“Good evening and welcome you bunch of despicable, spoiled, minimally talented brats,” proclaimed one cheerful Tina Fey, co-host (along with long-time friend, Amy Poehler) of the 72nd Annual Golden Globes held on Sunday, January 11, at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills. The event, which is an awards show for excellence in film and television, accommodated more than 6500 actors, actresses, and other big names in television and film.
The Golden Globes are always fun to watch, to be able to see some of Hollywood’s biggest stars in a dazzling state and to witness awards won for film and television. This year, the co-hosts made the night worth watching with their comedic – but offensive – monologue which resulted in a humored and entertained audience. They made multiple jokes in reference to North Korea and the controversy regarding The Interview, a political satire comedy film starring Seth Rogen and James Franco, observing, that the night was all about celebrating great television shows and “movies that North Korea was OK with.”
The two collected even more laughs when introducing certain presenters, such as the well-known Oprah.
“Our next presenter is known by only one name. Please welcome: Winfrey!” the two hosts announced.
After three consecutive, successful times hosting the Golden Globes, a certain feeling of sadness was brought about to many as it was Fey and Poehler’s last time to run the show, which is known as Hollywood’s biggest party of the year. Their entertaining and amazing legacy left a somewhat bitter feeling among viewers.
E! News Online admitted, “Well, that’s it. The Golden Globes will never be worth watching again because Tina Fey and Amy Poehler just finished hosting it for the final time.”
Along with the humor presented to the audience by the amusing and well-loved hosts, the 2015 Golden Globes went on as the glitzy, booze-filled event it is every year.
The interesting night saw movies such as “Boyhood,” an American coming-of-age film that was shot over 12 years with the same cast, and “The Grand Budapest Hotel,” a comedy recounting the adventures of a well-known European hotel concierge, receives awards for Best Motion Picture.
Eddie Redmayne (The Theory of Everything) and Julianne Moore (Still Alice) won Best Actor/Actress in a Drama Motion Picture, while Michael Keaton (Birdman) and Amy Adams (Big Eyes) won the same awards, but for comedy films.
As far as TV shows went, “The Affair” and “Transparent” achieved Best TV Series. “Fargo” took home the title of Best Mini-Series or TV Movie. Kevin Spacey (House of Cards) won Best Actor in a Drama TV Series, and Ruth Wilson (The Affair) won Best Actress in the same category.
George Clooney received the Lifetime Award – and a few jabs from Fey and Poehler as they joked that his wife, Amal, should’ve been the one to win the award.
“Amal is a human rights lawyer who worked on the Enron case, was an advisor to Kofi Annan regarding Syria, and was selected for a three-person UN Commission investigating rules of war violations in the Gaza Strip. So tonight, her husband is getting a lifetime award,” Fey announced.
With three years of experience, it’s evident that Tina Fey and Amy Poehler have the whole hosting process down. Near the end of the night, the two hosts were recognized by Meryl Streep, who declared from the stage, “How much are we going to miss Amy and Tina? Oh, my gosh!”