The 74th annual Golden Globes was, let’s just say, interesting. Let me begin by saying that when you start the show with a broken teleprompter and a rather flustered host, you’re in for a real treat. Nonetheless, guest host Jimmy Fallon saved his opening monologue by cracking a few well placed political jokes, and they were just getting started with the anti-Trump movement that would sweep this three hour telecast. All I have to say is thank God nobody tripped. That would have just put a stamp of approval on the whole night.

The worst: Jimmy Fallon

Unlike years prior where personalities like Ricky Gervais and Amy Poehler were more concerned with the enjoyment of the audience rather than the fragile Hollywood stars that crowd the chosen venue, Fallon seemed to be walking on eggshells when it came to even the most light of jokes. The only jokes that Fallon seemed comfortable with cracking were the slams at the President-elect; he’s had enough practice on his late night show. In hindsight, Fallon proved to be more of a nuisance than a presence.

The best: La La Land

Taking home all of the 7 Globes they were nominated for, La La Land broke the Golden Globe record for the amount of awards won by a single film. Including best actor and actress in a motion picture comedy, won by Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone, it quickly stopped being shocking. Now that I’ve mentioned Emma Stone, I feel like I’ve segued quite nicely into my next point which is…..

The best: ANDREW GARFIELD

Not having his name mentioned once other than the awards he was nominated for, Andrew Garfield managed to be the silent star of the whole night. Kicking off his night was a rather passionate lip-lock with fellow Marvel co-star Ryan Reynolds, both of which have been notorious for advocating pansexuality in their respective heros. The Hacksaw Ridge star was also spotted glaring back at a select table several times throughout the night. (That table, I might mention, seated longtime girlfriend Emma Stone, also the person that Garfield recently said he would be perfectly happy with being on a stranded island with, I’m just saying.) Garfield completed his rather intriguing night by giving said island partner a standing ovation when she picked up the win for best actress. In conclusion, let me just make this known: 2017 will be the rise of Stonefield once again.

The worst: low-energy star power

Now, I’m not a movie guru by any means, but I tend to know my films pretty well. However, Sunday night I found myself having to look up many of the winners because I just didn’t have a clue who was standing on a stage accepting a rather prestigious award, and that in itself really made me feel like I was living under a rock.

The worst: Sofia Vergara “misreading” the teleprompter

We get it, Golden Globes, Vergara’s accent is quite predominant, but seriously, how many times are we going to make her make fun of her own voice?

The best: Meryl Streep

Streep campaigned on behalf of Hillary Clinton, so while onstage to accept her Cecil B. DeMille award, it was quite obvious that she would comment on the recent election. However, no one knew just how political she would be. As it turns out, she was political enough to gauge a reaction from the one and only, Donald J. Trump. (Even though that doesn’t really take much.)
The Golden Globes were interesting to say the least. Were there some great moments? Of course. Some moments that are worth forgetting? Oh yes. A couple downright strange encounters? There’s always one. Well, regardless of the weird, crazy, and insane, the night was effective in one thing: honoring the greatest of film and television this year.