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Thanks to the ongoing Writer's Strike, not only are we deprived of watching our favorite stars accept their statues, we are also deprived of oohing and aahing over them as they make their way down the Red Carpet. No photo ops. No catty opinions of Katie Holmes's latest hair-do or toga-dress. No drooling over Angelina and Brad. To somewhat ease our pain, instead, a special Dateline NBC aired in which Matt Lauer hosted interviews with some of the Golden Globe nominees.
The first interviewed was Kyra Sedgwyck, who is nominated for Best Actress in a Drama for her work in The Closer. She is defending her title this year, after having won it last year. This is her third Golden Globe nomination.
She compared herself to her character, commenting on how they both have a thing for sugar, chocolate in particular, and loves the intensity of the role. She is proud to be a forerunner in the 30-40 year-old category of women taking on strong leading roles on tv. She commented on her marriage to Kevin Bacon, almost twenty years now, and the importance of staying grounded with family. She worries about the soon-to-be empty nest. She credited her children for the work they did in New Orleans, as it was their idea to do some philanthropic work at home in the US.
I wish her luck, as I have greatly enjoyed her work since the early 90s (think Singles).
Next up was James McAvoy, who is up for Best Actor in his role as Robby Turner in Atonement. The 28 year-old Scotsman was last seen in The Last King of Scotland and The Lion, Witch, and the Wardrobe. He talked about his character, how he was devastated by him, and carries a part of him with him always. He was asked about his flirtation with entering the priesthood and said that he was considering that when suddenly he experienced women, and they won. He is married to Anne-Marie Duff. He finds his status as an up-and-coming Hollywood Star weird, as he has only spent about six weeks of his life in Hollywood. His upcoming role is in a movie called The Wanted, with Angelina Jolie.
I love listening to him speak, as I adore a Scottish accent, finding it sexier than a British or Australian one.
The Commentators of The Players Room are giving their picks for various categories. They agree on some and disagree on others. Here, they picked Denzel Washington or George Clooney as Best Actor and Angelina as Best Actress.
The third interview was with Denzel Washington, most of which was taken from his interview done with Russell Crowe back in October. Denzel is up against himself, as two of his movies are up for Best Film: An American Gangster and The Great Debators. TGD is his second directing attempt. He loves those "David vs. Goliath" kind of movies.
Denzel is up for Best Actor for playing Frank Lucas in American Gangster. Having grown up in NYC, he can remember the area between 5th Ave. and 116th as being a haven for drug dealers. He wasn't familiar with Frank Lucas as a person, though.
When working on the movie, he visited the real Frank Lucas, who is now 77 years old and frail in jail. Lucas was excited that Denzel was going to play him and was hoping for glory and Oscars. Denzel told him that he was not interested in glorifying what Lucas had done and that he deserved to be in jail, but he was fascinated by the story.
Matt Lauer attempted, and failed miserably, to pit Denzel against his co-star Russell Crowe. Denzel said that working a scene with another brilliant actor like Russell wasn't about trying to outdo the other guy. Instead it was like a fine dance in which you need a good partner in order to have a good scene, yourself. He wouldn't want to ever attempt any of Russell's famous roles, as only Russell Crowe is able to pull them off. Russell, on the other hand, would love to have a shot at any of Denzel's major roles.
I love Denzel because he is an amazing actor. I wish him luck, as well.
William Shatner, up for Best Supporting Actor in the drama Boston Legal is now 76 years old and first became famous playing Captain Kirk in the Star Trek series. He has also been an author, musician, and pitches products like priceline.com. He has already had two Emmys and one Golden Globe for his chracter Denny Crane, and is prepared to have to give that up this year (his words, not mine).
I still can't get past his "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" remake that we listened to endlessly in college.
Patricia Arquette is up for her third nomination in a row for her character in NBC's Medium. She considers her character "real" and thinks that fans are drawn to the family relationships. At 39 years of age, she has a history of navigating the acting world by her own accord, usually having looks play second fiddle to the strength of the role. For example, she refused to lose weight for her role on the show, because she is playing a mother of three.
Arquette comes from a family of actors and was a self-described "hell on wheels". She shaved her head and ran away from home to stay with big sister Rosanna.
She commented on the paparazzi and how it is dangerous. She feels that Britney Spears suffers from some kind of Stockholm syndrome, having fallen in love with her captors, the paparazzi.
My favorite part was when she said that artists all ahve self-destructive tendencies, but some are better at it than others.
I also applauded her for being honest about being relieved to not have to worry about her dress and having to make her way down the red carpet.
It was a good interview, even though I hate her show.
Kathy Griffin, who won an Emmy for My Life on the D-List spent some time making fun of the celebrities and their Red-Carpet tendencies. This is the time of year for Botox and for puking all week to fit into the dress. You have to come to the Carpet late so that you can blow off the press. If you bring your mom you are either gay or having relationship trouble. She ripped on the unnatural posing and how the women all look like dolls and are trying to look like mermaids. Of course all of the thanks go to the people on the actors' payrolls, as those are their only friends. And she loves the Press Room, as the celebrities let their guard down, and of course she loves the drunk speeches.
I just usually don't find her that funny, but I snickered here and there.
Jeremy Piven is up for Best Supporting Actor for his role as Ari on Entourage. People are disappointed that he isn't as intense as Ari in real life. He got his start onstage in his parents' theatre in Chicago and has a long film record, with nothing outstanding.
He coined his signature phrase "Wanna hug it out, bitch?" but rarely hears it. But, at a Passover service, his Rabbi came up to him and paraphrased it to him, making him feel guilty for making his Rabbi swear in Temple. It's funnier when he tells the story, of course.
I adore Jeremy Piven. He's another one I've watched since Singles.
The commentators have picked 30 Rock and Entourage for Best Comedy.
Amy Adams, at age 33, isn't aware of how much her movie Enchanted has grossed, but is aware of the impact it has had on the children. She is excited to see the joy of children talking about the movie. She has her own doll and actually got into a bidding war on e-Bay for one so that her boyfriend's niece could have one.
She finds Patrick Dempsey to be McDreamy in real life, as well. She has kissed him, Leonardo DiCaprio, and Will Ferrell. Trying to compare their kissing styles in order to choose the best is difficult, as they all kiss differently. But she just about blushed when saying that Will Ferrell was surprisingly good at it.
Despite the "fairy-tale" that she is living, she still feels like she is the same person.
Nikki Blonsky was just out of high school when she was chosen for her role in Hairspray. Her love affair with Tracy Turnblatt began when she saw the musical at age 15. 6 1/2 months of auditioning finally landed her the role.
She was ecstatic at the Critics Choicd Awards last week, screaming her head off, much like she did during the Golden Globe Nominees announcement. Only at that awards show, she didn't have a coffee table to kick over.
She is blown away by her success, having gotten a big smile from both Brad Pitt and a congrats from George Clooney.
Likening the loss of the Golden Globes to being fully-dressed dressed for prom, only to have prom cancelled, she is happy for the nomination. Working makes her happy because she is having fun.
The Football Guys discussed John Travolta dressing up as a woman and compared him to other famous men playing women (Robin Willams in Mrs. Doubtfire, for example).
Ellen Page is up for an award for her title role as a pregnant teenager in Juno. When she got the script for the movie, she fell in love with it and became obsessed with it. She focused on the strengths of her character. When presented with a critical comment saying that she owns the character of Juno, much like Audrey Hepburn owns the character of Holly Golightly, Ellen said she has a hard time with that because she feels that she still has a lot to learn.
Though she is a member of young Hollywood, she feels different from them, as she has spent her life growing up with a normal childhood in Halifax, Nova Scotia. She fell into acting at age ten when a scout found her. She still went to normal school and played soccer. Her parents basically said that as long as she kept up her grades, she could continue acting. She didn't take it seriously until about age 15. Now at twenty, she still feels grounded and secure in who she is. She also feels that there is a lack of compassion for "Young Hollywood".
Sally Field became famous forty years ago for her role as Gidget. Now she is up for a Golden Globe for her role as Nora on Brothers and Sisters. She plays a grandmother who is dealing with all kinds of contemporary issues: a gay son, another one involved in the Iraq war, an offspring from her late husband's cheating days. She won an Emmy for this role, but got bleeped at the awards for saying "God damn" when talking about the war. This led to a review of her other award acceptance speeches ("You love me! You really love me!") as well as her other acting accomplishments.
She commented that the paparazzi is more of a problem now for Young Hollywood, whereas when she was a young teen actor, it wasn't so bad.
When Matt Lauer asked her if he thought we were reverting to a respect for older actresses, she disagreed, despite the age of all of the other actresses in her category (Kyra Sedgwyck, Glenn Close, Edie Falco, Holly Hunter, Patricia Arquette, Minnie Driver).
And that, my friends, is the "Red Carpet" of tonight's Golden Globes. Now, for the winners......
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