All-in-all, I found the GG's to be UU--unusually unglamorous. The rain didn't help anyone's hair or make-up and with a few exceptions, I thought the dresses were a mixture of over-ruffled or space-aged mistakes. Starting with the umbrellas, moving on to Julia Roberts rendering the red-carpet host speechless with her NBC being in the toilet comment, to missed queues, and ending with Ricky Gervais and his crude observations, it was an awkward evening.
I really don't think I'm a killjoy but I didn't find Mr. Gervais that great. What's so funny about reminding Paul McCartney about his horrendous divorce? Sure Paul still has lots of money even after he had to give half of it to his ex, but still, divorce is painful, and it showed on Sir Paul's face. Mel Gibson handled his arrow a little better but alcoholism and drunk driving aren't really that funny either.
And I know it's not Politically Correct to ask, but why can a black person invoke God's name in thanks and praise and bring tears to everyone's eyes but not a white person? If a white person, even one that had suffered the same trails and tribulations as Mo'Nique, had given a God speech, there would have been snickers galore--they would be labeled as a religious freak and probably never work in Hollywood again. What's up with that?
It was nice to see Colin Farrell looking sober but sobering to see Harrison Ford looking and sounding like he has developed dementia. He's still a handsome man, but now that he's "of a certain age" he should drop the dazed and confused act. John Hamm and George Cloney were both dashing in a very hairetsu kind of way and wrapping-up the guys--Jeff Bridges cleans-up pretty well; Micky Rourke, not so much.
And now for the girls. As usual, Penelope Cruz was stunning in a black Armani and Meryl Streep looked lovely in a black-belted number that showed off her pretty shoulders. But the surprise stunner of the evening--Tony Collette who glowed in a gold Carolina Herrara.
I loved the tribute to Martin Scorsese--he had his bushy eyebrows slicked down and his big glasses shined-up looking very dapper. His enthusiasm for filmmaking and preservation is infectious. This man is clearly not "in it" for the money.
And now for the winners in the "most gracious" category. Drum roll please... The winner for most gracious actress goes to Chloe Sevigny for thanking a production assistant for running lines with her. The most gracious actor award goes to Jeff Bridges for thanking his long-time stand-in. Anyone who's ever been on a movie set knows that P.A.'s are low man on the totem pole and stand-ins aren't much higher. Kudos to Ms. Sevigny and Mr. Bridges!
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