Tina Fey and Amy Poehler were back hosting the Golden Globes and proved, once again, that they should just host everything, forever. Not only did they do a fantastic and hilarious job (check out their opening speech here) but they also brought in an impressive audience, for the second year in a row. The telecast hit a ten-year ratings high and was up 6% from last year’s impressive numbers. The ceremony was, as usual, over-long and tedious at times, but there were some really great moments: from Jacqueline Bisset’s awkward acceptance speech (did she think she just won the Nobel prize?) to Emma Thompson’s hilarious barefooted turn on stage to Amy Poehler in drag as Randy, Tina Fey’s adult son, also she made out with Bono, magnificent.
Plus the usual logistical snafus that plague award shows were not missed as it became amusing to see winners have to trek what seemed to be miles through the crowded ballroom to get to the stage, each time taking them longer and longer. And who doesn’t love teleprompter malfunctions? It had the particular weirdness and whimsy that is expected of the Golden Globes, and that is not counting some of the surprising and off-the-wall winners.
As for the television awards there definitely were some satisfying and deserved winners; Elisabeth Moss was finally recognized for her acting (even though it wasn’t for Mad Men it was great to see her winning something after years of snubbing), Amy Poehler was awarded for her fantastic work in Parks and Recreation, and often Golden Globe-snubbed Breaking Bad (for best Drama series and actor) came out on top. Of course, there were also some odd winners in the bunch, freshman series Brooklyn 99 came out on top as did its leading man Andy Samberg, unexpected sure, but anything is better than The Big Bang Theory or Modern Family winning all the awards, though some Parks and Rec love would have been nice. But Jon Voight winning over Aaron Paul, and Rob Lowe, just not cool, HFPA.
Here is the list of television winners:
Best Television Series — Comedy Or Musical
The Big Bang Theory
Brooklyn Nine-Nine — WINNER
Girls
Modern Family
Parks and Recreation
Best Performance by an Actress In A Television Series — Comedy Or Musical
Zooey Deschanel, New Girl
Lena Dunham, Girls
Edie Falco, Nurse Jackie
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep
Amy Poehler, Parks And Recreation — WINNER
Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Matt Damon, Behind The Candelabra
Michael Douglas, Behind The Candelabra — WINNER
Chiwetel Ejiofor, Dancing on the Edge
Idris Elba, Luther
Al Pacino, Phil Spector
Best Performance by an Actor In A Television Series — Comedy Or
Musical
Jason Bateman, Arrested Development
Don Cheadle, House of Lies
Michael J. Fox, The Michael J. Fox Show
Jim Parsons, The Big Bang Theory
Andy Samberg, Brooklyn Nine-Nine — WINNER
Best Performance by an Actress In A Television Series — Drama
Julianna Margulies, The Good Wife
Tatiana Maslany, Orphan Black
Taylor Schilling, Orange is the New Black
Kerry Washington, Scandal
Robin Wright, House of Cards — WINNER
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Josh Charles, The Good Wife
Rob Lowe, Behind the Candelabra
Aaron Paul, Breaking Bad
Corey Stoll, House of Cards
Jon Voight, Ray Donovan — WINNER
Best Television Series — Drama
Breaking Bad — WINNER
Downton Abbey
The Good Wife
House of Cards
Masters of Sex
Best Performance by an Actor In A Television Series — Drama
Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad — WINNER
Liev Schreiber, Ray Donovan
Michael Sheen, Masters of Sex
Kevin Spacey, House of Cards
James Spader, The Blacklist
Best Performance by an Actress In A Mini-series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Helena Bonham Carter, Burton and Taylor
Rebecca Ferguson, The White Queen
Jessica Lange, American Horror Story: Coven
Helen Mirren, Phil Spector
Elisabeth Moss, Top of the Lake — WINNER
Best Mini-Series Or Motion Picture Made for Television
American Horror Story: Coven
Behind The Candelabra — WINNER
Dancing on the Edge
Top of the Lake
The White Queen
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Jacqueline Bisset, Dancing on the Edge — WINNER
Janet McTeer, The White Queen
Hayden Panettiere, Nashville
Monica Potter, Parenthood
Sofia Vergara, Modern Family
Did your favorites take home the Globe?
