ALL THAT GLITTERS IS GOLDEN FOR AWARD HOPEFULS.Byline: Daily News The rain has stopped, the stars are out, and the smell of Oscars is in the air. The award season starts to sizzle siz·zle intr.v. siz·zled, siz·zling, siz·zles 1. To make the hissing sound characteristic of frying fat. 2. To seethe with anger or indignation. 3. Sunday as bejeweled be·jew·eled or be·jew·elled adj. Decorated with or as if with jewels. celebs in slinky slink·y adj. slink·i·er, slink·i·est 1. Stealthy, furtive, and sneaking. 2. Informal Graceful, sinuous, and sleek: wore a slinky outfit to the party. dresses and shiny tuxes sashay down the red carpet come rain or shine for the 62th annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills. But before they hit the ballroom for the three-hour ceremony (dinner and drinks), Joan and Melissa Rivers from the TV Guide Channel and Star Jones Reynolds of E! Entertainment Television will be vying for their attention as fans scream in the background. Although they can't control the weather, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, which sponsors the event, does its best to ensure that the Globes are a glamorous affair. Having 10 picks for best movies helps (five for drama, five for comedy/musical). And it doesn't overlook television, giving those ``Desperate Housewives'' - Marcia Cross, Teri Hatcher, Felicity Huffman, Eva Longoria and Nicollette Sheridan - a chance to not only make a splashy splash·y adj. splash·i·er, splash·i·est 1. Making or likely to make splashes. 2. Covered with splashes of color. 3. Showy; ostentatious. See Synonyms at showy. entrance but be presenters during the show. (The awards telecast on NBC NBC in full National Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. commercial broadcasting company. It was formed in 1926 by RCA Corp., General Electric Co. (GE), and Westinghouse and was the first U.S. company to operate a broadcast network. goes up against the ``Housewives'' on ABC ABC in full American Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. television network. It began when the expanding national radio network NBC split into the separate Red and Blue networks in 1928. .) Alexander Payne's ``Sideways'' leads the film nominations with seven, followed by Martin Scorsese's ``Aviator'' with six, and ``Million Dollar Baby,'' ``Finding Neverland'' and ``Closer'' with five each. Other best-picture nominations are ``Hotel Rwanda'' and ``Kinsey'' in the drama category, and ``Ray,'' ``Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind,'' ``The Incredibles'' and ``Phantom of the Opera'' in the musical or comedy category. Among those up for acting nominations are Johnny Depp, Leonardo DiCaprio, Uma Thurman, Nicole Kidman, Scarlett Johansson, Hilary Swank, Annette Bening, Kate Winslet, Renee Zellweger, Jim Carrey and Kevin Spacey spac·ey adj. Slang Variant of spacy. Adj. 1. spacey - stupefied by (or as if by) some narcotic drug spaced-out, spacy unconventional - not conventional or conformist; "unconventional life styles" . Jamie Foxx is a triple threat with a best-acting nomination for ``Ray,'' a supporting-actor nomination for ``Collateral'' and a best-actor nom on the TV side for the FX movie ``Redemption.'' And one of the ``Desperate Housewives'' gals may get a return trip to the podium, since the show has four nominations - one for best comedy or musical television series, and Cross, Hatcher and Huffman face off in the category of best actress for a TV comedy/musical, along with Debra Messing of ``Will & Grace'' and Sarah Jessica Parker for ``Sex and the City.'' The HBO Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBO) A form of oxygen therapy in which the patient breathes oxygen in a pressurized chamber. Mentioned in: Ozone Therapy movie ``The Life of Peter Sellers,'' starring Oscar winner Geoffrey Rush, also got four nominations. Comedian/actor and Oscar winner Robin Williams will be honored with the Cecil B. DeMille Noun 1. Cecil B. DeMille - United States film maker remembered for his extravagant and spectacular epic productions (1881-1959) Cecil Blount DeMille, DeMille award, which is given for outstanding contributions to the world of entertainment. The Hollywood Foreign Press Association is a group of Southern California-based international journalists. The nonprofit group uses the income from the Golden Globes for entertainment-related charities. Speaking of the Oscars, nominations will be announced Jan. 25, and the awards will be given out Feb. 27. THE GOLDEN GLOBES Where: NBC (Channel 4). When: 8 p.m. Sunday (tape-delayed). CAPTION(S): box Box: THE GOLDEN GLOBES (see text) |
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