This week’s Notebook pages are dedicated to the 70th Golden Globes Awards.
My two favourite nights of the year are the Oscars night and the Golden Globes night. I’ve been watching the Oscars ceremony live (our local time 3 a.m.) since I was in school, even if I had classes in the morning and even if now I have to wake up at 7. I’ve started to watch the Golden Globes for far fewer years, but I’m enjoying them almost just as much.
I have to start with my favourite part of this Golden Globes Awards edition: Ben Affleck’s Argo won the Best Motion Picture award and he won for Best Director. I simply jumped for joy. I was hoping Ben would win in both categories, but I wasn’t expecting it. One of the rare pleasant surprises when it comes to American awards (yes, I know this is the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, but still). I’m a huge fan of Affleck’s directorial work (have you seen The Town and Gone Baby Gone?) and Argo is a tremendously accomplished political thriller, based on a true story (declassified by Bill Clinton in 1997): the 1979 Iran hostage crisis and the covert operation of extracting six US embassy staffers from Tehran. Other highlights of the night:
• Ben Affleck looking so upset after having forgotten to thank George Clooney (co-producer) and another person from his team in his acceptance speech. He made sure his wife, Jennifer Garner, took care of that when she was on stage to present the next award.
• Quentin Tarantino winning for Best Screenplay for Django Unchained
• Bill Clinton presenting the film Lincoln
• Naomi Watts absolutely wonderful in Zac Posen, Lorraine Schwartz jewels and a Salvatore Ferragamo clutch: I loved the entire look
• Anne Hathaway in Chanel
• Jennifer Lawrence’s styling of her Dior dress
• I still don’t know what to think about Jodie Foster’s speech. And speaking of her and the Cecil B. DeMille Award she received, although I do admire her work and although I think she is a good actress, I find it so hard to place some of the most recent recipients of this award next to names like Alfred Hitchcock, Bette Davis, Kirk Douglas, Elizabeth Taylor, Joan Crawford, Frank Sinatra, Henry Fonda, Lawrence Olivier, Paul Newman, etc. The values have changed, but this much?
• Does everyone agree that George Clooney and Ben Affleck were the best looking men in the room?
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I absolutely loved The Town and I can’t believe I have yet to see Argo! Though it’s still so odd that he wasn’t nominated Best Director at the Oscars…
Last night’s Golden Globes is honestly the best GG in a while from the nominees, to the show itself, and to the winners. So many great films and performances awarded accordingly but at the same time, I’m just really ecstatic that even the unexpected ones are recognized as well – win or no win (The Impossible, Amour, The Master, Rust and Bone, The Paperboy etc)
There are a few more awards shows til the Oscars and I’m still catching up with all the films especially the foreign ones, but really, with so many great nominees I can’t even choose who and what to root for!
I agree, there are so many great films and performances nominated this year (2012 was truly a good year for cinema). I have yet to see many of the films, but I truly have high expectations from most of them. Yes, it’s so odd that Ben Affleck wasn’t nominated for the Oscar for Best Director. But the Oscars are a totally different thing, not at all a barometer for the best films.
Yesterday I wrote that I love the award season as much of fashion weeks in terms of level of excitement for the ‘show factor’ and the fashion involved! I haven’t seen Argo, or better, I haven’t been to the movies for ages, but this year there are so many good films to watch! Not sure why, but almost every acceptance speech made me feeling emotional…and yes, I agree with you that Ben Affleck looked so dashing! For me other fashion highlights were the wonderful Dior bright orange gown worn by Jennifer Lawrence and Marion Cotillard, so beautiful! Ada, have a nice day!
George Clooney and Ben Affleck were definitely the best looking men in the room! Loved Anne Hathaway’s Chanel dress, but did not love her Tina Fey impression 😉 Also loved Michelle Dockery’s Alexandre Vauthier and Kate Hudson’s Alexander McQueen – not many people could pull off that dress the way she did!
Well, Ada, I will start with your last sentence: Ben will be always one of the best looking men in all the rooms he enters :D. You know how girls have a favorite man actor? For me, it was Ben (and I am referring to his looks, not the way he plays or directs a movie) for a long time, but Hugh Grant (believe it or not) started to win position and is now in front of the list :))).
I do not have to say again that Argo was a great movie, I also saw the Town and like it a lot, too. This week I will see Django Unchained, but I am sure it will be as good as possible, we are speaking about Tarantino here.
And about the dresses, I liked Naomi’s burgundy dress (how you like to call this color), Isla’s Reem Acra dress, also Amy Adams’ choice with Marchesa and a little bit of Jessica Alba’s Dior dress. I saw that you and Mary Jo commented on Marion’s dress, I did not like the outfit, I think the shoes were the problem. Have a lovely day, Ada :*
I’ve heard so many great things about Argo so I’m actually really keen to see this movie; it sounds like Ben Affleck’s award was very well deserved; he is incredibly talented! Loved Anne Hathaway’s dress; and too Jennifer Lawrence and her glamorous strapless gown. Naomi Watts looked incredible – she has such a glow about her right now and of course I’m thrilled to see an aussie doing so well in Hollywood! xx
I love Naomi too, she exudes grace and style. And you are right, she was simply glowing.
It’s interesting, I didn’t even realise until yesterday that he wasn’t nominated in the best director category at the Oscars. I was so sure that I saw his name there, but probably I simply assumed he was because the film was nominated. Even though I haven’t seen the film yet I’m rooting for it. The guy is one of my favourite persons in the film industry.
I didn’t watch the ceremony this year and I’m not watching the Oscars either (we haven’t even bought a TV subscription since we moved, mainly because we never watch it). But I am enjoying following everything online. As soon as someone uploads a YouTube video I’m watching.
As for Foster’s speech. I felt as if there was simply something missing. Sometimes I had no idea what see was talking about, but I liked the part where she talked about her mother. I too was a little puzzled why she was receiving this award.
About the red carpet. Actually, I wasn’t feeling it this year. It’s probably just me.
Well… Don’t shoot me on the spot, but I am very very veeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeery behind on the movie news as far as the new releases go…
I did, however, browsed the photos yesterday to have a look at the dresses. I was surprised to see how many didn’t get it quite right, but picked a few favourites. Felt sorry for Marion in her God-knows-what Dior P/F 2013 (I admire her for her loyalty and support for Raf/Dior, but boy, oh boy she should have worn something different) and when Jennifer said she had no idea what couture meant I sort of understood why she didn’t mind wearing that poorly fitted dress (sorry, but I didn’t like it at all).
Talking of Dior – did you have a chance to see the P/F 2013? Thoughts? I had an urge to reach for a brown bag (not lady-like reaction) or box of tissues (more lady-like and prettier, too)…
Marion’s dress wasn’t made for the red carpet in my opinion and the entire styling wasn’t right either. As for Jennifer’s dress (no need to feel sorry for expressing your honest opinion), I’ve seen it on Milla Jovovich in an editorial in Vogue Italia and loved it. It’s not the same on Jennifer, but I liked the metallic accessories.
I love your enthusiasm for film Ada! I hope Ben Affleck keeps making great films. As for me, as you know I’m all about Lincoln this year, so I’m glad Ben won at the GG, hoping that the Oscars will be a Lincoln sweep
I didn’t get to watch these live, but hopefully will get to see the Oscars, as it’s one of my oldest traditions to watch the whole thing!
xo Mary Jo
I have yet to watch Argo and I hope to soon. Men can never go wrong in classic tuxes that fit well.
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Agree entirely with your assessments here. And yes on Ben and George. Hello!
I could not agree more with you… its the best movie of the year!
i agree with everything you said! we are definitely on the same page. i haven’t seen argo yet but i so want to. during jodi fosters speech i was beginning to doubt my ability to take in information as everyone in the audience seemed so moved – to me if felt really confusing and a bit uncomfortable.
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