Results tagged “Golden Globes” from Access Hollywood
Everybody's asking me about Brad and Angie stopping for me and not Seacrest.It happens, especially with the big stars that arrive late, that sometimes you get them, sometimes you don't.
Then, someone showed me this from an Us Magazine posting today:
"Jolie and Pitt did stop for NBC's Billy Bush, but Seacrest said, 'there's an NBC deal there. NBC hosted the Globes, and they have a deal to talk to the people who come to the Globes.
"Here's what I realized when I went down there,' Seacrest went on. 'I realized quickly that it's against the rules to walk down onto the carpet from the platform."
Ryan must be assuming I was doing the official NBC pre-show whose producers, like all those running official live telecasts, try as hard as they can to set up commitments from stars in advance.
By Tony Potts & Adam Jordan8:11 PM -- The interesting thing about the stars having those best seats in the house-- it takes forever to get from that front section to those two double doors in back of room. As we are on the aisle -- the stargazing is intense -- even for us seasoned pros.
7:28 PM -- Colin Farrell is a big surprise in this room. You can feel the vibe. I feel like this one was up in the air - and many thought it would be Dustin Hoffman.
Spielberg, for him ALL were quiet and enjoyed his speech. One of the rare few times tonight that the whole room can hear a speech.
They just announced that we are back - but for some reason most of this room is still standing. Frustrating.
7:22 PM -- Brad and Angelina are standing in the back... right next to us. They are very touchy feely and comfy together as he holds a Heineken bottle.
Frank Langella gets Brad's attention and a warm hug and conversation ensues. Very genuine.
Robert Downey Jr. walks by. They miss him.
Gerard Butler and Kyra Sedwick are talking it up.
Back to Brad and Ang -- Zac, Vanessa and Megan Fox walk and talk together and notice Bragelina passing.
4:57 PM -- Tom Cruise is among the last to arrive. Security is literally pushing him along as Shaun grabs an interview with him. At the same time, Robert Downey Jr. is able to dodge doing interviews completely.
4:56 PM -- Gerard Butler (my new crush despite his womanizer reputation) smiles at me as he walks by and tells me, "great stance" about how I'm standing with one leg crossed on top of the other on the stairs.
4:55 PM -- Tom Hanks finishes up an interview with Billy and then jokes to Shaun as she kisses someone hello, "That was such a fake kiss!"
4:54 PM -- Sting hangs right outside our platform and chats with Dustin Hoffman.
4:53 PM -- Neil Patrick Harris arrives very late but considering he just did "Saturday Night Live" last night, we'll cut him so slack (The Broadway skit was hysterical!).
4:52 PM -- Security is having a conniption fit trying to get the last few stars into the hotel, such as Renee Zellweger.
4:50 PM -- Cameron Diaz is hard to miss in her pink dress and bright red lips.
4:40 PM -- Ashton Kutcher and Demi Moore arrive. Demi looks incredible and not a day older than when I first met her on a red carpet twelve years ago!
4:35 PM -- First time nominee January Jones from "Mad Men" says she is terrified tonight because she hates speaking in public.
4:30 PM -- Brad Pitt talks to Billy Bush while Angelina Jolie hangs back and chats with Catherine Keener.
4:28 PM -- Blind item: I notice that the girlfriend of a certain nominee has a noticeable baby bump. When asked about if they are ready to start a family they say, "not yet." We'll see in a couple months how true that is!
4:25 PM -- I tell Tom Wilkinson he is a shoo-in to win for HBO's "John Adams." He says he actually hasn't watched the series.
4:20 PM -- "Weeds'" Mary Louise Parker tells me it took her three hours to get ready for the night mostly because she was busy doing other things while her team tried to get her ready.
4:18 PM -- The always fashion fabulous Eva Mendes looks stunning in a creme colored Dior dress. She says her turquoise and diamond necklace is a vintage 1974 Van Cleef and Arpels, "Its just a little something. Just a little bling."
4:15 PM -- Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony hit the red carpet but avoid talking to any press.
My Sunday started at 3:00 in the morning when the alarm went off while I was dreaming about Javier Bardem.
Not in an “oh-he’s-hot” way but, in a “please-don’t-kill-me-like-you-did-everybody-in-No Country For Old Men” way. I pushed the snooze button a couple of times before I dragged myself out of bed to get ready before the car came to pick me up at 4:45 to take me to the studio to get hair and makeup done.
My first “hit” time was 6:10am. I was doing affiliate hits – interviews with a series of television stations around the country promoting NBC's Golden Globe Winners Special announcing the winners of the awards. With the writer’s strike, the Globes were reduced to a press conference – no red carpet, no fancy gowns.
So, NBC decided to make things a little more fun for the audience by presenting the announcements in a one-hour show full of clips from the film and television shows nominated along with other interviews of the stars that we have done over the years.
Putting on a show was a monumental task with details changing by the minute.
Nancy O’Dell and Billy Bush read the winners as they were being announced by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association at the news conference. My job during the show was to give an analysis of the winners with Dave Karger of Entertainment Weekly magazine.
It was a night of sure winners and some surprising upsets and with the Golden Globes being a good predictor of the Academy Awards, it was very exciting!
Well the reviews are in for our primetime Golden Globe Winners Special last night on NBC and they are wildly positive....or positively wild.
Frankly, we all knew the raves would escape us. Who wants to see anyone reading winners' names instead of the unpredictable speeches, surprised newcomers, inebriated celebrities, great gowns, hair and jewels that come with the Globes every year? Nobody really.
We knew that. I'd much rather see the globes and then host our backstage hour with the winners...as was the original plan before the writers strike changed all of this.
In the end, people are not saying nice things about me and Nancy O'Dell today (and she's the nicest person I know), but the roots are not personal. People are frustrated with the writers strike and the first time since 1964 when they were first televised nationally, the Globes did not go on. If the parade of celebs are going to be halted, from the viewers perspective, it had better be because there is something much better.
Nope, it was Nancy and me. Before us, it was Matt Lauer and the folks at Dateline....they are not faring well with critics either.
By Buddy Singer
I knew this was going to be an
unusual Golden Globes when I arrived at the Beverly Hilton this morning and
found a spot on the ground floor of the hotel's self-parking lot. That never
happens, let alone on Golden Globes day when that structure is usually
off-limits! The hotel had none of the outward signs of a big Hollywood night -
no red carpet, no signage, no limos, not a zillion TV crews running around
laying cable and doing whatever else they do for all those hours to prepare.
There were, however, the usual compliment of security people in dark suits,
thwarting your every attempt to move freely through the hotel. The only thing I
can figure is that the security guys were paid for, so why not use them?
The reading of the winners was held
in the Grand Ballroom, the same room where they hold the event every year.
Seating was open so I picked a prime table near the front. I'm sure I had
Clooney's seat or maybe it was Julia's. There was a nice but understated floral
centerpiece at each table and at each seat an official program to take home
(sorry George, if you're interested I'm sure we can work something out). As the hours passed the room started to fill
-- dozens upon dozens of camera crews, hundreds of journalists. At 2 PM, we
were all asked to leave so they could do a security sweep. Guess the HFPA just
couldn't face the fact that no celebrities were coming and a sweep just wasn't
necessary. They should have chained the doors with us inside to be sure they'd
have an audience at 6 PM.
Finally about 3:30 PM we were
allowed back in. What was the buzz, the vibe? That's what the people back at
the office kept texting me. Well, I can report with confidence that there was
an undeniable current pulsating through the room - I have never seen so many
reporters so thrilled that they'd be out by 7 and wouldn't have to do any
interviews. This was going to be the easiest Golden Globes (from a reporters
standpoint) ever. As it turned out, it was all over by 6:30. It took just 30
minutes to go through the 25 categories. But instead of a rush for the door,
there was a stampede to the buffet tables set up in the back of the room. If
you give a reporter a shrimp and cocktail napkin.... well, you know the rest.
