- The Academy Award (right) and the Golden Globes (left) trophies shown. Photo by: http://www.aaj.tv/2013/01/hollywood-oscars-and-golden-globe-season-rolls-out/
On Jan 12, over 20 million people tuned in to watch the 71st annual Golden Globes Awards. The night was full of fashion and awe, but in the end, only 25 awards were given out.
“The Golden Globes are definitely my favorite,” said Brooke Davis, a junior, “They cover both film and TV awards where the Academy Awards only shows film.”
The best motion pictures of the year included 12 Years a Slave, American Hustle, Frozen, The Great Beauty, “Breaking Bad”, and “Behind the Candelabra.” All of which competed with four other nominees.
The women of the evening didn’t disappoint with names like Amy Adams and Jennifer Lawrence both winning awards for American Hustle. Men like Leonardo DiCaprio and Bryan Cranston didn’t walk away empty handed either.
Alfonso Cuaron for Gravity and Spike Jonze for Her were also recognized for their work of directing and screenplay writing. The musical aspect of the evening ended with an award to “Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom” for Best Original Song, and Alex Ebert with “All is Lost” for Best Original Score.
The 56th annual GRAMMY Awards pulled in 28.5 million views on Jan 26, and with a subtotal of 82 categories, many people claim it’s almost tedious to watch.
Davis said “I didn’t know they were on. Considering that they’re super long and premier super late, it wouldn’t have been worth my time to miss out on sleep.”
The program is designed to cover all genres of music from Classical to Metal. Within these categories, subcategories were created to recognize specific people such as songwriters, producers, mixers, and/or recording engineers.
The Album of the Year went to Daft Punk with “Random Access Memories,” in which housed over ten featured artists, five producers, and seven engineers or mixers.
The Record of the Year, Daft Punk with “Get Lucky,” recognizes all the people behind the creation of the song. On the other hand, the Song of the Year, Lorde with “Royals,” recognizes the songwriters and the artist.