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The 66th Golden Globe Awards: Red carpet triumphs and travesties
We may be in a recession, but Hollywood is still out in force for the 2009 Golden Globe Awards, in stark contrast to last year's glorified press conference. I'll be here live-blogging the red carpet festivities, so please join me in admiring the finery, the spray tans, and the inane interview questions (I'm looking at you, Lisa Rinna).
I'll get started with E! and the Stiletto Cam and move over to Lisa and Joey on the TV Guide Channel when I'm ready for some hilarity.
6 p.m. ET: My cable freaks out on me, leading to a minor nervous breakdown.
6:05: We're up and running, and I'm treated to the glorious visage of Jonathan Rhys Meyers as my cable flickers back on. Mmm.
6:08: What. The Heck. Is the Glamastrator? MS Paint and a screen grab??? Lisa Edelstein looks hot, at any rate. The same cannot be said for Jay Manuel's jacket.
6:13: Jennifer Morrison looks amazing in cobalt blue Oscar de la Renta.
6:14: I want someone to run over to Kevin Nealon and comb his hair. Seriously. It's not eccentric, buddy, it's just sloppy.
6:22: Forget the Glamastrator...E!'s got a Startracker, too! Jenna Fischer is suitably impressed. Her flowery dress seems a little summery to me, but I love her to death and it looks great on her, so I'll give it the Liz stamp of approval. Her tiny geometric purse is magical, also.
6:24: Jesse Spencer is wearing the men's uniform of a skinny black tie and white shirt with his tux, and it's been so long since I've seen a new episode of House that I'm now thinking HE looks like Jeff from Top Chef, rather than the other way around.
6:26: Seacrest promises movie stars, but E! has yet to deliver.
6:30: Rumer Willis is looking very...un-Rumer Willis. The red hair suits her, actually.
6:32: I really need to see Slumdog Millionaire. The cast is absolutely charming, too.
6:34: Did Ryan just make a "Bollywood N'Sync" joke about the Slumdog Millionaire folks? Hrrrm.
6:38: Olivia Wilde FTW. Though I'd love to be able to admire her gorgeous lavender dress without the Glamastrator putting blue lines all over it. Also: Shut up, Jay.
6:39: Alec Baldwin! And he takes over the mic to interview Seacrest. And talks about Seacrest groping some chick in a magazine. Best Ever. And he confirms for all us 30 Rock fans that Liz and Jack are NOT hooking up anytime soon...or ever. And then mocks Seacrest some more. Can he do the Red Carpet next year?
6:44: Eva Longoria has completely redeemed herself from the Emmy's fringe and bow overkill. You can't go wrong with Eva in a floor-length red gown with a train. And she makes me love her by saying she's already tired of sucking it in. Way to at least pretend you're like normal folks, dear. And way to make Seacrest look tall average-sized.
6:49: FINALLY, they break out the Stiletto Cam with Kate Flannery.
6:51: Aaand another white shirt with a skinny black tie and suit on Simon Baker. Sigh.
6:52: The Disney Ship has landed with Miley Cyrus and the Jonas Brothers. SQUEEEEEE!
6:53: The football score is 21-10 Pittsburgh, in case anyone was wondering.
6:56: Evan Rachel Wood is looking old before her time, but is wearing amazing earrings that I really, really covet.
6:57: You can always count on Tracy Morgan to break out of the box. Thank you, Tracy, for wearing a white suit and black bow tie (appropriate for a werewolf bar mitzvah). Way to stand out, my man.
6:58: Jay Manuel just called Aaron Eckhart and Simon Baker's outfits "risks." SIGH.
7:00: Debra Messing's dress isn't super-flattering in the chest area, but I love the color.
7:01: Switching over to the TV Guide Channel in hopes of more entertaining interviews. (And by "entertaining," I mean "amateurish and unprofessional").
7:02: Aaaand just in time to see Glenn Close feeling up Joey Fatone. Sweet.
7:05: TRACY MORGAN! And he's feeling great. Though I kind of want him to strip off his clothes and run around yelling "I am a Jedi!" Joey Fatone asks if he's going to be drinking tonight. UNCOOL, dude. Uncool. Seacrest would never make that mistake.
7:10: So The Mentalist is apparently the #1 new show on TV, but I can't name one person I know who watches it. Or most of those other highly-rated CBS shows. I blame old people?
7:12: The Kiefer has arrived to kick some Golden Globes ass.
7:12: Eva Longoria to Joey Fatone: "Where's Lisa?" Joey: "Who cares?" Well, at least he's being honest.
7:18: Lisa Rinna is spending way too much time with Evan Rachel Wood. Is there no one else lined up to be interviewed?
7:20: I love Amy Adams' earrings SO much. Lorraine Schwartz, apparently. Gorgeous. And the green really sets off her red hair. Love her!
7:21: Oh, David Duchovny, the X-Files fan in me still wants to love you, but you're making it pretty difficult. Good think Joey Fatone isn't interviewing him...he'd probably ask if he's sleeping with any random chicks tonight.
7:24: Susan Sarandon looks great in an age-appropriate tux, though I wish she'd take off her sunglasses. Her son's up there with her, and he looks uncannily like his dad. Aww. Love them!
7:29: Elizabeth Moss is rocking a red dress, and though the talk is all about Mad Men and Speed the Plow, I still think of her as Zoey Bartlett.
7:30: Rainn Wilson! And good on him for wearing a silver tie, at least. Okay, TV Guide seriously needs to stop encouraging everyone to get drunk. It's especially awkward coming from a drunk-seeming Lisa Rinna.
7:32: Christina Applegate is killing in a gold dress and some serious jewelry.
7:33: Okay, I've reached my TV Guide Channel tolerance. Back to E! and the Glameratortron, or whatever it's called.
7:34: Micky Rourke. Wow.
7:34: Okay, so many great earrings tonight! Finally, it's not just chandelier earrings all around. Anne Hathaway is wearing my current favorite set, a sculptural silver pair with dark purple accents to match her dress.
7:38: The Startracker is out of control! It can hardly keep up! Leo! Kate! J-Lo! So...many...aaauuugggghh! ::Sound of machine exploding::
7:39: Marissa Tomei. Oh, no. Just...no. Is that Seinfeld's pirate shirt?
7:40: Zac Efron is trying pretty hard to look like an adult. The brown hair helps.
7:41: I love Beyonce's dress, though the necklace with it might be a little much.
7:42: John Krasinski and Ed Helms are going twinsies. Aww. (Seriously though...the skinny black ties need to stop.)
7:43: Penelope Cruz looks beautiful. There's a shocker. Though I'd love to see her in a color...I much prefered the off-white/silver combo on Beyonce.
7:48: The Startracker has spotted Brangelina, but they were too "busy" for Seacrest. He sounds a little hurt.
7:50: Jeremy Piven has recovered from his "unhealthily high mercury levels" to grace us with his red carpet presence. I feel so honored.
7:52: Did Megan Fox just call herself a tranny? And a doppleganger for Alan Alda? And say that Brian Austin Green isn't there because of his ego? FAIL.
7:57: Seacrest essentially chases Tom Cruise into the building. Classy.
7:58: Did Jay Manuel just invent the verb "Glamastrate"?
7:58: How much tape is holding J-Lo's dress on? I hope it's not a windy day.
7:59: That's all, folks! I gotta say, it was a fairly uneventful couple of hours. I'm gonna pick out Olivia Wilde, Beyonce, and Eva Longoria as three of the best-dressed ladies, and I'm gonna call out every dude wearing a black suit, white shirt, and skinny black tie for collectively boring me to death.
Who do you think was best-dressed? Worst-dressed? Check out all the looks and decide for yourself in Zap2it's Red Carpet Gallery.
Liz,
You found one. I watch The Mentalist. It's average but good enough for me to watch over something like Knight Rider!
Most of the dresses were stunning,although I agree about Marisa Tomei's selection.
alia | Jan 12, 2009 7:10:02 AM | #My choices for best dressed: Isla Fisher was stunning in her champagne gown, Elizabeth Banks looked flawless, Evan Rachel Wood is looking so much prettier now that she's lightened the makeup, and January Jones was gorgeous in light blue with a contrasting bold lip.
Worst looks of the night went to J. Lo (She could have classed it up a bit. She looked like she was dressed for the VMAs), Cameron Diaz looked like she rolled out of bed and got wrapped up in her pink silky sheets and felt that was an okay look for the night, and I wasn't a fan of Beyonce and her typical skin tight dress (the dress itself was pretty, I would have liked to see it on someone else).
Erin | Jan 12, 2009 4:20:02 PM | #Okay, am I the only person who thought Lisa Rinna was awful. She appeared a nervous wreck and kind of well, dumb. She needs to beef up on celebrities if she is going to interview them. Saying "you are so cute" 10 times does not an interview make.
Sue | Jan 12, 2009 8:34:48 PM | #
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