Steven Spielberg’s autobiographical coming-of-age film “The Fablemans” nabbed best drama film and dark friendship story “The Banshees of Inishrin” nabbed best film, comedy or musical. “Abbot Elementary,” “White Lotus” and “House of the Dragon” led the TV awards.
The return of The Globes ended like many Globes ceremonies before it: with a triumphant Spielberg. For the fifth time, one of Spielberg’s films won the Best Film Globe. Nominated 14 times for Best Director by Globe, Spielberg also won the honor for the third time. He begins by thanking his three sisters, his late father, and his late mother, Leah Adler (played by Michelle Williams in the film). Spielberg said, “She’s talking about it now.”
Carmichael opened the 80th Golden Globes at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California, with far less of the fanfare that usually opens such ceremonies. He dived straight into the issues that drove the globe away from television and led much of the entertainment industry to boycott the Hollywood Foreign Press Association after the group was revealed to have no black members. Carmichael began by asking the crowd to “be quiet here for a while”.
Jarrod Carmichael hosts the 80th Annual Golden Globe Awards Photo Credit: Stewart Cook for HFPA
“I’m your host, Jerrod Carmichael,” said the “Rothaniel” comedian. “And I’ll tell you why I’m here. I’m here because I’m black.
“I wouldn’t say they were a racist organization,” he continued before taking the stage. “But they didn’t have a single black member until George Floyd died. So do what you will with that information.
McDonagh’s “The Banshees of Inishrin” won three awards, including Best Screenplay for McDonagh and Best Actor in a Comedy for Colin Farrell. Fourteen years earlier, Farrell won a Globe for McDonagh’s “In Bruges,” which also paired her with Brendan Gleeson. In his remarks, Farrell thanked the playwright, his classmates, his children and the film’s donkey, Jenny.
On a sweltering night after punishing, prolonged rains that ravaged Southern California, the first prize went to former child star of “Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom” Hugh Quan for best in “Everything Everywhere All at Once.” Received for supporting actor. , A clearly emotional Kwan, who had quit acting before directors Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert roped him into their multiverse storyline, thanked him for his second act.
“After more than 30 years, two people thought of me,” Quan said. “They remembered that kid. And they gave me a chance to try again.
“Everything Everywhere at Once” star Michelle Yeoh also won for best actress in a comedy or musical. Malaysian-born Yeoh was the second female actress of Asian descent to win in the category, after her “Crazy Rich Asians” costar Awkwafina, who won in 2020 for “The Farewell”. “Forty years,” said the 60-year-old Yoh. “Not letting it go.”
Michelle Yeoh poses in the press room with the award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy for ‘Everywhere Everywhere All at Once’ at the 80th Annual Golden Globe Awards | Photo Credit: Chris Pizzello
Arguably Yeoh’s toughest competition at the Academy Awards, Cate Blanchett of “The Wire” won Best Actress in a Drama. Blanchett, in the production, was not present to receive her fourth Globe. (Also absent was Kevin Costner, best-actor winner in a drama series for “Yellowstone.” Presenter Regina Hall said he was taking shelter in Santa Barbara because of the flooding.)
Oscar frontrunner Angela Bassett won best supporting actress for her performance in “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.”
“Crying may come in the evening, but joy comes in the morning,” Bassett said, referring to the loss of “Black Panther” star Chadwick Boseman.
The best actor was upset. Austin Butler won for his performance in Baz Luhrmann’s “Elvis.” The favorite in the category has arguably been Brendan Fraser for “The Whale”. Ahead of the Globes, Fraser said he would not be attending because “my mom didn’t raise a hypocrite.” In 2018, Fraser said he was touched in 2003 by longtime HFPA member Philip Burke. Burke, who is no longer a member of the HFPA, denied this.
Mike White’s “The White Lotus” won for best limited or anthology series. Kicking off its dramatic finale, Jennifer Coolidge gave one of the longest and most heated speeches of the night while accepting the Best Supporting Actress in a Limited Series award.
“Even though this is the end, you changed my life in a million different ways,” Coolidge told White. “My neighbors are talking to me like that.”
Best Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or TV Movie, Jennifer Coolidge, on stage at the 80th Annual Golden Globe Awards for ‘The White Lotus’ | Photo credit: Earl Gibson for HFPA
The public school sitcom “Abbott Elementary” came in major TV nominees and won three awards, including Best Comedy Series. The show’s creator and star, Quinta Brunson, won Best Actress in a Comedy Series, and Tyler James Williams won for his supporting role.
Brunson thanked the studio for supporting his vision, saying, “It has resonated with the world in a way I never could have imagined.” it to you.”
Best TV Series, Musical or Comedy, ‘Abbott Elementary’ – Sherrill Lee Ralph, Janelle James, Quinta Brunson, Lisa Ann Walter on stage at the 80th Annual Golden Globe Awards | Photo credit: Earl Gibson for HFPA
The Best Drama Series award went to ‘House of the Dragon’, a prequel to ‘Game of Thrones’.
“Naatu Naatu” from Telugu sensation “RRR” won Best Song over the likes of Rihanna and Taylor Swift.
Shortly before the largely remote pandemic 2021 awards show, the globes were plunged into chaos when a Los Angeles Times report revealed that the 87-member HFPA had no black members.
Stars and studios boycotted last year’s ceremony, which NBC chose not to televise, saying the HFPA needed time to make “meaningful improvements”.
Tom Cruise, whose “Top Gun: Maverick” was nominated for best picture, drama, returned his three Golden Globe awards following the HFPA revelations. Mid-show Tuesday, Carmichael came out with three trophies he said he found backstage, and suggested they be traded for Shelley Miscavige, the wife of the leader of the Church of Scientology.
The HFPA promised to reform, diversify its membership, and change some of the ways it operated. It now has 96 members, including six black members, with 103 non-member voters. Billionaire Todd Bohli bought the Globes and began turning the non-profit group into a for-profit company.
Reaction to the Globe nominations last month was muted. But most of the industry came out on Tuesday. Tributes went to Eddie Murphy and Ryan Murphy. Sean Penn presented a message from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
Cecil B. DeMille Award recipient, Eddie Murphy onstage at the 80th Annual Golden Globe Awards | Photo credit: Earl Gibson for HFPA
“There will be no Third World War,” Zelensky said in a taped message, predicting Russia’s defeat. “It’s not a trilogy.”
When the Globes loomed, NBC changed its Globes deal to a one-year contract and moved the show from Sundays to Tuesdays. This meant that the Globes were essentially put on a year’s worth of auditions to regain their award-season perch.
As is the case with most award shows, viewership for the Globes plummeted. After 18.4 million watched the 2020 awards, the 2021 edition managed only 6.9 million, according to Nielsen. Nevertheless, the Globes remain a valuable marketing tool for award contenders, generating advertising for films in the long run between the holidays and the Oscars, which air on March 12, a year after “The Slap.”
Cecil B. Accepting the DeMille Award, Eddie Murphy said he knows the blueprint for longevity in show business: “Pay your taxes, mind your business, and keep Will Smith’s wife’s name out of your (offensive) mouth.” !”