|
Top 10 zany moments from the Golden Globes |
 |
 |
 |
|
Written by Administrator
|
|
Monday, 12 January 2009 14:37 |
Mickey Rourke, Sally Hawkins, Freida Pinto, Rumer Willis – they all left their Golden imprint on the Globes Sunday night.
Fans love the Golden Globes for their loose, fun vibe and the possibility of unscripted hilarity when actors tipsy on champagne take the stage – and the microphone.
Sunday night's 66th annual awards didn't disappoint – the tears, snarky remarks, and unexpected four-letter words were all accounted for and this year we even got a bonus obscene gesture.
We've prepared a crib sheet of 10 hot topics sure to consume the office water-cooler chat – just in case you missed any highlights:
1. Mickey Rourke gets the bird: Mickey Rourke won the best actor award for "The Wrestler." He not only thanked his dogs in his acceptance speech, he called the film's director Darren Aronofsky, "One tough son of a b****" – after which Aronofsky flipped him off – on camera.
2. Sally Hawkins cry-fest: Never heard of the British star of "Happy-Go-Lucky"? Well you won't forget her now. Hawkins' was the first rambling, emotional speech of the night. Stumbling for words as she accepted her award, Hawkins said, "I will try and get through as much of this as my voice, nerves and knees will let me." She just barely made it.
3. Slumdog F-bomb: "Slumdog Millionaire" stole the night with four big wins – including best drama. The film has introduced lovely newcomer Freida Pinto to the Western film world and one of the film's producers Christian Colson had the last word of the night – as the credits rolled and he realized he was short on time, Colson clearly let fly the biggest TV no-no second only to wardrobe malfunctions: the F-word
4. Alec Baldwin's "Thank you Ireland": Is the actor still in the dog house with daughter Ireland after last year's blistering phone message in which he referred to her as a "thoughtless little pig"? In his acceptance speech for the best actor in a TV comedy award he said he wanted to thank his daughter Ireland, "who makes me laugh when I'm home." Huh?
5. Rumer Willis' bad posture: Rumer Willis – daughter of actors Bruce Willis and Demi Moore – took the stage as Miss Golden Globe in the award show's long tradition of debuting "second generation" talent. She looked elegant and all-grown-up, but clearly she's still Mommy's little girl. When Moore appeared as a presenter, she corrected her daughter's posture chiding her for hunching!
6. Tracy Morgan's bizarre Cate Blanchett shout-out: As the cast of NBC's "30 Rock" went onstage, Tina Fey passed the show's award to Tracy Morgan – who said the two had a deal that if Obama won, Morgan would "speak for the show from now on." In a crazy series of shout-outs – Morgan (or was it Jordan?) thanked "Lorny Mikes" (Lorne Michaels), and the "craft services lady" and then ended with this bizarre line: "I'm the face of post-racial America. Deal with it, Cate Blanchett!"
7. Colin Ferrell's cocaine ref: The actor sniffled into the microphone while presenting an award and apologized for having a cold – then looked devilishly at the camera and winked saying something to the effect, "it's not the reason it used to be." He used to do drugs, get it?
8. Tina Fey's "Suck It!" speech: After she won the award for best actress in a TV comedy – Fey had a message for three Internet critics who have repeatedly slammed her in online message forums. She told them all to "Suck it!"
9. Boos for Sacha Baron Cohen: As a presenter, Cohen ripped on various celebrities saying even they were making sacrifices for the recession. He said, "Victoria Beckham hasn't eaten for three weeks. Charlie Sheen has been forced to have sex without paying for it. It's true. And even Madonna has had to get rid of one of her personal assistants. Our thoughts go out to you Guy Ritchie." Sandra Bullock rolled her eyes and others had boos for "Bruno" nee "Borat."
10. Ricky Gervais drinks beer onstage: The British comic and actor gave a hilarious speech while tossing back what appeared to be a glass of beer. The presenter complained: "I can't believe I'm not nominated. What a waste of a campaign. Today is the last time I have sex with 200 middle-age journalists. It was horrible. Really. A lot of them didn't even speak English. Europeans with wispy beards. The men were worse."
|
|
Last Updated on Monday, 12 January 2009 15:10 |
