# The 70th Annual Golden Globe Awards **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 14, 2013, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-70th-annual-golden-globe-awards/647115 "2013-01-14T00:49:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Sigmagirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c89c15/32.png) [@Sigmagirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigmagirl)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2013, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-70th-annual-golden-globe-awards/647115/41 "2013-01-14T13:20:00Z")
They also said “Will Fe-RELL.” It was a joke. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_waldo_pepper/32/12370_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Waldo_Pepper)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2013, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-70th-annual-golden-globe-awards/647115/42 "2013-01-14T13:29:16Z")
> [@AK84](#): > > Did Kevin Costner win a Golden Globe? Dear god, whatever for. Same [thing](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1985443/) he won the Emmy for, several months back. (I mean, sure, we can all hate on the guy for his limited range – but playing a Civil War veteran who rides around on horseback with 19th-century firearms at the ready? You can’t take that away from him; it’s kind of his thing.) ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2013, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-70th-annual-golden-globe-awards/647115/43 "2013-01-14T13:37:48Z")
> [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](#): > > Same [thing](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1985443/) he won the Emmy for, several months back. (I mean, sure, we can all hate on the guy for his limited range – but playing a Civil War veteran who rides around on horseback with 19th-century firearms at the ready? You can’t take that away from him; it’s kind of his thing.) It’s either that, or an aging jock. Your choice. ---
**Author:** ![ministryman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f6c823/32.png) [@ministryman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ministryman)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2013, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-70th-annual-golden-globe-awards/647115/44 "2013-01-14T14:13:11Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > The opening bit for Fey and Pohler was very funny. And Tina looked hot in that gown. Where was her wireless setup? I could see Pohler’s (and the fact that she should have been wearing spanx). ---
**Author:** ![ministryman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f6c823/32.png) [@ministryman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ministryman)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2013, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-70th-annual-golden-globe-awards/647115/45 "2013-01-14T14:14:40Z")
> [@gwendee](#): > > Like Tommy Lee Jones I didn’t really dig the Ferrell/Wiig thing. It was way too long. I wish they’d been played off rather than Daniel Day Lewis. > > The notcomingoutness was far from the most cryptic part of Jodie Foster’s speech. I can’t believe they left The Courtship of Eddie’s Father out of the montage. And Family Affair? But seriously, I think my wife and son were the only two people on the planet that didn’t know she was gay. They were shocked. ---
**Author:** ![interface2x](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c0e974/32.png) [@interface2x](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/interface2x)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2013, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-70th-annual-golden-globe-awards/647115/46 "2013-01-14T14:23:04Z")
> [@Uncle\_Jocko](#): > > Of course, how much creativity and thought goes into writing Zero Dark Thirty, or Lincoln, or Argo? You just write down what happened, you know? Anybody could do it. I would think it’s incredibly hard. Like for Zero Dark Thirty - they took 8 years of detail oriented CIA research through interviews, phone taps, looking at public records, etc and boiled that down to a tense, compelling 2.5 hour movie. The raid would be easy to write (though hard to film) as it’s already written down, but the rest of the script would be hard as hell to put into a format that audiences want to watch. ---
**Author:** ![JKilez](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e5b9ba/32.png) [@JKilez](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKilez)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2013, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-70th-annual-golden-globe-awards/647115/47 "2013-01-14T14:52:53Z")
Whoosh. ---
**Author:** ![Uncle\_Jocko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/uncle_jocko/32/2932_2.png) [@Uncle\_Jocko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uncle_Jocko)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2013, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-70th-annual-golden-globe-awards/647115/48 "2013-01-14T15:12:27Z")
> [@twickster](#): > > My antenna (yeah, I watch broadcast TV) went wonky for about two minutes in the middle of Jodie Foster’s speech. She had just done the “I’m pretending I’m coming out though I’m not” bit, up through the Honey Boo Boo crack … and by the time I got the show back, it sounded like she was retiring from show biz and everyone was in tears. > > What did I miss? I don’t think it was your antenna. Right after Jodie did that “I’m going to make a public announcement right now … I’m single! Haw haw!” thing, the sound cut out. Similar to what the network would do to prevent bad words from flying out on the public airwaves, but this lasted a pretty long time. I have no idea what NBC was protecting us from, but it wasn’t just you. We were all in the same boat. > [@JKilez](#): > > Whoosh. Yup. ---
**Author:** ![interface2x](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c0e974/32.png) [@interface2x](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/interface2x)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2013, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-70th-annual-golden-globe-awards/647115/49 "2013-01-14T15:17:54Z")
Thank god, I was hoping someone wasn’t that dense 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eyebrows_0f_doom/32/3119_2.png) [@Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eyebrows_0f_Doom)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2013, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-70th-annual-golden-globe-awards/647115/50 "2013-01-14T15:42:56Z")
> [@Uncle\_Jocko](#): > > I don’t think it was your antenna. Right after Jodie did that “I’m going to make a public announcement right now … I’m single! Haw haw!” thing, the sound cut out. Similar to what the network would do to prevent bad words from flying out on the public airwaves, but this lasted a pretty long time. I have no idea what NBC was protecting us from, but it wasn’t just you. We were all in the same boat. Yeah it was right after she said “Can I at least get a wolf whistle?” Then the sound immediately cut out as they showed audience members whistling. Really weird. ---
**Author:** ![randwill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a3d4f5/32.png) [@randwill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/randwill)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2013, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-70th-annual-golden-globe-awards/647115/51 "2013-01-14T15:56:05Z")
Watching awards shows, I’m always surprised at how inept many people who are so accustomed to being “on”, and on camera, become when they get up to accept an award. Foster, I think, was drunk on top of it. Which you’d want to be with Mel Gibson at your table. ---
**Author:** ![amarinth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3be4f8/32.png) [@amarinth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amarinth)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2013, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-70th-annual-golden-globe-awards/647115/52 "2013-01-14T15:57:14Z")
> [@Brynda](#): > > That was like watching a therapy session. It was weird and uncomfortable. And while there were some touching moments, they were surrounded by a lot of weird. She knew she was getting the award; the speech could have been better prepped. I liked the Will Farrell/Kristin Wiig thing, even if Tommy Lee Jones didn’t. ---
**Author:** ![Sateryn76](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e4f/32.png) [@Sateryn76](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sateryn76)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2013, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-70th-annual-golden-globe-awards/647115/53 "2013-01-14T16:03:44Z")
I found Foster’s speech to be a little bitchy. I mean, I agree with her sentiments about privacy, but using the acceptance speech to a lifetime achievement award to bitch about being a public figure was the height of irony. Plus, for people who make a very, \*very \*good living selling themselves to the fans, telling the fans to fuck off is a bad idea. Just left a bad taste in my mouth. And I don’t know anything about Lena Dunham (sp?) but I thought she looked terrible. Her dress didn’t fit, she had no jewelry of any kind, and was clearly clomping around in shoes that didn’t fit like a third grader. You’re on an international stage - it’s disrespectful to act like it’s no big deal. It’s fine if she didn’t want the big glamour treatment, but then could she at least have picked something that fit properly? As a nominee, she had access to thousands and thousands of dollars in free haur makeup and clothing. She looked like she forgot the ceremony was that night, and grabbed her older sister’s old bridesmaid dress. The rest of it was good. But why was Stallone’s collar so high and tight? Was he trying to hide some neck jowls. And the amount of bad plastic surgery in that room was shocking. ---
**Author:** ![DMark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2013, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-70th-annual-golden-globe-awards/647115/54 "2013-01-14T16:08:58Z")
> [@randwill](#): > > Watching awards shows, I’m always surprised at how inept many people who are so accustomed to being “on”, and on camera, become when they get up to accept an award. Foster, I think, was drunk on top of it. Which you’d want to be with Mel Gibson at your table. I would agree that people who earn millions of dollars to act should damned well know how to write and memorize a decent/witty/profound/memorable short speech instead of taking out some raggedy dumbass laundry list of notes to fumble over in front of an audience. Seriously people, how hard is it to memorize a two minute speech?! Jody Foster is an even worst case in point - she didn’t suddenly find out she “won” this honor, she had months to prepare for this award. This was an absolute crap speech. Dear Jody - nobody asked that you come out as a Lesbian - granted, it comes as no surprise to anyone, but if you are going to do it on this night, at this venue, at least do it right. You build up to it and then can’t even say the word “lesbian” or express it clearly and then sort of drop the ball. Then you make a rather vague, lofty threat/promise to pretty much end your career and stop working in film (but continue to work in some other mystery media), followed back stage with comments about how you have no intentions of stopping acting or directing films. So, uh, exactly what the fuck were you trying to say in this speech?! Maybe you should have had Mel Gibson give your speech holding a beaver puppet. Dear, dear Jody - you have done some incredible work in film, but this speech was rank amateur night at Toastmasters. ---
**Author:** ![GrandWino](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grandwino/32/67_2.png) [@GrandWino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandWino)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2013, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-70th-annual-golden-globe-awards/647115/55 "2013-01-14T16:43:15Z")
> [@PunditLisa](#): > > When I saw that Ricky Gervais wasn’t hosting, I chose not to watch. Thanks for letting us know. Frankly, as much as I enjoyed Gervais, I thought Poehler and Fey blew him away. ---
**Author:** ![MeanOldLady](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/meanoldlady/32/10737_2.png) [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2013, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-70th-annual-golden-globe-awards/647115/56 "2013-01-14T16:46:49Z")
Wait, Jodie Foster isn’t out already? ---
**Author:** ![Kimballkid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b5a626/32.png) [@Kimballkid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimballkid)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2013, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-70th-annual-golden-globe-awards/647115/57 "2013-01-14T16:59:33Z")
> [@Brynda](#): > > Congrats, Jennifer Chastain, but for the Oscars, please pick a dress that doesn’t make your boobies look droopy. _Jessica_ Chastain. Bill Clinton was a nice surprise and I thought he did a very good job. He didn’t even have to look at the teleprompter much. That Jodie Foster thing was a mess. ---
**Author:** ![Kimballkid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b5a626/32.png) [@Kimballkid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimballkid)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2013, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-70th-annual-golden-globe-awards/647115/58 "2013-01-14T17:02:13Z")
Why did they keep saying _Downton Abbey - Season Two_? They didn’t do that for any other program. ---
**Author:** ![DMark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2013, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-70th-annual-golden-globe-awards/647115/59 "2013-01-14T17:05:28Z")
> [@Kimballkid](#): > > Bill Clinton was a nice surprise and I thought he did a very good job. He didn’t even have to look at the teleprompter much. I was impressed that Bill showed up to introduce Lincoln. Wow, Spielberg certainly does know the right people! The standing ovation was quite nice as well. My SO and I did laugh when we thought aloud about having Dubya or Dick Cheney show up to introduce Zero Dark Thirty - I think neither of them would have exactly gotten a standing ovation. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2013, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-70th-annual-golden-globe-awards/647115/60 "2013-01-14T17:27:09Z")
> [@Kimballkid](#): > > Why did they keep saying _Downton Abbey - Season Two_? They didn’t do that for any other program. I think because Season 1 was entered as a miniseries; Season 2 as a regular series. And thanks for the info on the Jodie Foster sound loss, everyone – very weird episode in the middle of a very weird speech. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-70th-annual-golden-globe-awards/647115.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-70th-annual-golden-globe-awards/647115.md?page=4)