The Mexican Guillermo del Toro with the film ‘Pinocchio’, Santiago Miter with ‘Argentina, 1985’ and the American Steven Spielberg with ‘The Fabelmans’ were crowned the big winners of the 80th annual Golden Globe ceremony. The gala established itself as the most diverse in the history of the renowned film and television industry awards, with African-American, Asian and Latino stars headlining the event.
A gala full of claims and acid humor. After two years of criticism and boycotts due to accusations of a lack of racial diversity and corruption, the Golden Globe Awards staged the most diverse edition in its history.
African-American, Asian and Latino stars led the 80th awards ceremony considered the prelude to the Oscars, in the midst of moving speeches in which they pointed out how difficult it has been for them to make their way in the competitive Hollywood film industry.
The ceremony featured a diverse list of winners, including black actors Quinta Brunson and Tyler James Williams from ‘Abbott Elementary’ and 26-year-old actress, Zendayawinner of her first Golden Globe for her performance in the second season of ‘Euphoria’.
But this return to the traditional ceremony, which was not broadcast last year, came following an investigation by the ‘Los Angeles Times’ newspaper revealed in 2021 that the Hollywood Foreign Press Association did not have people of African origin among its members. members, as well as numerous ethical lapses.
Jerrod Carmichael, a native of North Carolina who was born in Winston-Salem and graduated high school in Kernersville, is the first Black person to host the #GoldenGlobes. Here is his opening monologue: pic.twitter.com/rJ0QPilFV3
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“They only ask me to present this because I’m black (…) They haven’t had a black host in 79 years, are they going to fire the first one? I can’t be fired,” North Carolina comedian Jerrod Carmichel said in an apparent joking tone, but in which he made clear reference to the controversy.
“I’m not saying they were a racist association, but they didn’t have a single black member until George Floyd died,” the presenter added.
‘The Fabelmans’, the story of Spielberg’s origin that consecrates him in Hollywood
Undoubtedly the great protagonist of the night was the American director Steven Spielbergwho won the best director category for his intimate film ‘The Fabelmans‘. The autobiographical drama earned him his eighth statuette and established him as one of the regular winners at these awards.
“I think everything I’ve done up to this point has prepared me to finally be honest regarding the fact that it’s not easy being a kid, the fact that everyone sees me as a success story, but no one really knows who we are. until we are brave enough to tell everyone who we are,” said the director regarding the film that nostalgically portrays his first years of life in his native Ohio and that marked the path of his successful artistic career.
The film also won in the category of best dramatic film. Starring Michelle Williams, Paul Dano, Seth Rogen, Gabriel LaBelle, Jeannie Berlin and Judd Hirsh, the story reveals how cinema became the young man’s great tool to heal wounds and control his fears.
The script takes a personal journey from 1952, in the early years of his childhood and from which he unravels the relationship he had with his chaotic family and the episodes of anti-Semitism and bullying he suffered in his youth, among others.
“I have been hiding from this story since I was 17 years old. I put many things in my way, although I told it in parts throughout my career,” said the renowned director and one of the greatest talents in cinema.
The Mexican Guillermo del Toro and the Argentine Santiago Mitre, among the high achievers
Two of the great Latin American filmmakers also starred in the night.
The Mexican Guillermo del Torowhich was nominated in three categories, was crowned the winner of the Best Animated Film award for its feature film ‘Pinocchio’.
This is considered one of the filmmaker’s most personal films, which took him half of his career. “It’s been a great year for cinema of all sizes. A year of big changes, of ambitious movies and intimate movies, and therefore it’s been a great year for animation because animation is cinema,” del Toro said. , who in 2018 became the third Latin American director to win the best director award with ‘The Shape of Water’ or ‘La Forma del Agua’.
In one of the most moving speeches of the ceremony, the Argentine Santiago Miter received the award for best foreign film with his work ‘Argentina 1985’.
A story inspired by one of the most painful periods in the country’s history and which focuses on the experiences of prosecutors Julio Strassera and Luis Moreno Ocampo, who investigated and brought to trial those responsible for the civic-military dictatorship, despite the threats they received.
Accompanied by the protagonist of the film, Ricardo DarinMiter stressed the importance of continuing to fight for democracy.
“I want to share this with all the people who, since the dictatorship, have been fighting for democracy in Argentina and continue to fight,” said Miter.
Argentina, 1985 won the award for Best Foreign Language Film at the @goldenglobes! The film directed by Santiago Miter received the award at one of the most important annual ceremonies in Hollywood.
Congratulations to the whole team! pic.twitter.com/EZdLeTZsY0
— INCAA (@INCAA_Argentina) January 11, 2023
Nonetheless, ‘The Banshees of Inisherin’ of Martin McDonagh It was the most awarded film of the night, winning the award for best comedy or musical film, as well as best actor in a comedy or musical for Colin Farrell and best screenplay for Anglo-Irish Martin McDonagh, also a director.
‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’ had two awards in a night in which the actress Cate Blanchett was recognized as the best dramatic actress for her role in ‘Tár’ and Austin Butler He was recognized as best dramatic actor, for his role in the biopic ‘Elvis’.
Regarding television productions, the series ‘Abbott Elementary’ y ‘The White Lotus’ were the most awarded, receiving three and two awards respectively. Among them best musical or comedy series and best miniseries.
Undoubtedly, an unprecedented return that sought to rekindle the role of the Golden Globes in the film industry following a pandemic and the scandals of recent years and ahead of the next Oscar ceremony, whose nominees will be announced on January 24. .
With Archyde.com, EFE and local media
