Ricky Gervais’ Opening Monologue At 2016 Golden Globes

Who enjoyed last night’s Golden Globe Awards? Did your favorites win?

I was surprised a bit by the surge for “Mr. Robot.” I hadn’t heard of it, so hubby Michael and I immediately found it On Demand and tried it out.

(Not really my kinda thing I found out.)

I did think Ricky Gervais’ opening monologue was funny at times, although the transgender jokes were unnecessary. Check it out below.

2016 Golden Globe Nominations Announced Today

The 2016 Golden Globe Award nominations were announced this morning Hollywood.

The awards will be held on January 10. Check the full list of nominees:

Best Motion Picture, Drama
Carol
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Revenant
Room
Spotlight
Best Motion Picture, Musical, or Comedy
The Big Short
Joy
The Martian
Spy
Trainwreck
Best Performance By an Actress in a Motion Picture, Drama
Cate Blanchett, Carol
Brie Larson, Room
Rooney Mara, Carol
Saiorse Ronin, Brooklyn
Alicia Vikander, The Danish Girl
Best Performance By an Actress in a Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy
Jennifer Lawrence, Joy
Melissa McCarthy, Spy
Amy Schumer, Trainwreck
Maggie Smith, The Lady in the Van
Lily Tomlin, Grandma
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama
Bryan Cranston, Trumbo
Leonardo DiCaprio, The Revenant
Michael Fassbender, Steve Jobs
Eddie Redmayne, The Danish Girl
Will Smith, Concussion
Best Performance By an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
Paul Dano, Love
Idris Elba, Beast of No Nation
Mark Rylance, Bridge of Spies
Michael Shannon, 99 Homes
Sylvester Stallone, Creed
Best Performance by Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
Jane Fonda, Youth
Jennifer Jason Leigh, Hateful Eight
Helen Mirren, Trumbo
Alicia Vikander, Ex Machina
Kate Winslet, Steve Jobs
Best Director, Motion Picture
Todd Haynes, Carol
Alejandro González Iñárritu, The Revenant
Tom McCarthy, Spotlight
George Miller, Mad Max: Fury Road
Ridley Scott, The Martian
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture, Musical, or Comedy
Christian Bale, The Big Short
Steve Carell, The Big Short
Matt Damon, The Martian
Al Pacino, Danny Collins
Mark Ruffalo, Infinitely Polar Bear
Best Screenplay, Motion Picture
Emma Donoghue, Room
Tom McCarthy, Josh Singer, Spotlight
Charles Randolph & Adam McKay, The Big Short
Aaron Sorkin, Steve Jobs
Quentin Tarantino, The Hateful Eight
Original Score, Motion Picture
Carter Burwell, Carol
Alexander Desplat, The Danish Girl
Ennio Morricone, The Hateful Eight
Daniel Pemberton, Steve Jobs
Ryuchi Sakamoto, The Revanant
Best Motion Picture, Animated
Anomalisa
The Good Dinosaur
Inside Out
The Peanuts Movie
Shaun the Sheep Movie
Best Original Song, Motion Picture
“Love Me Like You Do,” Fifty Shades of Grey
“One Kind of Love,” Love & Mercy
“See You Again,” Furious 7
“Simple Song #3,” Youth
“Writing’s on the Wall,” Spectre
Best Motion Picture, Foreign Language
The Brand New Testament
The Club
The Fencer 
Mustang
Son of Saul
Best Television Series, Drama
Empire, Fox
Game of Thrones, HBO
Mr. Robot, USA
Narcos, Netflix
Outlander, Starz
Best Television Series, Musical or Comedy
Casual, Hulu
Mozart in the Jungle, Amazon Video
Orange Is the New Black, Netflix
Silicon Valley, HBO
Transparent, Amazon Video
Veep, HBO
Best Television Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
American Crime, ABC
American Horror Story: Hotel, FX
Fargo, FX
Flesh and Bone, Starz
Wolf Hall, PBS
Best Performance By an Actor in a Television Series, Drama
Jon Hamm, Mad Men
Rami Malek, Mr. Robot
Wagner Moura, Narcos 
Bob Odenkirk, Better Call Saul
Liev Schreiber, Ray Donovan
Best Performance By an Actor in a Television Series, Musical, or Comedy
Aziz Ansari, Master of None
Gael García Bernal, Mozart in the Jungle
Rob Lowe, The Grinder
Patrick Stewart, Blunt Talk
Jeffrey Tambor, Transparent
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Series, Limited Series, or Motion Picture Made for Television
Idris Elba, Luther
Oscar Isaac, Show Me a Hero
David Oyelowo, Nightingale
Mark Rylance, Wolf Hall
Patrick Wilson, Fargo
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Limited Series, or Motion Picture Made for Television
Alan Cumming, The Good Wife
Damien Lewis, Wolf Hall
Ben Mendelson, Bloodline
Tobias Menzies, Outlander
Christian Slater, Mr. Robot
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Series, Limited Series, or Motion Picture Made for Television
Caitriona Balfe, Outlander
Viola Davis, How to Get Away With Murder
Eva Green, Penny Dreadful
Taraji P. Henson, Empire
Robin Wright, House of Cards
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Limited Series, or Motion Picture Made for Television
Uzo Aduba, Orange Is the New Black
Joanna Froggatt, Downton Abbey
Regina King, American Crime
Judith Light, Transparent
Moira Tierney, The Affair
Best Performance by an Actress in a Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Kirsten Dunst, Fargo
Lady Gaga, American Horror Story: Hotel
Sarah Hay, Flesh and Bone
Felicity Huffman, American Crime
Queen Latifah, Bessie
Best Performance By an Actress in a Television Series, Musical, or Comedy
Rachel Bloom, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
Jamie Lee Curtis, Scream Queens
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep
Gina Rodriguez, Jane the Virgin
Lily Tomlin, Grace and Frankie 

Amy Poehler & Tina Fey’s Opening From 2015 Golden Globes

Mixed bag of results last night on the Golden Globes, although several great wins for the LGBT community – Matt Bomer’s win for The Normal Heart; Transparent win for Best Comedy; Jeffrey Tambor’s win for Best Actor in Transparent.

But the best of the evening was clearly the opening by Amy Poehler and Tina Fey. They had announced this would be their third and final year hosting the event, and they went out in fabu style.

72nd Golden Globe Award Nominations Are Out!

The Golden Globes Awards, hosted by Tina Fey and Amy Poehler, will air on NBC on Jan. 11.

Via OUT:

The Disney adaptation of Stephen Sondheim’s musical, Into the Woods, directed by Rob Marshall (and produced by his husband), received a nomination for Best Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy, along with actor noms for two of its female cast faves, Emily Blunt and a relative unknown named Meryl Streep. The excellent indie film Pride is up against bigger films in the same Best Motion Picture category.

HBO’s TV movie The Normal Heart, adapted with Larry Kramer by Ryan Murphy, received two noms, one for Best TV Movie or Mini-series and Matt Bomer for Best Supporting Actor. Alan Cumming is up in the same category for his work on The Good Wife. Julianne Moore received a nomination for her work in Still Alice, from the gay directors (and real life couple) Richard Glatzer and Wash Westmoreland. Amazon received its first two Golden Globe nominations with its original series Transparent, including Best Actor in a Comedy Series for Jeffrey Tambor. And The Imitation Game, about gay WWII hero Alan Turing, received four nominations: for its stars Benedict Cumberbatch and Keira Knightley, as well as Best Motion Picture, Drama and Best Original Score.

See the complete list of nominations below:

Best Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy
Birdman
Into the Woods
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Pride
St. Vincent

Best Motion Picture, Drama
Boyhood
Foxcatcher
The Imitation Game
Selma
The Theory of Everything

Best Director
Wes Anderson, The Grand Budapest Hotel
Ava DuVernay, Selma
David Fincher, Gone Girl
Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Birdman

Best Animated Motion Picture
Big Hero 6
The Book of Life
The Boxtrolls
The Lego Movie
How to Train Your Dragon 2

Best Actor, Musical or Comedy
Ralph Fiennes, The Grand Budapest Hotel
Michael Keaton, Birdman
Bill Murray, St. Vincent
Joaquin Phoenix, Inherent Vice
Christoph Waltz, Big Eyes

Best Actress, Musical or Comedy
Amy Adams, Big Eyes
Emily Blunt, Into the Woods
Helen Mirren, The Hundred-Foot Journey
Julianne Moore, Maps to the Stars
Quvenzhané Wallis, Annie

Best Supporting Actress
Patricia Arquette, Boyhood
Jessica Chastain, A Most Violent Year
Keira Knightley, The Imitation Game
Emma Stone, Birdman
Meryl Streep, Into the Woods

Best Supporting Actor
Robert Duvall, The Judge
Ethan Hawke, Boyhood
Edward Norton, Birdman
Mark Ruffalo, Foxcatcher
J.K. Simmons, Whiplash

Best Foreign Language Film
Force Majeure
Gett
Ida
Leviathan
Tangerines Mandarinid

Best Supporting Actor in a Series, Mini-Series, or Motion Picture Made for Television
Matt Bomer, The Normal Heart
Alan Cumming, The Good Wife
Colin Hanks, Fargo
Bill Murray, Olive Kitteridge
Jon Voight, Ray Donovan

Best Supporting Actress in a Series, Mini-Series, or Motion Picture Made for Television
Uzo Aduba, Orange is the New Black
Kathy Bates, American Horror Story: Freak Show
Joanne Froggatt, Downton Abbey
Allison Janney, Mom
Michelle Monaghan, True Detective

Best Original Score, Motion Picture
Johann Johannsson, The Theory of Everything
Alexandre Desplat, The Imitation Game
Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross, Gone Girl
Antonio Sanchez, Birdman
Hans Zimmer, Interstellar

Best Comedy Series
Girls
Jane the Virgin
Orange Is the New Black
Silicon Valley
Transparent

Best Actress in a TV Series, Comedy or Musical
Lena Dunham, Girls
Edie Falco, Nurse Jackie
Gina Rodriguez, Jane the Virgin
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep
Taylor Schilling, Orange is the New Black

Best Performance by an Actor in TV Series, Comedy or Musical
Louis C.K., Louie
Don Cheadle, House of Lies
Ricky Gervais, Derek
William H. Macy, Shameless
Jeffrey Tambor, Transparent

Jared Leto wins Golden Globe Award for transgendered role

Tonight at the Golden Globe Awards, Jared Leto won a Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture for his role as “Rayon” in the film DALLAS BUYERS CLUB.

Nice to see transgendered acceptance at the Golden Globes. Congrats Jared!

Gay-themed projects Behind the Candelabra and Dallas Buyers Club were among the 71st annual Golden Globes’ big winners. The two films took home major honors during the awards show co-hosted by Tina Fey and Amy Poehler.

HBO’s Liberace biopic, a frontrunner, won Best Miniseries for TV Movie, and Michael Douglas won for Best Actor in Miniseries or TV Movie.

Dallas Buyers Club‘s Matthew McConaughey won Best Lead Actor (Drama).

Check out a complete list of winners.

The 71st Golden Globe nominations announced

The Golden Globe nominations were announced this morning.

HBO’s Behind The Candelbra leads the TV categories with four nominations, including Best Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made For Television, plus three noms in acting categories went to Michael Douglas, Matt Damon and Rob Lowe.

Did your favorite movie/TV show/actor/creative person get recognized?

Check the complete list below.

Best Picture, Drama:
“12 Years a Slave”
“Captain Phillips”
“Gravity”
“Philomena”
“Rush”

Best Picture, Musical or Comedy:
“American Hustle”
“Her”
“Inside Llewyn Davis”
“Nebraska”
“The Wolf of Wall Street”

Best Director:
Alfonso Cuaron, “Gravity”
Paul Greengrass, “Captain Phillips”
Steve McQueen, “12 Years a Slave”
Alexander Payne, “Nebraska”
David O. Russell, “American Hustle”

Best Actor, Drama:
Chiwetel Ejiofor, “12 Years a Slave”
Idris Elba, “Mandela: The Long Walk to Freedom”
Tom Hanks, “Captain Phillips”
Matthew McConaughey, “Dallas Buyers Club”
Robert Redford, “All Is Lost”

Best Actress, Drama:
Cate Blanchett, “Blue Jasmine”
Sandra Bullock, “Gravity”
Judi Dench, “Philomena”
Emma Thompson, “Saving Mr. Banks”
Kate Winslet, “Labor Day”

Best Actor, Musical or Comedy:
Christian Bale, “American Hustle”
Bruce Dern, “Nebraska”
Leonardo DiCaprio, “The Wolf of Wall Street”
Oscar Isaac, “Inside Llewyn Davis”
Joaquin Phoenix, “Her”

Best Actress, Musical or Comedy:
Amy Adams, “American Hustle”
Julie Delpy, “Before Midnight”
Greta Gerwig, “Frances Ha”
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, “Enough Said”
Meryl Streep, “August: Osage County”

Best Supporting Actor:
Barkhad Abdi, “Captain Phillips”
Daniel Bruel, “Rush”
Bradley Cooper, “American Hustle”
Michael Fassbender, “12 Years a Slave”
Jared Leto, “Dallas Buyers Club”

Best Supporting Actress:
Sally Hawkins, “Blue Jasmine
Jennifer Lawrence, “American Hustle”
Lupita Nyong’o, “12 Years a Slave”
Julia Roberts, “August: Osage County”
June Squibb, “Nebraska”

Best Animated Feature Film:
“The Croods”
“Despicable Me 2”
“Frozen”

Foreign Language Film:
“Blue Is the Warmest Color”
“The Great Beauty”
“The Hunt”
“The Past”
“The Wind Rises”

Best Screenplay:
“12 Years a Slave”
“American Hustle”
“Her”
“Nebraska”
“Philomena”

Best Original Song:
“Atlas,” performed by Coldplay – “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire”
“Let It Go,” performed by Idina Menzel – “Frozen”
“Ordinary Day,” performed by U2 – “Mandela: The Long Walk to Freedom”
“Please Mr. Kennedy,” performed by Justin Timberlake, Oscar Isaac, and Adam Driver – “Inside Llewyn Davis”
“Sweeter Than Fiction,” performed by Taylor Swift – “One Chance”

Best Original Score:
Alex Ebert, “All Is Lost”
Alex Heffes, “Mandela: The Long Walk to Freedom”
Steven Price, “Gravity”
John Williams, “The Book Thief”
Hans Zimmer, “12 Years a Slave”

TELEVISION

Best Television Series, Drama:
“Breaking Bad”
“Downton Abbey”
“The Good Wife”
“House of Cards”
“Masters of Sex”

Best Television Series, Comedy or Musical:
“The Big Bang Theory”
“Brooklyn Nine-Nine”
“Girls”
“Modern Family”
“Parks and Recreation”

Best Miniseries or Television Movie:
“American Horror Story: Coven”
“Beyond the Candelabra”
“Dancing on the Edge”
“Top of the Lake”
“White Queen”

Best Actor, Television Drama:
Bryan Cranston, “Breaking Bad”
Liev Schreiber, “Ray Donovan”
Michael Sheen, “Masters of Sex”
Kevin Spacey, “House of Cards”
James Spader, “The Blacklist

Best Actress, Television Drama:
Juliana Margulies, “The Good Wife”
Tatiana Maslany, “Orphan Black”
Taylor Schilling, “Orange Is the New Black”
Kerry Washington, “Scandal”
Robin Wright, “House of Cards”

Best Actor, Television Comedy or Musical:
Jason Bateman, “Arrested Development”
Don Cheadle, “House of Lies”
Michael J. Fox, “The Michael J. Fox Show”
Jim Parsons, “The Big Bang Theory”
Andy Samberg, “Brooklyn Nine-Nine”

Best Actress, Television Comedy or Musical:
Zooey Deschanel, “New Girl”
Lena Dunham, “Girls”
Edie Falco, “Nurse Jackie”
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, “Veep”
Amy Poehler, “Parks and Recreation”

Best Actor, Television Movie or Mini-Series:
Matt Damon, “Behind the Candelabra”
Michael Douglas, “Behind the Candelabra”
Chiwetel Ejiofor, “Top of the Lake”
Idris Elba, “Luthor”
Al Pacino, “Phil Specter”

Best Actress, Television Movie or Mini-Series:
Helena Bonham Carter, “Burton and Taylor”
Rebecca Ferguson, “White Queen”
Jessica Lange, “American Horror Story: Coven”
Helen Mirren, “Phil Specter”
Elisabeth Moss, “Top of the Lake”

Best Supporting Actor:
Josh Charles, “The Good Wife”
Rob Lowe, “Behind the Candelabra”
Aaron Paul, “Breaking Bad”
Corey Stoll, “House of Cards”
Jon Voight, “Ray Donovan”

Best Supporting Actress:
Jacqueline Bisset, “Dancing on the Edge”
Janet McTeer, “White Queen”
Hayden Panettiere, “Nashville”
Monica Potter, “Parenthood”
Sofia Vergara, “Modern Family”

Funny or Die: What Jodie Foster was thinking during Golden Globes speech

I have my own feelings about Jodie Foster’s “did she or didn’t she come out” speech during the recent Golden Globe Awards.

Coming out, I feel is a very private and personal matter. No one can dictate the time or terms on which someone addresses this very personal issue.

However, I will say, public figures who DO come out offer visibility and role models to younger LGBT folks. They prove that “it does get better.”

I still don’t know if Jodie Foster did or didn’t come out last Sunday. So, if I’m confused – how do you think young gays and lesbians feel?

Loud and proud or not – if you’re going to do something, do it.

Just my two cents.