Golden Globes 2007

I'm an awards show junkie, so it goes without saying that I have to post about the Golden Globes show last night.

I'm going to only briefly go over the movie portion because I haven't seen many of the movies nominated, and the winners as a whole weren't all that surprising to me. I do have to say that I was thrilled that Meryl Streep won for The Devil Wears Prada. She's amazing in anything she does, really, but I found her especially delightful as Miranda Priestly. Her acceptance speech was hilarious, too. I really liked that she ended with Miranda's signature, "That's all."

The rest of the movie awards were pretty much as predicted by everyone. I was a little disappointed that Johnny Depp didn't win best actor in a musical or comedy, but I can see why Sacha Cohen did, even though I didn't see Borat. And was anyone really surprised that Cars won best animated movie? The animated movie awards always seem to be the most anti-climatic to me.

I also wouldn't have minded seeing Little Miss Sunshine win best movie - comedy or musical. I figured it wouldn't because Dreamgirls has been heavily advertised. I can't really say anything bad about Dreamgirls either because I haven't seen that. I just don't go to see that many movies, because I hate going to theaters in general.

On to TV. I was thrilled that Ugly Betty won best comedy. That show is just amazing. True, the plots can be somewhat thin, but it continues to get better as it ages, kinda like a good cheese or a good wine. I absolutely loved how excited the cast was that they won. It was like they didn't think they had a chance of getting the award. I think my favorite part was when Vanessa Williams came running out from backstage to join the rest of the cast. I could literally feel the happiness from all of them through the screen.

I also loved that America Ferrera won best actress in a comedy. She is definitely what makes the show Ugly Betty, and I mean that in a nicer way that it probably sounds. I loved her acceptance speech too. I am awed by how humble she was, as well as that she remembered everyone she wanted to thank without looking at the piece of paper she had in her hands.

I did feel a little embarassed for America when she was standing next to whoever waiting in the wings to interview people. I know this woman was probably reading from the TelePrompter and wanted to get through it all, but it looked incredibly unprofessional for her to leave America waiting (both the actress and the country).

How psyched am I that Grey's Anatomy won best drama?!?! I'm seriously psyched! Seriously! I've thought that this was one of the best shows on TV since it debuted, so to see it win thrilled me to no end.

Of course, the win had to be tempered today by hearing about a reporter asking Shonda Rhimes about the kerfuffle that happened on set a few months ago. Yes, it still weighed heavily on my mind, but it's old news and didn't need to be mentioned. And then Isaiah Washington had to step up and refute what had already been reported and use the offending word yet again. Seriously? They should really just not let him speak in public anymore. I'd like to see him fired, but I take this word a little more personally than others might.

And last, but not least, I was quite pleased that Hugh Laurie won for House. I think his acceptance speech was, by far, one of the best I've ever heard. I laughed quite heartily during it, especially when he said his crew smelled of "freshly mown grass" and that although everyone says they work with the best crew, that can't possibly be completely true. I think that if House ever went off the air (and I hope that's not for a while), he could start up a business preparing acceptance speeches for award shows.

I was talking with my mom about that last night and we both are still kind of jarred when we hear Hugh Laurie not as House. It's such a drastic change from his lovely British accent to his House voice. I know, it's weird, but I just can't help it.

I also must say before I finish up, that I think Katherine Heigl was robbed for the supporting actress award. Well, actually, I think it's quite unfair that all supporting actors and actresses in dramas, comedies, and TV movies all get lumped into the same category. So, it's not that Katherine Heigl was robbed, but more like there should have been a separate category for each. Dramas are vastly different from comedies, which are vastly different from TV movies, and they should each be recognized. That would have made the awards run longer, but I think that's a fair trade-off, in my opinion.

I think that's about it for my recap of the awards. I'm not covering made-for-TV movies because I didn't see any of those either, so I can't comment on who was deserving or not. Overall, I thought it was a thoroughly entertaining awards show, even if some of the award recipients weren't incredibly surprising.