One of my very favorite things about the Golden Globes is the scan of the crowd whenever they're cutting to commercial or returning. You feel like you're in the room, mingling. Or, rather, gawking. You catch little glimpses of conversations ("they know each other?!?"), unofficial screen reunions (Colin & Julianne!), and you end up pondering the sometimes amusing seating arrangements. For instance, Madonna and Meryl Streep, once vocal rivals over Evita (1996), were separated only by Meryl's dutiful husband Don Gummer who never seems to enjoy these things. At one commercial break Madonna was seen gabbing away. He said not a word.
Here are some of my favorites shots from the evening.
Zooey Deschanel has her thumbs up for Ryan Kwanten. Whatever for? Care to make a guess? I immediately made a false memory that she had actually played Lizzy Caplan's role on True Blood. If you squint they do look kind of alike and imagine what Zooey could do on V.
Laura Linney has either been demoted to the TV section, that outer elevated rim, or she was running about visiting. But she and Charlize obviously like each other. There will be enthusiastic hugging and kissing.
Viola was extremely eager to get her Moet refilled (wouldn't you be?). Octavia is probably looking off into the distance but it's fun to think that's she's all "slow down girl! You haven't won yet!"
[sniffle]
three more after the jump including two Marilyns
This shot is not retouched. I swear. Some poor woman has been spray tanning too much but watch out for Evan's Queen of Louisiana fangs. She's totally vampiric!
This amused me because Emily Watson looked right in the camera ('yeah, I'm drinking. And I'm in the Spielberg. Move it along) while Morena Baccarin (who is just lovely but will always be an intergalactican courtesan to me) was wishing the camera was on her instead.
Finally, how fun is this: two Marilyn's chatting! Katharine McPhee, currently playing an actress seeking the role of Marilyn in "Smash" squatted down to tell our current Marilyn (Michelle Williams My Week With Marilyn) a story. Or maybe she was saying "I'm not worthy to follow you in Marilyn's heels!"