One Last Day of Golden Globe Goofing - Four Questions
Thursday, January 12, 2017 at 1:00AM 
Perhaps in an effort to stave off worries about the impending T****ocalyspe, I've been doing a whole lot of pretending it's still last Sunday night in my head to relive the joys of the most consistent part of life that's not as depressing as taxes and death: awards shows!
So I did a quick poll of Team Experience to get one last rush of feelings out about the Golden Globes before we're on to Oscar nominations (Jan 24th) and SAG Awards (Jan 29th). Four happy questions after the jump. You should answer them, too. More being merrier, etcetera...
What actors are you dying to see co-star and in what kind of film after last night's event?
MURTADA: Both gave wise witty winning speeches so let's get Tracee Ellis Ross and Viola Davis together in a comedy. Maybe they could be private detectives solving an international mystery that takes them to many strange places.
MATTHEW: Meryl and Viola in a moody mother-daughter drama. It could honestly just be a word-for-word, shot-for-shot remake of Autumn Sonata, which I realize is sacrilege, but I honestly don't care. These two need an on-screen reunion in something worthy of their talents.
ERIC: How about Casey Affleck and Michelle Williams in a smart, nonbullshit romantic comedy?
MANUEL: I'm still waiting for a Gael/Diego reunion worth our time. A gay rom-com may, perhaps, be too much to ask for, but I'd love to see a bromantic dramedy that capitalizes on their undeniable chemistry.
NICK: Nicole Kidman and Reese Witherspoon in a documentary about my 40th birthday party. Or Goldie Hawn and Amy Schumer in Jean Genet's The Maids, like it's never been done before. They can pick their third.
JORGE: Naomi Campbell and Matt Bomer need to star in a Westworld spinoff set in the 1970s New York disco scene. They, of course, play the perfect hosts with a secret.
Which win made you happiest and why?
NICK: Moonlight and Huppert. Because they are so far out ahead of even the good work they were nominated against, much less the more dubious inclusions in each category. I'm not expecting repeats at the Oscars, but they give a girl hope. And Barry Jenkins's glasses game is so A+++!
JOSE: Elle's mini sweep was a delicious reminder of how transgressive the Globes can be.
ERIC: Isabelle Huppert, of course. The love affair between her and Verhoeven must have Sharon Stone fuming with jealousy.
STEVEN: Moonlight winning best picture drama, after crushing defeats in supporting actor and screenplay, I was sure it was done for, and started worrying about this affecting its nomination tally at the Oscars. I actually sighed a breath of relief when it won.
JORGE: I would do unspeakable things to the creative music team behind La La Land, but I'm going on a tangent...
What was your favorite acceptance speech (other than Meryl's) on Sunday night and why?
LYNN: Emma Stone's. A nice callout to struggling actors/artists everywhere, and a timely reminder of one of La La Land's core themes that can get a little lost in all the swooning over its more romantic and fantastical elements.
NICK: Tracee's, Viola's, and Ryan's, because they had thought about what they wanted to say and said it, but expressed those thoughts with sincerity, plausible spontaneity, and impeccable emotional truth. Oh my god, and Paul Verhoeven's! Because those two frigging love each other. And I would never have thought of them as collaborators but it makes so much sense, and he really wants her to win that Oscar. (I know you only wanted one, but I won't be ignored, Dan!)
DANCIN' DAN: Paul Verhoeven, turning his acceptance speech into a hymn of praise to Isabelle Huppert, which is just how everyone should accept every award in every year.
MATTHEW: Tracee Ellis Ross' win gave us an unimpeachably lovely moment to revel in. I don't regularly watch Black-ish, but I've seen enough episodes to know that Ross is easily one of our most creative and unheralded comedic forces — unheralded, that is, until Sunday, when Ross became the first black performer since Debbie Allen (!) to pick up a Golden Globe for Best Actress in a TV Series, Musical or Comedy. That specific prize could have gone any which way last night and while I'm partial to Insecure's radiant Issa Rae, it was still a total pleasure to see Ross seize the spotlight and exude such pure, unadulterated delight at this late-career recognition. Ross delivered one of the night's most eloquent and exemplary speeches, thanking all of her key collaborators, but also finding the time to recognize this watershed moment of inclusion that has enabled a show as gloriously specific and slyly subversive as Black-ish (and Atlanta and Insecure and Jane the Virgin) to even exist, providing actresses like Ross with the most compelling material of their careers. Watching a beaming Ross squeal, "I like it here!" with her Globe in-hand is a sweet, joy-inducing memory that I'll certainly be returning to in the next few weeks.
Isabelle Huppert's Speech was _______ ?
MATTHEW: Maybe one of the most convincing performances of her entire career? I do believe Huppert is genuinely thrilled and even flummoxed by this extraordinary surge of richly-deserved recognition. But do I also believe that Huppert has witnessed her fair share of breathless, tongued-tied acceptance speeches over the years to know how to impeccably reenact one and thus appease the PR flacks at Sony Pictures Classics who are doing an admittedly amazing job at getting her difficult film (and even more difficult performance) seen by those with voting power.
MANUEL: Giggly and gracious. Much too short.
NICK: Something I never expected to hear, and I don't think she did, either.
JOSE: ...
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Reader Comments (14)
I like Huppert's speech, yes it was awkward n she seems lost for words at certain point, but it also so genuine n heartfelt. I tink she eas as surprised as everyone else o her win n i tink she din prepare a speech.
It might b the award she win in Hollywood but i keepin my fingers x tt Indie Spirits break tradition n name her as Best Female Lead.
Huppert's speech would have been great if she hadn't been cut off. Considering that she was flabbergasted and that English isn't her native language and that she was beng rushed, she did okay. And her message was on point.
My favorite accepatance speech (other than Meryl) was probably Ryan Gosling. Very touching and humble.
Moonlight's win made me the happiest, but I did scream and squeal with delight when Huppert's name was called.
Actors I'd love to see co-star in an "erotic thriller" directed by Lee Daniels in Paperboy mode are me, Colin Farrell, Milo Ventimiglia, Trevante Rhodes and Aaron Taylor-Johnson.
I've had a soft spot for Tracee Ellis Ross ever since Girlfriends, and I'm glad she's finally working with material worthy of her talent. I was hoping she'd win (I love Insecure as well), and I'm hoping she'll win at the Emmys next go round. I think she handled the moment perfectly. Eloquent, humble, appreciative, and poignant. I hope this gives her a little career boost.
This may sound weird, but a lot of actors have that annoying quality (I say this as an actor, so trust me, I've seen it plenty) where they seem to PROVE themselves to people and say funny things and entertain and whatnot--almost trying too hard to be charismatic. I have a few examples but I'm trying to avoid being shady so I won't name them. Anyway, I kinda thought Tracee was like that before, but man, she is so down-to-Earth, chill, and humble. Especially for being Diana Ross's daughter. She was raised really well.
Overall, she was my fav winner for sure.
And I thought Isabelle's speech was really awkward tbh. lol
Loved Tracee Ellis Ross' and Ryan Gosling's speeches. Isabelle Huppert's reaction was really adorable as well!
Overall this was a pretty memorable Globes, despite the host.
Matthew's appraisal of Huppert's speech was my fav. It also wouldn't be a total implausibility as she was the most notoriously stand-offish interviewee for years. Also, I didn;t realise until right now but I'd actually love a dorky rom-com with Ryan Gosling and Meryl Streep. 'Bridges of Madison County meets The Notebook' lol But seriously, I'd love any combination of talented actors cast against type. We're seeing alot of that now which is great.
The Golden Globes ceremony was unusually great, and I can't quit put the finger on why. Maybe it was the double pleasure of Isabelle Huppert winning something major, (of which I genuinely thought we'd never get to witness) or the casual brilliance of Meryl's speech? I dunno.
Also, and I feel bad for admitting this, but the absolute surge of schadenfreude I felt watching Jimmy Fallon bomb was also a (somewhat perverse) highlight of Sunday night.
Another thought, I wonder what other under-rewarded international legend is going to occupy Best Actress attention in the coming years after Isabelle Huppert, Charlotte Rampling, Emmanuelle Riva, and to a lesser extent, Marion Cotillard (in terms of *that* vehicle and narrative of 2014)?
Isabelle Adjani should make a comeback and win everything.
Huppert! Huppert! Huppert!
I really like Ryan Gosling's speech. It was very sweet and he was hot as hell that night.
Isabelle's speech is so earnest and adorable. She is as shocked as everyone else.
I'm nowhere near a fanboy of either Meryl or Viola (even in 2011 - I was more of a Paquin man) - but the notion of the two of them squaring off in a remake of Autumn Sonata? Oh my god yes yes yes!
I actually feel like the material would play to each of their best instincts.
I love Viola, but she is so SERIOUS!
Meryl is really good at comedy and I adore Tracee Ellis Ross (wish Black-ish would get back to its early roots instead of ad for Disney) so I would love to see them together in something fun, lighthearted, like a ridiculous caper? I need some fucking comedy in my life right now.
I thought Huppert's speech was awkward for it being unrehearsed and showing how a person is truly shocked to win an award s/he is not expected to win. I sometimes wonder if she can assume the Michele Leblanc-meets-Erika Kohut-meets Augustine (8 Femmes) persona when accepting an award. Icy and a tad devious surveying the room like a Marquise de Merteuil. Probably too out there for most.
Speaking of Isabelle, how about a Meryl-Isabelle melodrama in a Sirkian mode? Or maybe in a film directed by Todd Haynes, Pablo Larrain or Kelly Reichardt. Endless possibilities.
Paul, I would so watch that movie. Your actor picks are divine.
I also loved Moonlight's win (it was a big sigh of relief) and while I haven't seen The Night Manager, I'm glad Olivia Colman won SOMETHING. She had such a great year.
Viola Davis and Ryan Gosling in a buddy comedy about the unlikely relationship between a career criminal and her adoptive son/protégée.
do people really take the Golden Globe awards seriously? I remember in "First Wives Club" the Goldie Hawn character kind of mocked it - scrreching "I am a golden gloe winning actress"!!!!! Aren't these given out by press people who get wined and dined by the celebs and their PR people?