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01-18-2010, 03:48 PM
The Golden Globes' Most Awkward Moments
posted by Lindsay Robertson - Mon Jan 18 2010, 1:48 AM PST
Even the most carefully planned award shows have their clumsy moments, and this year's Golden Globes telecast on NBC was no different. Here's a rundown of the unexpected moments that made viewers laugh or wince during last night's show.
Jennifer Aniston and Brad Pitt have been divorced for more than five years now. But because the tabloids keep the divorce aftermath and Pitt's relationship with his next partner, Angelina Jolie, so front-and-center in the popular imagination, it was still interesting when Aniston's presenting duties forced her to utter the name of her ex's movie, "Inglourious Basterds." But Aniston did so gracefully and without flinching
One would assume Julia Roberts is used to being the most famous person in the room. But when presenting the award for best motion picture drama, she exclaimed that her seat next to Paul McCartney, which the cameras had been cutting back to all evening, was causing her friends to go crazy. She said she was receiving "more text messages than I've ever gotten in my life!"
Harrison Ford might have just been nervous -- he's an actor and not a professional TV presenter, after all -- but his oddly slow and slightly loopy delivery during his presentation of best motion picture drama nominee "Up in the Air" made it seem like the actor had a bad case of stage fright.
Similarly, poor Felicity Huffman flubbed her lines again and again during her presentation duties, but was so self-aware and apologetic about it that she came off as even more endearing for not getting them exactly right.
When "Mad Men" was awarded the Golden Globe for best TV drama, heartthrob Jon Hamm somehow managed to arrive on the stage far in advance of his coworkers. His look of panicked confusion as he looked desperately around for them was very un-Don Draper-like and more like his goofier guest-starring role on "30 Rock."
Ricky Gervais made an irreverent joke about his fellow Brit Paul McCartney's massive divorce settlement, and the camera cut to McCartney's face, where the most-admired living Beatle did not seem to be amused.
One of the most awkward moments didn't even happen at the ceremony: Demi Moore, who was supposed to escort husband and Golden Globe presenter Ashton Kutcher, bowed out of going to the ceremony at the last minute, Tweeting that she wasn't feeling well and "having a bad hair day." Moore felt better earlier in the weekend, as she joined Kutcher at a Globes pre-party on Friday.
Drew Barrymore's flustered speech was well-received, but the actress was mortified that she forgot to thank her date, Justin Long, and was even more apologetic about forgetting to thank her "Grey Gardens" costar Jessica Lange. Backstage after the speech Barrymore did a do-over, saying she wanted to tell Lange, "I wish I could split this award in half!"
The night's most bumbling moment, though, had to be when Chloe Sevigny (whose name was misspelled onscreen as "Chloi") was walking onstage to accept her award and an usher stepped on the train of her dress. After a brief scream of terror in which Chloe sounded like she was afraid she'd lost her dress altogether, she righted herself. But not before shouting "I can't believe he ripped my dress!" Our hearts go out to that poor usher -- whoever and wherever he is.
posted by Lindsay Robertson - Mon Jan 18 2010, 1:48 AM PST
Even the most carefully planned award shows have their clumsy moments, and this year's Golden Globes telecast on NBC was no different. Here's a rundown of the unexpected moments that made viewers laugh or wince during last night's show.
Jennifer Aniston and Brad Pitt have been divorced for more than five years now. But because the tabloids keep the divorce aftermath and Pitt's relationship with his next partner, Angelina Jolie, so front-and-center in the popular imagination, it was still interesting when Aniston's presenting duties forced her to utter the name of her ex's movie, "Inglourious Basterds." But Aniston did so gracefully and without flinching
One would assume Julia Roberts is used to being the most famous person in the room. But when presenting the award for best motion picture drama, she exclaimed that her seat next to Paul McCartney, which the cameras had been cutting back to all evening, was causing her friends to go crazy. She said she was receiving "more text messages than I've ever gotten in my life!"
Harrison Ford might have just been nervous -- he's an actor and not a professional TV presenter, after all -- but his oddly slow and slightly loopy delivery during his presentation of best motion picture drama nominee "Up in the Air" made it seem like the actor had a bad case of stage fright.
Similarly, poor Felicity Huffman flubbed her lines again and again during her presentation duties, but was so self-aware and apologetic about it that she came off as even more endearing for not getting them exactly right.
When "Mad Men" was awarded the Golden Globe for best TV drama, heartthrob Jon Hamm somehow managed to arrive on the stage far in advance of his coworkers. His look of panicked confusion as he looked desperately around for them was very un-Don Draper-like and more like his goofier guest-starring role on "30 Rock."
Ricky Gervais made an irreverent joke about his fellow Brit Paul McCartney's massive divorce settlement, and the camera cut to McCartney's face, where the most-admired living Beatle did not seem to be amused.
One of the most awkward moments didn't even happen at the ceremony: Demi Moore, who was supposed to escort husband and Golden Globe presenter Ashton Kutcher, bowed out of going to the ceremony at the last minute, Tweeting that she wasn't feeling well and "having a bad hair day." Moore felt better earlier in the weekend, as she joined Kutcher at a Globes pre-party on Friday.
Drew Barrymore's flustered speech was well-received, but the actress was mortified that she forgot to thank her date, Justin Long, and was even more apologetic about forgetting to thank her "Grey Gardens" costar Jessica Lange. Backstage after the speech Barrymore did a do-over, saying she wanted to tell Lange, "I wish I could split this award in half!"
The night's most bumbling moment, though, had to be when Chloe Sevigny (whose name was misspelled onscreen as "Chloi") was walking onstage to accept her award and an usher stepped on the train of her dress. After a brief scream of terror in which Chloe sounded like she was afraid she'd lost her dress altogether, she righted herself. But not before shouting "I can't believe he ripped my dress!" Our hearts go out to that poor usher -- whoever and wherever he is.