golden globes

i have just finished watching the golden globes. note that this is the first time ever i got to watch it in all of its 63 years. i was never the fan of hollywood award shows like rose and pogs are, although i think they're more into the oscars than the golden globes. but many say that the golden globes is almost a preview of the academy awards, most often than not, the golden globe winners are also the oscar winners.

some of my comments on the awards...
1. too many people were wearing black. i don't know if my fashionista friends would agree with me on this since it's common knowledge that black is the elegant color when it comes to evening gowns. but i guess i would like more color and variety with what people wear on the red carpet. it's more fun that way.

2. kudos to mary louise parker for winning the best lead actress for a tv comedy/musical for weeds. i've never watched the series yet but the mere fact that she was able to beat out the four actresses from desperate housewives (felicity huffman, teri hatcher, marcia cross and eva longoria), which is probably the biggest and most popular series right now is no mean feat. speaking of felicity huffman, she won the best lead actress for a movie drama so she didn't go home empty handed. it was great seeing her desperate housewives co-stars being so happy for her. even when they were being announced as nominees, you could see that there was no competition among them. you can see that they're really friends and they're not just sitting together because they balong to one tv show. so relationship-wise, i think this is so much better than what they had in sex and the city.

3. i so wanted wentworth miller (prison break) to win the best lead actor in a tv drama, with patrick dempsey coming in second. wentworth miller is soooo cute! i first took notice of him when i saw him in 24 as kim bauer's (elisha cutberth) boyfriend and jack bauer's (kiefer sutherland) partner. unfortunately, neither of them got the award.

4. joaquin phoenix and reese witherspoon both won for walk the line which is expected. i so wanted johnny depp to win for charlie and the chocolate factory. he takes on exceptional roles and always excels! not to mention good-looking. although, i don't think you can say that in this film. i was happy that reese witherspoon won although i wouldn't have minded it if judi dench or sarah jessica parker won.

5. i also wanted heath ledger to win best actor for a motion picture (drama) since i have been a fan since 10 things i hate about you and a knight's tale. unfortunately, he didn't bring home the award.

6. kate beckinsale was not nominated for anything but she might as well be... for best dressed! she looked exceptional in her white gown. my best dressed list also includes zhang ziyi, renee zelleweger and the desperate housewives women. (i didn't watch the pre-show so i didn't see what the other women were wearing.)

i hope the actors and actresses i am rooting for would fare better at the oscars. who knows?