BEST:

• All of the NBC jabs. From everyone.
• The opening jokes from Ricky Gervais about the differences between the British and American Office
• Mo’Nique winning for Precious. Totally deserved it. Her speech was touching also.
• Alec Baldwin winning for 30 Rock
• Ricky Gervais: “I enjoy a drink as much as the next man…Unless the next man is Mel Gibson!”
• Christopher Waltz winning for his performance in Inglourious Basterds
• Martin Scorsese’s cute speech sounding more like a film school lecture than an acceptance speech for a career achievement award
• This tweet from Lizz Winstead of The Daily Show: “James Cameron is looking more and more like Bea Arthur.”

WORST:

• Most of Gervais’ hosting
• Alec Baldwin not being present to accept his award for 30 Rock
• Sandra Bullock winning for The Blind Side over Gabby Sidibe in Precious. Yes, you read that right. SANDRA BULLOCK won over PRECIOUS’s Gabby Sidibe.
• James Cameron winning Best Director and then quoting his own movie in the “Na’vi language”
• The poor layout of the awards ceremony making it difficult for anyone to get up to the front to accept their awards
• Cuing the music for everyone EXCEPT Meryl Streep
• A lack of awards for Inglourious Basterds, which I had expected
• A lack of awards for Precious, which I hadn’t expected
• A lack of George Clooney, just in general
• Chloe Sevigny’s dress, which apparently “got stepped on and ripped,” even though you couldn’t tell a difference because it was kind of a mess

I never regret watching the Globes, but this year I think I enjoyed baking cookies during the show more than I enjoyed the actual awards ceremony itself. (Crunchy fudge cookies, for anyone who’s wondering.)