2024-01-08 12:39:36
After the rigor of months of strike by actors and screenwriters, Hollywood seemed eager to celebrate and marked the return to the holidays in style with the celebration of the 2024 Golden Globes, which officially opens the awards season. Although ‘Barbenheimer’ was expected to be the big story of the night, in the end it was ‘Oppenheimer’ that led the night with five major wins. ‘Poor Things’ stole most of the limelight, winning two important awards, while on television, ‘Suceso’, ‘El Oso’ and ‘Bronca’ were the predictable winners. ‘Anatomy of a Fall’ left the Spanish film ‘The Snow Society’, by JA Bayona, without an award.
In its 81st year, the Golden Globes delivered surprises, a newer, more serious voting body, and lots and lots of diversity. The so-called “Hollywood party of the year”, the three-hour ceremony that awards film and television in 27 categories, was broadcast live on CBS and Paramount+ on Sunday from the Beverly Hilton hotel in Los Angeles. The Golden Globes institution ushered in a new era with this edition, its first year after the dissolution of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA), and its acquisition last June by Dick Clark Productions through its subsidiary Eldridge. Industries.
The new managers have renewed the award format with some important adjustments that contrast with the management of the Foreign Press Association. Plagued by controversy, the APE had been accused of almost everything from its lack of diversity, its small voting pool of less than 100 to its exclusion of serious journalists, its ethically questionable practices and the exchange of ‘favors’ with the industry.
It was the night of ‘Oppenheimer’, Christopher Nolan’s celebrated film about the father of the atomic bomb, which started as a favorite with eight nominations and swept away the five Globes in the main categories. Best dramatic film that surpassed ‘The Moon Killers’ and ‘Anatomy of a Fall’. Best Director for Nolan, his first award in his sixth nomination over Greta Gerwig and Martin Scorsese, a victory that positions him on a good path to the Oscars. Best male actor in a dramatic film for Cillian Murphy, who beat Leonardo DiCaprio and Bradley Cooper. Also Best Supporting Actor for Robert Downey Jr. and Best Original Band, the first win for Swedish composer Ludwig Göransson after multiple nominations.
British director Christopher Nolan (left) and his wife, British producer Emma Thomas, pose in the press room with the awards for Best Director – Film and Best Film – Drama for “Oppenheimer.” Afp
Triumph of ‘Anatomy of a Fall’
Another favorite, ‘Anatomy of a Fall’, the French thriller by director Justine Triet, surprised with two awards: Best Foreign Language Film and also Best Screenplay in a category in which it competed with ‘Barbie’, ‘Oppenheimer’ and ‘The Moon Killers’. A victory that reflects the new, more international vote base and that secures her place as a true contender at the Oscars.
Indigenous actress Lily Gladstone, a big favorite for her extraordinary role in Scorsese’s acclaimed drama, made history for Best Actress in a Motion Picture Drama, becoming the first Native person to win a Globe in that category. Gladstone thanked Scorsese and DiCaprio for helping turn things around in a victory she called historic for all of her indigenous sisters.
Emma Stone took home her second Globe for Best Actress in a Motion Picture Musical or Comedy for her incredible work in ‘Poor Things’, the Yorgos Lanthimos film, beating Margot Robbie and Jennifer Lawrence. Stone was also nominated for her role in ‘The Curse’. ‘Poor Things’ surprised by also taking the golden globe for Best Motion Picture Musical or Comedy, an award that many expected to go to ‘Barbie’.
Steven Yeun won his nomination for Best Male Actor in a Limited Series for ‘Bronca’, which also took home the award for Best Actress in a Limited Series, for Ali Wong, her first nomination and award, becoming the first woman of descent. Asian nominated in this category. And a stroke of fortune for Netflix, which in recent years has been struggling a bit with television awards.
‘Barbie’, which started as a favorite with nine nominations, did not leave empty-handed, taking home two consolation awards. The first in a new category created by the new awards managers in an attempt to attract new audiences: Cinematic and Box Office Achievement, very appropriate for last year’s highest-grossing film. And for Best Original Song in a Motion Picture for ‘What Was I Made For?’ by Billie Eilish.
Succession Triumph
The series ‘Succession’, with nine nominations, took home four Globes for Best Television Drama Series, Best Actress in a Television Drama Series, the second win for Sarah Snook over Bella Ramsey and Helen Mirren; Best male actor in a television series, for Kieran Culkin, who beat Brian Cox and the favorite Jeremy Strong. And Best Supporting Actor for Matthew Macfadyen.
The television series ‘The Bear’ was another of the favorites of the night, taking home three globes, for Best Musical or Comedy Television Series, Best Actress for Ayo Edebiri and Best Actor for Jeremy Allen White. Paul Giamatti won Best Male Actor in a Motion Picture Musical or Comedy for The Holdovers, his third Globe, beating Jeffrey Wright, Nicolas Cage and Joaquin Phoenix. The Boy and the Heron won in the Best Animated Film category.
The great forgotten ones of the night included films like ‘Maestro’, ‘The Zone of Interest’, ‘Past Lives’, ‘The Color Purple’, ‘Nyad’, ‘American Fiction’ and ‘Salt Burn’. Asian-American comedian Jo Koy disappointed as host of the ceremony, which also included performances by stars such as Michelle Yeoh, America Ferrera, Daniel Kaluuya, Florence Pugh, Oprah Winfrey and Simu Liu, who filled this year’s show with diversity.
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