Which Stars Pretended They Had No Idea the Golden Globes Were Announced Today?

It’s a time-honoured Hollywood tradition: when reached for comment on award nominations, pretend you had no idea they were announced today (despite your relentless awards season flogging)! Let’s rate today’s feigned Golden Globe ignorance:

· “Honestly, I had no clue that these things were today. I was in dead sleep. I heard voices on my answering machine. I thought ‘That’s weird, somebody is yelling in my answering machine at 5:30 in the morning.’ . . . It’s crazy!” – Kevin Connolly, actor, Entourage

Plausibility: On a scale of 1-10, where 1 implies maximum, publicist-crafted tomfoolery and 10 implies complete sincerity, this rates a 3. Connolly made the savvy choice to leave the supporting category for lead actor this season, so he can’t be too awards-ignorant.

· “I was in bed sleeping and I got a phone call.” – America Ferrera, actress, Ugly Betty

Plausibility: 5. Maybe because Ferrera is such an eternal lock for this category, she could be expected to be blasé about the announcements. Nevertheless, this earns one Blake Lively eye-roll.

· “When I got a phone call early this morning, my heart dropped because I thought my nanny was calling in sick!!! I am so thrilled! It is a joy to go to work everyday and this is the icing on the cake. Congratulations to Sally [Field]!” – Rachel Griffiths, supporting actress, Brothers and Sisters

Plausibility: 3. Griffiths is a former Golden Globe winner who was nominated for this role last year. It’s one thing to trot out an excuse, but quite another to add three exclamation points.

· “I was dead asleep, and I didn’t know why the phone was ringing.” – Marisa Tomei, supporting actress, The Wrestler

Plausibility: 4. Kevin Connolly already used that one, Marisa.

· “I live in a complete fool’s paradise. I didn’t even know it was Golden Globes today. I was taken aback when someone rang me to tell me I was nominated.” – David Hare, screenwriter, The Reader

Plausibility: 1. The Reader wouldn’t even be rushed out right now if it weren’t for two mornings: today, and January 22, when the Oscar nominations are announced. Could Hare could really have shut out all the text messages from Harvey Weinstein saying, “WHERE ARE U? NEED U FOR ‘READER’ SCREENING AT VAN NUYS RETIREMENT HOME. TELL RUDIN 2 GO 2 HELL”? If so, we’ll take those sedatives.

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