Really? AVATAR? My Quick Thoughts on the Golden Globes

I am kind of stunned that Avatar just won the Golden Globe for Best Motion Picture - Drama. It clearly should have gone to either The Hurt Locker or Up in the Air. I might have even been satisfied with Inglourious Basterds, but Avatar...

I loved the experience of seeing Avatar (or "Avadah" according to Arnold) in the theater but it just didn't deserve this win. What is worse, however, is that James Cameron won the Best Director nod. Argh. Again Jason Reitman or Kathryn Bigelow got robbed.

Let's hope that things shake out better at the Oscars!

Some positives... that was a nice standing ovation for Jeff Bridges. He deserves some more accolades after a long and brilliant career. I really hope he repeats at the Oscar's.

The tribute to Marty Scorsese was funny and sweet, although I found it a little odd that they were plugging Shutter Island in a montage of his greatest films. Shutter Island hasn't even come out yet.

The best acceptance speech of the night for me, by far, was Meryl Streep. She started rocky but it really came around. If you missed it you can catch it here on Huffington Post.

The early reviews on Ricky Gervais as host are trending negative. He was obviously going for a one-and-done affair. There is no way Gervais will ever host another Golden Globes.

That is not to say he wasn't funny. I had good fun with Gervais as the host. He was obviously mocking the crassness of the whole awards glitz and glamor dealio. His shameless plugs to all of his projects were meant in that vain.

I can't believe he managed to throw in a few dick jokes. Nice. I would probably give him a C+/B- for a grade on the evening.

I was glad that Glee won the Best Television Series -Musical or Comedy, but I was super bummed that Jane Lynch lost to Chloe Sevigny in the Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in TV category.

My other big surprise was that Dexter did not win the Best Television Series - Drama Golden Globe. After Michael C. Hall and John Lithgow won acting Globes for their work on Dexter, I thought for sure it would win.

I was saddened to find out during the show that Hall has cancer. Apparently he is doing well according to reports, but still. I hope he wins many more awards. He has been a great actor for a long time.

What did you think?