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The Artist Leads Golden Globe Noms

Plus: 'The Help,' 'The Descendants' rack up 5 nominations each

(Newser) - Silent film is taking over Hollywood's awards scene. The silent-era tale The Artist heads the Golden Globes with six nominations, among them best comedy or musical, and acting honors for its French stars, Jean Dujardin and Berenice Bejo. Tied for second-place with five nominations today are 1960s racial tale...

Gervais Will Host Golden Globes

Holocaust, pedophile jokes on the way, he quips

(Newser) - Forget about the "alternative" Golden Globes hosting : Ricky Gervais is returning to host the real thing in 2012, despite having offended just about everybody at the last Golden Globes . The Hollywood Foreign Press Association has voted to bring Gervais back for a third consecutive year, although the 16 of...

Ricky Gervais Plots 'Alternative' Golden Globe Hosting

He'd take podcast potshots during broadcast in percolating plan

(Newser) - Ricky Gervais won't shut up. Bashed after hosting the last Golden Globe Awards show for his inappropriate comments (which should have come as no surprise to anyone), the irreverent comedian is considering being an underground podcast host next time around. That's the gist of his latest blogs as...

Gervais Asked to Host Golden Globes Again

Despite seemingly offending everyone, HFPA apparently liked ratings

(Newser) - The president of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association said host Ricky Gervais' "totally unacceptable" behavior at the Golden Globes "crossed the line" … but, er, that doesn’t mean they don't want him back next year. "The ratings went up again, and the organizers asked me to...

Gervais to Piers: I'm Not Sorry for Anything

It was tamer than it could have been ...

(Newser) - A defiant Ricky Gervais said he's not sorry "for anything" related to his celebrity-dig-packed night as host of the Golden Globes. "If they didn't want me, they shouldn't have hired me," he told Piers Morgan last night . "I don't think I did anything wrong. Those were,...

Ricky Gervais: I'm Done With Golden Globes

'But it's nice my peers stuck by me,' he says

(Newser) - Critics won't have Ricky Gervais to kick around anymore. The caustic comedian says he's had it with the Golden Globes after days of bashing for his harsh celebrity zingers at the awards presentation. "Twice is enough," Gervais told TMZ . Even if he's invited back next year to host...

Golden Globes Boss: Gervais Crossed the Line

HFPA President Philip Berk had 'no idea' what comedian would say

(Newser) - Acid-tongued Ricky Gervais is getting bashed himself by the president of the Golden Globes organization, who said the comedian "crossed the line" with his stinging celebrity jibes. "He definitely crossed the line," Philip Berk, head of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association , told the Hollywood Reporter . "Some...

Ricky Gervais Explains That Missing Hour

 Ricky Gervais 
 Explains That 
 Missing Hour 
GOLDEN GLOBES 2011
Jan 17, 2011 10:34 PM CST

Ricky Gervais Explains That Missing Hour

Absence was planned, host says

(Newser) - Ricky Gervais' hour-long absence from the Golden Globes Sunday night wasn't because celebrities were outraged at his insult-filled monologue and cutting introductions of Bruce Willis and Johnny Depp, the MC says. Conspiracy theorists suggested the British comic—who appeared more subdued upon his return—had been fired or even spirited...

Dear Golden Globes: Please Get Rid of Ricky Gervais
Dear Golden Globes:
Please Get Rid of Gervais
television review
Jan 17, 2011 1:58 PM CST

Dear Golden Globes: Please Get Rid of Gervais

Critics not impressed with Ricky Gervais' antics

(Newser) - Hollywood’s celebrities certainly were not happy with Ricky Gervais’s hosting gig at last night’s Golden Globes—but how did the critics feel about it? Read on:
  • "Are we at war with England? If not, then why have we been subjected to two years of Gervais hosting
...

Ricky Gervais Went Missing for an Hour Last Night...
Ricky Gervais Went Missing
for an Hour Last Night...
golden globes mystery
Jan 17, 2011 7:19 AM CST

Ricky Gervais Went Missing for an Hour Last Night...

After monologue offended many, host disappeared

(Newser) - After Ricky Gervais’ insult-filled Golden Globes monologue last night, the host left the stage—for nearly an hour. Twitter lit up with speculation that he’d been fired—or worse. “Hosts always get trimmed in the second half of awards shows,” wrote one. “Ricky Gervais hasn't been...

The Social Network , Glee Win Big at Golden Globes
The Social Network, Glee
Win Big at Golden Globes
golden globes 2011
Jan 16, 2011 10:21 PM CST

The Social Network, Glee Win Big at Golden Globes

Surprise presenter Michael Douglas presents final award

(Newser) - The Golden Globes ended with a heartwarming surprise: A healthy-looking Michael Douglas , who presented the final award of the evening and noted that there must be "an easier way to get a standing ovation." That award, for best motion picture drama, went to the night's top winner: The ...

Ricky Gervais Insults... Basically Everyone
Ricky Gervais Insults...
Basically Everyone
golden globes 2011
Jan 16, 2011 9:30 PM CST

Ricky Gervais Insults... Basically Everyone

But sadly, his Mel Gibson joke got axed

(Newser) - Charlie Sheen, Robert Downey Jr., Cher: No one was immune when it came to host Ricky Gervais’ zingers at the Golden Globes. Watch part of his monologue in the gallery, courtesy of Mediaite , or check out some of the best lines, via People and E! :
  • "It's gonna be a
...

Globes Red Carpet: The Good, the Bad, the Whaaa?!
Globes Red Carpet: The Good, the Bad, the Whaaa?!
golden globes 2011
Jan 16, 2011 7:22 PM CST

Globes Red Carpet: The Good, the Bad, the Whaaa?!

Let's just say, one star actually wore unmatching shoes...

(Newser) - Ahhh, the Golden Globes: An awards show where the red carpet is equal parts glam and goofy. Over at New York magazine , the always entertaining Fug Girls live-blogged the best and worst fashions. Check out some highlights in the gallery, complete with select Fug-or-Fab commentary, or click for more Golden...

Here Are Your Golden Globe Nomineess
Here Are Your
Golden Globe Nominees
Dec 14, 2010 7:59 AM CST

Here Are Your Golden Globe Nominees

Yep, Jennifer Love Hewitt managed to snag one

(Newser) - The Social Network got a lot of love this morning as the Golden Globe nominations were announced, but British monarchy tale The King's Speech was the biggest hit with seven nominations. The Social Network and The Fighter followed with six nominations each, the AP reports. Among the more shocking nominees:...

What's the Deal With Unshaven Women?

Role models like Mo'Nique remind girls they have a choice

(Newser) - Mo’Nique’s hairy legs during this year's awards season put personal grooming in the spotlight: Are women who skip shaving taking a stand or just grossing other people out? Amanda Palmer of the Dresden Dolls tells the New York Times , “People assume you’re making a statement, but...

Tina Fey Talks Fashion With Vogue
 Tina Fey Talks 
 Fashion With Vogue 
white denim, bonnets
Feb 12, 2010 11:12 AM CST

Tina Fey Talks Fashion With Vogue

Actress who represents 'normalcy' dishes on glamor

(Newser) - Tina Fey has learned a lot about fashion as her star has gotten brighter—for example, the trick of holding up your breasts with double-sided tape—yet she was “clobbered” for the Zac Posen dress she wore to the Golden Globes. “Do you think George Clooney will hold...

Ricky Gervais: Stop Having 'Useless' Kids

Comedian's not apologizing for the Globes, or anything else

(Newser) - Look out, New York: Ricky Gervais is coming. The comedian, whose divisive Golden Globe hosting gig included jokes about masturbation and onstage drinking—“which Jane Fonda didn’t appreciate apparently”—says he already has digs in the Big Apple, where he's moving with his partner of 25 years,...

Give Brendan Fraser a Round of Applause
 Give Brendan Fraser 
 a Round of Applause 
viral video
Jan 25, 2010 3:38 PM CST

Give Brendan Fraser a Round of Applause

Actor's Golden Globes reactions + Gwen Stefani song = Genius

(Newser) - Brendan Fraser seems to have a good sense of humor about the world watching an endless loop of his awkward laughing and clapping at the Golden Globes, which is good—it will probably spin out into increasingly involved viral video mashups. Here's one, flagged by Videogum , that sets Fraser's spasmodic...

Blogosphere Erupts Over 'Big Girl' Comment

Times critic and a stylist slam Christina Hendricks' dress

(Newser) - Another New York Times writer is in the hot seat over disparaging comments about Golden Globes attendees. Fashion critic Cathy Horyn, when criticizing Mad Men actress Christina Hendricks’ ruffly gown, quoted an anonymous stylist as saying, “You don’t put a big girl in a big dress.” Christina...

Just Look at the Fat Arms on Those A-Listers
 Just Look at 
 the Fat Arms on 
 Those A-Listers 
SAYS NYT BLOGGER
Jan 19, 2010 11:57 AM CST

Just Look at the Fat Arms on Those A-Listers

New York Times fashion blogger points out 'rounder' women

(Newser) - Et tu, New York Times ? A fashion blogger at the venerable paper, which isn't having the greatest run of late, is pointing fingers at a few actresses who looked a bit “rounder” at the Golden Globes. Though “it’s almost criminal to name names,” as Andy...

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