This year’s Golden Globes, which took place at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, was a star-studded event. In the year of Barbie and Oppenheimer, the award season is officially underway and everyone is abuzz about the movies that have swept Hollywood this year. Margot Robbie dawned a sequined pink dress on the red carpet that even Barbie herself would be proud of. Robbie was not alone in her attendance of the event, the list of stars included, but was not limited to, Leonardo DiCaprio, Robert DeNiro, Greta Gerwig, Ayo Edebiri, Meryl Streep, Jennifer Lawerence, and many more.
This was a new era for the Golden Globes, as this was the first year without the Hollywood Foreign Press Association in charge of the award show. The awards show was put on instead by Dick Clark Productions and Eldridge Industries after controversy and criticism befell the organization over their lack of diversity and questions about ethics.
Comedian Jo Koy hosted this year’s ceremony. Koy was a last minute choice for the award show after numerous comedians turned down the role perhaps because of a lack of time to prepare. Koy’s lack of prep time showed in his performance and when his jokes were met with a lack of laughs and even a few groans, Koy blamed his writer’s saying, “Some I wrote, some other people wrote. Yo, I got the gig ten days ago! You want a perfect monologue? Shut up! You’re kidding me, right? I wrote some of these, and they’re the ones you’re laughing at.”
Christopher Nolan, who won best director for his film, Oppenheimer, spoke about that last time he was at the Golden Globes speaking of how he accepted an award on behalf of Heath Ledger. In a touching speech, the director spoke about accepting the award on behalf of the cast and crew that work on Oppenheimer.
Emma Stone won for her role in Poor Things. This was the actresses’ 2nd Golden Globe win and 8th nomination. Stone said she would forever be grateful that she met the director of the film, Lanthimos. Stone also said that Poor Things was a rom-com, but not in the traditional sense. Stone spoke about how her character Bella falls in love with life itself instead of a person.
Cillian Murphy’s wife wiped her lipstick off of her husband’s face after a kiss when he won best actor for his role in Oppenheimer. He graced the stage with a lipstick stained nose, but that did not slow the award winning actor down. During his speech, Murphy said that Nolan was a visionary director, and thanked the ensemble cast for carrying him through the movie.
Phinneas and Billie Eilish won for their song “What Was I Made For” in the Barbie movie. Eilish spoke about being struggling with mental health before writing the piece for the movie. The Grammy Award winning singer said the song saved her.
Barbie won for Cinematic and Box Office Achievement. The movie achieved an impressive 1.44 billion USD in the box office making Grewig the first solo female director with a billion-dollar film. Margot Robbie, Greta Gerwig, and America Ferrara accepted the award, and thanked everyone who went to the best place in the world, the movie theater, to see their movie. Gerwig spoke about her excitement about seeing the costumes and hype surrounding the film, and Robbie remarked, “Barbie is a movie about humans, and it’s a movie about you.”
Nicholas Cage, who also in attendence, celebrated his birthday at the awards, and host Jo Koy poked fun at the actor saying he has invited everyone here for the celebration. Cage was nominated for his role in Dream Scenario, but did not end up winning.
Paul Giamatti won Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy for his role in The Holdovers. Paul Giamatti joked that this is the first time the award has been given to a man who smells like fish referencing his character in the movie. Giamatti spoke about the importance of teachers, and said he was accepting this award for them. Giammatti’s role in the film was as a teacher in the film, and Giamatti spoke about how his whole family was teachers as well
Poor Things won for Best Comedy and Musical. Emma Stone, who played Bella in the film accepted the award on behalf of the cast and crew. Stone handed the award over to Yorgos Lanthimos, who before starting his speech, shouted out Bruce Springsteen, who the director shares a birthday with, and has been an inspiration to him since he was young.
Lily Gladstone had her first nomination and win for her role in Killers of the Flower Moon. Gladstone started her speech speaking in her native language of Blackfeet. Gladstone said that the award was historic because native actors used to perform their lines in their language and then sound mixers would run the lines backwards. Gladstone said the award was for all the native children who were seeing themselves represented on screen.
Oppenheimer won from Best Motion Picture, Drama. Producer for the film, Emma Thomas accepted the award. Thomas poke about the magic of collaboration in film. The producer thanked her husband for his work directing the film, and remarked that she was so happy to see his work get recognized.
See the Full List of Film Winners Below:
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in any Motion Picture
Da’Vine Joy Randolph, The Holdovers
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in any Motion Picture
Robert Downey Jr., Opppenheimer
Best Motion Picture, Animated
The Boy and the Heron
Best Motion Picture, Non-English
Anatomy of a Fall
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama
Cillian Murphy, “Oppenheimer”
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy
Emma Stone, Poor Things
Best Director, Motion Picture
Christopher Nolan, Oppenheimer
Best Screenplay, Motion Picture
Justine Triet and Arthur Harari, Anatomy of a Fall
Best Original Score, Motion Picture
Ludwig Göransson, Oppenheimer
Best Original Song, Motion Picture
“What Was I Made For?,” from Barbie
Cinematic and Box Office Achievement
Barbie
Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy
Paul Giamatti, The Holdovers
Best Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy
Poor Things
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture, Drama
Lily Gladstone, Killers of the Flower Moon
Best Motion Picture, Drama
Oppenheimer
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