Best and Worst: 2011 Golden Globes

The host’s red-carpet eyewear looked like a leftover from last year’s “Avatar” and about three sizes too big. “I’m not going to go crazy,” Gervais said about his controversial bits that had NBC on edge. He told Ryan Seacrest that he looks the sources of his tirades in the eye. “I’m not worried about the celebrities; they’re not scary.” Maybe they aren’t, but those glasses are.  (Jason Merritt / Getty Images)

Is it just us or is half of Hollywood going baby-crazy at the moment? It certainly seemed that way during the red carpet pre-show as E! host Ryan Seacrest talked to actress after actress about their baby bumps, baby movies or just babies in general. Pregnant actresses Natalie Portman and Jane Krakowski discussed their pregnancies. Christina Aguilera talked about her son being able to watch “Burlesque” and Halle Berry talked about the first movie she’d filmed after the birth of her child. And let’s not forget Megan Fox, who talked about filming “Friends With Kids.” Are babies the next big Hollywood trend to replace 3-D and vampires?  (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)

Michael Douglas was beaming as he worked the red carpet before the show and it’s obvious the cancer survivor has come through his medical ordeal with a newfound focus on what’s important in life. During his red carpet interview, Douglas was more interested in the updated scores of the Jets-Patriots game than in discussing his nomination for “Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps.” As he trotted off to his seat with wife Catherine Zeta Jones on his arm he said, “Go Jets! What’s the score?”  (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)

Helena Bonham Carter wears Vivienne Westwood to the awards show ... and two different colored shoes. The starlet’s quirky style has become a red-carpet staple, but seriously, did she buy the same shoe in two colors, then decide this was a wise decision?  (Jason Merritt / Getty Images)

The host pulled no punches with his Golden Globes opening. Not only did he lay into Charlie Sheen and Mel Gibson, but he dared to allude to the rumored homosexuality of a couple of very famous Hollywood Scientologists and ribbed the Hollywood Foreign Press Assn. about their alleged bribe-taking. Oh, he also trashed “The Tourist” in front of stars Johnny Depp and Angelina Jolie and ripped Cher. The question isn’t whether Gervais will be asked back next year, but whether he’ll make it through the night.  (Paul Drinkwater / Associated Press)

Just how mean were Gervais’ barbs? Here’s a brief rundown of everyone he offended (or attempted to offend): Charlie Sheen, overweight people, “The Tourist,” Mel Gibson, “Burlesque,” Cher, Hugh Hefner, a couple of allegedly closeted Scientologists and (why not?) the Hollywood Foreign Press Assn. itself.

That tally went on to include Bruce Willis, Robert Downey Jr., Sylvester Stallone, Tim Allen, Steve Carell and the ladies of “Sex and the City.”  (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)

Presenter Tilda Swinton couldn’t resist showing up us undereducated Americans by changing the wording of the actor and actress in a movie made for television film or miniseries by calling it “televisual.” We get it, Tilda. You know English. Now read the category the way it’s written.  (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)

Chris Colfer seemed as surprised as anyone that he won the award for supporting TV actor. “I think I just dropped my heart between Natalie Portman and Julianne Moore. So if anyone sees that, please give it back to me,” he said breathlessly as he accepted the award. He went on to give an emotional speech dedicated to those who always hear the word “no” and get bullied. Lea Michele didn’t hold back the tears for her co-star either.  (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)

As Ricky Gervais said, you best know him from the Betty Ford Clinic and Los Angeles County Jail, but Robert Downey Jr., always the charmer, one-upped his introduction by saying, “I don’t know if an actress can do her best work until I’ve slept with her.” He presented the award for best actress in a feature film and, if it were up to him, he said, “I’d give it to all five you at once -- the award -- right here, center stage, in front of my wife, the nominees and millions of viewers.”  (Matt Sayles / Associated Press)

It may have been fitting to ask Hailee Steinfeld and Justin Bieber, a.k.a. ultra-young Hollywood, to present the award for best animated feature. But what was more fitting was “Toy Story 3” director Lee Unkrich asking, “Were you two even born when the first ‘Toy Story’ came out?” as he accepted the award.  (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)

While accepting his Cecil B. DeMille Award, Robert De Niro, perhaps inspired by host Ricky Gervais, couldn’t resist the urge to toss out a few off-color jokes of his own. Before our eyes, the acting legend went from eminence grise of the Beverly Hilton to your kinda racist uncle. Some examples? “I’m sorry more members of the Hollywood Foreign Press are not with us tonight, but they were deported. Along with most of the waiters. And Javier Bardem.” (They’re Latino, get it?!?)

Was that really De Niro, or did he decide to accept the award in character as Rupert Pupkin, the frustrated stand-up comedian from “The King of Comedy”?  (Paul Buck / EPA)

1. Write a movie that paints a guy in an unflattering light

2. Show up to collect award for film and tell the guy who got trashed in the movie that you didn’t really mean it

3. Repeat  (Paul Drinkwater / Associated Press)