Show Golden Globes Raising 7 r I Spirits in Time of Recession n Alicia Lozano r. r Los Angeles Times There are those who say JI Y this is not the time for w a big Hollywood bash the n economy is too down the rr fears are too high Mike Goodridge the vice president dent of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association which puts on the Golden Globe Awards would not be one of those people I think everyone wants a party at the moment Goodridge said this week Theres such a gloomy I feeling around town Hopefully this can be a catalyst to have some fun So after essentially skipping the 2008 awards season because of the writers strike remember the dismal reading of the names of the winners last year in lieu of a ceremony the Golden Globes Globe's are back to reclaim their title of biggest party in town The awards will be presented Sunday at their usual location the Beverly Hilton and broadcast on NBC The agenda was to make it bigger and better than ever to show the world were we're still here Goodridge explained Hey the town needs it There was a very noticeable change in the awards season last year When the Golden Globes were taken out it lost its momentum Entering their year the Golden Globes have become a place where Hollywoods Hollywood's elite can mingle among friends Stars zigzag through the audience toasting colleagues as they make their way to th the stage Executive producers B Barry Ty Adelman who has been with the show since 1995 and Orly Adelson say this is the best part of the job watching history unfold live and unscripted This years year's glamour quotient is notable even for the Globes Theres There's Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie perennial favorites like Meryl and newcomers like the stars of Slum dog Millionaire |