I'll leave the ritual bashing of the Golden Globes nominations to my able colleagues today. Me, I think it's time to mention a few positive things about the much-made-fun-of Hollywood Foreign Press Association.
For example, I personally know two people in that group who understand film as an art form as well as any of my fellow Los Angeles Film Critics Association members. They'll remain nameless, though, just in case that's a breach of some HFPA bylaw.
No kidding, now: The nonprofit HFPA donates significant portions of its TV show earnings to film preservation and similar worthy efforts. All movie lovers, even hardcore cineaste snobs, owe the group gratitude for that.
But a nomination for Will Ferrell and none for Vince Vaughn? That's just pathetic. Not bashing the Globes, just stating fact.