Roeper on Golden Globes: Lots of favorites and one big ‘Eyes’ surprise

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Perhaps the most stunning sight at the Golden Globes: George Clooney wearing a wedding ring.

Clooney has been nominated in more categories than anyone in the history of the Golden Globes, so even though he’s just 53, it didn’t seem premature for the Hollywood Foreign Press Association to give him the Cecil B. DeMille lifetime achievement award. The montage of movies Clooney has directed, produced and/or starred in was a reminder of one of the most remarkable careers of the last 20 years.

In addition to Clooney’s pre-ordained award, the Globes offered the usual mix of sure things and surprises.

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