gold Stars align at the 74th Annual Golden Globe Awards
By Kyla Brewer TV MediaWhile winning an Oscar may seem like the epitome of Hollywood achievement, another award has been gaining in popularity in recent years. Compared to the stuffy pomp and circumstance of the Academy Awards and SAG Awards, the relaxed atmosphere of the Golden Globes has made it one of the most entertaining awards shows of the season, for both viewers and nominees.
This year, stars gather at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills to celebrate the 74th Annual Golden Globe Awards, airing Sunday, Jan. 8, on NBC. Bestowed annually by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association since 1944, the Golden Globes recognizes excellence in both film and television.
Hosting the Golden Globes is a high-profile gig, and who better to host this year’s big event than NBC’s golden boy, Jimmy Fallon?
The Emmy- and Grammy-winning star has been at the helm of the network’s flagship late-night program “The Tonight Show” since 2014, and he has experience hosting awards programs — in 2010, he earned rave reviews when he hosted the 62nd Primetime Emmy Awards, reviews NBC executives are confident he will garner again.
“This is the most spontaneous and uninhibited award show on television, and Jimmy’s playful, disarming comedic brilliance makes him the ideal host to enhance and elevate the sense of fun and irreverence that’s made the Golden Globes one of the premier events of the entire broadcast year,” said NBC exec Robert Greenblatt when it was announced Fallon would serve as host.
The laid-back atmosphere of the Golden Globes has made for some entertaining moments, thanks to such previous hosts as Ricky Gervais (“The Office”), Tina Fey (“30 Rock”) and Amy Poehler (“Parks and Recreation”), and the popularity of the ceremony has been on the rise. Last year’s telecast — hosted by Gervais — attracted more than 18 million view-
ers all told, and Fallon has the potential to pull in even more.
While Fallon will no doubt be entertaining, viewers really tune in to watch their favorite movies, TV shows and actors win awards. This year, the big screen musical “La La Land” leads the pack with seven nominations, including nods for best director for Damien Chazelle (“Whiplash,” 2014), best actor for Ryan Gosling (“The Notebook,” 2004) and best actress for Emma Stone (“The Amazing SpiderMan,” 2012).
The drama “Moonlight” follows closely with six nominations. The film about a young black man growing up in a tough Miami neighborhood is also up for best director for Barry Jenkins (“Medicine for Melancholy,” 2008), as well as best drama and best screenplay (also for Jenkins). Fellow best drama nominee “Manchester by the Sea” earned five nominations for its story about a New England plumber. Other best drama nominees include “Lion,” “Hacksaw Ridge” and “Hell or High Water.”
In addition to “La La Land,” the best musical or comedy category includes “Deadpool,” “Sing Street,” “Florence Foster Jenkins” and “20th Century Women.” Other high-profile nominations include best actress in a motion picture (drama) nominees Jessica Chastain (“Miss Sloane”), Isabelle
Huppert (“Elle”), Ruth Negga (“Loving”), Natalie Portman (“Jackie”) and Amy Adams (“Arrival”). Best actor in a motion picture (drama) nods include Casey Affleck (“Manchester by the Sea”), Joel Edgerton (“Loving”), Andrew Garfield (“Hacksaw Ridge”), Viggo Mortensen (“Captain Fantastic”) and Denzel Washington (“Fences”).
Unlike the Academy Awards, which only pays tribute to the feature film industry, the Golden Globes recognize outstanding achievement in television as well. With more big name stars turning up on the tube, and programs such as “Game of Thrones” and “Westworld” making big waves in the entertainment industry, it seems the Globes is more on trend with today’s audiences. It’s interesting to note, however, that one of television’s highest-rated shows — AMC’s “The Walking Dead” — was completely shut out of this year’s Golden Globe nominations.
The shows that did make the cut include best television drama nominees “Game of Thrones,” “This Is Us,” “The Crown,” “Stranger Things” and “Westworld.” Meanwhile, “Black-ish,” “Transparent,” “Mozart in the Jungle,” “Veep” and “Atlanta” earned nominations in the best television musical or comedy category.
While network broadcaster NBC did well with “This Is Us,” which
also earned two best supporting nominations for stars Mandy Moore (“A Walk to Remember,” 2002) and Chrissy Metz (“American Horror Story”), cable still reigns supreme at this year’s Golden Globes. HBO earned a whopping 14 nominations, while FX clocked in second with nine Golden Globe nods.
Also of note is the fact that 30time Golden Globe nominee and eight-time winner Meryl Streep (“Sophie’s Choice,” 1982) is on hand to accept the Cecil B. DeMille Lifetime Achievement Award. She’s also nominated for her work in “Florence Foster Jenkins.”
No matter who wins, the Golden Globes is sure to be entertaining as stars share food and drinks around tables instead of being stuck in theater seats like they are at the Academy Awards and most other awards ceremonies.
Throughout the ceremony’s history, the jovial, relaxed atmosphere of the Golden Globes has led to some memorable moments — like the time Jack Nicholson pretended to moon the audience while receiving the Cecil B. DeMille Award, or when Renée Zellweger was stuck in the bathroom when she should have been accepting her award for “Nurse Betty” in 2001. Don’t miss the fun as Fallon hosts the 74th Annual Golden Globe Awards Sunday, Jan. 8, on NBC.
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11:30 a.m. (11) KARE EPL Soccer Chels. at Leic. (Live) (2:00)
NBCSN NCAA Basketball Rich. vs. St. Jo. (Live) (2:00)
Noon (7) KCCO NCAA Basketball Tex.A&M at MS St. (Live) (2:30)
12:30 p.m. FSN Lindy Fish Ed. (0:30)
GOLF Golf Day 2 Diamond Resorts Invitational. (Live) (3:00)
1:00 p.m. ESPN NCAA Basketball Fla. S. at UNC (Live) (2:00)
ESPN2 NCAA Basketball Ok. St. at Kan. (Live) (2:00)
FSN NCAA Basketball Dep. at Marquette (Live) (2:00)
1:30 p.m. (11) KARE Premier League Goal Zone (1:00)
NBCSN NCAA Basketball St. Lou. vs. G. Mas. (Live) (2:00)
2:30 p.m. (7) KCCO The NFL Today (Live) (1:00)
3:00 p.m. (5) KSTP 30 for 30 (1:00)
(23) WUCW NCAA Basketball L. Tech at OldD. (Live) (2:00)
ESPN NCAA Basketball Aub. at Ken. (Live) (2:00)
ESPN2 NCAA Basketball W.Va. at Tex. (Live) (2:00)
3:30 p.m. (7) KCCO NFL Football Playoff AFC Divisional. (Live) (3:30)
(11) KARE NFL Football Playoffs. (Live) (3:30)
NBCSN NCAA Basketball Ford. vs. St. Bon. (Live) (2:00)
4:00 p.m. FSN NCAA Hockey Women’s St. Cloud vs. Wisc. (Live) (2:30)
9:00 p.m. FSN Due North Outdoors (0:30)
9:30 p.m. FSN Destination Polaris (0:30)
GOLF Golf Central (0:30)
NBCSN NHL Overtime (1:00)
FSN In-Depth Outdoors (0:30)
11:30 a.m. FSN Fish Addictions TV (0:30)
NBCSN Lucas Oil Motorsport Hour (1:00)
Noon (9) KAWE Sit and Be Fit (0:30)
ESPN Outside the Lines (Live) (0:30)
ESPN2 First Take (2:00)
FSN Due North Outdoors (0:30)
12:30 p.m. ESPN College Football Live (Live) (0:30)
FSN Backroads With Ron and Raven (0:30)
GOLF Golf Day 1 Diamond Resorts Invitational. (Live) (3:00)
NBCSN Lucas Oil Motorsport Hour (1:00)
1:00 p.m. ESPN NFL Insiders (Live) (1:00)
FSN Lindner’s Angling Edge (0:30)
1:30 p.m. FSN Sled Head 24/7 (0:30)
2:00 p.m. ESPN NFL Live (Live) (1:00)
ESPN2 Golf Round 2 Latin America Amateur Championship. (Live) (2:00)
FSN Destination Polaris (0:30)
2:30 p.m. FSN Becoming Wild (0:30)
10:00 p.m. ESPN2 SportsCenter (1:00)
FSN Wolves Weekly (0:30)
GOLF PGA Golf Round 2 Sony Open. (3:30)
10:15 p.m. (9) KMSP Fox 9 Sports Now (0:20)
SPIKE Countdown To (0:45)
10:30 p.m. FSN Destination Polaris (0:30)
11:00 p.m. ESPN2 SportsCenter (1:00)
FSN Inside the Big East (0:30)
NBCSN Drive on NBC Sports (0:30)
11:30 p.m. FSN UFC Fight Night Countdown (0:30)
Saturday, Jan. 14
8:00 a.m. ESPN SportsCenter (1:00)
FSN Backroads With Ron and Raven (0:30)
8:30 a.m. (29) WFTC Sports Stars of Tomorrow (0:30)
ESPN2 NFL MatchUp (0:30)
FSN Musky Hunter Television (0:30)
GOLF Golf Channel Academy (0:30)
8:45 a.m. NBCSN Premier League Live (0:15)
5:00 p.m. ESPN SportsCenter (1:00)
ESPN2 NCAA Basketball Md. at Ill. (Live) (2:00)
5:30 p.m. GOLF Golf Central Pre-game (Live) (0:30)
6:00 p.m. (15) KVRR Ultimate Outdoor Adventure (0:30)
GOLF PGA Golf Round 3 Sony Open. (Live) (3:30)
6:30 p.m. (9) KMSP NFL Pre Game Show (Live) (0:30)
FSN Wild Live Pre-game (Live) (0:30)
7:00 p.m. (9) KMSP (15) KVRR NFL Football Divisional Playoffs. (Live) (3:00)
ESPN H.S. Basketball Hillcrest Academy vs. Westtown Hoophall Classic. (Live) (1:30)
ESPN2 NCAA Basketball Wich. at Ill. St. (Live) (2:00)
FSN NHL Hockey Min. at Dal. (Live) (2:30)
9:00 p.m. ESPN2 NCAA Basketball St. M. at Gonz. (Live) (2:00)
9:30 p.m. ESPN Sport Science (0:30)
FSN Wild Live Post-game (Live) (0:30) Brainerd Daily Dispatch, MN: Sports Jan 8, 2017 to Jan 14, 2017
Sunday, Jan. 8
12:30 p.m. TRAV Bizarre Foods: Delicious Destinations
1:00 p.m. (9) KAWE Lidia’s Kitchen
TRAV Bizarre Foods: Delicious Destinations
1:30 p.m. (9) KAWE Barbecue University With Steven Raichlen
TRAV Bizarre Foods: Delicious Destinations
2:00 p.m. (8) WDSE A Chef’s Life
TRAV Food Paradise
2:30 p.m. (8) WDSE The Mind of a Chef
3:00 p.m. (8) WDSE The Great British
By Andrew Warren TV MediaAs if there wasn’t already enough to love about the home of kangaroos and didgeridoos, it turns out that the top-rated show in Australia just happens to be a cooking show. It’s almost enough to forgive our Australian friends for coming up with Vegemite, a food spread made of yeast extract that is definitely an acquired taste for us non-Australians.
With the sort of success that “My Kitchen Rules” has garnered down under, it was really only a
matter of time until the format was picked up by an American network. Well, that time is now: an all-American version of the No. 1 show in Australia, “My Kitchen Rules,” premieres Thursday, Jan. 12, on Fox.
Over the show’s eight episodes, pairs of famous celebrities take turns hosting dinner parties for their fellow competitors and the judging duo. Right in their own Hollywood mansions, the celebrities have to prepare and host sumptuous meals for the group, with recipes that need to impress not only the judges, but also their fellow competitors.
Celebrity chefs Curtis Stone (“Top Chef Masters”) and Cat Cora (“Iron Chef America”) are on hand as the resident expert judges, ready to critique even the smallest of flaws in these glitzy dinner parties. At the end of each round, after all of the teams have had a chance to cook and to host, the one with the lowest score is eliminated from the competition.
So just who are these celebrities? Pop star Lance Bass and his mother, Diane; sibling singers Brandy and Ray J; comedian Andrew Dice Clay and his wife, Valerie Silverstein; and reality star Brandi Glanville and her friend, cookbook author Dean Sheremet are just four of the celebrity duos who face off in the dinner party battles.
For Stone, “My Kitchen Rules” is a bit of a homecoming. The Austra-
lian chef served in a similar position for the first season of his home country’s version, which features ordinary people cooking in their own kitchens rather than the celebrities that our American version has.
It may feature celebrities instead of average Joes, but otherwise our American “My Kitchen Rules” is unchanged from the incredibly popular Australian version. The dinner party action gets underway Thursday, Jan. 12, on Fox.
Late Laughs
Conan
Donald Trump won the election, he is the presidentelect, but he’s still sending out angry tweets. He tweeted that millions of people voted illegally on Election Day. Then someone told Trump it’s not illegal for women to vote.
A chef has created a 400pound gingerbread replica of Chicago’s Wrigley Field. The gingerbread stadium
combines Chicago residents’ two greatest passions: baseball and diabetes.
The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon
Donald Trump has appointed South Carolina governor Nikki Haley to be the ambassador to the United Nations. Her main job will be to learn how to say “sorry” in over a dozen languages.
I read about a new app called “DropCar” that offers an
on-demand valet service where a stranger meets you, takes your car and parks it for you. They say it’s perfect if you’re on the go and you never want to see your car again.
The Late Show With Stephen Colbert
Newt Gingrich recently told USA Today that he talked to Trump about his new responsibilities as president and, according to Gingrich, Trump said: “This is really a bigger job than I thought.”
What do you know? Being leader of the free world is a bit harder than filming a reality show in your apartment.
Weekend Update With Colin Jost and Michael Che
Police in Canada will soon start making people caught drinking and driving listen to Nickelback. So let that be a lesson to all you drunk drivers out there: Make sure the crash kills you.