On Sunday, Jan. 16, Hollywood’s second biggest film award show took place at the Beverly Hilton. The 68th annual Golden Globe awards turned out to be quite a funny and interesting evening. Each year the Hollywood Foreign Press Association holds this awards ceremony. The HFPA consists of around 90 journalists whose job is to document and distribute information about the United States’ film industry.
In my opinion, this ceremony happened to be more interesting than usual. The show was hosted by Ricky Gervais, a British comedian, who also hosted the Globes last year. Gervais made fun of the celebs as usual, picking out people from Charlie Sheen to Robert Downey, Jr., even the president of the HFPA himself, Phillip Berk. As usual, Ricky Gervais had mixed reviews. Some thought he was brutal, while others had no problem with his act. Certain people in the audience may have taken these jokes as cruel; I believe it was mainly playful humor. After all, a comedian’s job is to make fun of people.
Winning the most awards that night was “The Social Network,” a movie about Mark Zuckerberg and the creation of Facebook. This film also took home the award for Best Motion Picture Drama. Best actress went to a well-deserving Natalie Portman, and the award for Best Actor went to Colin Firth. Another notable winner was first-timer Christian Bale who won the award for Best Supporting Actor.
By Brittany Booth
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