This year's Golden Globes did what the it does best: bring all the biggest names in film together under one roof to commemorate those who have made the biggest accomplishments in either television or film in the last year.
The show started off with a good start, with host Ricky Gervais once again taking control of the night, and, once again, he was hilarious at his role. Yet, there may be criticism in his style of humor this year, as it was a little harsh, and at times seemed to go to far. But hopefully in the end everyone realized that it was all in good fun.
Of course everyone was expecting Ricky Gervais to be funny, but the real problem with awards shows like the Golden Globes and the Academy Awards is the constant criticism. It is no longer based off what actually deserves the award, but instead what is most popular. This year, the Golden Globes did their best to quash these rumors, and, for the most part, they did.
The "Social Network" took the night with four big wins: Best Director, Best Film, Best Screenplay and Best Original Soundtrack. Some other big awards that were given for films were: Natalie Portman for Best Actress for her performance in "Black Swan," Colin Firth for Best Lead Actor in his performance in the "King's Speech," and Christian Bale's win for best supporting actor for his performance in "The Fighter."
For the television awards, "Glee" was the television series that won the majority of awards in its categories winning three awards. As for television/drama, the new gangster show from HBO Boardwalk Empire made up for all its hype and won two awards.
Also Robert DeNiro was awarded his long overdo Cecil B. DeMille award, and although his speech wasn't the best prepared speech in history, it was exhilarating to see an actor who has accomplished so much in his career get awarded such a prestigious award.
In the end, the Golden Globes did a pretty good job of awarding the shows and movies that deserved awards or recognition. Of course there are a few movies that didn't get as much recognition as they may have deserved, like Animal Kingdom or 127 Hours, but overall it is still a step in the right direction.
By Ben Stevenson
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