The Hollywood Foreign Press proved there’re no hard feelings to “Desperate Housewives,� even though the latter kicked the Globes’ hindquarters last year in the ratings (thus necessitating the Globes moving to Monday this year), and named it Best TV Comedy again.
S. Epatha Merkerson had her (lengthy) acceptance speech mostly etched in her memory (she lost it down her dress at the Emmys and had to improvise) when she was named Best Actress in a TV Film or Miniseries for “Lackawanna Blues.� Best Actor in a TV Film or Miniseries went to Jonathan Rhys Meyers for playing “Elvis� – Elvis has an Irish accent?
Larry McMurtry and Diana Ossana continued “Brokeback Mountain’s� march to Oscar glory in winning the Best Screenplay Globe. Presenter Harrison Ford couldn’t be bothered to put his drink down to appear before the camera. (OK, another nice gown: co-presenter Virginia Madsen’s).
Inspired commercial to run during an awards ceremony: A promo for NBC’s “The Biggest Loser.�
Would they stop referring to this as “the party of the year?� A, it’s not true, and B, even if it were true, all the tagline does is remind us that we weren’t invited and make us bitter and resentful and not want to watch anymore.