Golden Globes: Blow-By-Blow

Golden Globes: Blow-By-Blow

Published: January 16, 2011 @ 5:03 pm
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By Brent Lang

See also: TheWrap's Complete Golden Globes Coverage

Update: 7:55 p.m. PST)

The geeks have it. 

"The Social Network" beat back a stiff challenge from "The King's Speech" and "The Fighter" to snag the Best Picture Drama Golden Globe. 

(Read also: TheWrap's Complete Golden Globes Coverage)

Not only did "The Social Network" grab the night's top prize, it also snagged the most statues. "Network"s' four Globes was a significantly higher total than the two awards given to "The Fighter" and "The Kids Are All Right." 

Having savaged his life on celluloid, Producer Scott Rudin was generous about the Facebook founder at the heart of "Network."

Like screenwriter Aaron Sorkin, Rudin thanked: "Mark Zuckerberg for his willingness to let us use his life and his work as a metaphor for communication and the way we relate to one another," 

(Update: 7: 46 p.m. PST)

Holy coronation!

As had been widely expected, Colin Firth picked up Best Actor in a Drama for "The King's Speech." 

The stuttering king biopic has been largely shut out of the awards Sunday night, despite leading the pack with seven nominations. 

Firth said that the awards love is all that has kept the stiff-upper lip actor from a serious mid-life crisis. 

"Right now this is all that stands between me and a Harley Davidson," Firth said. 

Very droll, not terribly emotional speech. Guess he's saving the best bits for Oscar night. 

(Update: 7: 42 p.m. PST) 

Sperm-donor comedy "The Kids Are All Right" took home the Best Movie Comedy or Musical prize. Thought universally beloved, the competition was pretty anemic. After all, universally loathed "The Tourist" also snuck its way into the category. 

(Update: 7: 34 p.m. PST)

Natalie Portman gets to pirouette onstage. The actress picked up the Best Actress in a Drama for her role as a ballerina coming apart at the seams in "Black Swan."

Portman was effusive in her thanks in picking up the award, singling out her family.

"Thank you for bringing me into this world and giving me this wonderful life," Portman said of her parents. 

Setting young men's pulses racing, she also thanked Mila "sweet lips" Kunis with whom she shares a lesbian lip-lock in the movie. 

(Update: 7:25 p.m. PST) 

Johnny Depp and Johnny Depp just lost to Paul Giamatti. Up for his roles in "Alice in Wonderland" and "The Tourist," Depp's star wattage was no match for Giamatti's performance as a hard living TV executive in "Barney's Version." 

"I got to smoke and drink and got paid for it," Giamatti said. 

(Update: 7: 18 p.m. PST)

Those perky, show-tune loving high-schoolers are feeling the love tonight. 

"Glee" beat out "30 Rock" and "Modern Family" to take the statue for Best Television Series, Comedy or Musical. 

Tags: Drew Barrymore, Golden Globes, Hallie Steinfeld, Jeff Bridges, Kevin Spacey, Movies, olivia wilde
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