‘Hidden Fences'? Golden Globes Gaffe Spawns Satire
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Golden Globes night is Hollywood's chance to honor its work, while it's the average viewer's chance to gawk at the gowns (and the jewels) worn by glamorous stars.
But, after the memories of the glitz and the gowns have faded, the gaffes — those unplanned, unintented moments that make viewers guffaw, or grimace — may remain.
In fact, Sunday night's live ceremony began with a gaffe: After a pre-produced, "La La Land"-inspired cold open, first-time Globes host Jimmy Fallon welcomed the audience and then immediately announced the teleprompter was down.
“This is a great way to start the show. I can do impressions,” Fallon offered as he stalled. “Cut to Justin Timberlake, please.”
To the production team’s credit, the prompter was back online quickly.
“We have another monitor coming in,” Fallon said. “You know what, I’ll make up this monologue. We’re here, this is what happens at the Golden Globes already. Already you have your Golden Globes moment. Already. It’s like a gift. I’m happy I didn’t trip. Here we go.”
As the Associated Press pointed out, the prompter gaffe was the second recent fiasco for Globes producer Dick Clark Productions, which presented the infamous Mariah Carey flub on New Year's Eve.
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Julia Louis-Dreyfus arrives at the 74th annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017, in Beverly Hills, California.
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Sofia Vergara arrives at the 74th annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017, in Beverly Hills, California.
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Jessica Biel arrives at the 74th annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017, in Beverly Hills, California.
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Reese Witherspoon arrives at the 74th annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017, in Beverly Hills, California.
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Ryan Gosling arrives at the 74th annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017, in Beverly Hills, California.
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Andrew Garfield arrives at the 74th annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017, in Beverly Hills, California.
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Jessica Chastain arrives at the 74th annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017, in Beverly Hills, California.
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Evan Rachel Wood arrives at the 74th annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017, in Beverly Hills, California.
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Heidi Klum arrives at the 74th annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017, in Beverly Hills, California.
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Mandy Moore arrives at the 74th annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017, in Beverly Hills, California.
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Sarah Jessica Parker arrives at the 74th annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017, in Beverly Hills, California.
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Anna Kendrick arrives at the 74th annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017, in Beverly Hills, California.
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Aly Raisman, from left, Simone Biles and Madison Kocian arrive at the 74th annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017, in Beverly Hills, California.
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Sienna Miller arrives at the 74th annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017, in Beverly Hills, California.
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Janelle Monae arrives at the 74th annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017, in Beverly Hills, California.
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Zoe Saldana arrives at the 74th annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017, in Beverly Hills, California.
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Drew Barrymore arrives at the 74th annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017, in Beverly Hills, California.
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Anna Elisabet Eberstein, left, and Hugh Grant arrive at the 74th annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017, in Beverly Hills, California.
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Simone Biles arrives at the 74th annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Jan. 8, 2017, in Beverly Hills, California.
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Michelle Williams arrives at the 74th annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017, in Beverly Hills, California.
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Natalie Portman arrives at the 74th annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017, in Beverly Hills, California.
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Octavia Spencer arrives at the 74th annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017, in Beverly Hills, California.
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Amy Adams, left, and Jeremy Renner arrive at the 74th annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017, in Beverly Hills, California.
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Dax Shepard,left, and Kristen Bell arrive at the 74th annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017, in Beverly Hills, California.
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Iggy Pop arrives at the 74th annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017, in Beverly Hills, California.
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Caleb McLaughlin, from left, Finn Wolfhard, Noah Schnapp, and Gaten Matarazzo, from "Stranger Things," arrive at the 74th annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017, in Beverly Hills, California.
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Chrissy Metz arrives at the 74th annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017, in Beverly Hills, California.
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Anna Chlumsky arrives at the 74th annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017, in Beverly Hills, California.
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Actress Olivia Culpo attends the 74th Annual Golden Globe Awards at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on Jan. 8, 2017, in Beverly Hills, California.
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Actress Yvette Nicole Brown attends the 74th Annual Golden Globe Awards at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on Jan. 8, 2017, in Beverly Hills, California.
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(L-R) Miss Golden Globes Sistine Stallone, Miss Golden Globes Scarlet Stallone, and Miss Golden Globes Sophia Stallone attend the 74th Annual Golden Globe Awards at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on Jan. 8, 2017, in Beverly Hills, California.
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But the prompter outage may have been an ideal Globes gaffe: Viewers credited Fallon for saving face while it was quickly handled, and, by starting with a mistake, there was nowhere to go after that but up.
There was, however, an uncomfortable moment during pre-show coverage. First-time Globes reporter Jenna Bush Hager asked Pharrell about his Best Original Score nomination for “Hidden Figures.” But, presumably confusing the name of that picture with another film up for multiple awards, “Fences,” she asked Pharrell instead about his nomination for “Hidden Fences.”
Pharrell was widely commended for responding with restraint. But the less-forgiving internet panned Hager for confusing two acclaimed films starring persons of color.
Presenter Michael Keaton later repeated the error when announcing the nominees for best supporting actress in a motion picture: He announced Octavia Spencer as the nominee for the film "Hidden Fences." It wasn't clear whether Keaton was riffing off the earlier mistake or not, but he drew criticism for it all the same.
The twitter-verse used the flub as an opportunity for satire, coming up with other mashup movie titles:[[410042375, C]]
Hager Bush apologized Monday on the "Today" show, saying she had seen both movies and made a "mistake."
Another awkward moment on-stage featured presenter Sofia Vergara mispronouncing “annual,” which was presumably a joke she was reading from the teleprompter, not a gaffe on the actress’ part. Still, the joke didn’t come off quite right and left many wondering what, exactly, had happened there.
A similar moment came when presenter Goldie Hawn was at the mic — a joke, presumably written for the actress, didn't quite land, leading viewers to speculate on whether Hawn was intoxicated, or near-sighted, or both, or neither. Again, while not a gaffe exactly, it was another "What?" moment in a night mostly free of controversy.
