THE MASSIVE GOLDEN GLOBES INFORMATION THREAD

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golden globe awards info thread.

YOUR GUIDE TO THE GOLDEN GLOBE AWARDS 2011

Here is where you'll find the information needed to understand what really goes down before, during and after the official ceremony! Hopefully with these pictures you'll get an understanding of what things look like from the inside. Prepare yourself, the thread is image heavy. You can also click on the images to view a much bigger version.

the red carpet

[atrb=style,float:left,true][bg=210D0F] That carpet ain't easy to roll out.

[/td][/tr][/table]You're at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills California. It's between 5 and 7pm and you've just come out of your limo, SUV or whatever mode of transport and immediately you step onto the bright red carpet that is actually a long way to walk come to think of it. You're actually walking on the hotel's huge U-shaped drive way. Before you enter through the official glitz and glamour, you're usually checked at the security check point in case you bring something highly illegal! It's then that you're met with the start of the camera line full of paparazzi in black tie which continues past the large golden gate adorned with the words "HOLLYWOOD FOREIGN PRESS ASSOCIATION THE GOLDEN GLOBE AWARDS".

You stop to pose in front of the cameras. You might be lucky to pose with some of your peers if they happen to be there with you! But just before you walk underneath the sign, you see the official E! network's interview stand and your publicist insists you talk to Ryan Seacrest about the awards, how excited you are to be there and most importantly, what you're wearing. When you're finished you step down from the tent and if you're lucky enough, you'll see another star waiting in line to be interviewed! It might be Mark Whalberg, Mila Kunis, or Sophia Vergara, who knows.

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Your publicist continues to lead you through the carpet and then things start to get even busier. It's loud. Agents, managers, publicists, personal assistants and other VIPs crowd the red carpet. Suddenly you hear a big cheer - the spectators have just spotted you. You look up at the stands above you to see these spectators calling out your name, asking for autographs and taking photos of you. On the other side your publicist has organised several people from smaller media outlets to interview you which is taped on camera and will be posted on the internet in the next few hours. You smile at the camera, answer the interviewer's questions and continue to pose for the photographers that are pointing at you as you slowly make your way through the carpet. If you happen to come across another star, walk up to them and say hi! Just like Kevin Spacey and Peter Facinelli outside the Entertainment Tonight tent.

[atrb=style,float:left,true][bg=210D0F] Spot the celebrity.

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Speaking of Entertainment Tonight, you spot Mary Hart and the ET crew interviewing Angelina Jolie before a producer asks your publicist to come be interviewed yourself. The same old question is asked and soon you're back on the carpet heading for the Beverly Hilton entrance. There are a few more media outlet tents (TV GUIDE, EXTRA and more) that you may or may not go to and finally you make it inside the building, blood rapidly running through your body with excitement.

TRIVIA

• More than 1,200 media members cover the Golden Globes in person for 185 outlets. Among them: 58 camera crews, 65 still photographers.

VIDEO

• The best of 2011 Golden Globes red carpet from E! Online (watch the crew cheer for Sophia Vergara XD)

MORE PHOTOS

• Jason Segel & Jimmy Fallon start a barber shop duo
• Olivia Wilde is interviewed
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the official ceremony

[atrb=style,float:left,true][bg=210D0F] Tables are set up, plates, silverware & glasses are arranged.

[/td][/tr][/table]Enter the Beverly Hilton lobby and step into the elevators that'll take you to the floor where the International Ballroom is located. If you see other people going different ways it's most likely because they're attending live screenings of the ceremony at several different locations around the hotel (only 1300 can fit into the actual ballroom). By now you'll see even more celebrities and a hotel employee will escort you and your guest to your table which you'll be sharing with two or three other stars. The room is divided into two sections - film stars and nominated crew sit in front while the TV stars and crew sit at the back (it's a bit cliquey I know). The beautifully carpeted function room is bustling with people and is rather loud with chatter as everyone catches up. You and your guest sit down at your table located in the front (or back) before everyone is inside the ceremony begins.

[atrb=style,float:right,true][bg=210D0F] When Matt Damon, Robert De Niro & Tom Quinn sit at table 4 it's a party!

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When the lights turn off, spotlights turn on and the sound of a timpani plays, everyone in the room suddenly claps indicating the beginning of the show. Watch Ricky Gervais and his opening monologue! (There are some great shots of the audience and overall appearance of the room). Ricky Gervais - host of the past two Golden Globes - might or might not crack a joke at you so try to keep in good spirits throughout the night! Bring on the food, wine and champagne while they start announcing the winners and you cross you keep a reserved face while crossing your fingers hoping they call your name out. And when the presenter does you freeze in your spot from shock and happiness before standing up to head towards the stage. Everyone is clapping for you, EVERYONE. If you're a lady with heels a bodyguard is there to escort you up the stage stairs. You take the statue from the presenter's hands, give them a hug or a simple "thank you!" then you face the audience and begin your thank you speech.

The Golden Globe girl and the presenters lead you backstage where you head to the backstage press room and it's packed full of reporters and cameras. Your first priority is the official press room where you pose with your award and sometimes the presenter who gave you the award while you answer questions from various reporters. Just like Chris Colfer from Glee. When you're done, backstage offers more than just the offical press room. There's press lounges (these are exclusively online interviews) with hosts from Entertainment Tonight, Access Hollywood, E! Network Online and more, as well as gift suites, the presenters' green room, and places to sign items that'll go for auction later. Oh, and more wine and champagne. Don't get too drunk though, wouldn't want to look trashed in front of thousands and millions of people. When the ad break comes on, everyone is sent back to the main ballroom to find their tables just like you do, except with a Golden Globe Award in your hand.

[atrb=style,float:left,true][bg=210D0F] Say cheese!

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TRIVIA
• The International Ballroom holds about 1,300 guests for the Golden Globes banquet. Nearly 3,000 additional guests will attend viewing parties throughout the hotel.

• Service to all 4,300 party participants and 1,200 media folk is provided by 40 chefs, 110 culinary staff, 50 bartenders and 250 servers. More than 10,000 silverware and plate settings will be used for the award show, viewing and after-parties. More than 600 bottles of wine and 220 bottles of Champagne will flow.

VIDEO

Examples of backstage interviews featuring the cast of Glee!

• Backstage interview for Access Hollywood (Chris Colfer)
• Backstage interview for Access Hollywood (Glee cast)
• EXTRA backstage interview with Mario Lopez (Dianna Agron, Lea Michele, Chord Overstreet & Naya Rivera)
• Entertainment Tonight Online backstage interview with Mary Hart (various clips)

MORE PHOTOS

• Amy Adams watches the events going on on stage.
• The Social Network cast & crew stand to accept their award for best drama picture.
• Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie and Robert De Niro pose during an ad break.
• Robert Downey Jr shows us that he's sitting in the right seat.
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the after parties

Seven bashes. Five hours.
Everything you need to know
about all the Hilton hotspots
on Jan. 16.

Hitting the golden globes afterparty scene is like playing a game of human Chutes and Ladders — you’re one of 5,000 guests (plus crashers) trying to navigate the Beverly Hilton’s maze of elevators, stairs and winding corridors. "It’s like throwing a wedding in a hotel where six other weddings are going on, and you’ve all invited the same guests," is the way one afterparty host has described the experience.

This year, there are seven weddings — er, parties — six inside the hotel and one walk-ably adjacent. It makes for great one-stop shopping as the Hilton becomes a mall for partying. But getting to the right shindig at the right moment is crucial to catch the action: Heidi Klum ripping her dress and Adrian Grenier busting moves on the dance floor last year, or the surprise Prince performance at InStyle/Warner Bros. in 2004. "If texting and Twitter were invented for one event, this is it," says Relativity/Weinstein event planner Jeffrey Best. "You’re spotting execs, stars and trading information on where the heat is."

This tradition of afterparties really only began in the mid-’90s, when the studios started putting more emphasis on the Globes as part of their pre-Oscar campaigns. Money began to flow, and parties were one beneficiary. Established events, like InStyle/Warners, get the best spots, while studios that don’t hold parties annually often have the eighth-floor Stardust Lounge, where Sony is this year.
Here are the post-show tips: Get dropped off by cab or car at the Wilshire ticket-pickup entrance (or valet it at the Peninsula); if you follow the rules and shuttle it from Century City, there could be a lot of heel cooling. And follow the winners; if The Social Network scores big, the Stardust Room could turn out to be the most desirable place.

"It’s like spring break for Hollywood," says producer and former HBO Films head Colin Callender. "And it’s all in one place. It’s the only night you can drink without worrying about driving."

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Basically, after-parties are the shiz. Everyone should visit every party before the night is through, & the big ones? INSTYLE/WARNER BROS and HBO. More info below (you can click on images to view the larger version):

INSTYLE/WARNER BROS.

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The Scene -- Arguably the most lavish and, because it has been in the same location for a dozen years, the most polished. It takes 10 days to build the octagonal tent set over a pool. During the ceremony, 160 guests view the telecast, and 600 more (including The Big Bang Theory’s Chuck Lorre) pile in for the afterparty.

The Buzz -- This is where Calista Flockhart and Harrison Ford met in 2002. He was bumped by a guest; his wine spilled; she helped him clean up; the rest is history.

Insider Tip -- Since the line here is usually long, this might be the one to hit first. On the other hand, it’s usually the one that goes the latest, maybe because it has a 10-piece cover band and guests actually dance — a Hollywood rarity. "Everybody starts here and ends here," Molly Sims said last year. This year, the fire marshal has approved a back exit, allowing guests to bypass the often-clogged main exit.

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FOX.

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The Scene -- The Beverly Hilton is maxed out for space, so Fox is putting a tent on the adjacent Robinsons-May garage roof across from the red carpet. It’s near enough so guests can walk over, far enough to be independent of the hotel.

The Buzz -- There’s the sense that Fox — known for the most bottom-line approach to festivities — has mixed feelings about Globe afterparties. Last year, it went way off campus with a party at Craft, and it had Avatar. But even if the studio wanted inside this year, the prime spaces aren’t available; the companies most loyal to the Hilton get priority.

Insider Tip -- Save your appetite for this one. This is technically not on hotel grounds, so Fox can bring in an outside caterer — a good thing. Catch Glee nominees Lea Michele, Jane Lynch, Chris Colfer and Matthew Morrison.

NBC UNIVERSAL/FOCUS FEATURES.

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The Scene -- There’s a viewing party for 300 on the roof of the hotel’s parking garage under a clear-plastic-topped tent. Then 600 more guests arrive afterward, including 30 Rock’s Tina Fey and Alec Baldwin and The Kids Are All Right’s Lisa Cholodenko, Annette Bening and Julianne Moore. It’s a pretty lavish affair, and the party offers stunning views of the city. This year, Chrysler is a sponsor, so expect to see cars among the stars.

The Buzz -- Does incoming NBC chief Robert Greenblatt attend? When does he start making public appearances as head honcho?

Insider Tip -- Due to the number of guests and the need to take an elevator to the roof, it might be good to hit this party early before a line forms.

• The room lights up green.

AMC/SUNDANCE CHANNEL.

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The Scene -- By far the smallest of the seven parties, it’s held in the Le Chateau wine store in the hotel’s lobby, which covers all of 1,400 square feet. AMC has noms for Breaking Bad, Mad Men and The Walking Dead. If nominees Jon Hamm, Elisabeth Moss, Bryan Cranston and Frank Darabont attend, things will get cozy quickly.

The Buzz -- If they don’t win, at least there’s plenty of wine (the store stocks about 5,000 bottles).

Insider Tip -- AMC keeps a small guest list, and it’s more of a viewing party that goes a bit after. Not a place to look for dancing.

RELATIVITY MEDIA/WEINSTEIN CO.

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The Scene -- It’s a circuitous route to go from the lobby to the old Trader Vic’s space, now Bar 210, but usually worth it. The more uplifting part of Harvey Weinstein’s reputation is throwing good parties. This year’s draw is The King’s Speech’s Tom Hooper, Colin Firth, Geoffrey Rush and Helena Bonham Carter.

The Buzz -- It’ll be interesting to see whether this is more a Weinstein or a Ryan Kavanaugh party. Who will have the most minions in tow? Also, Weinstein hasn’t always been lovey-dovey with the Beverly Hilton. Years ago, he threatened to move his Miramax party offsite in a dispute over what the hotel was charging.

Insider Tip -- Fox isn’t the only place with upscale cuisine — Thomas Keller of Bouchon is cooking. Planners found a way around the Hilton’s union catering regulations because Bar 210 is a restaurant.

• Moet champagne & lip gloss? Classy.

SONY PICTURES ENTERTAINMENT.

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The Scene -- Located in the eighth-floor Stardust Room, this is more of a private bash for the studio’s nominees, execs and HFPA members. It’s not a long guest list, but it includes The Tourist’s Angelina Jolie with Brad Pitt, The Social Network producer Scott Rudin, best song co-nominee Christina Aguilera and Howard Stringer.

The Buzz -- If The Social Network wins big, this will be the hotspot.

Insider Tip -- Sony has done everything but hire hostage negotiators to deal with "nonessentials" (the polite term for crashers and those without tickets) trying to gain entry at the elevator door. Good luck. If you’re in, don’t be too shy about going up to say hi to David Fincher. He’s not seen around town much, and at the DVD release party for Social Network on Jan. 6, he found a quiet cove behind a courtyard tree. He’s a bit reminiscent of Terrence Malick: a bit shy but friendly.

HBO.

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The Scene -- Nobody competes with HBO when it comes to winning at the Globes — sometimes it’s hard to count all the statuettes on the tables. This year’s bash, held as usual by the pool next to Circa 55 restaurant, will sport a Pucci-inspired design and rings of fire floating in the water.

The Buzz -- It’s not every day you see Jack Kevorkian — nominee Al Pacino played him in You Don’t Know Jack — and The Pacific’s Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg in the same room; all three are expected, plus Claire Danes, Steve Buscemi and Thomas Jane.

Insider Tip -- Last year, a guard reportedly barked: "If you’re not talent or staff, you’re not getting in for the next 40 minutes!" So prepare to line up. But it’s worth the wait: Even the cast of Mad Men left their own network’s party last year for this one.

• Another look inside.

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--- Article from The Hollywood Reporter