Preshow Will Warm Up To Globe Awards
The stars will come out for the 53rd annual Golden Globe Awards ceremony Sunday at 8 on NBC.
Winners of the awards are determined by members of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association.
This year’s slate includes 24 categories: 13 for films, 11 for television.
Before the ceremonious doling out of the coveted statuettes begins, NBC will air 60 minutes of preshow coverage, beginning at 7. The live telecast will include interviews with nominees, presenters and other celebrities. The hosts, “Today’s” Matt Lauer and Giselle Fernandez, are planning to make this preamble a stargazer’s dream.
Two of the stars expected at the actual gala are Tony Bennett, who is set to perform, and Sean Connery, this year’s recipient of the Cecil B. DeMille Award for outstanding contribution to the entertainment field.
Nominees for top film honors include “Apollo 13,” “Braveheart,” “The Bridges of Madison County,” “Sense and Sensibility” and “Toy Story.”
Tim Allen, Kelsey Grammer, Paul Reiser, Jerry Seinfeld and Garry Shandling compete in the best actor in a TV series category. Competing for best actress on television are Candice Bergen, Ellen DeGeneres, Fran Drescher, Helen Hunt and Cybill Shepherd.
Highlights
“Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman,” CBS tonight at 8: Women battling for independence is the primary theme in this affecting hour. Matthew (Chad Allen) has started to date, and he falls for a young woman (Charlotte Chatton) who works in a brothel where the owner treats her like a piece of property.
“Hope & Gloria,” NBC tonight at 9: The laughs come from Dennis (Alan Thicke) and Gwillem (Taylor Negron), who use dirty tricks to compete for a key parking spot.
Meanwhile, William Ragsdale (“Herman’s Head”) makes a guest appearance as Hope and Gloria’s handsome new neighbor. The women employ some funny business to figure out which one he likes better.
“U.S. Figure Skating Championships,” ABC tonight at 9: Who will be the top U.S. skater - defending champion Nicole Bobeck or runner-up Michelle Kwan? Could another competitor outskate them both?
You’ll have to tune in to find out when coverage of the event, taped earlier in the day in San Jose, Calif., airs.
“Coneheads” (1993), FOX Sunday at 7: Our favorite alien family (made famous in several 1970s “Saturday Night Live” skits) is featured in this movie so out of this world that few liked it.
“Lethal Weapon 2” (1989), CBS Sunday at 8:30:
Danny Glover and Mel Gibson pleased action fans once again as two mismatched cops thrown into a fast-paced violent investigation. Here they are hot on the trail of a South African drug czar who is hiding behind diplomatic immunity.
Joe Pesci, as a con artist pulled into the case, brings comic relief to the police drama. Repeat.
xxxx Cable Calls New York Times Syndicate “Nobody’s Fool” (1994), HBO tonight at 8: Paul Newman steals the show in this film based on Richard Russo’s novel. The story is about a man (Newman) who has turned his back on his family but is dedicated to a group of weird cronies. Bruce Willis easily steps into the role of nemesis. “Riders of the Purple Sage” (1996), TNT Sunday at 5, 7 and 9: Zane Grey’s Western tale has been remade into a satisfying cable-TV offering. Ed Harris plays the hired gun who heads West and ends up rescuing a rancher (Amy Madigan, Harris’ real-life wife).