The red carpet, the stars and the live show: The Golden Globes are venturing back into the limelight and are banking on a proven Hollywood veteran. German hopes at the 80th gala were disappointed.
A lot was the same as it used to be – and that may be just fine with the lenders of the Golden Globes. Star crowds on the red carpet, a packed ballroom at the Beverly Hilton Hotel and a visibly moved Hollywood star with two trophies in hand crowned the evening.
Steven Spielberg, nominated for a Director’s Globe for the 14th time, triumphed at the 80th anniversary gala on Wednesday night in front of a loudly applauding audience. For the autobiographical work “The Fabelmans” the 76-year-old received his third directing award – after “Schindler’s List” (1994) and “Saving Private Ryan” (1999). The film, in which Spielberg looks back on his childhood and early passion for cinema, also took home the top Globe for Best Drama.
For a long time he didn’t dare to tell such a personal story, said Spielberg. It’s not easy being a kid. Everyone would see him as a success story, but nobody knows who he really is.
embarked on a course of reform
With Spielberg as their sympathizer, the Globes stuck to old traditions in a year when the HFPA’s anniversary gala was under a lot of pressure. Because after a headline-grabbing scandal, including allegations of corruption and a lack of diversity in the ranks of distributors, the live show with a prominent audience and nominees in 2022 was canceled.
The small association, formerly without a single black member, has made diversity a priority in its reform course, doubled the number of jurors and, according to its own statements, made them more diverse.
“I’ll tell you why I’m here,” joked host Jerrod Carmichael at the start of the show. “I’m here because I’m black,” the comedian said, accompanied by laughter in the hall. And gave in after a few snappy comments. It’s about honoring artists. The film industry deserves to celebrate again.
Diversity actually played a role at the start. First prize went to US actor Ke Huy Quan for best supporting actor in the offbeat sci-fi comedy Everything Everywhere All at Once. The 51-year-old ex-child star, who starred in Spielberg’s “Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom” in 1984, beat Brendan Gleeson (“The Banshees of Inisherin”) and Brad Pitt (“Babylon”), among others. Michelle Yeoh (60), who plays a chaotic laundromat owner in “Everything Everywhere All at Once”, also won the Globe as a comedy actress.
Cate Blanchett won in the drama category
Three Golden Globes went to the tragic comedy The Banshees of Inisherin, about a broken male friendship in 1920s Ireland. The film won the Comedy/Musical category, Colin Farrell took the Comedy Leading Actor award and director/writer Martin McDonagh accepted the Best Screenplay trophy.
In the drama category, Cate Blanchett (“Tár”) prevailed as best actress against Ana de Armas (“Blonde”) and Michelle Williams (“The Fabelmans”), among others. She had previously won two Globe trophies in this category – for “Blue Jasmine” (2014) and “Elizabeth” (1999). Austin Butler won Best Drama Lead for his role as “Elvis” in the Baz Luhrmann biopic.
German hopes were dashed. The anti-war film “Nothing New in the West”, which is also Germany’s Oscar nominee, went empty in the category “Best Non-English Language Film”. “Argentina, 1985” brought the Globe to Argentina.
Unlike the Oscars, the Globes also honor television productions. The big winner, with three awards, was the comedy series “Abbott Elementary,” about a Philadelphia elementary school. Best Comedy Actor was Jeremy Allen White as a young chef in The Bear.
Sean Penn delivered a video message from Zelenskyj
The “Game of Thrones” spin-off “House of the Dragon” received the award for best drama series. Zendaya won Best Actress in a Drama Series for the youth series Euphoria, and Kevin Costner won Best Actor for his role in the neowestern Yellowstone. The best miniseries/television film was “White Lotus”, a bitter satire on spoiled super-rich people on luxury vacations.
Usually shy Oscar winner Sean Penn appeared at the Globes to deliver a video message from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. “You were the best in the past year,” said Selenskyj to the assembled Hollywood celebrities about the solidarity that his country had experienced.
The Golden Globes were first awarded for films from 1943, when the Second World War was not over but the most important battles had already been fought. “Even the war in Ukraine is not over yet, but the tide is turning and it is already clear who will win in the end,” Zelenskyj said.
Source: Stern
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