Tina Fey and Amy Poehler have said they won’t go down the Ricky Gervais route by being mean to actors when they host the Golden Globes tonight (January 12).
Asked during a pre-show Q&A, the Saturday Night Live comediennes revealed – via Hollywood Reporter – that they won’t be making any jokes that might offend the stars in attendance. “We’re not mean,” said Amy Poehler. “That’s not really our thing. When you host a show you have to hopefully be funny at the top and set the tone for a really fun evening. When we did do it, it felt like it was pretty organic and there wasn’t a lot of stress from the HFPA about what we were going to do.”
Tina Fey added: “If it seems like it’s not too harsh, you hope it’s right. But you don’t know until it comes out of your mouth. Last year, we tried to err on the side of hardly saying anything and just going backstage. That was our strategy; don’t be out there.”
The Globes are generally seen as the second most prestigious of Hollywood’s annual awards and distinguish themselves from the Oscars by recognising drama films separately from more lighthearted movies. 12 Years A Slave and American Hustle are the frontrunners for next year’s Golden Globes after receiving seven nominations apiece each.
The nominations in full are as follows:
Best Motion Picture – Drama
12 Years A Slave
Captain Phillips
Gravity
Philomena
Rush
Best Performance By An Actress In A Motion Picture – Drama
Cate Blanchett, Blue Jasmine
Sandra Bullock, Gravity
Judi Dench, Philomena
Emma Thompson, Saving Mr Banks
Kate Winslet, Labor Day
Best Performance By An Actor In A Motion Picture – Drama
Chiwetel Ejiofor, 12 Years A Slave
Idris Elba, Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom
Tom Hanks,
Matthew McConaughey,
Robert Redford,
