Awards Season Heats Up

This is the week when we start seeing things come together as we get ready for the biggest awards night in the world of movies, the Oscars, coming up on February 22, 2015. Tonight is the Golden Globes. Amy Poehler and Tina Fey are hosting, no one takes it too seriously, and the tables are well-supplied with liquor, which means it will be the most fun. They also give out a lot of awards — television and movies, with separate categories for drama and comedy/musical.Presenters include: Jack Black, Don Cheadle, Benedict Cumberbatch, David Duchovny, Colin Farrell, Katie Holmes, Jared Leto, Julianna Margulies, Melissa McCarthy, Sienna Miller, Clive Owen, Paul Rudd, Naomi Watts, Oprah Winfrey Amy Adams, Jennifer Aniston, Kate Beckinsale, Adrien Brody, Bryan Cranston, Jamie Dornan, Robert Downey Jr., Anna Faris, Colin Firth, Jane Fonda, Harrison Ford, Ricky Gervais, Bill Hader, Kevin Hart, Salma Hayek, Katherine Heigl, Kate Hudson, Dakota Johnson, Adam Levine, Jennifer Lopez, Matthew McConaughey, Seth Meyers, Lupita Nyong’o, Gwyneth Paltrow, Chris Pratt, Jeremy Renner, Meryl Streep, Channing Tatum, Lily Tomlin, Vince Vaughn, Kerry Washington, Kristen Wiig, Owen Wilson and Catherine Zeta-Jones. I’ll be posting my thoughts on the high and low points and any surprises tomorrow.

Thursday morning, we get the Oscar nominations. There will be a few hours to pore over the nods and snubs, and then Thursday night is my favorite awards show, the Critics Choice Awards, and I’ll be attending in person. Our host is Michael Strahan and all the stars will be there. I like the the Critics Choice Awards because the critics see all the films that come out each year, not just the ones the studios are supporting by sending out screener DVDs, so we have the best sense of the range of candidates and the most objectivity, too, as we are not a part of the industry. Plus it is our 20th anniversary broadcast and the show will be a lot of fun. So be sure to tune in Thursday, January 15, 2015 at 9 Eastern to see us at the Hollywood Palladium, to see us pay tribute to the films and performances that moved, inspired, entertained, and thrilled us in 2014.