‘Oppenheimer’ reigns in some Golden Globes that harshly punish ‘Barbie’

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2024-01-08 10:08:43

with five Globus d’Orthe film ‘Oppenheimer‘, by Christopher Nolan, emerged victorious from its first showdown with the blockbuster ‘Barbie‘, which started as the favorite of the night, but only won two of the nine awards it was eligible for.

The film starring Cillian Murphywhich deals with physics Robert Oppenheimernamed the father of the atomic bomb, took home the awards for best drama film, best director, best actor in a drama, best supporting actor and best score.

“The first time I stepped on Christopher Nolan’s set I knew it was different. I realized by the level of rigor, the level of concentration, the level of dedication (…) that I was in the hands of a visionary director and master,” said Murphy upon receiving the award for best actor in a drama.

The dewy feminist satire of Greta Gerwigstarring Margot Robbiedid not obtain the expected success with the critics by succeeding only in the new category of cinematographic and box office success and in the of best original song pel tema ‘What Was I Made For?’, de Billie Eilish.

“I want to thank all the people in the world who wore pink and went to the best place in the world which is the cinema (…) Thanks to the Golden Globes for creating one category for cinephilesRobbie said upon accepting the award alongside Gerwig and the rest of the cast.

Meanwhile, Yorgos Lanthimos’ disturbing sci-fi comedy ‘Poor Creatures‘ bagged the Golden Globes for Best Comedy Film and Best Comedy Actress for her performance inEmma Stone.

The gala also did not leave much space for Hispanic talent, because the French film ‘Anatomy of a fall‘ took the Golden Globe for Best Foreign Language Film to Spanish director Juan Antonio Bayona, who was nominated for ‘The snow society‘.

No political sense, no criticism

In addition, the ceremony held in Beverly Hills, in Los Angeles (the USA), took place with few political positions and only brief mentions to the renewal of the voters and the new owners of the prizes.

The most outstanding message of the night was that of the Native American performer Lily Gladstonewinner of best actress in a drama for her role in ‘The Moon Killers’, from the veteran director Martin Scorsesewho said part of his speech in idioma siksiká (black feet).

“This is a historic moment and it doesn’t just belong to me,” he said.

Expectations were also placed on the absent comedian Ricky Gervaiswho in 2020 lashed out at these awards against the industry linked to financial death Jeffrey Epstein, accused of trafficking and sexual abuse of minors. Instead, the comic Jim Gaffigan launched a sour comment on this subject.

“I can’t believe I’m in the entertainment industry. I’m from a small town and I’m not a pedophile,” he said.

During the gala, the singer shone with her presence Taylor Swiftnominated for best box office success for ‘The Eres Tour’, while the romance of the night starred Timothée Chalamet and the influencer and entrepreneur Kylie Jenner kissing in commercial breaks.

‘Succession’, ‘The Bear’ and ‘Beef’ sweep television

In the television sections, the fourth and final season of ‘Succession’ (HBO Max) lived up to expectations and, following its triumphs in 2020 and 2022, rose again to win Best Drama Series of the Year, as well as crowning Best Actor in Kieran Culkinwho took the trophy a Peter Pascal (‘The Last of Us’).

“Take this one, Pedro,” he told the Chilean interpreter Culkin with a sly smile.

Likewise, his colleagues Sarah Snook i Matthew Macfadyen they were recognized as best actress in a series of this genre in the first case and as best supporting actor in the second, raising the successful awards to four.

Jesse Armstrongco-writer of the series, felt that these awards “make the “bittersweet” feeling of ending this production quite a bit sweeter.”

The other two big phenomena of the small screen on this occasion were ‘The Bear‘ (FX) i ‘Beef‘ (Netflix), with three awards each, as the big winners in the categories of best comedy or musical series and best limited series, respectively.

An unmitigated success was the second season of ‘The Bear’, the fiction about one elite cook who inherits a family business of sandwiches, which was erected as a best comedy production and saw how its protagonists did their own thing Jeremy Allen White -for the second consecutive year- i Ayo Edebiri.

While ‘Basta’, from the South Korean director Lee Sung Jin and one of the sensations of the year, was chosen as the best limited series and Steven Yeun and Ali Wongcharacters who star in the quarrel at the wheel that drives the plot, were consecrated as the best performers of the course in this format.

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