I’m made no bones about my disinterest in The Golden Globes in the past. But, without fail, I always end up watching them. I don’t know why. It’s not as if there is any intrinsic value to the awards. It’s become my catchphrase of sorts, but truly, who cares what The Hollywood Foreign Press thinks?

I mean, c’mon. Any organization the lumps together the best performances in a musical or comedy can’t be taken seriously.

That said, there were a few surprises last night. Most notably Kate Winslet winning for Best Supporting Actress for her role in The Reader AND Best Actress for her role in Revolutionary Road. Usually double nominations cancel each other out. But in this case Winslet proved what many other film fans have been saying for years – she is simple one of the best working actresses around right now.

The genuine emotion she displayed after winning Best Actress almost had me thinking The Golden Globes actually meant something. Now THAT’S acting!

Also quite an upset for Mickey Rourke to sneak a Best Actor trophy out from under Sean Penn. I knew from the trailers that The Wrestler looked special and this confirms it. Although I’m kind of tired of hearing the Rourke “comeback” story. It’s true that he was slumming it in direct-to-DVD crap like Out In Fifity and They Crawl. But he’s been on the comeback trail with more high-profile roles since turning up in Once Upon A Time In Mexico back in 2003.

That’s my opinion anyway.

Rourke’s exchange with The Wrestler’s director Darren Aronofsky during his speech was the only shocking moment of a broadcast that normally prides itself on unscripted moments. Calling Aronofsky a “tough son of a bitch,” the cameras totally caught the autuer jokingly giving Rourke the bird.

I thought that was kind of funny.

Other than that, not much to report. Wall-E for Best Animated was kind of a given, but I was glad to see it happen all the same. Also, kudos to Colin Farrell taking home the Best Actor trophy for his performance in In Bruges. That was a movie both Joe and Gordon were excited about earlier in the year and I never got a chance to see it. Now that it’s on DVD, I want to check it out.

Speaking of Joe and Gordon, don’t forget to tune in to The Triple Feature podcast the three of us host tonight at 9:00 PM CST. I’m sure we’ll be talking about The Golden Globe winners and their chances for Oscar gold in a month.

In the meantime, answer me this: Did you guys watch The Golden Globes this year? What did you think of the broadcast? Did any winners suprise you? Do you think anyone got snubbed? Leave your comments below!