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Dec 11 2008 04:44 PM ET

Golden Globe nods: The TV category snubs

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Oldchristinejulia_lBest Television Series, Drama
Dexter, Showtime
House , Fox
In Treatment, HBO
Mad Men, AMC
True Blood, HBO

Huh? Alan Ball’s blood-thinner rookie vampire series True Blood gets a nod over the final, terrific season of The Wire? True Blood will be dribbling on for years, I’m sure — couldn’t the Globes have given The Wire some credit for both this season and its enduring legacy?

Best Television Series, Comedy
30 Rock , NBC
Californication, Showtime
Entourage, HBO
The Office , NBC
Weeds, Showtime

Both Weeds and Entourage have had uneven seasons at best; me, I’d havegone with Samantha Who? (hey, funnier than you think) or even better — dosome channel-surfing, Globe-trotters! — Adult Swim’s Robot Chicken.

Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series, Musical or Comedy
Christina Applegate, Samantha Who?
America Ferrera, Ugly Betty
Tina Fey, 30 Rock
Debra Messing, The Starter Wife
Mary Louise-Parker, Weeds

Sorry: any round-up of TV-comedy actresses that doesn’t include Julia Louis-Dreyfus’ (pictured) continuing slapstick brilliance in The New Adventures of Old Christine is shameful. I mean, I like Debra Messing —  but in The Starter Wife? This was like a we-loved-her-in-Will-&-Grace gimme-nomination.

Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series, Musical or Comedy
Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock
Steve Carell, The Office
Kevin Connolly, Entourage
David Duchovny, Californication
Tony Shalhoub, Monk

The Globes are known for being more adventurous and more willing to acknowledge newcomers quicker than the Emmys, so wouldn’t it have been better if, instead of giving Tony Shaloub his umpteenth Monk nomination, they nominated Jim Parons, the brilliant dweeb in Big Bang Theory?

Your turn, PopWatchers: Tell us who else got snubbed in this morning’s Golden Globes small-screen nominations? Then head over to our Oscar Watch blog for Dave Karger’s reaction to the movie category nominees.

Jan 14 2008 03:50 AM ET

Golden Globes: Who got snubbed?

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Page_lOkay, it’s an awards ceremony, so at least four-fifths of the nominees have to get shafted, but still, the Golden Globes winners’ list offered some head-scratching snubs. Most notably, Juno, which went 0 for 3 despite the critical and box-office love for the movie, Ellen Page (pictured), and the screenplay by EW columnist Diablo Cody. Which brings us to the night’s other big snub: in the hastily cobbled-together press conference that subbed for a full-blown awards ceremony, announcers Billy Bush and Nancy O’Dell didn’t even read off the winner of the Best Screenplay category (take that, striking writers!) or the awards for Best Original Score and Best Song. (For the record, they went to Joel and Ethan Coen’s No Country for Old Men script, Dario Marinelli’s Atonement score, and Eddie Vedder’s "Guaranteed" from Into the Wild.) They couldn’t have cut a few minutes of Bush and O’Dell’s attempts at ad libbing to make room for these? It’s not like the winners were going to waste precious time at the podium thanking their lawyers.

Tell us, PopWatchers, which of your movie and TV favorites got snubbed? Let us know, and get ready to compare notes — check back early Monday as EW awards guru Dave Karger analyzes the Globe winners and losers on the movie side and Ken Tucker does the same for the Globes’ TV picks.

Jan 14 2008 02:12 AM ET

Live-blogging the Golden Globes press conference on NBC

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Billybush_lSlezak: Dateline is done. According to NBC: Tonight is about Tough Guys Vs. True Love!
Annie: Is NBC implying its Globes coverage is "amazing" by playing "Amazing" in the background?
Slezak: Entertainment Weekly’s DAVE KARGER! He looks so dapper, right down to his shoes!
Annie: Oh my god, how much do we love Dave Karger? And Dave Karger’s spiffy tie?
Slezak: He may be the only source of glamour all night!
Slezak: Oh shoot! I kinda wanted Tilda Swinton to win for Best Supporting Actress in a Movie.
Slezak: Why is Billy Bush being allowed to comment on the winners? Where’s Dave?
Annie: Oh God, are Billy and Nancy going to "comment" on every win?
Slezak: I am rooting for Ted Danson in Best Supperting Actor TV.
Slezak: Jeremy Piven? Fresh choice!
Annie: He can’t accept his award ’til he shaves the head.
Slezak: This is all happening so quickly, and unexcitingly. Are you missing actors listing their agents, attorneys, and key grips in their acceptance speeches? I can’t believe it, but I actually am!
Annie: I’m really not. I do miss watching everyone attempt to walk up to the podium in an outfit that doesn’t allow for breathing.

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Jan 14 2008 12:01 AM ET

Live-blogging the 'Dateline' Golden Globes pre-show

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Kg_lHey there, PopWatchers. It’s Slezak and Annie Barrett here, ready to live-blog a pre-show to an awards show that’s really just a press conference. No couture gowns. No tipsy celebrities. No tepid podium banter. Just the facts, brought to you by Matt Lauer and Kathy Griffin (pictured). Yeah, we’re scared, too. Here goes, anyway…

Slezak: I’m despondent, and not just because snubee Vanessa L. Williams won’t be bringing the sequins and the glamour. In the last 48 hours I’ve seen No Country for Old Men, A Mighty Heart, Eastern Promises, and Michael Clayton. Sobering!
Annie: You’re so cultured! My weekend involved Juno, Atonement, No Country, The Savages, Into the Wild, and the first three minutes of La Vie En Rose before I fell asleep (I think they were awesome!).
Annie: Whoa, Jack Donaghy presents Dateline!
Slezak: Matt Lauer doing news + comedy! Newsedy? Comews?
Annie: I think it’s just "Uh… okay."
Slezak: Though I have to say, that wasn’t terrible. He’s squeezing blood from a rock, just like us.
Annie: Going for Gold! It’s just like the Olympics.
Slezak: Ugh, and a "Golden Opportunity" to meet the nominees on Dateline.
Annie: If we put the word "gold" in all our sentences, would anyone complain?
Slezak: That would presume people are watching this telecast and reading this blog.

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Jan 11 2008 10:35 PM ET

Get ready for Sunday night's Golden Globes (and our coverage)

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Globes_lMy excitement level for the Golden Globes increased exponentially just now when I read that Kathy Griffin will be providing commentary on NBC’s Matt Lauer-hosted Dateline special, Going for the Gold, Sunday (7 p.m. ET). I imagine Michael Slezak’s and Annie Barrett’s anticipation is peaking, too, if they’ve heard that NBC’s "FootballNight in America" team will be on hand to predict the winners. Why would that delight our duo? They’ll be live-blogging the two-hour "pre-show," as well as the press conference that announces the actual trophy takers at 9 p.m. ET.

Here’s what else EW.com’s got cookin’:
• In addition to PopWatch’s running commentary, our Hollywood Insider blog will have Lynette Rice on the scene to report on any picketing anything interesting.
• During the press conference, we’ll post a running tally of the winners.
• Monday morning, we’ll have Slezak’s Fantasy Globes, a gallery of moments that only happened in his mind. (Naturally, he’s already requested a photo of Vanessa Williams.)
• And because we do take this entertainment business seriously, sometimes, we’ll have real morning-after analysis by EW’s Ken Tucker and Dave Karger.

So enjoy the Globes, as much as you can. And let us know who you’re pullin’ for below.

Jan 8 2008 09:15 PM ET

Confessions of an awards-show junkie

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Ddl_l I know everyone–including many of my colleagues here at EW–loves to hate on awards shows. In these parts, you’re better off being a fan of a bad American Idol audition than a middling acceptance speech. But last night’s Critic’s Choice Awards, broadcast on VH1 (where I’m sure you can catch it rerunning on an infinite loop), reminded me of what’s so great about kudos telecasts.

It’s not the relentless film clips, cheesy montages, or awkward host banter (though D.L. Hughley, I appreciate your valiant effort); thanks to TiVo, those annoyances whiz by in a fast-forward blur. Rather, it’s the unexpected moments: A dapper Hal Holbrook, walking down the red carpet with wife Dixie Carter, recounting his first meeting with Sean Penn on a movie set 25 years back, and how it was a simple thank-you note that sealed Penn in his good graces forever. Or Casey Affleck accepting the best supporting actress trophy on behalf of his Gone Baby Gone co-star Amy Ryan, and charmingly skipping over any parts of her speech that referenced him. Or Leslie Mann, true to her Knocked Up character, introducing best documentary in hilariously blue fashion (including an f-bomb that slipped past the censors). And then there were the few actresses who didn’t wear black–protest by forgettable fashion, perhaps?–Kyra Sedgwick arriving in a gorgeous full-skirted red-and-black number, and Katie Holmes swishing on stage in a one-shouldered glittering gown.

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Dec 13 2007 02:11 PM ET

Golden Globe snubs: Which one do you take personally?

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Russell_lThe Golden Globe nominations are in, and while we await expert analysis from EW’s Ken Tucker and Dave Karger (keep an eye on our Golden Globes hub), tell us: Which snub hit you the hardest? There’s a lot to choose from. For starters:
• Keri Russell (pictured) for Waitress: Would it have been too much to include her alongside Juno‘s Ellen Page? No room for two quirky indie pregnancy comedies at the HFPA inn?
• Into the Wild: The only love the film got was for Original Score and Song. Sorry, Emile Hirsch and Sean Penn.
• Ugly Betty: Only America Ferrera got a nod. Somewhere, a vacationing Michael Slezak is weeping for Vanessa Williams.
• The Sopranos: Edie Falco was the sole nominee. At least the network dramas — Lost, Heroes, Desperate Housewives, 24 — weren’t the only ones missing from the top TV category. Which leads us to another question:
Which snubs were actually warranted?

Dec 12 2007 10:02 PM ET

The strike may mean star-free awards shows

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Stewart_lHow will the writers’ strike affect all the upcoming movie awards shows? On the plus side, no groaner gag-lines ("Oprah, Obama. Obama, Oprah.") for returning Oscar host Jon Stewart. On the minus side, Stewart and most of the likely honorees may stay home rather than cross the picket lines. The only show that won’t be affected is the Screen Actors Guild awards, since the unionized writers have granted their fellow labor stalwarts a pass for that one. Still, the rest of the shows could look like those from previous strike years, such as the 1988 Oscars, when the presenters wrote their own painful gags, or the 1980 Emmys, when almost no one showed up to collect their trophies. Kinda ironic, since the 2007 Oscars made a point of celebrating the work of screenwriters.

What do you think, PopWatchers? Will you watch star-free or nearly star-free awards shows? Does the SAG awards ceremony suddenly loom large on your winter calendar? Should stars show up anyway on awards night to celebrate artistic achievements that should exist in a larger context than the current labor strife? Should the writers grant all the shows a waiver for the same reason? Or should the writers and actors stick to their guns and not help support events that are, essentially, a promotional tool for the producers the writers are striking against?

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Apr 19 2007 10:00 AM ET

The Joan Rivers-Lisa Rinna smackdown transcript

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Rivers_lYou may have already heard that the TV Guide Channel booted trashy, unpredictable Joan and Melissa Rivers (pictured) as its red-carpet hosts and replaced them with the fabulously earnest Lisa Rinna. Which is kind of a pity, really. What you may not have heard (since it only happened in a dark, highly caffeinated corner of my brain) is what went down when the elder Rivers and Rinna bumped into each other in a Walgreens parking lot in West Hollywood.

Joan: Well if it isn’t Josie Bissett!
Lisa: For the last time, Joan, I’m Lisa Rinna.
Joan: Does it matter?
Lisa: I guess not, since no legitimate network would put you on live TV again anyway.
Joan: Oh, please! I’ve been a household name since your husband was wearing a loincloth in Conan the Barbarian. You think this little setback with the TV Guide Channel is going to stop me?
Lisa: It was Clash of the Titans, Joan. And you’ve got to admit the time was right for you to hang up your mic. I mean, you don’t even recognize half the celebrities you’re interviewing on the red carpet…
Joan: And who needs to? Whether it’s Gwyneth Paltrow or Julia Roberts, you’re gonna shove a mic under some snooty cow’s nose and ask, "Who are you wearing?"
Lisa: Juicy Couture tracksuit, Jimmy Choo shoes…
Joan: [Howls.] Oh, Christ!

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Jan 17 2007 09:33 PM ET

How do you solve a problem like Maria Menounos?

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Maria_lIt’s hard to tell who to side with here, so let’s just lay out all the facts for starters.

The New York Post‘s gossipmongers reported today that "producers of the Golden Globes telecast were less than pleased Monday night with Maria Menounos’ interviews with winners as they walked offstage." The Page Six story goes on to quote "a backstage tipster" saying that one producer blurted "she’s just terrible" while observing the NBC journalist at work. And then there were the typical denials from GG brass and Menounos’ camp.

Now, whether it’s true or not, the story isn’t a surprise. No part of the consistently cringe-worthy GG show (think: Tom Hanks, Warren Beatty, Azamat’s manhood) was more cringe-inducing than Menounos’ chats with winners like Kyra Sedgwick and, especially, America Ferrera (pictured, left, with Menounos). While interviewing celebs at a moment when they’re most scatterbrained is no enviable task, and while I don’t think she can be blamed for the bizarre moment when she appeared to ignore Ferrera as the winner walked off the stage (that seemed like a producing miscommunication), Menounos is on the hook for a few things. She seemed a bit uneasy asking the questions, she didn’t ask questions that elicited very interesting answers, and she didn’t add anything of entertainment or informational value to the whole affair. It was, to put it nicely, a big old energy suck.

So what should the producers do next year? Return to having Dick Clark (himself, a producer of the show) ask the questions? Tap somebody else in the NBC family to hold the mike? (Uh, Roker?) Scrap the whole awkward post-win interrogation altogether? PopWatchers, the future of Hollywood’s biggest party depends on you.

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