Golden Globes 2019 as it happened: Winners, rousing speeches and moving moments

The Globes can be summed up — at least so far — by the NBC News live blog crew, as:

Jason Abbruzzese: Lack of politics.

Anne T. Donahue: It's... pleasant?

Anne T. Donahue: Like it's fine?

Jason Abbruzzese: Yeah, it's aggressively fine.

Daniel Arkin: Pretty studiously non-topical, non-political, generally inoffensive, trying hard to be "fun."

Is anybody truly shocked that Rachel Brosnahan picked up the best actress award for her role as Midge Maisel in 'The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel'? Not if you loved the second season as much as the first! (Which I did — #controversial) But if you were gunning for a Kristen Bell win for 'The Good Place,' I'm sorry. It's not your fault, and you tried your best. Your forking best.

See the full list of winners here.

While Harrison Ford was presenting the award for best director (to Alfonso Cuaron for "Roma"), we were faced with a shocking discovery: his earring appears to be gone.

The earring has been a staple of Harrison Ford's aesthetic since the late 1990s, and the subject of much controversy — specifically among me and my mom, who have differing opinions on it. So where is the earring? Who took it? Who knows the truth?

It's a good thing for Christian Bale that the Hollywood Foreign Press Association was voting, and not Republicans.

The Welsh-born thespian won the Golden Globe for best actor in a motion picture – musical or comedy for his portrayal of former Vice President Dick Cheney in "Vice" and accepting the award, he made clear where he stands on the real-life subject. 

"Thank you to Satan for giving me inspiration on how to play this role," said Bale, 44.

Read our full story here and go here for the full list of winners.

After terrifying us all to our cores (and giving an incredible onscreen performance of Laura Branigan's "Gloria"), Darren Criss took home the award for best actor in a limited series or motion picture made for television for his turn as killer Andrew Cunanan in "American Crime Story: The Assassination of Gianni Versace."

He described winning as "totally awesome" and gave a lovely shout-out to his Filipina mom after remarking on how big the year has been for representation. All hail Darren Criss! An actor so talented that despite watching him win and knowing that he is not Andrew Cunanan, he will never not scare me. I love him.

"Roma," Alfonso Cuarón's lush and dreamlike portrait of Mexico City in the 1970s, scooped up the best foreign-language film award — an expected outcome for the critically adored film and a pit stop on the way to a presumptive best picture nod at the Academy Awards.

A long list of Oscars prognosticators and pundits have "Roma" pegged to win best picture, as a matter of fact. 

"Green Book" was one of the most controversial entries in the 2018 awards season. The movie, starring Viggo Mortensen as an Italian-American bouncer and Mahershala Ali as the gifted pianist he drives on tour, received mixed reviews. It was dismissed by some critics as a tone-deaf and simplistic take on race relations. A.O. Scott of The New York Times, for example, called it "crude, obvious and borderline offensive." (He didn't like it, folks.)

And yet. 

The Hollywood Foreign Press, the group of 90-odd journalists that puts on the Globes, seemed to love "Green Book," lavishing it with multiple nods. As the show unfolded Sunday night, the film was making out pretty well. Ali, who earned an Oscar two years ago for "Moonlight," won in the best supporting actor category, and "Green Book" also took home the best screenplay prize. (It's up for best movie drama, too — but "A Star Is Born" is favored to win there.)

What gives? Well, the Hollywood Foreign Press sometimes likes to zig where the national consensus zags. And they certainly zagged with "Green Book."

Step aside, Glenn Weiss, because when presenting the award for Best Screenplay, Amy Poehler and Maya Rudolph staged the greatest public proposal of our time. Also, the only public proposal any of us ever need to see again. (Apologies, anyone planning anything for the Oscars or SAG Awards!)

Oh, and she said "yes." Obviously.

Tonight we learned celebrities really are like us: Awful. Terrible. Specifically, unable to stop speaking when somebody else is speaking. This year, you can actually HEAR tables of famous people talking over other famous people. I have never felt better about talking through wedding speeches in my life.

In the least surprising move of the night, "Shallow" from "A Star Is Born" won best song. Congrats! The only downside: this means the equally iconic "Why Did You Do That?" wins nothing other than the respect of those of us who can't stop singing it.

It really seemed like Jack Nicholson was about to come onstage.

You see, Andy Samberg was introducing the next presenter by alluding to a handful of famous Nicholson flicks like "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" and "As Good As It Gets."

And then Steve Carell walked out. (It would have been a big deal if Nicholson, 81, had made an appearance. He hasn't acted in a movie since 2010's rom-com bomb "How Do You Know.")

Nice fake-out, good joke! 

Patricia Arquette obviously destroyed her performance in "Escape At Dannemora" (because when does she not), but it could also be argued by some (me) that she was mistakenly awarded Amy Adams' Golden Globe for "Sharp Objects."

Maybe the Hollywood Foreign Press didn't see "Sharp Objects." Maybe they failed to watch the series finale past the end credits the way my lazier friends did. Maybe they've never forgiven Amy Adams for briefly dating Jim Halpert on "The Office" and standing between him and Pam. There has to be an explanation.

For the first two awards, Michael Douglas won for best actor in a TV series - musical/comedy for “The Kominsky Method” and "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse" won for best animated film. 

Check back for all the winners here.

Not to spoil "A Star Is Born," but if you haven't seen it yet, Andy Samberg just totally spoiled the ending of "A Star Is Born." Because while we may all know where Jackson discovered Ally, where she ends up discovering Jackson has been marketed a little less. Unrelated: where is Charlie the Dog?

After Sandra Oh gave a shout-out to the few existing Hollywood films that boast Asian leads (specifically Aloha and Ghost in the Shell #LOL), Emma Stone potentially offered an apology for playing a part-Asian character. Specifically, she may have said "Sorry!" We think. I hope.

Who are the favorites tonight? Well, the odds offer a few heavy favorites, according to betting website Bovada.

One of the biggest favorites of the night is Lady Gaga. She's nominated for best actress in a motion picture, and Bovada has her at -750, which translates to an implied likelihood of 88 percent. Her film, "A Star Is Born," is also a heavy favorite at -650.

Other favorites include "Green Book" for best musical or comedy, Bradley Cooper for best actor in a motion picture, Alfonso Cuarón for best director and "The Marvelous Ms. Maisel" for best TV series musical or comedy.

Dressed in bright purple, his signature cap and circular glasses, director Spike Lee explained on the red carpet that "BlacKkKlansman" likely struck such a chord with audiences because “we connected what happened 40 years ago to today. That’s the secret sauce.”

Lee’s film, which documents a black detective infiltrating the Klu Klux Klan in the 1970s, earned near-universal acclaim and netted him a Best Director nomination at the Golden Globes. The film is also nominated for Best Motion Picture — Drama, Best Actor for John David Washington, and Best Supporting Actor for Adam Driver.

This is the first film Lee directed that earned a Golden Globe nomination since 1989's "Do the Right Thing." Perhaps if he wins tonight, it will be as memorable as when the movie premiered at the Cannes Film Festival last year, which Lee called “one of the most amazing nights of my life.”

WATCH ON TV

The ceremony will be aired on NBC and the ceremony will begin Sunday, Jan. 6, at 8 p.m. EST/5 p.m. PST.

HOW TO STREAM THE GOLDEN GLOBES

Last year's Golden Globes marked the first year that the show was live streamed via NBC live. This year, viewers can live stream the ceremony on the NBC website and app.

If you have a cable or satellite subscription, you can tune into NBC Live anywhere you have a Wifi connection. Or, for the cord cutters out there, tune in via various streaming services, such as DirectTV Now, Hulu Live TV, YouTube TV, etc.

GOLDEN GLOBES PRE-SHOW

For many, the best part of the awards ceremony is seeing all the gorgeous — and not so gorgeous — outfits. And the best way to catch the carpet is via E! Live From the Red Carpet: The 2019 Golden Globe Awards, with hosts Ryan Seacrest and Giuliana Rancic. Red Carpet Live with E! will start at 6 p.m. EST/3 p.m. PST and NBC red carpet coverage will begin at 7 p.m. EST/4 p.m. PST.

STREAM GOLDEN GLOBES RED CARPET

You can catch all the Red Carpet coverage from any of the streaming and viewing options above starting at 6 p.m. EST/3 p.m. PST.