The Golden Globe award ceremony returned on Tuesday night, after a year without a broadcast due to controversy. For decades, the Globes were an important stop on the awards season gauntlet and, unlike many of the other ceremonies that populate a seemingly endless stretch of the calendar, this one served up a good time. Booze, usually courtesy of a top-shelf sponsor, helped lubricate the evening and the Globes became must-see TV for its irreverent, anything-can-happen approach to handing out statues (multiple winners nearly missed their time at the podium because of ill-timed bathroom breaks).