no longer ricky gervais. instead tina fey and amy pohler. >> i am so excited for them. it is ladies' night all the way. the best and the brightest comedians. they will be so funny. we are not getting any sense of what they are going to do, but i guarantee it is going to be a legendary night in hollywood. i do think it will be kinder and gentler than ricky gervais. >> i think they will ride on each other more than the people in the audience. >> probably so. they are greater thanduo. is there a clear front runner in this category? >> yes, it is probably "lincoln." golden globe voters nominated three of the cast members and steven spielberg and the screenwriter. there's always room for surprises. they love "argo" and "django unchained." if they want to spread around and just give daniel day-lewis best actor for "lincoln," they could give best picture to a different film. there are only 85 people who vote, so the difference of one or two votes could cause a win or a loss for one movie or another. >> i have to ask -- who are you wearing and does it go along with the cast? >>

amy poler, tina fey, your hosts, who got accolades for being just so hilarious on the heels of ricky gervais last year. they did not win in their category of best actress for "30 rock" but they're in there having a great time. also, big, big nbc universal winners tonight anne hathaway, hugh jackman, the whole cast of "le zrk "lesmes" is in there. they're partying it up, lag loose. now that the awards have ended and the fun has begun. >> that looks like a pretty good party. any talk of whether anybody got snubbed this year at the awards? >> reporter: you know, a lot of people got snubbed. that was definitely a topic this year. first of all, "sky fall" which was most box office -- or asorr. my ear just popped out. anyway, really wonderful in "sky fall," he got -- he wasn't nominated for any of the acting categories. also, "the dark knight rises, batman," christian bale, none of those people were nominated. and some other people, "the beasts of the southern wild" which was a huge nominee for the academy awards which is next month, didn't hardly get anything. so, yeah, it was a lot about what wa

the dashing feature in men's health, it says "how ricky gervais totally lost it.nt from chubby loser to bad act orator. his next act, losing the gut and gaining respect. >> yeah, that's good, isn't it? i'm glad i lived this long to get to comedic orator because otherwise it would just be the death of a fat, useless chubby loser who never cleans his teeth and stinks, ricky gervais died today at the age of 48 through sausages. death by sausage. that's a prison term. cut that. >> one of my favorite bits of this whole album is when you get together with the doors. >> yes. >> you perform "reading rainbow" and apparently it gets completely out of hand. i'd like you to play out the show with "reading rainbow" with you as jim morrison. >> this is if the doors were to sing the theme song to "reading rainbow." we're just goofing off in my writers' room, we're just going like -- ♪ butterfly in the sky, i can go twice as high ♪ take a look, it's in a book, a reading rainbow ♪ a reading rainbow ♪ ♪ i can go anywhere, i can go anywhere ♪ friends who know, way to grow a reading

more of ooh pa party than the oscars. >> well, that is the joy of it. >> john, you go. >> well, ricky gervais it best, and he said golden globes are to the oscars as kim kardashian is to the oscar. >> well, this whole sthing a different animal. you are sitting at tables and all hobnobbing with each other and much more relaxed. the oscars is super uptight, and basically every guest at the oscars has his or her own security person with them, and at the golden globes, it is a different story. much more mellow and relaxed and it comes out in the speeches as well. people are lighter and looser and drop an f-bomb here and there and it is much more, much more fun for the series as well, and that is why i think that se seth macfarlane is trying to capture a little bit of that for the oscars this year, and we will see if if it works for him. >> we pay attention not only to the nominee, but what they are wearing and fashion is a huge part of the show. from what i have read, it sounds like emerald green is supposed to be a big color this year. john, what do you expect in terms of fashion this is. >> wel

after hosting the show for three years straight, british comedian ricky gervais is out and bffs tinafey and amy poehler are in. michelle has a preview. >> it will be splendid. filled with surprises. slightly ghetto, drunken. >> golden globes hosts tina fey and amy poehler aren't just hosting an awards show, they're emceeing hollywood's biggest party of the year. just ask anyone who attended in the past. >> when i was there, people were having a pretty damn good time. >> i went last year with all the ladies from "the help." we drank a lot of champagne. >> maybe the golden globes, people want everyone drunk for some reason. >> it becomes a party to be able to celebrate how hard it is to survive in this business. >> surviving in the business is one thing, being recognized for your work is another. awards are actually handed out to some of the best in television and movies. >> now, now. >> now appears to be the time for steven spielberg's "lincoln." the period piece leads the way in the drama categories with seven nominations, including best motion picture, best actor, daniel day-lewis a

a sl >>> carl, ricky gervais twe'll r more with the ladidies a little later. >>> when it comes to distracted cause deadly crashes, the punishment doesn't fit the crime. >> a shocking statistic for you. a recent study. 97% of students -- 97% of students admitted to texting and dri driving even though they know it's wrong. and some say that won't change until texting and driving gets the punishment it deserves. >> reporter: dave was on his walk two years ago when a texting driver plowed into him. his grieving family told the judge they wanted the young driver to pay. >> whitney, there has not been a day go by i haven't thought about this very moment. this tragedy was not an accident. this was the heartbreaking outcome to yourself fishness and reckless behavior. >> reporter: the sentence for whitney yeager, 45 days in jail for misdemeanor vehicle lar homicide. >> i felt sick to my stomach. >> you lost your husband and she got 45 days in jail. >> i felt betrayed by the system that was put in place to help the victims. >> reporter: whitney yeager declined our request for an interview. in a letter

how ricky gervais totally lost it. from barely employed chubby loser to losing the gut and gaining respect. >> yeah, that's good, isn't it? i'm glad i lived this long to get to comedic oture. otherwise i'd be a chubby chap who stinks and never cleans his teeth. he's died today at the age of 48 by sausages. >> one of my favorite bits of this whole album is when you get together with the doors. you performed reading rainbow. i'd like you to play out the show reading rainbow. >> this is at the doors, we're singing the theme song to reading rainbow. we're just goofing off in my writer's room, we're going like -- ♪ ♪ butterfly in the sky i can go twice as high ♪ ♪ take a look it's in a book at reading rainbow ♪ ♪ reading rainbow ♪ i can go anywhere. i can go anywhere ♪ ♪ friends who know wait to grow and reading rainbow ♪ ♪ reading rainbow ♪ there's a monster at the end of this book ♪

otherwise, the death of a chubby comedian who doesn't clean his teeth and stinks, ricky gervais has diedh by sausage. that's a prison term. cover. >>> one of my favorite bits of this whole album is when you get together with the doors. >> yes. >> you perform "reading rainbow" and apparently it gets completely out of hand. i'd like you to play out the show with "reading rainbow" with you as jim morrison. >> so this is the doors, theme song, "reading rain." goofing off in my room going -- ♪ ♪ butterfly in the sky i can go twice as high ♪ take a look it's in a book ♪ a reading rainbow ♪ ♪ a reading rainbow ♪ i can go anywhere i can go anywhere ♪ friends, you know, way to grow, a reading rainbow ♪ ♪ a reading rainbow yeah ♪ the indian in the cupboard ♪ there's a monster there's a monster at the end of this book ♪

different from ricky gervais, who is meaner. >> what is the only film to win the golden globe in allategories? >> oh, help. we'll go with "godfather." >> no, no, no. >> not such a good husband. >> the correct answer is "one flew over the cuckoo's nest." >> the other ones actually "godfather" and "dr. zhivago" both won five but not best actress. that's the difference. one flew over the cuckoo's nest won best actress in this classic movie about the loony bin. "titanic" only won four. >> back across to kath. >> all right, sir, which film received the most nominations at this year's golden globe awards? >> les miserables? >> no. >> but good news. >> he looked disappointed until now. >> the correct answer there, lincoln. >> your favorite, you love it. seven golden globes. best picture, best director, best actress, sally field, love sally field, and best screen play. best actor tommy lee jones. >> is this going to do well? >> i think so. thursday are the oscar nominations. i think it's going to be huge, huge, huge! >> i like that. back across. >> nice couple from kentucky visiting. all rig

. >> i really like ricky gervais at the golden globes -- >> that's a whole different thing. >> i tendth you and there's been a lot of kind of disappointing oscar hosts -- >> many. >> but i found sort of this like diamond in the rough young up and coming comic, you probably haven't heard of him -- >> who? >> his name is billy crystal. they ought to give him a shot one of these years. honest to god, i was so excited when they said last year the whole thing with eddie murphy blew up and they broke the glass in case of emergency and brought out billy chris yas and i was really excited -- >> he's the best. >> he showed up and saved the show. all the grief -- i know he takes a lot of grief. i know the kids like to make fun of him. i'm not going to say anything about that new movie he just did, but i think he's really funny. >> respect your elders here. >> he's perfect oscar funny. >> he was years ago. no more. >> he hosted sports center a few weeks ago actually. it was a shameless promotion thing for his new movie but they had him co-host sports center for a full hour. i thought he was hila

for the past three years, ricky gervais hosted the show. this year a comedic duo taking the stage.nd of sloppy loud party. that seemed like our kind of thing. >> beautiful people of film rub shoulders discussing people of television. that's always nice to see. >> the duo will not only host the show but both are nominated for best actress in a tv comedy or musical. front and center will be films like argue owe, dajango unchained. >> the entire crew, matt lauer, savannah guthrie and al roker and natalie morales are traveling to california. natalie talked to news 4 about the big night ahead. >> we're all going out there, yeah. this is a first in today show history i think that all of us will be on the red carpet. for the pre-show starting at 7:00 p.m. eastern time on nbc. we're all looking forward to it. savannah and i have been comparing dress shopping notes and make sure we don't clash. we're excited. >> because we like to see the dresses. it's a big part of watching niece ceremonies, aaron, you know that. >> okay. >> you can catch the star studded event here on nbc4 and as natalie

for "today," kristen dahlgr dah hollywood. >> love them. >> so excited. >> i know. >> you know, ricky gervais thought so. >> a little edgy. edgy's a nice word for raunchy. >> we weren't the ones made fun of. >> that's true. >> makes it easier to laugh. >> true. >> true. we look forward to that. and matt, savannah, al, and natalie will be live on the red carpet tomorrow night. they are hosting nbc's golden globes preshow special at 7:00 eastern, 4:00 pacific time. on monday on "today," they'll be live in los angeles with an exclusive look at the big night and a backstage pass to all of the events and parties. a big, big time. >> very little sleep to be had by all. >> if any. >> true. fun to watch them tuesday when they're here. >>> up next, a new use for your ipad. first, this is "today." customer satisfaction is at 97%. mmm, tasty. and cut! very good. people are always asking me how we make these geico adverts. so we're taking you behind the scenes. this coffee cup, for example, is computer animated. it's not real. geico's customer satisfaction is quite real though. this computer-animated cof

. >> ricky gervais. >> that wasn't nice. you know what i mean. or felt he crossed the line. >> these guys walked the line perfectly. let's watch. >> catherine bigelow nominated tonight. [ applause ] i haven't really been following the controversy over "zero dark 30" but when it comes to torture, i trust the lady who spent three years married to james cameron. >> "hunger games" was where you know of the biggest fames of the year and also what i call the six weeks it took me to get into this dres. >> ang lee has been nominated for best director for the life of pi, which is what i'm going to call the next six weeks after i take this dress off. >> it was fun to see two women. they obviously love each other and bounce off of each other so beautifully. there were very few moments where i didn't think they clicked or it didn't work. >> we wanted more. that's what you wanted. i'm so happy for ben affleck for winning for "argo," but i have to say "lincoln" had seven nominations, and they got robbed. >> you thought it did. >> it got -- >> you have been scr

he was funny. >> ricky gervais style of hosting might be back. >> and the weinstein stabbing. >> that i think everybody is predicting this is going to be her year. she's been nominated before. >> she's the youngest at age 22 to have two best actress nominations. i think it's between her and chastain for "zero dark thirty". but wallace in place of helen mirren throws this race a little bit wide open. >> i think people love jennifer lawrence. she had a huge box office this year. she's not lipped say lohan. she's young but doesn't act like a fool around town. people really appreciate her seriousness. >> silver linings playbook is the only one to have four. so the academy is really taking to that movie. >> we are so excited. we're going to be talking more with you guys. but first this is "today" on nbc. ♪ ♪ if loving you is wrong, i don't wanna be right ♪ [ abrupt record scratch, music stops ] what!? it's not bad for you. it just tastes that way. [ female announcer ] honey nut cheerios cereal -- heart-healthy, 100% whole grain oats... and that sweet honey taste. you can't go wrong loving

invite me back next year as well. [ laughter ] >> that, of course, is three-time golden globe host ricky gervaisshow. this year the honors are going to tina fey and amy poehler. we'll find out what they have in store for us just five days from now. right here on nbc. >> we're excited about this because we'll be hosting a special just preceding the golden globes live on the red carpet starts 7:00 east coast time. next morning, monday, we'll be live in los angeles with all the fallout from the golden globes. should be fun. we hope you'll check it out. >> speaking of the golden globes, we have world exclusive information about the ceremonies and some of the presenters will be -- >> did you say world? >> it is a world exclusive. are you ready? >> yeah. >> are you really ready? >> yeah. >> george clooney, three-time winner who won last year, he is one of the presenters this year. also meryl streep, she's nominated this year again for her role in "hope springs." she has a record 27 nominations. >> 27, wow! >> yeah. >> and somebody who has a real rooting interest, jennifer garner, her husband, ben affl