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What if they threw aGolden Globesand nobody came?
Such was the scuttlebutt ahead of Tuesdays 80th annual Golden Globes.
NBC gave the HFPA a one-year deal, which Pucks Matthew Bellonireportsis unlikely to be renewed.
With the Globes on the ropes, would any A-listers show?
(Later, Jerrod Carmichael would joke plainly onstage about how and why heended up hosting the night.)
Though Judd Hirsch ofThe Fabelmansdidnt get nominated in Best Supporting Actor, he never thought of missing the ceremony.
Its like being on a sports team, he said; you dont want to let your teammates down.
Besides, he joked, the movies calledThe Fabelmans, notThe Fabelman.
They needed the whole family to be there.
Without the Golden Globes, Im not sure my American career would be the same, he said.
We went all over the red carpet, but nobody interviewed us.
So we went back a second time, and it was the same.
It was good for the ego, he said.
Im not here as a vote of confidence in the HFPA, but I dont think anybody ever was.
As always with the Globes, he noted, the prospect of an open bar helped.
Neither Desplat nor Burwell wound up winning; the Best Score prize went toBabylons Justin Hurwitz.
Id heard that theyd made good progress on their issues.
We can all do better.
And sometimes, intangible notions of accountability and forgiveness didnt come into it.
America is the land of second chances, he asked.
They say they want to move forward.
Were here to see.
And if this turned out to be the last-ever Golden Globes, how would he remember them?
It all depends on dinner.
