Hathaway Sucks, Morgan Is Heeelarious And Heath Is Ratings Gold: The Top 5 Things We Learned About The Golden Globes

Posted at 11:30 AM Jan 12, 2009

By Kenny Herzog


They say that after the Super Bowl, more people call in sick due to hangovers than any other day of the year. Well, clearly they're not nursing the pounding headache we incurred from three hours of Hollywood rubbing their hobnobby elitism in our faces and engaging in in-jokey speeches and self-congratulatory asides.

Ah yes, the Golden Globes. What an evening it was. There were so many moments worth acknowledging, some of them even marinated with poignant merit (Steven Spielberg's speech was actually pretty great) and others soaked in giant barrels of ugh (In Bruges seems great Colin Farrell, but dating Britney Spears and having a sex tape leaked sort of undermines the credibility of your speech about artistic integrity).

Anyway, before the remaining parasites throughout the blogosphere feed off the remaining drips of blood from last night's broadcast, here's the top five things NCDSUV learned from enduring the awards ceremony.

5. After Kate Winslet's heeeelarious, Hilary Swank/Chad Lowe-worthy failure to acknowledge fellow Best Actress nominee Anne Hathaway (who was shown pre-envelope-opening giddily praying her life would be validated with a win), NCDSUV breathed a sigh of relief as big as Hathaway's bug eyes, because it was evident we're not the only ones who realize she sucks.

4. Tracy Morgan is legitimately a bit nuts, but at least his lack of filter provided the only comedic speech that wasn't overly scripted or reliant on alienating elbow jabs to fellow celebrities. 





3. Drew Barrymore has definitely not stopped doing drugs. Unless her look was in preparation for The Wedding Singer 2: The Metal Years.

2. Your movie, The Wrestler, may have sucked, Mickey Rourke, but taking the stage drunk, sharing a pre-speech hug with Bruce Springsteen and thanking Axl Rose indisputably gives you the titles of most endearingly unpretentious award recipient since Guns 'N Roses themselves slurred through an expletive-laden American Music Awards win almost two decades ago.

1. Heath Ledger is riveting as The Joker. And seemed like a genuinely humble actor who cared a great deal about bringing memorable performances to mainstream studio fare. Which is why the cringe-inducing, calculated setup for his Best Supporting Actor win and subsequent homage/standing ovation seemed in contradiction with the way he wanted to subtly make an impact on his artform and his industry. 

STAY TUNED TOMORROW FOR OUR FASHION COVERAGE OF THE GLOBES.

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