In what was otherwise pretty much a yawnfest enlivened only by host Ricky Gervais’s hilariously mean-spirited jokes that nobody “got,” The Golden Globe Awards delivered the goods by awarding The Social Network – my favorite film of 2010 – four of the six Golden Globes for which it was nominated. Globes going home with “The FaceBook Movie” included:
Trent Reznorand Atticus Ross for Best Original Score
Aaron Sorkin for Best Screenplay
David Fincher for Best Director
And – most deservedly – Best Picture (Drama)
The two categories in which The Social Network nominees were passed over were Best Actor, in which the adorable Jesse Eisenberg – who was amazing as Mark Zuckerburg – lost to a very brilliant performance by Colin Firth in The King’s Speech. I hate to tell you, Jesse (because you gotta know they’re both going to be nominated again) but you’re going to lose the Oscar to Firth as well, because nobody beats a stuttering Monarch.
Andrew Garfield, nominated for Best Supporting Actor – did you know he was British? Acting! – was also bested by fellow nominee Christian Bale for his role in The Fighter. I probably won’t be seeing The Fighter, but I do really like Bale’s new long-haired, Jesus look, which reminds me of the late George Harrison around the time The Beatles recorded Let It Be. Congratulations to all! See you at the Oscars!
Bale was so unbelievably awesome in The Fighter. I almost didn’t see it too – I’m usually not into cookie-cutter sports movies. They can be stale sometimes…but after hearing a few good reviews from friends and family I went and loved it. I could also see Bale winning the Oscar, too. Dude’s amazing.