in 1958
Think the modern-day Golden Globes are rowdy, with booze flowing freely during the show and a slew of parties awaiting the guests afterward? It’s hardly a new thing.
In 1958, a few members of the Rat Pack decided to do it their way, and they created a new tradition that we take for granted today: celebrities running the show.
See, the Globes were presented by members of the foreign press until 1958. Then Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and Sammy Davis Jr. -- and their cocktails and cigarettes -- apparently lost interest in being audience members and commandeered the Beverly Hilton stage. They spiced up the show and set a star-studded presenter precedent that remains to this day.
The trio hosted the awards the next year too. But in 1959, they had permission, and really, where’s the fun in that.
Alas, in those days, the Globes could be seen only on local TV in Los Angeles.
Meeting in the ladies room: Make-up artists and hairstylists await to offer touch-ups
Inside the ladies room four makeup artists/hairstylists are ready to give touch-ups.
Chantal Moore has been doing this for 10 years and says celebs most often actually want help with their clothes--not their makeup.
She keeps double-stick tape and safety pins on her, but can’t do much else to help with wardrobe malfunctions. Other common requests? Lipstick touch-ups. As for working in a bathroom the whole night, Moore says it’s not that odd to her. “We’re always hidden somewhere.”
The many, many celebrities who appeared in Jimmy Fallon’s ‘La La Land’ re-creation
Jimmy Fallon is gaga for “La La Land.”
Sunday’s Golden Globes opened with a number inspired by one of this year’s favorites, the romantic, Hollywood-set musical “La La Land.”
In Fallon’s spoof, limos sat, stuck in red carpet gridlock, as nominees and stars of the year’s biggest films and TV shows stopped by.
There was Kit Harrington -- a.k.a. Jon Snow -- suddenly waking from a deep slumber, the “Stranger Things” kids rapping in the back of a truck, and even dear departed Barb, who returned from the upside down to splash about the pool, Esther Williams-style.
The montage ended with Fallon and his buddy, Justin Timberlake, floating amid the stars, just like Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone. How romantic.
‘Atlanta’ wins television series, musical or comedy
The other nominees were:
“black-ish”
“Mozart in the Jungle”
“Transparent”
“Veep”
Tracee Ellis Ross wins actress in a television series, musical or comedy
The other nominees were:
Rachel Bloom, “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend”
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, “Veep”
Sarah Jessica Parker, “Divorce”
Issa Rae, “Insecure”
Gina Rodriguez, “Jane the Virgin”
Billy Bob Thornton wins actor in a drama series
The other nominees were:
Rami Malek, “Mr. Robot”
Bob Odenkirk, “Better Call Saul”
Matthew Rhys, “The Americans”
Liev Schreiber, “Ray Donovan”
Aaron Taylor Johnson wins supporting actor in film
The other nominees were:
Mahershala Ali, “Moonlight”
Jeff Bridges, “Hell or High Water”
Simon Helberg, “Florence Foster Jenkins”
Dev Patel, “Lion”
‘This Is Us’ could be the first network TV show to win the drama series Golden Globe in over 10 years
NBC’s freshman hit “This Is Us” notched three Golden Globe nominations going into tonight’s awards, including in the coveted drama series category, and is among the top nominated drama shows this year.
The series, which jumps between the past and present following family members who share the same birthday, is the only network TV show in a field that includes premium cable favorites “Game of Thrones” and “Westworld,” as well as streaming hits “Stranger Things” and “The Crown.”
2016 winner “Mr. Robot” is not even in contention this year. In fact, besides “Game of Thrones,” all of the shows are first-time nominees.
But a win for “This Is Us” would be more than just a win for the show or NBC. It would mark the first time the Hollywood Foreign Press Assn. recognized a network TV drama in more than a decade.
The last time a network TV show won the Golden Globe for drama series was in 2006. The winner was “Grey’s Anatomy,” which beat out “24,” “Big Love,” “Heroes” and “Lost.” The 2006 awards was also the last time network TV shows outnumbered cable or streaming shows among the drama series nominees.
That said, the Golden Globes have continued to recognize network TV shows in the musical or comedy series category. While “black-ish” is the sole network show in the running in 2017, “Brooklyn Nine-Nine’s” surprise win was just in 2013. Granted, the last two comedy series awards have gone to streaming shows: “Mozart in the Jungle” and “Transparent.”
Even the Golden Globes chocolate station is gold, because obviously
The Golden Globe Awards has chocolate stations! Because of course it does -- and because those last-minute arrivals from the red carpet managed to miss the sit-down dinner.
But Sly Stallone was all about the pralines.
And the truffle pops? They are so people don’t get their fancy clothes dirty.
‘This Is Us’ Mandy Moore didn’t choreograph ‘La La Land’; that’s a different Mandy Moore
Thanks to the elaborate dance number opening tonight’s Golden Globes, the ceremony will feature the work of more Mandy Moores than you can shake a stick at.
Which is to say, two.
Jimmy Fallon’s elaborate song and dance number was choreographed by one Moore, while another Moore is waiting in the wings to present.
You may remember the Mandy Moore pictured above from her first career as a pop music star in the late ‘90s/early aughts. Her first album, “So Real,” went platinum, and she’s sold over 10 million albums worldwide.
Since first breaking onto the scene, Moore has transitioned from singing to acting, voicing the lead character in Disney’s “Tangled” and appearing opposite Anne Hathaway in “The Princess Diaries.”
In 2016, Moore returned to prominence with her emotional role on NBC’s time-jumping family drama “This Is Us.” She’s nominated tonight for supporting actress in a series, miniseries, or motion picture for TV.
This Mandy Moore played an integral role in the creation of awards season favorite “La La Land,” choreographing the film, including its show-stopping opening number.
Choreographer Moore is Emmy-nominated for her work on Fox’s “So You Think You Can Dance” and is helping to choreograph this evening’s ceremony.
There is, however, only one Tom Ford.
Big fashion takeaways: Liquid metal, 3-D applique, A-line skirts rule the red carpet at the Golden Globes
While women’s suiting was expected to play a major role at the Golden Globes this year -- and there were a few suits spotted on the red carpet (Olivia Spencer, Evan Rachel Wood and Kathryn Hahn, to name a few), the major fashion trends of this awards show were captured through feminine styles and forms including liquid metal, 3-D appliqué and A-line skirts.
Stay tuned for our best and worst dressed photo gallery and Times Deputy Fashion Editor Adam Tschorn’s recap of the big styles on red carpet at the Golden Globes.
The award for nicest actor on the red carpet goes to.... Dev Patel
The red carpet at the Golden Globes is hardly known for its niceties -- except when Dev Patel is involved.
The “Lion” star and supporting actor drama nominee graciously thanked photographers with a smile Sunday evening, breaking with the dog-eat-dog atmosphere of your typical awards show arrival.
In the jam-packed scrum where photographer and fans vie for for quick snaps of stars on their way down the gauntlet, Patel was the only celeb who took the time to return the appreciation rather than ambling along, guided by the iron hand of a publicist.
How many times will Jimmy Fallon break down laughing during the show?
Jimmy Fallon is known for a number of things: “The Tonight Show,” “Saturday Night Live” and his tendency to break character during his performance.
With that in mind, there are a couple of things fans can likely expect from tonight’s Golden Globes telecast, which Fallon will host: no Ricky Gervais-style roasts or controversial comments; a musical skit; and Fallon breaking character some point during the night.
How many times do you think Fallon will break down laughing during the Golden Globes?
The puppet star of ‘My Life as a Zucchini’ was on the red carpet, in a puppet tux
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Courgette, the lead character in animated feature nominee “My Life as a Zucchini,” literally turned his frown upside down on the Golden Globes red carpet Sunday -- with a little help from director Claude Barras.
“Like that, we can change the emotions,” Barras said after flipping his plus-one’s mouth over and adjusting the little guy’s eyes.
Voila, Courgette went from sad to sassy. We’re guessing Gaspard Schlatter, the actor who gave him his voice in the film, had to employ a slightly deeper method.
‘Moonlight’ has director Barry Jenkins optimistic outlook on the future of Hollywood
I see this film’s reception as optimism. I see it as a sign that we should tell the truth, our stories, more often and more consistently. They say black films don’t travel but look at this.
— Barry Jenkins, director, ‘Moonlight’
Winter is coming for the ‘Stranger Things’ kids
The young stars of “Stranger Things” find themselves red carpet photo-bombed by “Game of Thrones’ ” Jaime Lannister, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau.
Listen to the Golden Globe nominees for original score
Justin Hurwitz, “La La Land”
Jóhann Jóhannsson, “Arrival”
Nicholas Britell, “Moonlight”
Dustin O’Halloran, Hauschka, “Lion”
Benjamin Wallfisch, Pharrell Williams, Hans Zimmer, “Hidden Figures”
Who are all of these children? A Golden Globes primer
Given this year’s television nominees, there’s every chance that tonight’s red carpet will be overrun with an inordinate number of children.
Here’s a guide to help you keep track of which kids belong where.
“Stranger Things”
Netflix’s throwback to classic ‘80s films delighted fans and the Hollywood Foreign Press Assn. alike. The show is nominated for television series, drama, so don’t be surprised to see some of its child stars in their Sunday best.
“black-ish”
Now in its third season on ABC, hit series “black-ish” has scored its first Golden Globes nominations, including nods for Anthony Anderson, Tracee Ellis Ross and the show itself.
That the young stars of the show would appear at the ceremony to celebrate seems like a sure thing.
“This Is Us”
NBC’s heartwarming freshman drama, which shows characters both in the present and in the past, was honored by the HFPA with nominations for supporting actress candidates Mandy Moore and Chrissy Metz, along with a nomination for the series for television series, drama.
Though they play less prominent roles than the other young actors on this list, it’s entirely possible that the show’s child stars will make an appearance at Sunday’s ceremony.
What awkward game will Jimmy Fallon have guests play at the Golden Globes?
Fans of “The Tonight Show” know that Jimmy Fallon has an endless vault of recurring games he likes to play with his celebrity guests. While hosting the Golden Globes may not be exactly the same as hosting a late-night show, it’s hard to imagine the night not drawing on Fallon’s brand of nice, fun-and-games entertainment.
Will Fallon slow-jam his monologue? Probably not, but it’s safe to say that it will be a stark contrast to what Golden Globes viewers have experienced during the years Ricky Gervais served as the host.
The Golden Globes are most definitely not a dry affair, so perhaps Fallon will fall back on some classic drinking games like giant beer pong or flip cup.
What game do you think Fallon will have guests play at the Golden Globes?
‘Loving’ stars Joel Edgerton and Ruth Negga continue their reign as fashion blockbusters on the red carpet
They were onscreen favorites portraying Richard and Mildred Loving in last year’s bio pic “Loving.”
And in real life, Joel Edgerton and Ruth Negga have been quite fashionable in recent public appearances. With their Golden Globes looks tonight, the first-time nominees are clearly rising fashion stars. (After all, did you see them at the recent Palm Springs Film Festival?)
For the Golden Globes, Negga wore a custom futuristic, shiny frock from Louis Vuitton, while Edgerton opted for a Brunello Cucinelli tuxedo with a vest.
At the Golden Globes, even the Champagne guy is an actor
This is Chris, 35, from Arizona. He got this gig through a buddy in his acting class — yep, he’s trying to be an actor — who thought he might work well on the red carpet.
“I’m pretty calm under pressure,” he said. He was hoping to hand out a bottle to Amy Adams, but so far his biggest “get” was Bernadette Peters.
(Nida, who was handing out water near Chris, said the talent was taking bottles from her tray while while everyone else was grabbing Champagne.)
Step onto the Golden Globes red carpet
Mandy Moore, Sterling K. Brown, Angela Bassett and more were among the stars that hit the red carpet at the 74th Golden Globe Awards.
Simone Biles: Gold medalist in gold at the Golden Globes
Olympian Simone Biles walked the red carpet in, appropriately, a gold gown, a walking gold medal.
‘Moonlight’s’ Trevante Rhodes on Hollywood reflecting America: “We are doing a lot better”
On the red carpet at the Golden Globes, ‘Moonlight’ star Trevante Rhodes reflects on progress being made in how Hollywood reflects the country.
We are doing a lot better, but that’s what we’re working towards, having Hollywood reflect America. With “Moonlight,” it’s a story that’s never been told but needs to be told. It is America, but we [Hollywood] don’t tell these stories often.
— Trevante Rhodes
Golden Globe nominee Issa Rae on the most L.A. thing about her show ‘Insecure’
Catching up with “Insecure” creator and star Issa Rae on the red carpet at the Golden Globes.
“Insecure” is a very L.A. show. What’s the most L.A. thing about it?
The landmarks. We’re all up in Inglewood and Leimert Park. And we’re not showing the downtrodden part of black people in L.A.
You’re a first-time nominee. What’s it like getting all this recognition?
That’s been great and amazing. This is a very specific show . . . but even people in Australia love it. This is definitely a FUBU show [for us by us], but anyone who seems to watch loves it.
On the red carpet, black and pink are two standout colors (so far) along with silver, gold and various florals
Two of the big colors on the runway couldn’t be more opposite and complementary at the same time: pink and black.
Lily Collins (in Zuhair Murad Couture), Gwendoline Christie, Carrie Underwood and Angela Bassett are on the pink team.
Amy Adams (in Tom Ford), Mandy Moore (in Naeem Khan) and Busy Philipps (in Stella McCartney) are wearing dazzling black frocks.
We’re also noticing a bit more with silver and gold (Gina Rodriguez, Regina King, Sarah Paulson, Ruth Negga and Priyanka Chopra) and florals (Carrie Underwood, Busy Philipps, Olivia Culpo and Jessica Biel).
Golden Globe nominee Tracee Ellis Ross ‘excited’ for the Women’s March on Washington
“Wow, there are so many beautiful dresses here this year,” said Golden Globe nominee Tracee Ellis Ross as she looked around the red carpet Sunday afternoon. “Look at all this gorgeousness, these women!”
Ellis said she’s especially excited for the women’s march later this month in Washington, D.C. “I wish I could be there, but I can’t due to scheduling conflicts” said the “black-ish” star. “But just the idea that so many women [are] getting to express ourselves, our power, on that scale is a beautiful thing for the world.”
She then lifted her hands and shimmied her bling-studded fingers in the air.
The Texas superfan who’s been coming to the Golden Globes for nearly 30 years, and paying A LOT for access
For Ruth Turpin of Fort Worth, Golden Globes day is the highlight of the year. The 76-year-old travel agency owner proudly claims the title of the “oldest living Golden Globes superfan.” She is a 28-year fixture on the red carpet bleachers at the glitzy show where hardcore Globes-watchers shell out as much as $4,800 to glimpse Hollywood’s most glamorous celebrities make their way into the Beverly Hilton.
Turpin was staying at the hotel on business in 1989 when she first noticed a flurry of preparations. “Back then, the Golden Globes were nothing,” she told the Los Angeles Times on Friday from a suite at the hotel. “It was a so-so awards show that nobody paid attention to. But I thought, ‘Since I’m here, I’ll go downstairs and see if I can see anybody come and go.’”
That first year, Turpin says, “was amazing.”
Long before the strict security protocols had the entire Beverly Hilton compound locked down for the entire week of the Globes, regular hotel guests could mosey around the awards shindig and gawk at Tinseltown’s finest. “I saw Kevin Costner and I saw John Travolta and I saw all these people that, your whole lives, you’re thinking, ‘Oh!’ And it was just like a free show.”
As the Hollywood Foreign Press Assn.’s annual dinner grew and added a lucrative broadcast deal, the ecosystem surrounding the Beverly Hilton swelled.
Organizers added more security as well as bleachers along the red carpet where fans could sit and celeb-watch for $100 a pop – chump change compared with the pricey package deals they offer now.
Starting at $3,220 for a two-night stay for two at the hotel, dinner at Circa 55, luxury gift bags and other assorted swag, the fan packages get costlier the closer the seats are to the action.
Turpin has staked out the middle of the front row every year for nearly three decades. Over the years, returning superfans have struck lasting friendships, keeping in touch via email and coordinating their annual pilgrimage to the Hilton. Like many other Globe regulars, she leaves her husband at home.
“My husband would have absolutely no interest in sitting in some bleachers for three hours watching anybody go by,” she laughed. “Doesn’t matter if it’s Angelina Jolie.”
Turpin remembers witnessing Jolie’s infamous post-win leap into the Beverly Hilton pool in 1999, and still counts George Clooney (in his “ER” days) as her favorite Golden Globe celebrity. “He comes and talks to you and asks, ‘Where are y’all from,’ and ‘What in the world are you doing sitting in these bleachers and why would you want to do that?’” Turpin chuckled. “You know, he’s really, really nice.”
Turpin is mostly content to see her favorite celebrities in the flesh, take photos, and celebrate the ritzy evening. She’s not one for selfies since they don’t favor the short-limbed. But occasionally, she will indulge – like the time Gerard Butler grabbed her phone and took it himself: “Best selfie I’ve ever had!”
She’s already planning for next year, and the year after that, and the year after that. “As long as my health will let me, I have no plans to stop,” she said. “And my health is pretty good.”
Attention: Mandy Moore is in a floor-length cape, and it’s fabulous
It is approximately 72 degrees and sunny in Beverly Hills -- and “This Is Us” supporting actress nominee Mandy Moore is rocking a floor-length cape.
And killing it.
Everyone thought Dax Shepard was Benedict Cumberbatch at the Golden Globes arrivals
On the red carpet with Dax Shepard and Kristen Bell
Celebrity doppelgänger alert! Dax Shepard inadvertently caused some confusion Sunday at the Golden Globes.
Stepping onto the red carpet with his wife, Kristen Bell, he looked surprisingly like a certain British heartthrob.
“It’s Benedict Cumberbatch!” cooed some (mistaken) onlookers, no doubt wondering why the “Sherlock” actor was posing for pictures with the star of “The Good Place.”
Kristen Bell is an early standout on the Golden Globes red carpet
The deep, plunging V is always a staple of the red carpet. And minutes into the Golden Globes red carpet, there’s a major standout: Kristen Bell in a black Jenny Packham look with a jacket with sequins (and Dax Shepard on her arm).
Expect more deep-V necklines on the red carpet on this warm winter day in Los Angeles.
Meanwhile, on Instagram, Bell showed she’s not only fearless about deep-V gowns, she let the world see her in the dress with undone hair and not a stitch of makeup.
Here is the complete list of Golden Globe nominees
It’s Golden Globes day, which means in mere hours Jimmy Fallon will preside over the awards show that pits “Deadpool” against “Florence Foster Jenkins,” “Hell or High Water” against “Lion,” and “American Crime” against “The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story.”
“La La Land” is the top nominee for the 74th Golden Globe Awards with seven nominations. “Moonlight” and “Manchester by the Sea” followed with six and five nominations, respectively.
“The People v. O.J. Simpson” led the television field with five nominations, with “The Night Manager” following with four nominations.
The 2017 Golden Globe Awards will be held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills with the telecast kicking off live at 5 p.m. on NBC.
Here is the complete list of nominees.
‘Stranger Things’ kids trade in the their ‘80s look for tiny tuxes
Perhaps you’re in your jammies and getting the popcorn out of the cupboard or ordering pizza for the Golden Globes. But here’s how some nominees and people attending the show are getting dudded up.
The “Stranger Things” kids are looking extra smart.
Felicity Huffman wants help choosing accessories.
And Gael Garcia Bernal rides with longtime friend Diego Luna.
Amy Schumer and Ryan Reynolds continue being adorable at Golden Globes rehearsals
Golden Globe attendees Ryan Reynolds and Amy Schumer took behind-the-scenes pictures from the awards show rehearsals. Ah, Hollywood, where everyone is friends and has fabulous glasses.
Fingers crossed comedian Schumer brings a little bite to the proceedings in the absence of Ricky Gervais.
Watch Jimmy Fallon recreate the ‘La La Land’ opening for the Golden Globes
Can’t wait for the Golden Globes to start? You’re in luck.
NBC released a preview of tonight’s opening, featuring Jimmy Fallon in an elaborate musical number inspired by “La La Land,” which is nominated for six awards tonight.
Follow along with the L.A. Times on the Golden Globes red carpet
The Los Angeles Times team will be covering the Golden Globe Awards live on social media Sunday, starting with the celebrity-laden red carpet, rolling through the often raucous ceremony and then stepping out for the after-parties. And you’re invited as our plus-one!
In addition to our people sending images and insider info straight from the Beverly Hilton, we’ll have dozens more journalists covering and commenting on the awards from all angles.
Click here to follow the L.A. Times’ Golden Globes team on Twitter.
We’re on Facebook, of course, and find us on Snapchat as losangelestimes.
Our burning questions for the 2017 Golden Globes
When Ricky Gervais hosted the Golden Globes for the fourth (and, hopefully, not final) time last year, he joked that the president of the Hollywood Foreign Press Assn. threatened to personally pull him off the stage if he said anything “offensive or crass” or resorted to innuendo.
Of course, the evening was filled with wall-to-wall offensive, crass innuendo, including jokes about Roman Polanski’s love for “Spotlight” (“best date movie ever”), Ben Affleck’s wayward eye (Gervais called Matt Damon the only person Affleck “hadn’t been unfaithful to”) and introducing Mel Gibson with a comic bit that had the NBC censor scrambling for the mute button.
It was all in keeping with Gervais’ mission of skewering Hollywood hokum and self-importance — the very things that Jimmy Fallon, this year’s Golden Globes host, wears as a badge of honor on his late-night talk show.
To put it another way: The censors and the president of the Hollywood Foreign Press Assn. can probably relax, unless a game of beer pong or beer shuffleboard gets out of hand. (Though, if presenter Amy Schumer was involved, it’d probably be one of the night’s most memorable moments.)
Other than a level of obsequiousness unseen in the last seven years with hosts Gervais and the beloved tag team of Tina Fey and Amy Poehler (who once joked that George Clooney would rather “float away in space and die than spend one more minute with a woman his age”), what else can we expect from this year’s Golden Globes? Five burning questions and their answers.
Some people are predicting “Hacksaw Ridge” is going to win top motion picture drama. If so, can Gervais present the award to Mel Gibson?
Probably not. But more than a few Hollywood Foreign Press Assn. members have told us over the last few months how much the group loved Gibson’s bloody war movie about Desmond Doss, a conscientious objector awarded the Medal of Honor for bravery in combat.
“Hacksaw Ridge” taking this Globe over “Manchester by the Sea” and “Moonlight” would be surprising on many levels, none more so than the startling comeback it would represent for Gibson, who was openly mocked at this show just last year. Let’s just hope he combs out the bread crumbs from his beard before he takes the stage.
Wait. Did you say “Manchester by the Sea” or “Moonlight” might not win the best picture drama Globe? Wouldn’t that cripple their Oscar chances?
No. “Spotlight” didn’t win the Globe last year. Neither did “Birdman” the year before. And both movies went on to win the Oscar for best picture.
We won’t go so far as to completely agree with Gervais’ contention that a Golden Globe is a “bit of metal some nice old confused journalists wanted to give you in person so they could meet you and have a selfie.”
But that’s pretty close.
There’s no overlap between the 85 selfie-loving members who vote on the Globes and the motion picture academy’s 6,687 voters. But there is one difference this year: Oscar ballots went out Thursday, so the Golden Globes falls within the academy’s voting window. Anything a contender does or says at the show could make a lasting impression with Oscar voters. No pressure! Just maybe pass on the refills when the waiter brings around the wine.
Golden Globes host Jimmy Fallon reminds us that he will continue to make it awkward for Nicole Kidman
Golden Globes host Jimmy Fallon took a break from his award show prep to live cast on Facebook, giving the audience a look into his mindset, and giving Fallon a chance to remind everyone that he once had a shot with Nicole Kidman more than a decade ago.
Back in 2015, the actress stopped by “The Tonight Show” to reminisce about the first time the two met. What was revealed was that Fallon once had a shot with Kidman and blew it, hard.
Under the guise of Kidman meeting Fallon about a potential part in her 2005 film, “Bewitched,” a mutual friend introduced the two at Fallon’s apartment. Alas the young “Saturday Night Live” actor came across aloof, and Kidman took it as a sign that he wasn’t interested in her. Ten years later that story came as a total shock to Fallon. He had had no idea the major Hollywood star had been interested in him.
He took it pretty well...
Fast forward to 2016 and Kidman stops by “The Tonight Show” again, now to promote her movie “Lion” (which is nominated for four Golden Globe awards). But this time she brings her husband, Keith Urban. And yeah, it’s still pretty awkward.
If Fallon’s Golden Globe live cast is any indication, there is still plenty more awkwardness to come tonight when Kidman, who is nominated for performance by an actress in a supporting role in “Lion,” meet again.
Fill out your Golden Globes ballot and pick tonight’s winners
Will it be “Manchester by the Sea” or “Moonlight”? “Deadpool” or “La La Land?” Cast your ballot, save your picks and share your choices with friends on Facebook and Twitter. Once the winners are announced tonight, check back to see how many of your choices walked away with the prize.
Who is this year’s Miss Golden Globe? All three of Sylvester Stallone’s daughters
For the first time, this year’s Miss Golden Globe is a triple threat.
Sylvester Stallone’s three daughters with Jennifer Flavin — Sophia, 20, Sistine, 18, and Scarlet, 14 — are the Hollywood Foreign Press Assn.’s three-peat choice for this year’s official on-stage assistants.
“It definitely takes off the pressure with the three of us doing it,” Scarlet said earlier this week. “My mom tells me every day, ‘Live in the moment. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity,’ and I’m just going to enjoy it while I can.”
Each year since the 1960s, the role of Miss Golden Globe has been the child of a celebrity parent or parents. Recent honorees include Corinne Foxx (2016), Greer Grammer (2015), Sosie Bacon (2014), and Francesca Eastwood and Sam (son of Michael J.) Fox (2013).
Francesca was actually the second Eastwood to get the gig, after Kathryn in 2005, and the honor’s been going on for long enough that mom Melanie Griffith and daughter Dakota Johnson were Miss Golden Globe 31 years apart.
Other family names might ring a bell as well: Carradine, Dern, Shatner, Savalas, Fisher, Garner, Prinze, Nicholson, Willis and Costner offspring have been among those helping to get the trophies onto the stage — and the winners off it, after their speeches.
Here’s our film and TV predictions for this year’s Golden Globes
The movie stars occupy the tables closest to the stage, but it’s their television counterparts who often provide the Golden Globes with the evening’s most memorable moments. This year, look for Issa Rae and Donald Glover to deliver. Those predictions and others follow ...
MOTION PICTURE, DRAMA
The nominees: “Hacksaw Ridge,” “Hell or High Water,” “Lion,” “Manchester by the Sea,” “Moonlight”
And the winner is: It’s a toss-up between the two critically acclaimed, deeply felt indies — “Manchester” and “Moonlight.” Kenneth Lonergan’s drama is more traditionally structured and sports a brand-name cast. “Manchester” is the (slightly) safer pick.
LEAD ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
The nominees: Anthony Anderson, “black-ish”; Gael Garcia Bernal, “Mozart in the Jungle”; Donald Glover, “Atlanta”; Nick Nolte, “Graves”; Jeffrey Tambor, “Transparent”
And the winner is: “Atlanta” auteur Glover should have a couple of speeches ready for the show.
Unless: Bernal repeats for the continued brilliance of “Mozart.”
What time are the 2017 Golden Globes? Here’s everything you need to know
Ready or not, the awards shows are coming, and the 74th Golden Globe Awards ceremony will kick off the 2017 awards season on Sunday night. You have questions, and we have answers.
WHAT TIME DOES THE SHOW START? AND ON WHAT CHANNEL?
The ceremony, taking place at its usual locale, the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, will air live from coast to coast on NBC from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Pacific time.
WHO IS HOSTING?
“The Tonight Show” host Jimmy Fallon will be bringing his brand of nice-guy humor to the proceedings, replacing last year’s acerbic four-time host Ricky Gervais. It’ll be the “Saturday Night Live” alum’s first time hosting the boozy affair, but not his debut at the helm of a high-profile ceremony — he hosted the Emmy Awards in 2010, when the show aired on NBC.
“The Golden Globes are exciting for me to host because I get to wear this tuxedo I’m already practicing wearing every single night and just handing out awards to random people,” Fallon quipped in a TV spot.
WHO ARE THE PRESENTERS?
The Hollywood Foreign Press Assn. is once again tapping Hollywood’s finest to dole out the awards. This year’s star-studded presenters (to name a few) include Drew Barrymore, Steve Carell, Matt Damon, Viola Davis, Goldie Hawn, Diego Luna, Anna Kendrick, Mandy Moore, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Sting, Vince Vaughn and Carl Weathers.
WHO ARE THE NOMINEES?
It’s an assortment of excitement in this year’s Golden Globes nominees pool, from the alien flick “Arrival” to NBC’s “This Is Us.” The biggest surprises include Ryan Reynolds for his role as the superhero “merc with a mouth” “Deadpool” going up against Ryan Gosling in “La La Land.” That should be an interesting winner’s speech. Here is the complete list of nominees.