Fox's "Glee" is now a Golden Globe award-winner
Despite film flaws, Golden Globes give TV shows credit where it’s due
After yesterday’s screed about the Golden Globes’ treatment of foreign, indie and art house films, you’d think I’d be pretty peeved about television, too.
But I’m not.
In fact, I thought the Hollywood Foreign Press Association did a fine job of picking the winners from this season’s crop of cunning comedies and daring dramas.
“Big Love,” “Dexter,” “The Good Wife” and “Mad Men” got their fair share of kudos. Alec Baldwin of “30 Rock” retained his comedy king crown, and Toni Collette, the awesome Aussie star of “United States of Tara,” finally got a much-deserved Golden Globe.
For me, however, the greatest moment of the night came when the rambunctious cast of “Glee” galloped up to accept its award for best comedy.
I’ve been a fan of “Glee,” Fox’s fierce, funny sitcom about a struggling teacher and his misfit gang of choir geeks, since the very beginning.
The show benefits from a delicious blend of smarts, soap opera storylines and the kind of catty showbiz humor familiar to any backstage veteran. Plus, there’s something about sassy song-and-dance numbers that makes me all warm and squishy inside.
My only regret is that “Glee” cast members Matthew Morrison, Lea Michele and Jane Lynch failed to walk home with individual statuettes. It’d be difficult to turn down anyone in this tremendously talented cast.
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Below are the nominees for the 2010 Golden Globe Awards. Winners are in bold.
BEST SERIES, DRAMA
- “Big Love” HBO
- “Dexter,” Showtime
- “House,” Fox
- “Mad Men,” AMC
- “True Blood, HBO
BEST ACTOR, DRAMA
- Simon Baker, “The Mentalist”
- Michael C. Hall, “Dexter”
- Jon Hamm, “Mad Men”
- Hugh Laurie, “House”
- Bill Paxton, “Big Love”
BEST ACTRESS, DRAMA
- Glenn Close, “Damages”
- January Jones, “Mad Men”
- Julianna Margulies, “The Good Wife”
- Anna Paquin, “True Blood”
- Kyra Sedgwick, “The Closer
BEST SERIES, COMEDY OR MUSICAL
- “30 Rock,” NBC
- “Entourage,” HBO
- “Glee,” Fox
- “Modern Family,” ABC
- “The Office,” NBC
BEST ACTOR, MUSICAL OR COMEDY
- Alec Baldwin, “30 Rock”
- Steve Carell, “The Office”
- David Duchovny, “Californication”
- Thomas Jane, “Hung”
- Matthew Morrison, “Glee”
BEST ACTRESS, MUSICAL OR COMEDY
- Toni Collette, “United States of Tara”
- Courteney Cox, “Cougar Town”
- Edie Falco, “Nurse Jackie”
- Tina Fey, “30 Rock”
- Lea Michele, “Glee”
BEST MINISERIES OR MOVIE
- “Georgia O’Keeffe,” Lifetime Television
- “Grey Gardens,” HBO
- “Into the Storm,” HBO
- “Little Dorrit,” PBS
- “Taking Chance,” HBO
Actress, Miniseries or Movie
- Joan Allen, “Georgia O’Keeffe”
- Drew Barrymore, “Grey Gardens”
- Jessica Lange, “Grey Gardens”
- Anna Paquin, “The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler”
- Sigourney Weaver, “Prayers for Bobby”
Actor, Miniseries or Movie
- Kevin Bacon, “Taking Chance”
- Kenneth Branagh, “Wallander: One Step Behind”
- Chiwetel Ejiofor, “Endgame”
- Brendan Gleeson, “Into the Storm”
- Jeremy Irons, “Georgia O’Keeffe”
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
- Michael Emerson, “Lost”
- Neil Patrick Harris, “How I Met Your Mother”
- William Hurt, “Damages”
- John Lithgow, “Dexter”
- Jeremy Piven, “Entourage”
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
- Jane Adams, “Hung”
- Rose Byrne, “Damages”
- Jane Lynch, “Glee”
- Janet McTeer, “Into The Storm”
- Chloë Sevigny, “Big Love”
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