Jan 11 2009
Golden Globe Winners, Colin Farrell
Wow. Exactly a month ago, I did a post about the Golden Globe nominees in the main television categories. As this is a TV review blog, I only mentioned one film category that I felt strongly about:
“I hope Colin Farrell or Brendan Gleeson wins for Best Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy. In Bruges was strange and twisted and darkly funny, and though it unfortunately lost its way at the end, both Farrell and Gleeson were brilliant in it. I might even have to give the edge to Farrell; it was a multi-layered performance of humor, sarcasm, bitterness, fear, vulnerability, and heartbreaking despair. Not an easy role to pull off, but he did it, and Gleeson was right there with him.”
Lo and behold, Colin Farrell actually won. I think he was just as shocked as I was, because let’s face it, these things so often don’t go the way we want them to. Farrell even joked that they must have counted the votes in Florida. He then gave a beautifully rambling speech about love in all its various forms: personal and emotional and related to film and creativity. He was clearly moved by the honor and gave some of that love to costar Brendan Gleeson, saying he’d happily share the statue with him and after the show he’d “cut [him] a hemisphere”.
After doing sterling work in a number of films, notably Minority Report, Phone Booth, A Home at the End of the World, and The New World, it was gratifying to see Colin Farrell finally get formal recognition and a Golden Globe win for his performance. He probably never expected to get an award for a strange, dark film like In Bruges, but his acting was so superb, giving us humor and heartbreak and agonizing remorse and a whole host of other emotions and actions in one singular character.
(Interested in more Colin Farrell love and screencaps? Head on over to the Shrine to Actors.)
The Golden Globes were, as usual, light-hearted and entertaining. The relaxed atmosphere often shows a more genuine side of the performers, and several of the winners gave truly gracious, heartfelt speeches. There were tears, appreciation, and a lot of good humor. And on a personal note, seeing the parade of sexy actors as presenters and winners, like Gerard Butler, Simon Baker, Pierce Brosnan, Jake Gyllenhaal and of course, Colin himself, was a treat for me.
BEST TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA
DEXTER (SHOWTIME)
HOUSE (FOX)
IN TREATMENT (HBO)
MAD MEN (AMC) — WINNER!
TRUE BLOOD (HBO)
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA
SALLY FIELD - BROTHERS AND SISTERS
MARISKA HARGITAY - LAW AND ORDER: SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT
JANUARY JONES - MAD MEN
ANNA PAQUIN - TRUE BLOOD — WINNER!
KYRA SEDGWICK - THE CLOSER
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA
GABRIEL BYRNE - IN TREATMENT — WINNER!
MICHAEL C. HALL - DEXTER
JON HAMM - MAD MEN
HUGH LAURIE - HOUSE
JONATHAN RHYS MEYERS - THE TUDORS
BEST TELEVISION SERIES – COMEDY OR MUSICAL
30 ROCK (NBC) – WINNER!
CALIFORNICATION (SHOWTIME)
ENTOURAGE (HBO)
THE OFFICE (NBC)
WEEDS (SHOWTIME)
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES –COMEDY OR MUSICAL
CHRISTINA APPLEGATE - SAMANTHA WHO?
AMERICA FERRERA - UGLY BETTY
TINA FEY - 30 ROCK – WINNER!
DEBRA MESSING - THE STARTER WIFE
MARY-LOUISE PARKER - WEEDS
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES – COMEDY OR MUSICAL
ALEC BALDWIN - 30 ROCK — WINNER!
STEVE CARELL - THE OFFICE
KEVIN CONNOLLY - ENTOURAGE
DAVID DUCHOVNY - CALIFORNICATION
TONY SHALHOUB - MONK
HBOs John Addams also took home statues for best miniseries, best actor (Paul Giamatti), best actress (Laura Linney), and supporting actor (Tom Wilkinson). The supporting actress nod went to Laura Dern for HBOs Recount.
See a full list of Golden Globe winners at the Internet Movie Database (IMDB).
