My Take On The Golden Globes

This post isn't really about who got what nomination. It is more of a I don't really think the Golden Globes are all that great. Last year I spent a lot of time kissing Golden Globe board member ass so I could get some press credentials and send some readers to cover the red carpet. I thought it would be fun for everyone. So, during that process I really looked into the organization. The media who also sucks up always says the Golden Globes are a predictor of the Academy Awards. They might be, but I think that is only because these nominations come out first and so the people who cast Academy ballots ask who got nominated for a Golden Globe.

What I think this organization really cares about is making money. That's all they want. They want more money for their club and their parties and the way to do that is to have a television contract. The way you do that is by having stars that people want to see. The way you do that is by nominating stars for the award or having their daughter be Miss Golden Globe for two years running so the stars show up.

Ever wonder why they have two separate categories for movies? That way you can throw a bunch more people into the nomination mix, and get a bunch more attendees. It is kind of the MTV way to get people to show up. I have much more respect for the nomination process for almost every other award show with the exception of the People's Choice which I think actually finds out who would like an award and then asks them to show up to collect it.

This is a group of foreign journalists, yet they still only have one lousy category for foreign films. Why? Because no one in the audience watching at home cares about some guy from Timbuktu showing up at the awards.

So, when watching the awards or wondering how in the hell someone got nominated, think about if the people at home watching television would like to see that person on the red carpet or if one of the journalists would like to sit next to them at the dinner they have.