Despite many Hollywood stars boycotting the Golden Globes due to their controversy over lacking enough diversity in their members, the stars came out in full force last night for The 80th Golden Globe Awards. There was still a lot up in the air regarding the celebrities nominated even attending the awards, but despite that, most of the winners collected their awards in person. The most notable winner that wasn’t there was Cate Blanchett, who won ‘Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture — Drama’ for her performance in “Tár,” as she was working in the UK.
The host was Jerrod Carmichael, a U.S. comic, and he didn’t shy away from being brutally honest about the reason that the Golden Globes have not been on air. He started his monologue with a quip about the only reason he has been chosen to host is because “he’s black.” His hosting skills have received a mixed response, with some praising his willingness to create awkward moments when he delivered some shocking jokes. However, many felt that his jokes were offensive and didn’t show The Globes in a good light by having him as their first host after a year off.
The awards shone a light on the best of TV and film, but we will focus on the biggest wins in film, which were “The Banshees of Inisherin,” which took home three awards, and “The Fablemans,” which scooped the biggest award, ‘Best Motion Picture — Drama.’
The Best in TV and Film
The Golden Globes are used to recognising star power, so Steven Spielberg — winning ‘Best Director’ — was no surprise for his autobiographical film about a boy who falls in love with filmmaking. Another big winner was “Everything Everywhere All at Once,” which won two acting awards for Michelle Yeoh and Ke Huy Yuan, who both gave powerhouse speeches. Yeoh described that she has been in this business for forty years, and turned sixty recently; she praised the directors for giving her an opportunity for an older woman to become an action star again. The speech of the night, however, goes to Huy Yan, who was very emotional as he recalled being cast by Spielberg as a child, which propelled him to fame. But as an adult he wasn’t getting work until thirty years later when he was cast in the film he was won for — a real rags to riches tale!
One of the most competitive categories was “Best Performance by an Actor in Motion Picture — Drama,” and the winner, Austin Butler, beat stiff competition to take the coveted trophy. His portrayal of Elvis Presley has been praised as a transformative performance, even to the point that his natural voice has changed to be much deeper and Elvis-like. This was apparent in his speech, where he made several nods to The King himself. A lot believed that Brendan Fraser would win this award for his emotional and transformative performance in “The Whale,” but he boycotted the awards because of previous history. This may or may not be a contributing factor as to why Butler went home with the award.
Setting the Stage for the Oscars
The Golden Globes kick off award season, and are often good predictions for who will the biggest award of the season — the Oscar. This also is the first award season without Covid-19 protocols, and it’s essentially back to normal. After a long two years it is good to see the party back.
You can read the full list of wins and nominations for the 80th Golden Globes below:
Best Motion Picture — Drama
“Avatar: The Way of Water” (20th Century Studios)
“Elvis” (Warner Bros.)
“The Fabelmans” (Universal Pictures)
“TÁR” (Focus Features) — WINNER
“Top Gun: Maverick” (Paramount Pictures)
Best Picture — Musical or Comedy
“Babylon” (Paramount Pictures)
“The Banshees of Inisherin” (Searchlight Pictures) — WINNER
“Everything Everywhere All at Once” (A24)
“Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery” (Netflix)
“Triangle of Sadness” (Neon)
Best Director — Motion Picture
James Cameron (“Avatar: The Way of Water”)
Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert (“Everything Everywhere All at Once”)
Baz Luhrmann (“Elvis”)
Martin McDonagh (“The Banshees of Inisherin”)
Steven Spielberg (“The Fabelmans”) — WINNER
Best Screenplay — Motion Picture
“TÁR” (Focus Features) — Todd Field
“Everything Everywhere All at Once” (A24) — Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert
“The Banshees of Inisherin” (Searchlight Pictures) — Martin McDonagh — WINNER
“Women Talking” (MGM/United Artists Releasing) — Sarah Polley
“The Fabelmans” (Universal Pictures) — Steven Spielberg, Tony Kushner
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture — Drama
Austin Butler (“Elvis”) — WINNER
Brendan Fraser (“The Whale”)
Hugh Jackman (“The Son”)
Bill Nighy (“Living”)
Jeremy Pope (“The Inspection”)
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture — Drama
Cate Blanchett (“TÁR”) — WINNER
Olivia Colman (“Empire of Light”)
Viola Davis (“The Woman King”)
Ana de Armas (“Blonde”)
Michelle Williams (“The Fabelmans”)
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture — Musical or Comedy
Lesley Manville (“Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris”)
Margot Robbie (“Babylon”)
Anya Taylor-Joy (“The Menu”)
Emma Thompson (“Good Luck to You, Leo Grande”)
Michelle Yeoh (“Everything Everywhere All at Once”) — WINNER
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture — Musical or Comedy
Diego Calva (“Babylon”)
Daniel Craig (“Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery”)
Adam Driver (“White Noise”)
Colin Farrell (“The Banshees of Inisherin”) — WINNER
Ralph Fiennes (“The Menu”)
Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture
Brendan Gleeson (“The Banshees of Inisherin”)
Barry Keoghan (“The Banshees of Inisherin”)
Brad Pitt (“Babylon”)
Ke Huy Quan (“Everything Everywhere All at Once”) — WINNER
Eddie Redmayne (“The Good Nurse”)
Best Supporting Actress — Motion Picture
Angela Bassett (“Black Panther: Wakanda Forever”) — WINNER
Kerry Condon (“The Banshees of Inisherin”)
Jamie Lee Curtis (“Everything Everywhere All at Once”)
Dolly De Leon (“Triangle of Sadness”)
Carey Mulligan (“She Said”)
Best Television Series — Drama
“Better Call Saul” (AMC)
“The Crown” (Netflix)
“House of the Dragon” (HBO) — WINNER
“Ozark” (Netflix)
“Severance” (Apple TV+)
Best Television Series — Musical or Comedy
“Abbott Elementary” (ABC) — WINNER
“The Bear” (FX)
“Hacks” (HBO Max)
“Only Murders in the Building” (Hulu)
“Wednesday” (Netflix)
Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series — Drama
Jeff Bridges (“The Old Man”)
Kevin Costner (“Yellowstone”) — WINNER
Diego Luna (“Andor”)
Bob Odenkirk (“Better Call Saul”)
Adam Scott (“Severance”)
Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series — Drama
Emma D’Arcy (“House of the Dragon”)
Laura Linney (“Ozark”)
Imelda Staunton (“The Crown”)
Hilary Swank (“Alaska Daily”)
Zendaya (“Euphoria”) — WINNER
Best Actress in a TV Series — Musical or Comedy
Quinta Brunson (“Abbott Elementary”) — WINNER
Kaley Cuoco (“The Flight Attendant”)
Selena Gomez (“Only Murders in the Building”)
Jenna Ortega (“Wednesday”)
Jean Smart (“Hacks”)
Best Actor in a TV Series — Musical or Comedy
Donald Glover (“Atlanta”)
Bill Hader (“Barry”)
Steve Martin (“Only Murders in the Building”)
Martin Short (“Only Murders in the Building”)
Jeremy Allen White (“The Bear”) — WINNER
Best Supporting Actor — Television
John Lithgow (“The Old Man”)
Jonathan Pryce (“The Crown”)
John Turturro (“Severance”)
Tyler James Williams (“Abbott Elementary”) — WINNER
Henry Winkler (“Barry”)
Best Supporting Actress — Television
Elizabeth Debicki (“The Crown”)
Hannah Einbinder (“Hacks”)
Julia Garner (“Ozark”) — WINNER
Janelle James (“Abbott Elementary”)
Sheryl Lee Ralph (“Abbott Elementary”)
Best Limited Series — Anthology Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television
“Black Bird” (Apple TV+)
“Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story” (Netflix)
“The Dropout” (Hulu)
“Pam & Tommy” (Hulu)
“The White Lotus” (HBO) — WINNER
Best Performance by an Actor, Limited Series — Anthology Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Taron Egerton (“Black Bird”)
Colin Firth (“The Staircase”)
Andrew Garfield (“Under the Banner of Heaven”)
Evan Peters (“Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story”) — WINNER
Sebastian Stan (“Pam & Tommy”)
Best Performance by an Actress, Limited Series — Anthology Series or a Motion Picture made for Television
Jessica Chastain (“George and Tammy”)
Julia Garner (“Inventing Anna”)
Lily James (“Pam & Tommy”)
Julia Roberts (“Gaslit”)
Amanda Seyfried (“The Dropout”) — WINNER
Best Performance by an Actress in Supporting Role, Limited Series — Anthology Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television
Jennifer Coolidge (“The White Lotus”) — WINNER
Claire Danes (“Fleishman Is in Trouble”)
Daisy Edgar-Jones (“Under the Banner of Heaven”)
Niecy Nash-Betts (“Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story”)
Aubrey Plaza (“The White Lotus”)
Best Performance by an Actor in Supporting Role, Limited Series — Anthology Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television
F. Murray Abraham (“The White Lotus”)
Domhnall Gleeson (“The Patient”)
Paul Walter Hauser (“Black Bird”) — WINNER
Richard Jenkins (“Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story”)
Seth Rogen (“Pam & Tommy”)
Best Original Score — Motion Picture
“The Banshees of Inisherin” (Searchlight Pictures) — Carter Burwell
“Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio” (Netflix) — Alexandre Desplat
“Women Talking” (MGM/United Artists Releasing) — Hildur Guðnadóttir
“Babylon” (Paramount Pictures) — Justin Hurwitz — WINNER
“The Fabelmans” (Universal Pictures) — John Williams
Best Picture — Non-English Language
“All Quiet on the Western Front” (Germany)
“Argentina, 1985” (Argentina) — WINNER
“Close” (Belgium)
“Decision to Leave” (South Korea)
“RRR” (India)
Best Original Song — Motion Picture
“Carolina” from “Where the Crawdads Sing” (Sony Pictures) — Taylor Swift
“Ciao Papa” from “Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio” (Netflix) — Alexandre Desplat, Roeban Katz, Guillermo del Toro
“Hold My Hand” from “Top Gun: Maverick” (Paramount Pictures) — Lady Gaga, BloodPop, Benjamin Rice
“Lift Me Up” from “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” (Marvel Studios) — Tems, Ludwig Göransson, Rihanna, Ryan Coogler
“Naatu Naatu” from “RRR” (Variance Films) — Kala Bhairava, M. M. Keeravani, Rahul Sipligunj — WINNER
Best Motion Picture — Animated
“Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio” (Netflix) — WINNER
“Inu-Oh” (GKIDS)
“Marcel the Shell With Shoes On” (A24)
“Puss in Boots: The Last Wish” (DreamWorks Animation)
“Turning Red” (Pixar)
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