2024-01-08 08:00:22
The Golden Globes were marked on Sunday by the explosion “Oppenheimer”, favorite with “Barbie”, and the strong honors awarded to the French film “Anatomie d’une Chute”, rewarded with two trophies.
“Anatomy of a Fall” won the title of best foreign language film and best screenplay. Enough to confirm the universal appeal of the last Cannes Palme d’Or.
Moved, its director Justine Triet recounted her surprise at seeing her feature film, which recounts the trial of a writer accused of the murder of her husband and dissects the collapse of their much-loved couple.
While writing with her partner Arthur Harari, “we kept telling ourselves that we were having a lot of fun, but that no one would go see this film,” she explained. According to her, the feature film “deals with the truth and the impossibility of pinning it down. »
This double success risks causing regrets in France, because “Anatomy of a Fall” will not be able to claim the Oscar for best international film. He was snubbed to represent France in favor of the “Passion of Dodin Bouffant”, a historical romance between two gastronomes.
Christopher Nolan’s Modest Triumph
The other big winner of the evening was “Oppenheimer”. Christopher Nolan’s biopic on the father of the atomic bomb received five awards and won all the major categories: best drama film, best director, best actor for Cillian Murphy, who plays Robert Oppenheimer, and best supporting role for Robert Downey Jr, who lends his features to a politician, the scientist’s great rival.
“A great story about the ethical dilemma of nuclear weapons. Does this have a chance of working? No,” joked Mr. Downey Jr. “Unless Universal is banking on Christopher Nolan to direct Cillian Murphy.” » Favorite with eight nominations, the film also won the prize for best soundtrack.
For his part, Christopher Nolan had a modest triumph. “As directors, we bring people together and we try to get them to give their best,” explained the creator of “Inception” and “Interstellar,” paying tribute to his actors.
“Barbie”, another favorite of the evening, was however shunned by the jury. The voters preferred “Poor Creatures”, already honored with the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival, for the title of best comedy.
In the same logic, it was Emma Stone and her role as the female Frankenstein in this fanciful film, who was voted best actress, rather than the interpreter of the peroxide doll, Margot Robbie.
Nominated nine times, Greta Gerwig’s feminist satire, which sees Barbie discover the misogyny of the real world, had to settle for two secondary awards: the new Golden Globe for best commercial success – logically awarded after its overwhelming domination at the box office l last year – and that of the best song.
Among the other headliners, Lily Gladstone won the award for best actress in a drama film, for her role as a Native American confronted with capitalist greed and a series of murders in her tribe, in the historical fresco of Scorsese “Killers of the Flower Moon”. “It’s a historic victory, it doesn’t just belong to me,” underlined the Native American actress.
On the television side, “Succession,” chronicling the power struggles within a family at the head of a media empire, dominated, with the award for best drama series and awards for its actors Kieran Culkin, Sarah Snook and Matthew Macfadyen.
Scandals put in the closet
The hype around the “Barbenheimer” phenomenon, which filled theaters around the world this summer, was timely for the Golden Globes, recently bought and reformed by private investors.
Long considered a springboard to the Oscars, Hollywood’s former favorite party, renowned for its relaxed atmosphere, has been undermined by corruption and racism scandals in recent years.
To get out of this bad situation, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA), which had created these awards and focused the accusations of ethical breaches and amateurism, was dissolved. The new organization has greatly diversified the jury, inviting critics from all over the world. Reforms mischievously welcomed by Robert Downey Jr, again.
“To the Golden Globes journalists: thank you for changing the rules of your game, and therefore your name,” said the actor, rewarded for his supporting role in “Oppenheimer”.
The elite responded this year, far from boycotting the ceremony in 2022. Hollywood thus seems to indicate that it is ready to give in.
In addition to cinema heavyweights like Leonardo DiCaprio and Martin Scorsese (“Killers of the Flower Moon”), producer Oprah Winfrey and music stars Billie Eilish, Dua Lipa and Taylor Swift, also named, have all walked the red carpet .
Comedian Ricky Gervais, who had presented the ceremony in the past, however, was missing to receive his award for best stand-up show.
Wise presenter
For this ceremony marked by renewal, the host of the evening Jo Koy carefully avoided controversial jokes, reserving his witticisms for the “Barbenheimer” duo.
“I don’t want you to think I’m a pervert, but it was a little weird to be attracted to a plastic doll,” said the comedian, before ironically speaking about the three hours of “Oppenheimer », comparable to a series. “I loved it, especially the first season,” he joked.
On the television side, “Succession” is well on its way to dominating the evening, with already awards for Kieran Culkin (best actor in a drama series) and Matthew Macfadyen (best supporting role).
The comedy “The Bear” also won honors for its actors Jeremy Allen White (best actor) and Ayo Edebiri (best actress).
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