Live-Blogging the 2014 Golden Globes Tonight Dave Itzkoff and Jon Caramanica are live-blogging the 71st annual Golden Globes, with contributions from Melena Ryzik and others. Stay tuned for live updates from the red carpet, backstage interviews, live commentary and a tally of winners during the ceremony. Auto-Refresh: ONTurn ONRefresh NowFeedTwitter8:52 P.M. Alex Ebert, U2 Win Music Awards Sorry, still trying to figure out why Kate Beckinsale was helping Diddy and Usher present a music award. "He was on a boat with me, partying on a boat in St. Bart's," Diddy explains as Alex Ebert grabs his trophy for "ALL IS LOST." I did not know Diddy partied with the Lumineers! Of course Bono wins the Bono award. He showed up, didn't he? Did Idris Elba remix this song? I only want to hear the Idris Elba remix. Adam Clayton apparently has nothing nice to say about Nelson Mandela! 8:39 P.M. Bryan Cranston, "Breaking Bad" Win "Oh my gosh," says winner Bryan Cranston, who I suspect is about as surprised as Taylor Swift when she wins an award. No thanks to whoever dressed Paula Patton. Thematic, though, if you're into the white flames of a meth lab. "Breaking Bad" cast celebrates by joyously cracking each other's necks with the chains they were bound with. Aaron Paul very rudely grabbed that statue from Paula Patton, I thought. In character? In fact, he is in character, closing out with a "Yeah, bitch!" 8:35 P.M. Teleprompter Malfunction Darn, even the president of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association is getting in a few good lines! Haha, Jonah Hill and Margot Robbie doing the old "they gave us the wrong Teleprompter material" bit. Though in their case it didn't appear to be a bit. Still, handled it with more aplomb than Michael Bay. The Oral History Of The Person Tasked With Printing Out All The Pre-Written Banter On Yellow Sheets Of Paper In Case They Are Needed Because Of TelePrompter Snafus. 8:33 P.M. Red Carpet Video: Cast of "Brooklyn Nine-Nine"8:30 P.M. JLaw Being JLaw The best supporting actress winner Jennifer Lawrence's speech effusively thanking "American Hustle" director David O. Russell (though not by name) is perhaps a make-up for her Oscar speech last year, when she won for his "Silver Linings Playbook" but didn't get a chance to mention Mr. Russell. Then again, that trip up the stairs may have understandably befuddled her. In the press room, Ms. Lawrence was asked how she would celebrate tonight: "I need to catch up on my drinking, I think that's why I was so manic. Normally, I have time to have a glass of wine. That's not a good answer. Somebody interrupt! Melena Ryzik 8:26 P.M. Elisabeth Moss Wins Supporting Actress Award Elisabeth Moss also extremely worthy, though I'm the teeny-tiniest bit surprised Jessica Lange didn't take it. She is the anchor of "American Horror Story." And either she or Stevie Nicks might cast a hex on me. Maybe the HFPA is trying to send a message to Fred Armisen? Yikes. Hey! Also I think it is now a rule that every winner has to reference Jennifer Lawrence. And swear like a sailor. Otherwise she will see to it that they never work again 8:24 P.M. "Candelabra" Wins Best Mini-Series Part of my heart was rooting for "American Horror Story," but "Candelabra" had this one in the bag. Another opportunity for Michael Douglas to work blue on an award show stage? Sadly, no. He's still in his seat. Shrewd move to have producer Jerry Weintraub accept instead. 8:23 P.M. Red Carpet Video: Jemima Kirke on "Girls"8:21 P.M. Red Carpet Video: Steve McQueen and Bianca Stigter8:19 P.M. Jacqueline Bisset Wins for "Dancing on the Edge" Speaking of Google, I have to look up whatever it was Jacqueline Bisset just won for. I didn't prepare any Jacqueline Bisset material. 2-hour break while Jon and I go back and watch "Bullitt." It is touching how genuinely moved she is by the honor. Oh, maybe I should mention that I reviewed this series! Definitely the fourth best thing Chiwetel Ejiofor did this year, and that's including the rerun of "Four Brothers" I caught on cable a couple of months back. 8:16 P.M. Jennifer Lawrence Wins Best Supporting Actress JLaw the first winner of the night, seems to handle the steps better than she did at the Oscars. And she uses Google! Will the wonders of J-Law never cease? I actually did watch all the movies - not all them, but you know what I mean. And I was about to say what a pleasant, supportive show it's been so far. She definitely gave the finger to June Squibb on the way to the stage, right? 8:02 P.M. The Show Begins This is really happening. I can't believe they made Tamron Hall do this. Maddow was busy? Chris Hayes has an exclusive deal with J Crew.com? The show has only just begun and we're already up to one Amy / Tina costume change (since the red carpets). Amy Poehler says hello to all the women and gay men watching at home. My wife and I don't know how to feel about that. Have they made a single joke yet? This is definitely a warmer-and-cuddlier opening than last year, very celebratory of the stars in the room. If by cuddlier, you mean "written by a team of publicists," then yes. Still waiting for the bite they brought last year, but it's early going. As usual, Julia-Louis Dreyfus stealing the show with an e-cig and a brush-off to Reese Witherspoon's selfie request. And kudos to Amy for pulling off a joke about "12 Years A Slave." 7:56 P.M. Slide Show: On the Red Carpet More photos... 7:46 P.M. Here Come the Globes Jon, you ready to wade through some red-carpet sewage and begin this? I need like three minutes to exploit the "Girls" promo code on Seamless. I got that promo, too. It was very tempting. I hope they understand I can't actually watch "Girls" tonight. So we just got handed a list with 26 awards to be presented on it? Will this possibly be wrapped in time for me to go back and watch "True Detective"? No, but the show will be over by the time Seamless finally delivers your order tonight! I know the industry is looking at this as a possible bellwether for the Oscars, et al., but I'm just here for the Tina Fey-Amy Poehler opening. It could be 2 hours and 54 minutes of blank screen after that, I'd be fine. And I'm here for the Mani-Cam, so that basically means I can go home in about 15 minutes, right? Certainly, the Oscars are kicking themselves that they didn't think of the Fey-Poehler tag team first. The Globes don't threaten the Oscars for prestige rights, but with those two, they've effectively established themselves as the show that knows that how Hollywood wants to see itself. I think we'll be seeing a very SNL-heavy show, with new "Tonight Show" and "Late Night" hosts Jimmy Fallon and Seth Meyers also in the house. And it is on NBC, after all. Watching both pre-shows, does it also shock you that the E! affair is far more professional than the official NBC stream? Uh, E! was also responsible for this. Let's call it a draw. #freegiulianarancic 7:28 P.M. Red Carpet Video: Kevin Spacey on "House of Cards"7:26 P.M. Christian Bale as the New John Belushi Now 89, Mel Weinberg had sold his life rights several times before the David O. Russell version, a.k.a. "American Hustle," in which he's played by Christian Bale, finally came together. Right after the scandal broke in the early "80s, said Richard Suckle, a producer of the film, John Belushi was attached to star, with Louis Malle directing. 7:12 P.M. More on the Seating Chart In Hollywood, you find out your studio deal is canceled when someone shows up to measure your office for new drapes - and you're not redecorating. So little things like seating arrangements matter. If the seating plans at the Globes are any indication, Amy Pascal, co-chairwoman of Sony Pictures Entertainment, is in good shape. She's got a prime table, right in front of the stage, with Jennifer Lawrence, Amy Adams, Bradley Cooper and company, from "American Hustle," all around her. Ms. Pascal's boss, Michael Lynton, isn't exactly in the cheap seats. But he's one table back, next to Tom Hanks and Paul Greengrass, from "Captain Phillips." Another upfront table features Cate Blanchett, the star of Woody Allen's "Blue Jasmine." Mr. Allen has already said he won't be there. So his publicist, Leslee Dart, gets a seat. Paramount has a pair of power tables, with the studio chief Brad Grey at one, next to Leonardo DiCaprio and Martin Scorsese of "The Wolf of Wall Street." Mr. Grey's boss, the Viacom chief Philippe Dauman, is a few steps back, with Alexander Payne and the "Nebraska" crowd. But nobody seems to swing as much weight here as Harvey Weinstein. Mr. Weinstein's films have not been in front of the best picture race this year. His table, though, might take a prize for most net worth. He is flanked by the entrepreneurs Ron Burkle and Jim Dolan, and supported by the likes of Taylor Swift, Idris Elba and Meryl Streep. And they are all way, way up front. Michael Cieply 7:05 P.M. "Sex Should be Awkward" Michelle Ashford and Sarah Timberman, two of the executive producers of "Masters of Sex," which is up for best TV drama tonight, said they were not interested in the material for its pornographic possibilities. "You are talking to two of the biggest prudes in the world," Ms. Ashford said. We knew we didn't want gratuitous sex. We weren't interested in watching it, we weren't interested in filming it. We always make sure it's about something. Ms. Timberman chimed in: "Sex should be awkward, it should be funny and it should be human, and it should be sort of raw and avoid titillation at all costs." That doesn't mean they don't get a lot of weird letters and comments. "One of out of 25 conversations we have turns out to be a kind of uncomfortable one," she said. 7:03 P.M. Bruce Dern Plans to Wing It Bruce Dern has been working hard on the awards circuit for "Nebraska," but at the American Film Institute luncheon on Friday he said he wasn't nervous about potentially having to give a speech at the Golden Globes should he win for best actor in a comedy. "I never write anything down," he said. You just look out at the room and you know what to say. 7:00 P.M. Alfonso Cuarón is Uncomfortable The director Alfonso Cuarón has been celebrated throughout his career, most recently for "Gravity." But that doesn't mean he finds the idea of receiving awards comfortable. "The nature of what it is, films are subdivided into categories, competitive and stuff," he said this weekend. I'm used to seeing my peers relaxed, in festivals, and you just hang out and have fun. At ceremonies like the Golden Globes, "suddenly there's a big elephant in the room." 6:59 P.M. Daniel Brühl Didn't Expect to Be Here The Spanish-born, German actor Daniel Brühl came to the Globes when he was in his early 20s as a nominee with a foreign film but hasn't been back since. Now he is a major player, as a supporting actor hopeful, playing the Formula One driver Niki Lauda in "Rush," which was also nominated for best drama. "It's been a roller coaster this time because I can remember the wonderful premieres in Toronto and in London, and the reviews were spectacular, the reactions were so positive, but then we were forgotten a bit over the last couple months, because of the other strong films and performances," he said this weekend. So I didn't expect anything to happen. I was really surprised when I got all these different nominations. 6:53 P.M. Barkhad Abdi, Red Carpet Rookie When we got to our spot, the red carpet was sopping, and sections of the roof were being replaced. We hope it won't faze one of the surprise additions to the awards circuit, Barkhad Abdi, the Somali actor making his first feature film appearance in "Captain Phillips." Playing a pirate opposite Tom Hanks (as the titular captain) in Paul Greengrass's adaptation of the true story of the raid on the Maersk Alabama, Mr. Abdi said he learned a lot from Mr. Greengrass. "He was more of a teacher to me" than a director, Mr. Abdi said this weekend. To prepare, "I did some training prior to the film, climbing and weapons and skiff and fighting," Mr. Abdi added. On the skiff, "I had to learn how to stand still. It was hard in the beginning, but it was fun. But no acting training. The training Mr. Abdi, who lives in Minneapolis with his family, might have most liked to receive is for the red carpet. "It gets me nervous, honestly," he said of walking the press line. I'm learning to get used to it. It's just like, people asking the same questions. "Not you," he added quickly, learning. 6:46 P.M. At the Globes, Seating is Everything As usual, the savvier publicists scurried around the still mostly empty room, planting name cards to make sure the right person will be sitting next to the right person and, not, God forbid, the wrong one. Perhaps the savviest of the bunch, Nancy Lesser of HBO, was early through the door. She soon had the HBO chief, Richard Plepler, settled near Michael Douglas and Matt Damon of "Behind the Candelabra," an HBO offering, with Lena Dunham, from the channel's "Girls," planted at the table just behind. In a slightly weird touch, perhaps meant to highlight the foreignness of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, the publicists and early arrivals were serenaded by what seemed to be a gypsy string quartet, complete with Django Reinhardt-ish guitar stylings and a moody violin. Just steps away, on a smoking balcony, the music sounded more like the soundtrack of "Swingers." It was all delightfully, well, discordant. 5:26 P.M. A More Respectable Globes This Year? The Golden Globes like to bill themselves as the party of the year, and this year, the party may be especially diverse and lively: with new leadership and perhaps a new commitment to being taken seriously, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, which gives out the awards, could be riding high. Members asked back Tina Fey and Amy Poehler as hosts, after their well-received turn last year, and the group's nominees from film and television did not include the usual pop-culture head-scratchers, instead celebrating respected performers like Robert Redford and Meryl Streep and indie stars like Greta Gerwig and Oscar Isaac. The Globes are also spotlighting a host of new TV series, like "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" and "House of Cards," along with raucous films like "American Hustle" and "The Wolf of Wall Street." "12 Years a Slave" and "Gravity" are also leaders going into the night. Check back for live updates from the red carpet, backstage interviews and commentary, and a tally of winners during the ceremony.