There Were Actually Fewer Lead Roles for Women in 2014's Major Movies
Fewer women appeared in lead roles in major Hollywood movies in 2014 than in 2002. Apologies to anyone pinning her hopes on slow, steady progress.
Jessica Chastain Explains Her Bill Cosby Golden Globes Reaction Face
Not that it really needed extrapolation, but on Jimmy Kimmel Live! Tuesday night, Jessica Chastain briefly explained what she was thinking in the now-infamous shot of the audience at the Golden Globes reacting to Amy Poehler and Tina Fey's Bill Cosby joke.
The Number of Female Directors in Hollywood Is Dismal
Sergeant Buzzkill here, reporting for duty: Hollywood's tiny share of female directors has not grown in the last 17 years. In fact, it's dropped.
Caption This Golden Globe Pic of Amy Adams and Christoph Waltz
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Caption this: Actress Amy Adams (L) and actor Christoph Waltz (R) attend The Weinstein Company & Netflix's 2015 Golden Globes After Party presented by FIJI Water, Lexus, Laura Mercier and Marie Claire at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on January 11, 2015 in Beverly Hills, California.
Is Reese Witherspoon's Mom a Bot or Just at Peak Mom?
"Aww thanks Mom for all the words of encouragement," wrote Reese Witherspoon on Instagram the day after she did not win a Golden Globe for her role in Wild. Inquiring minds would like to know: Is Reese Witherspoon's mother just in the stage of excessive excitement after recently discovering emojis or is she actually a…
Oops, Alessandra Stanley Misgendered the Lead Character of Transparent
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In a review of Sunday night's Golden Globe Awards, New York Times critic Alessandra Stanley, the same whose article on Shonda Rhimes caused a rightful shitstorm, made a major error in misgendering the lead character of Amazon's hit series Transparent.
Golden Globes Afterparties: Garden Variety Glam and Oscar Test Runs
You've no doubt already stuffed your eyeballs with all the Golden Globes ensembles you can muster: it was the best of times; it was the worst of times. While we're still reeling from the quicksilver godliness of Julianne Moore's Givenchy, and are trying to figure out if Jemima Kirke was trolling Jennifer Lopez…
Watch All the Most Awkward Moments of the Golden Globes Red Carpet
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The actual ceremony of the 2015 Golden Globe awards was pretty tame, which we can chock up to no one being anywhere near drunk enough to be misbehave. (For shame!) Luckily, thanks to a combination of idiotic interviewing skills and a desire to milk celebrity culture for all it is worth, the red carpet was full of…
The Best, Most Indulging Tweets, Selfies & More From the Golden Globes
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J. Lo was predictably undefinable, Cumberbatch Cumberbatch-ed, and Chrissy Teigen was so happy/sad to be there, at the 72nd Annual Golden Globe Awards in Hollywood. Here are the best social media moments from Sunday night's wonderful, emotional, totally not boring, sob-face-emoji show that made it a funner…
Here Are Your 2015 Golden Globes Winners
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The most important time on earth and network television until the Oscars has arrived, and there have been winners: important winners, on film and television and in music and directing, with the token bone thrown to George "Cecil B. DeMille Award for outstanding contributions to the world of entertainment" Clooney here…
Lily Tomlin: 'Men, At Last, Are Getting the Recognition They Deserve'
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Living human treasures Lily Tomlin and Jane Fonda were tapped to announce the award for Best Actor in a TV Series-Musical or Comedy, and used the opportunity to lament the lack of opportunities for men in comedy.
Shut Up, I Love Kristen Wiig's Ridiculous '70s Dress
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Ok, I hear you, but, counterpoint: I love Kristen Wiig's ridiculous Golden Globes dress. It looks like one of my dearly departed grandmother's fancy tablecloths mated with a rogue vintage McCall's pattern, and I'm feeling that, big time. Shut your face, it's fucking awesome.
What Is Jemima Kirke Wearing, Though
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Some thoughts:
Meanwhile, Martha
Mindy Grossman is CEO of hSN we are at the national retail foundation dinner tonight in NYC pic.twitter.com/xiBesOqfri
— Martha Stewart (@MarthaStewart) January 12, 2015
The Transparent Creator's Acceptance Speech Was a Win In Itself
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Sometimes Hollywood does good. Transparent, one of my personal favorite TV moments of 2014, picked up the Golden Globe for Best TV Comedy, and director Jill Soloway's acceptance speech was spot-on:
Amazing Gina Rodriguez Wins Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Comedy
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Star of Jane The Virgin Gina Rodriguez won The CW network's first Golden Globe, grabbing the award for Best Actress in a TV Series Musical or Comedy and BOY was she excited! (As are we!) "This award is so much bigger than myself. It represents a culture that wants to see themselves as heroes," Rodriguez said through…
Tina Fey & Amy Poehler Burn the Fuck Outta Bill Cosby at Golden Globes
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Here's Amy Poehler and Tina Fey opening the Golden Globes mean girl bestie-style with a series of sick burns on the rich, famous, and drunk.
Watch Amal and George Clooney Blink While Giuliana Rancic Does a Shot
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You have an opportunity to interview Amal and George Clooney. You have maybe 30 seconds tops. What do you do? Shots! Shots! Shots, shots, shots, shots!
It's Our Golden Globes Liveblog, Ya Sluts!
Are you ready to kick off 2015 award season? Yes? No? DOESN'T MATTER because the Globes wait for no one! So pour yourself a salad bowl of gin, fall back into your couch cushions and let your venerable hosts Tina Fey, Amy Poehler and Jezebel.com comfort you through this terrible celebrity fever dream. It's time for…
Lena Dunham Says She Deleted Twitter Because of 'Deranged Neo-Cons'
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Ryan Seacrest caught up with Lena Dunham on the Golden Globes red carpet tonight and she briefly mentioned having to tune out all the sociopaths on Twitter. Like a sane human being, she now never checks it. Except sometimes.