1. Ricky Gervais will never be asked to host anything ever again, short of a Bar Mitzvah on Long and/or Staten Island. Gervais’ brilliant and acerbic monologue had me in stitches, but you don’t make fun of Angelina Jolie, Scientology and Cher and expect to get away with it. What made Gervais opening monologue and openly drunken interludes so great was the fact that he was spot-on. But as Hollywood has proven time and time again, it takes itself far too seriously.

2. Michelle Williams might actually stand a chance at the Oscars. Front-runners Natalie Portman and Annette Bening both took home Best Actress (Drama and Comedy, respectively), however, the Oscars don’t separate performances by genre. Portman and Bening have been splitting the awards down the middle this awards season, leaving me to wonder if Michelle Williams might just slip in should they divide the Academy’s vote. Or, even better, what if there was a tie à la Kate Hepburn and Babs Streisand in 1969?

3. Peg Bundy is amazing. There’s nothing I love more than seeing an actor or actress finally get her due. Katey Segal is perhaps best known for her role as Peg Bundy on classic 90s sitcom, Married…with Children, in addition to 8 Simple Rules and as the voice of Leela on Futurama. In short, she’s been working her ass off for years with little to no recognition. So when she won Best Actress in a Drama for Sons of Anarchy, I couldn’t help but feel not only happy but proud of that leopard-print spandex-wearing, big-haired, chain-smoking angel from on high. See also, Melissa Leo winning for The Fighter.

4. Glee is the best thing to happen to the gays since the birth of Liza. Best Supporting Actresses, Chris Colfer and Jane Lynch delivered two of the best acceptance speeches of the night; the former a heartwarming and inspiring message to gay teens and the latter a comedic tour de force ending with Lynch thanking her wife and kids. When Glee finally won Best Comedy, you could just hear all the little gays around the country squeal in pitch-perfect delight.

5. Robert DeNiro can continue making Meet the Fockers movies til he dies. Watching the montage of Bobby DeNiro’s films over the past 40 years (which for some reason included The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle), I was reminded how prolific and amazing an actor he is. His legacy will remain in tact with such films as Mean Streets, The Godfather – Part II, Taxi Driver, The Deer Hunter, Raging Bull, The Last King of Comedy, Goodfellas, Cape Fear and Casino. Hopefully time or excessive drinking will erase the past 15 years or so from our collective conscience.

Below, the full list of winners:

Film

Best Picture – Drama: The Social Network

Best Picture – Musical or Comedy: The Kids Are All Right

Best Actress – Drama: Natalie Portman, Black Swan

Best Actor – Drama: Colin Firth, The King’s Speech

Best Actress – Comedy or Musical: Annette Bening, The Kids Are All Right

Best Actor – Comedy or Musical: Paul Giamatti, Barney’s Version

Best Supporting Actress: Melissa Leo, The Fighter

Best Supporting Actor: Christian Bale, The Fighter

Best Animated Film: Toy Story 3

Best Foreign Language Film: In a Better World

Best Director: David Fincher, The Social Network

Best Screenplay: Aaron Sorkin, The Social Network

Best Original Score: Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, The Social Network

Best Original Song: Diane Warren, “You Haven’t Seen the Last of Me”, Burlesque

Cecil B. DeMille Award: Robert DeNiro

TV

Best Series, Drama: Boardwalk Empire

Best Series, Comedy or Musical: Glee

Best Actress – Drama: Katey Segal, Sons of Anarchy

Best Actor – Drama: Steve Buscemi, Boardwalk Empire

Best Actress – Comedy or Musical: Laura Linney, The Big C

Best Actor – Comedy or Musical: Jim Parsons, The Big Bang Theory

Best Mini-Series or Made for TV Movie: Carlos

Best Actress, Mini-Series/Made for TV Movie: Claire Danes, Temple Grandin

Best Actor, Mini-Series/Made for TV Movie: Al Pacino, You Don’t Know Jack

Best Supporting Actress: Jane Lynch, Glee

Best Supporting Actor: Chris Colfer, Glee

Link Love: Golden Globes

Facebook is so last season. Burberry sets plans to launch social network.  Apparently, it’s only for trench coat wearers. Good luck…

LINK LOVE: http://cocoperez.com/2009-09-17-burberry-launching-their-own-social-network