Oppenheimer was the big winner and Poor Creatures defeated Barbie in comedy

2024-01-08 11:00:54

The American epic Oppenheimer Christopher Nolan’s dominated the 81st Golden Globe Awards, winning Best Motion Picture, Drama, while poor creatures of Yorgos Lanthimos achieved a surprise victory over Barbie to triumph in the category of best comedy or musical.

If awards season had prepared for a second Barbenheimer showdown, this round was for Oppenheimer. He also won best director for Nolan, best dramatic actor for Cillian Murphy, best supporting actor for Robert Downey Jr. and best original score for Ludwig Göransson.

“Golden Globes journalists, thank you for changing and therefore changing your name,” Downey said.

In addition to best comedy or musical, poor creatures It also won for Emma Stone’s performance as Belle. “I see this as a romantic comedy,” Stone said. And then she added: “But in the sense that Bella falls in love with life itself, more than with a person.”

Lily Gladstone won best actress in a dramatic motion picture for The Moon Killers by Martin Scorsese. Gladstone, who began her speech speaking the language of her native tribe, the Blackfeet Nation, is the first Indigenous winner in the category. “This is a historic victory. It doesn’t just belong to me,” Gladstone said.

This is how the 2024 Golden Globes ceremony started

The Globes turned 81 years old, but they faced a new and uncertain chapter. After tumultuous editions and numerous scandals, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) dissolved, making way for a new Globes, on a new television station (CBS), to try to regain its position as the third installment of most important awards of the year, following the Oscars and the Grammys. Even the evening menu (Nobu sushi) had changed.

The gala had a difficult start. Emcee Joy Koy took the stage at the Beverly Hilton International Ballroom in Beverly Hills, California, and the Filipino-American’s monologue touched on some expected topics: The weight-loss drug Ozempic, Meryl Streep’s ability to win awards, and the long duration of Oppenheimer(“I needed another hour,” he said).

After a joke that didn’t get laughs, Koy, who was named host following some bigger names reportedly declined, also noted how quickly he was chosen for the job. “Hey, I got the job 10 days ago. Do you want a perfect monologue?” Koy said. “I wrote some of these (jokes) and they are the ones you laugh at.”

Downey’s win, his third Globe, denied one to Ryan Gosling and his Kenergy, who was considered one of his strongest competitors in one of the many head-to-head contests between Oppenheimer y Barbie by Greta Gerwig. The filmmakers faced off in the best direction category, where Nolan triumphed.

HELLO BARBIE!

Two hours passed before Barbiethe biggest box office hit of the year, with more than $1.4 billion in ticket sales, will win an award. What Was I Made For? by Billie Eilish took the award for best song and, shortly following, Barbie took home the Globes’ new honor for “cinematic and box office achievement.”

Some thought the award might go to Taylor Swift, whose Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour It also set box office records. Margot Robbie, star and producer of Barbieaccepted the award in a pink dress inspired by the 1977 Barbie Superstar.

“We would like to dedicate this to every person on the planet who dressed up and went to the best place on Earth: the movie theaters,” Robbie said.

Barbie y Oppenheimer, two box office hits united by a common release date, also competed in the best screenplay category. But, surprisingly, Justine Triet and Arthur Harari won for the script of the French court drama Anatomy of a fall. Subsequently, Triet’s film also won the award for best non-English language film.

Although the Globes have no direct correlation with the Academy Awards, they can boost campaigns at a crucial time. Voting for Oscar nominations begins Thursday and the Barbenheimer twin sensations remain the favorites. However, other contenders loom, including poor creatures y Those who stay.

Paul Giamatti and Da’Vine Joy Randolph won by Those who stay” by Alexander Payne. Giamatti, who met Payne two decades following Between glasseswon best actor, and Randolph won for her portrayal of a grieving woman in the boarding school drama set in the 1970s.

“Oh, Mary, you have changed my life,” Randolph said of her character. “You have made me feel seen in so many ways I had never imagined.” The boy and the heron (whose original title is Kimitachi wa dô ikiru ka) by Hayao Miyazaki won the award for best animated film, beating Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse.

SUCCESSION AND THE BEAR DOMINATED ON TELEVISION

The last season of Succession It swept the television aspect. It won best drama series for the third time, a mark that equals the record set by Mad Men y The X-Files. Three stars of the HBO series also won: Matt Macfadyen, Sarah Snook and Kieran Culkin.

“It’s bittersweet, but things like this make it a lot sweeter,” said the creator of SuccessionJesse Armstrong.

Bear Hulu also took home three awards, including best comedy series. Jeremy Allen White won for the second time, but now he had company. Ayo Edebiri won her first Globe for her leading performance in the second season of the series. She thanked his agents’ assistants and managers.

“For the people who respond to my emails,” Edebiri said. For its part, Beef won three awards: best limited series and acting awards for Ali Wong and Steven Yeun.

The Globes also added a new award for best stand-up comedy performance on television. Surprisingly, it was for Ricky Gervais, who did not attend the gala that he hosted several times. Some expected Chris Rock to win by Selective Outragehis response to Will Smith’s slap.

THE RETURN OF THE BALLOONS

A few years ago, the Golden Globes were on the brink of collapse. After The Los Angeles Times published a report revealing that the HFPA had no black members, Hollywood boycotted the organization.

The 2022 Globes were practically canceled and taken off television. After the renovations, the Globes returned to NBC last year with a one-year deal, but with a Tuesday night slot. Hosted by Jerrod Carmichael, the telecast attracted 6.3 million viewers, a new low for NBC and a far cry from the 20 million who once tuned in to the awards show.

The Golden Globes were acquired by Eldridge Industries and Dick Clark Productions, owned by Penske Media, and became a for-profit company. The HFPA (which normally had regarding 90 voters) was dissolved and a new group of regarding 300 entertainment journalists from around the world now vote for the awards.

Questions remain regarding the Globes’ long-term future, but its value to Hollywood studios continues to provide a boost in promotional campaigns for awards hopefuls. (The Oscars will be held until March 10). This year, due to strikes by actors and writers, the Globes are broadcast before the Emmys, which have been postponed until January 15.

With movie ticket sales still 20% below pre-pandemic pace and the industry facing a potentially perilous 2024 at the box office, Hollywood needed the Golden Globes as much as ever.

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