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The Golden Globes: The Good, the Bad and the Downright Awkward

The Golden Globes: The Good, the Bad and the Downright Awkward

The Golden Globes: The Good, the Bad and the Downright Awkward
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It's just about that time, folks. The Annual Golden Globe Awards are almost upon us.

The Globes are a special place. A strange hybrid of the Emmys and the Oscars, The Globes are always entertaining and interesting. Sometimes that's good, and sometimes that's not.

Basically, there are definite pros and cons:

PRO: It's the only prestigious award show to honor actors in both TV and film.

poehler fey high five

CON: Featuring TV and film alike means a lot of awards, which can get tedious after a while.

gervais

PRO: Alcohol. This is the only award show where your favorite celebs are free to get as plastered as they would like to, which leads to hilarious impromptu moments.

emma shoes

CON: Alcohol. Things can also go the opposite direction; instead of fun and hilarious, it can get awkward and uncomfortable real quick.

everyone is drunk

PRO: Globes hosts have a history of refusing to hold back when it comes to their jokes. 

don't hold back

CON: Inevitably, sometimes the jokes go too far. Instead of a laugh, you're faced with an audience-wide gasp or, even worse, total silence.

chrissy

PRO: The fashion.

gaga fashion

CON: Sometimes the red carpet fashion coverage goes too far.

Case and point: The Mani Cam. Why?

mani cam

PRO: Meaningful acceptance speeches.

meaningful speeches

CON: Rambling acceptance speeches that make you wonder if the person even knows what they're saying or where they are.

wiig hader

PRO: The Globes results often predict later Oscar winners.

anne hathaway globe

CON: The weirdly long and specific category names.

long names

PRO: The adorable candid footage of celebs during commercial breaks makes it look like all your favorites are bff's with each other.

moore witherspoon

CON: Sometimes said adorable footage is a little too candid, and a stray head or torso comes into frame.

commercial break

PRO: The obviously-staged jokes between the hosts and the celebrities in the audience make for some grade A television.

dreyfus witherspoon

CON: When they pair up two seemingly random actors to present an award who have no chemistry, so they just read the teleprompter in awkward monotone.

oprah

PRO/CON: There's no rules.

no rules

The Golden Globe Awards air Sunday, January 10 on NBC. Be sure to tune in to see the nonsense.

If nothing else, watch just to see if Amy Poehler shows up to once again use her power and charm to be the luckiest person in the world for 5 seconds:

poehler clooney

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Mckenna Ferguson

McKenna is a freelance writer, Netflix addict, and Colorado State University alumna. Her hobbies include sleeping, staying indoors, and crop top advocacy. #CropTopsForAll

McKenna is a freelance writer, Netflix addict, and Colorado State University alumna. Her hobbies include sleeping, staying indoors, and crop top advocacy. #CropTopsForAll