The Film Experience

We're revisiting the highs and the lows of the Globes. Here's Jorge...

Because next to the winners, random celebrity pairings are the best part of the ceremony, let's rank them.

33. Casey Affleck: I will say it now. I do not support Casey Affleck nor his campaign. His performance is one thing, but he is presenting his (problematic) self at the award circuit. I did not like watching him introduce Manchester by the Sea (let alone winning). Knowing he has had many trips on stage this season, they could have had Michelle or Lucas Hedges go up to make it more interesting.

32. Sofia Vergara: How much longer can the highest paid actress in television keep basing her brand on the notion that she can’t speak English? The joke is getting old and, frankly, denigrating for her.

31. Vince Vaughn: He looked like he did not want to be there, at this moment or any other point during the ceremony...

30. Sylvester Stallone and Carl Weathers: it was a classic case of Hollywood celebrating its own legacy, but something didn’t sit well. Maybe it was that when Stallone gave Weathers the name of the winner to read, and it was Moonlight, it read as low-key racist?

29. Michael Keaton: I honestly forgot he was a presenter until I looked at the list. (He has since apologized for the "Hidden Fences" flub.)

28. Sienna Miller, Zoe Saldana, and Ben Affleck: “Oh, what a quirky unusual combination!” ...and then you realized that they all start in Live by Night. Affleck looked like he’d rather be literally anywhere else.

27. Brad Pitt: I get it; he's a huge star and he executive produced the film. But did he really deserve a standing ovation, as if emerging victorious from his very public separation? And why have him present Moonlight, when Mahershala, Naomi, and Janelle were all right there in attendance?

26. Kristen Bell and Cuba Gooding Jr.: Charming combo, I guess? Kristen looked stunning in that dress.

25. Anna Kendrick and Justin Theroux: Hot people looking hot.

24. Chris Pine: He looked ruggedly handsome, in accordance to the movie he was introducing. But, in my eyes, he’s very cardboard cutout. Not that I’d mind having one of him.

23. Hugh Grant: Nice to have him back, isn’t it?

22. Sting and Carrie Underwood: What was either of them doing there? Did they have something to plug? It was an unexpected combination, and though those are welcome, but this pairing was more confusing than amusing.

21. Priyanka Chopra and Jeffrey Dean Morgan: Hey, I’ll take any chance I can get to see Priyanka in a gown. She's become an award show presenter darling, even though her TV show is neither an giant hit nor a critical darling.

20. Matt Damon: his “The Martian as Comedy” bit was dated, but at least he tried and acknowledged how ridiculous awards shows can get. He needed a good shave, though.

19. Jake Gyllenhaal: Perfectly charming though the trend of having actors introduce movies that they are not part of only because they'll soon co-star in a vehicle with the movie's lead (Jake and Deadpool’s Ryan Reynolds have “Life” coming) is not the finest trend.

18. John Legend: his appearance here to introduce La La Land felt perfectly appropriate. If only he would have brought wife and award-show superstar Chrissy Teigen along on stage.

17. Emma Stone and Ryan Reynolds: Hot people looking hot part 2.

16. Mandy Moore and Milo Ventimiglia: Very hot people looking very hot part 3.

15. Pierce Brosnan: Embrace the randomness, HPFA! Why was Pierce Brosnan introducing little gem Sing Street. Why not?

14. Jessica Chastain and Eddie Redmayne: Extra points for enduring Jimmy Fallon’s horrendous introduction. You do not do that to the Chastain. Graceful to the end.

13. Amy Schumer and Goldie Hawn: their “confused mother and annoyed daughter” bit played a bit on the 'too close for comfort' side, but they did a hell of a job plugging their new movie without actually talking about it. (But all I could think about was how Carrie and Debbie would have absolutely killed that.)

12. Leonardo DiCaprio: he got to give an award to Isabelle Huppert. That’s enough on my list to be high-ranked.

11. Drew Barrymore and Timothy Olyphant: Looking forward to their new zombie/ cannibalism show and Drew’s outfit was giving “Amy Adams in Nocturnal Animals” vibe.

10. Laura Dern and Jon Hamm: I’m a big fan of “Jon Hamm: comedic actor,” even when he is below subpar. But I will take any Laura Dern that is provided. They made for a very handsome couple.

09. Chris Hemsworth and Gal Gadot: the Globes do thematic pairings well. They are both superheroes. They are both gorgeous. Now look at them and fawn over how their characters will never be able to meet!

08. Annette Bening: No explanation required.

07. Brie Larson: paraphrasing a tweet I saw last night, the woman who in February hugged ever single assault survivor after Lady Gaga’s Oscar performance, had to give an award to Casey Affleck. She knew that and she was in pain.

06. Reese Witherspoon and Nicole Kidman: two great actresses in their best odd coupling. The height difference. The metallic makeup. Reese’s southern charm against Nicole’s Australian iciness. Can Big Little Lies just air right now?

05. Dev Patel and Sunny Pawar: yes, I bit the bait. Seeing Sunny (who gives a powerhouse performance in Lion) being carried by Patel and say the title of their movie melted my heart. Also, Dev can get it.

04. Naomi Campbell and Matt Bomer: this was not just hot people looking hot. It was next level. They looked other-worldly, almost futuristic/robotic in their glistening, clean-cut, perfectly angled beauty. We were being welcomed by the Westworld hosts of our collective fantasies.

03. Felicity Jones and Diego Luna: the other side of the Sofia Vergara coin. Diego Luna (one half of the world’s greatest bromance) had zero f*cks and decided to start speaking Spanish. God bless his Latin-ness, and his accent. Was it a statement? Maybe or maybe not. But it was endearing as hell.

02. Kristen Wiig and Steve Carrell: in three seconds on stage, with no words, they did what Jimmy Fallon could not accomplish in three hours. They are surely two of the best improvisers in the world, and putting them together was comedy gold. A predictable statement, but they should host next year.

01. Viola Davis: Meryl Streep’s incredibly important speech has reverberated across the web, but let’s not forget it was preceded by an eloquent, funny, and passionate introduction by Viola Davis. Paying back the favor after Meryl introduced her before her Walk of Fame star, Viola shared how she was inspired by her, what their first encounter was like, and even cooking stories. A queen saluting another queen. And, as such, it was royally perfect.

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