01/17/2006
Brokeback Mountain Leads Golden Globes
Overall, it was a satisfying night at the Golden Globes as Brokeback Mountain took Best Picture, Best Director for Ang Lee, Best Screenplay for Diana Ossana and Larry McMurtry, and Best Song to Gustavo Santaolalla and Bernie Taupin for "A Love that Will Never Grow Old."
Heath Ledger and Michelle Williams were both shut out of their acting categories, Ledger by the very deserving Philip Seymour Hoffman in Capote, and Williams by Rachel Weisz from The Constant Gardner. Despite what others might have thought I wasn't throwing myself from a window when Ledger lost. I was thrilled to see Hoffman's brilliant performance acknowledged. It certainly made Capote one of the best films of the year. I haven't seen The Constant Gardner so I can't say Weisz did a great job but I was sad to see Michelle Williams left out.
I was also happy to see Felicity Huffman win for Transamerica. Huge for that film.
And there was something very satisfying about Mary Louise Parker's win for Weeds as all four of the Desperate Housewives looked on. You could almost hear snubbed housewife Nicollette Sheridan's satisfied clucks as the schadenfreude settled over that table.
The other very satisfying moment of the show was when Dennis Quaid introduced Brokeback Mountain by saying "it rhymes with chick flick" and nobody laughed, thereby exposing himself as the biggest "dick" in the room.
At the Globes, Brokeback Mountain takes Top Awards [nyt]
Best Song: "A Love That Will Never Grow Old" — Emmylou Harris
Wrap-ups:
The Golden Globes: An Enchanting Gay Horseback Ride [defamer]
Live-blogging the Globes [the malcontent]
The Golden Globes were Pretty Gay [a socialite's life]
Gays Sweep the Golden Globes [PEN15 club]
The Globes Wrap-up [joblo]
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I agree that Phillip Hoffman deserved the best actor award for Capote. I was sad to see that Michelle Williams get beat out by Rachel Weisz for the best supporting actor. Williams delivered the stronger performance. I think Williams and Ledger made a cute couple. I also thought Ledger and Williams looked very sad and vulnerable(like a couple of young kids trying to keep up appearances) as they watched all the other awards for BBM. I think this is likely to be what happens at the Oscars (the actors losing but director, writer, etc of BBM winning). Where was Jake?!
Posted by: Pablo | Jan 17, 2006 9:06:10 AM
Jake respectfully delcined attending the Golden Globes and instead chose to spend the evening laying out on the couch watching it on TV with with me.
He seemed visibly moved by Heath Ledger's no-win - however, I somehow cheered him up...(smile)
Posted by: Mike P. | Jan 17, 2006 9:13:19 AM
Wouldn't it have been great if Felicity Huffman won it for Best Actor?
Bernie
Posted by: Bernie Keating | Jan 17, 2006 9:13:41 AM
Well, out Andy.
And in your dreams, Mike.
Posted by: Lady Heather | Jan 17, 2006 9:34:52 AM
Looking ahead to the "Academy Awards", I'm beginning to feel "Brokeback" will probably fare well in all "film" categories and although there will be acting nominations, will be shut out for any "acting" awards. The film's ensemble performance is so outstanding (a S.A.G. Award lock) that it's tough to single out one actor or actress for a win.
As far as Dennis Quaid's "dick flick" remark, well Dennis wished he had an award winning dick flick under his belt rather than being known as the actor who'll flick his dick at anything with tits.
Posted by: Matthew | Jan 17, 2006 9:44:37 AM
I watched that bit when Quaid thought he was being a smartass by butting in his twopence of sad lousy humor, but no-one encouraged him. the movie speaks for itself:powerful cinema.
Well said, Matthew!
Posted by: Vikram | Jan 17, 2006 10:15:03 AM
Did anyone else think S. Epatha Merkerson was outing herself when she thanked the woman she had been hugging as her "rock"?
Posted by: PalJoey | Jan 17, 2006 10:28:21 AM
I loved Michelle Williams in BBM, but Rachel Weicz deserved the statue. It is an amazing film that is supported by a brilliant performance by Weicz. I have never thought much of her as an actress (hell, those mummies looked more real than her in The Mummy) but she really proved herself.
That being said, so excited for Ang, Felicity, and Phillip. And for the writer's of BBM, taking an 11 page short story and turning it into a 2 and a half hour epic is quite a amazing. They all deserved it.
By the by, why was Busy Phillips (William's Dawson's Creek co-star) sitting at the table next to her and the producer of BBM? How did she swing that table? I guess she got Jakey's ticket.
Posted by: Brian | Jan 17, 2006 10:33:44 AM
Hoffman's "Capote" was a true stand-out performance and did rightly deserve to win. I suspect he'll take the oscar as well given his past performances but at least Leger can take solace in that fact that the award is going to another homo :)
Posted by: JR | Jan 17, 2006 10:43:42 AM
andy! Never thought I'd disagree with you, but I can't help but see it differently...
I don't know if I'd say that Hoffman's win makes Capote one of the best films of the year...above and beyond the Hoffman win, the flick remains the best of 2005. The win only validates Hoffman's talents and showcases a stellar movie. A flick that, going into the awards season, was already, the best of the year.
Posted by: midnight lounge | Jan 17, 2006 10:43:47 AM
Huffman is certainly the most well-hung actress to win a GG. As for Quaid, my little group of friends watching at the house pretty much had the same reaction as those at the BB table, looking around at each other, saying, "Did he really just try to make the joke we think he tried to make? Why is he even on stage." Unlike the BB table, we then had a discussion of how pretty much irrelevant Quaid is.
Posted by: manhattan offender | Jan 17, 2006 11:08:54 AM
I thought that was the gayest Golden Globes I had ever watched. It seemed like all of the gay/lesbian actors chose to come out last night. I've never seen so much same-sex lovin' on TV before.
I thought I heard a collective gasp when Quaid made his "joke". Too funny to watch him be embarassed on live television.
Posted by: Tread | Jan 17, 2006 11:36:32 AM
Since Dennis' brother Randy was in the film, I wonder what he thought of that lame attempt at humor. I know I cringed.
Posted by: Bob | Jan 17, 2006 11:37:34 AM
The film Brokeback Mountain is absolutely amazing. Ang Lee did a wondeful job capturing your attention. The best parts of the movie was what was left unsaid. I'm very excited it received Golden Globe awards. It shows our society is moving forward, and its not like it was back in 1963. Thank you to all who support this movement. Play on!!
Posted by: Shaun R. | Jan 17, 2006 12:00:18 PM
The TRAGEDY of the evening was Ledger’s loss. Hoffman was excellent, however, he had a roadmap of how to play Capote whereas Ledger created a character. Additionally I stand by Michelle Williams too. Her performance was so believable that it seemed effortless, though it was anything but.
Posted by: Molasses Onassis | Jan 17, 2006 12:06:47 PM
Last night was excellent. The wealth was spread evenly, and, it should be noted, remarkably among gay-themed films. If Heath and Michelle had also won, BBM would have become this Oscar-aimed juggernaut, just begging for a spoiler or dark-horse (please God, don't let "Good Night, and Good Luck" take Best Picture!). At least now, the movie itself got its ample, deserved kudos but doesn't set itself up for a major backlash.
By the way, Felicity Huffman is now officially a gay icon. Her acceptance speech was so eloquent, moving, and explicitly aimed at homosexuals. WE LOVE HER!
Posted by: nyc | Jan 17, 2006 12:42:09 PM
Please! Molasses is the only one here making any sense; and not driven by the thrill so many have just to see any real life fag referenced on screen. Hoffman was doing AN IMPRESSION--which is close to acting but no cigar--just stolen awards instead. Bet he does a mean Bette Davis and Ed Sullivan, too. By this standard, Charles Pierce would have gone to his grave covered in awards. Ever see him play both Bette and Tallulah at the same time? Let Hoffman try that.
Ledger ACTED his role, and, if Hoffman's win, as some have expressed, was, in part, a reward for a string of great performances, then it would make even greater sense to give it to Ledger for having risen so high above a string of mediocre performances.
And, I think she's great, too, but Huffman's comments "explicity aimed at homosexuals"???? Hello! Sorry, wrong group. She was clearly only talking about transgenders, although I'm sure she feels the same way about gays.
Posted by: Tagg | Jan 17, 2006 1:16:32 PM
Lets not forget that the Globes break films into 2 different categories (Drama and Musical/Comedy) where the Oscars do not. So, unlike last night, BBM will be directly competing with "Walk the Line" for all the major awards including the acting awards. I see "Walk the Line" probably taking most of them.
Posted by: Tropico | Jan 17, 2006 2:15:05 PM
All this talk about how great and how progressive all these nominations is....yet am I the only one who noticed that everyone seemed to be tip-toeing around the whole gay issue? Barely a single utterance of the word 'gay' and other references were crude (See Dennis Quaid) or oblique (see the intro to Michelle Williams' nomination).
More on this at http://michaellenington.typepad.com
Posted by: conbrio | Jan 17, 2006 2:37:54 PM
What was up with Quaid’s so-called joke? Was that an ad-lib or was he reading off the teleprompter? I seriously wondered as the show went on as to who would intro BBM & when Catherine Deneuve walked I thought OH YEAH! but it was for not. All nominated films deserved respectful introductions & BBM was the only one that didn’t receive it. I’d concur that BBM was in a sense the elephant in the room.
Posted by: Molasses Onassis | Jan 17, 2006 3:06:08 PM
The cringe-worthy comment of the night was Chris Rock's lame attempt at guilting the most liberal crowd in the world about "going back to not liking black people". What an ass hat.
Posted by: Tom | Jan 17, 2006 3:11:17 PM
Go see "The Constant Gardener"!!
Definitely a great film!
Posted by: Martin | Jan 17, 2006 3:16:01 PM
Loved the irony of Ang Lee winning, for directing a brilliant film about the tragedy and perversity of living a lie, being immediately followed by the next presenter striding onto the stage...John Travolta.
Posted by: JOE 2 | Jan 17, 2006 3:20:03 PM
OOOOOH JOE2 - Touche!! The emodiment of Living a Lie, John Travolta :)
I was so disturbed and uncomfortable by Dennis Quaid's joke, because until that moment, he was presenting the movie with such dignity, but then shat on the film and I'm THRILLED that it back fired and flew shit in HIS face when he was met with death stares and silence!
I ALSO loved that Desperate Housewives all lost out to the VERY talented, yet under hyped, Ms. Parker, and her speech was so damn cute!! The best part is that Teri Hatcher was talking up Mary Louise Parker and saying that she was definitely gonna win and that her and that this was not gonna be Desperate Housewives' night... She is soooo humble (in public)!!
Posted by: Jeffrey | Jan 17, 2006 4:10:32 PM
Yeah Dennis Quaid seriously looked like a huge dick/jerk last night.
I was so happy to see Brokeback winning though.
Posted by: Rob (lrdarystar) | Jan 17, 2006 6:05:56 PM