The Globes are Golden

By far, my favorite awards show is the Golden Globes, where, as Amy Poehler so eloquently put it, "the beautiful people of movies mingle with the rat-faced people of television." I don't know what it is about an open bar that turns what would otherwise be a semi-dignified evening into a trash/treasure trove of moments the participants would just as soon forget. My favorite moments this year:

• Tina Fey and Amy Poehler announcing that Ricky Gervais would not be back hosting this year as he is "officially no longer in show business"
• Jodie Foster's simultaneously endearing/irritating speech about how she can't come out of the closet, because she already did a thousand years ago, and why doesn't everyone just leave her alone so she can enjoy her privacy. And, btw, she's lonely(?)
• Tommy Lee Jones' grumpy face during...
•  Kristen Wiig and Will Ferrell's summarizing of the movies that they definitely saw, I'm so sure
• Kate Hudson's gorgeous Alexander McQueen gown
• Amy Poehler and Tina Fey camping it up during the announcement of their category
• Schmoozing of the crowd as an intro to commercial breaks
•  Bill Clinton's intro to Lincoln, followed by Amy Poehler's exclaiming "that was Hillary Clinton's husband!"
• Just general hijinks, ensuing