Published since 1915 by the students
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Published since 1915 by the students
of Xavier University
Emily Hoferer
Diversions Editor
If a fortune teller were to look into the future and have one tag line about the Golden Globes, it would have simply been, “The British are coming.”
The prestigious award ceremony, most famous for being the big prediction of the upcoming Oscar race, was a night of gowns, laughs, tears and way too much information.
The hostless award show began by honoring Jennifer Hudson with the statuette for best supporting actress for her role in “Dreamgirls.” Through her tears, she gave out some emotional gratitude. Her statuette was one of three won by the movie musical. Eddie Murphy picked up the best supporting actor award and the movie won for best motion picture, musical or comedy.
The first laughs came at the expense of Prince, even though he wasn’t there! He won for his song featured in “Happy Feet” but was stuck in traffic and couldn’t pick up the award himself. Justin Timberlake accepted on Prince’s behalf and even did an impersonation of the famous singer in front of the microphone.
Then the invasion began. All the actors in the TV movie of miniseries categories had English accents. Helen Mirren picked up one of her two awards of the night for best actress in the TV movie, “Elizabeth I.” Jeremy Irons won for his supporting role in the film. Another BBC movie, “Gideon’s Daughter” gave statuettes to the twice nominated Emily Blunt and the brilliant Bill Nighy.
Hugh Laurie picked up the accolade for best actor in a television drama series (that’s a mouthful) for portraying the very cranky doctor,on “House.” Fictional doctors were again honored when the successful “Grey’s Anatomy” picked up the best drama award and Kyra Sedgwick won for “The Closer.”
As far as funny TV goes, it was pretty ugly. The new hit show “Ugly Betty” won for best comedy series and its star America Ferrera won for best actress. Her shock and gratitude was overwhelming. Alec Baldwin won for best actor, and his acceptance speech mentioned a recent hernia. That was the first bit of information that was completely unnecessary but willingly shared that night.
Speaking of too much information, Sacha Baron Cohen’s big win speech as best actor in a comedy for his portrayal of naïve Borat gave a graphic account of one of the most graphic scenes in the movie at the expense of his co-star. Indeed, this painted some horrible imagery, but it was hilarious nonetheless. Meryl Streep was gracious and funny as she picked up her umpteenth award for portraying the boss from hell in “The Devil Wears Prada.”
And for the third time that evening, Tom Hanks came out to talk about 70-year-old Warren Beatty’s balls. And by balls, he means “artistic vision.” Beatty was presented the Cecile B. DeMille award for his body of work, and by that I mean his films.
Martin Scorcese received the honor of best director, even though this does not necessarily mean he is a shoe in the for Oscar, since the Academy has famously snubbed him for years. Another Brit, Peter Morgan, won for best screenplay.
The night capped off with the best drama statuettes being given to Helen Mirren, and Forrest Whittaker for his eerie portrayal of the Ugandan leader in “The Last King of Scotland.” The critically acclaimed and culturally aware independent film “Babel” won for best drama.
While the Globes are a big deal, it is the warm-up for the critical Oscar season. Nominations will be announced on Jan. 23 and hopefully they will be less predictable than the Globes. The Academy Awards will take place on Feb. 25 and will be hosted by Ellen DeGeneres.
Emily Hoferer 
Diversions Editor
Book donations are now being accepted. Xavier and UC are joining forces to gather gently used books for children of all ages, now through Saturday. Contribute to the cause by putting your books in the labeled boxes that are in many of the academic buildings on campus.
Vision of Hope Speaker
At 7 p.m. on Monday in the Schiff Family Conference Center, the Vision of Hope Speaker series will continue with Peter Schraeder. He is a political science professor from Loyola University in Chicago and will be speaking on “Democratic World Order.”
Skating in the Square
It’s cold outside, and SAC has the perfect outdoor activity for when the temperatures drop. From 7 p.m. to midnight on Saturday students can go ice skating at Fountain Square or shopping downtown. SAC will provide buses.
Late Night Snack
Chick-fil-A will make an appearance at Xavier, waffle fries and all. Arrive at 10 p.m. on Thursday in the GSC food court and bring your appetite! It’s free to all XU students with an All Card.
Classic College Movie
Hey you guys! Come see the latest installment of the classic college movie. “The Goonies” will be showing at 11 p.m. on Thursday in the GSC Theatre.
