Golden Globes

For some reason, I got sucked into the Golden Globes last night and wound up watching most of it. I'm not sure why since I hate watching award shows but the Golden Globes has always been a different kind of awards show. Everyone is relaxed and drinking and just having a good time and it shows.

Biggest highlight of the evening was when Martin Scorsese won for Best Director. I actually clapped and cheered. The man, my hero, deserved it more than anyone else and I'm so glad everyone seemed to realize that. For the most part, I wasn't too upset with the other wins. Sacha Baron Cohen won for Borat, America Ferrera won for Ugly Betty, Alec Baldwin won for 30 Rock (and I don't care what my father says. He's hilarious). Meryl Streep won for The Devil Wears Prada and though Emily Blunt didn't win for her supporting role in that movie, she did win for some television series she had been in and I was so happy because I adore this actress.

Unfortunately, Leonardo DiCaprio didn't win for The Departed which was disappointing because I felt that in such a huge cast, he owned that movie. Babel won for Best Picture - Drama, which should have gone to The Departed. Dreamgirls won for Best Picture - Musical/Comedy, which was no surprise but it should have been Little Miss Sunshine. And Cars won for best animated feature instead of Monster House.

All in all, everyone who won was expected to have won with only a few minor surprises. And since this show is over with, it will be on repeat during the Academy Awards in a couple months. Some hilarious speeches were made and it was so funny to see Peter Sarsgaard laugh hysterically when they showed a clip from Monster House. I heart Peter Sarsgaard.

Some funny lines:

"Thank you to every American who has not sued me so far." — Sacha Baron Cohen, winner of best actor award for comedy, "Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan"

"I know everyone says they have a wonderful crew and certainly that can't be the case. We can't all be wonderful. Somebody somewhere is working with a crew of drunken thieves. But it's not me. They smell of newly mown grass." — Drama actor winner Hugh Laurie for TV's "House."

"I'm glad this isn't too heavy because I just had hernia surgery Dec. 21. So, I just wanted to share that with all of you." — Best actor in a TV musical or comedy winner Alec Baldwin for "30 Rock."

"I think I've worked with everybody in the room. Yes, I have." — Musical or comedy actress winner Meryl Streep for the movie "The Devil Wears Prada."