Happy post-Golden Globes Monday, everyone! I’m actually hit with a cold, so I’m keeping this post rather short this year. Btw, I think this year might be the last time I’ll be doing extensive award commentaries on this blog and focus more on reviewing films and TV. I might still do Oscars coverage going forward, but this might be my last Golden Globes post.
In any case, did you watch the Globes last night? I missed the opening monologue, but I just rewatched it this morning. I thought Nikki Glaser did a good job hosting the second time around. She’s got a confident, devil-may-care attitude that makes for a fun, fresh delivery. She’s roasting everyone and everything, from the Justice Department, the Warner Bros bidding war, CBS (where we get ‘BS’ news, ha!!), and of course, all the A-list celebrities attending.
You could tell some people looked nervous the moment she mentioned their name; notably Leo DiCaprio 😀
Heck, someone ought to roast him about never dating any woman over 30! The Tiger Beat reference is a hoot. I think I remember reading that decades ago. The ‘sexy leather handbag’ comment about Sean Penn almost made me spit my drink, that is SO spot on!! I sure hope she gets to host again next year, she’s killing it!
WINNER HIGHLIGHTS
First win of the night went to Teyana Taylor for her fierce performance in One Battle After Another. I kinda missed seeing her in the last half of the film, as she had such a strong presence. Hey, she’s the only one who thanked the Lord Almighty in this Godless town (Nikki’s words from last year still true today). The way she was so flummoxed that she won touched my heart, and I love her inspiring words at the end…
“Last, but most importantly, to all my brown sisters and little brown girls watching tonight: Our softness is not a liability, our depth is not too much, our light does not need permission to shine, we belong in every room we walk into, our voices matter, and our dreams deserve space.”
I’m gutted that I missed seeing the great Stellan Skarsgård winning Best Supporting Male Actor LIVE, as I love his performance in Sentimental Value. I hope this means it’s getting closer for him to finally nab his first Oscar this year. I thought his speech was pretty funny, and I loved that he championed cinema. Yes, I saw your film on the big screen, woot!!
As a big fan of Pluribus, I’m glad to see Rhea Seehorn won last night, beating out veterans like Kathy Bates and Helen Mirren, too! She looks radiant in her golden dress… and speaking of golden…
Golden from KPop Demon Hunters won Best Song, and Ejae was quite emotional in her speech. I’m glad I finally watched the movie, which I actually quite enjoyed, but the songs are really the highlights. Sweet to see the song’s co-writer, Mark Sonnenblick, offering moral support to Ejae on stage. Glad to see a few Asian representations at the Globes last night, woot!!
Rose Byrne winning Best Female Performance in Comedy is unexpected but well-deserved! I’m not too fond of the film, If I Had Legs I’d Kick You, as watching it was so stressful, but Byrne gave a tremendous performance. The hilarious bit was her sharing the reason why her husband Bobby Cannavale, was not with her that night. He’s at a Reptile Expo to get a bearded dragon for their kids?? Yet she still thanked him. Wow, he’s one lucky guy!
I LOVE Stephen Graham so much that I was so excited to see him win Best Male Actor – TV, even though I haven’t even seen Adolescence! The Netflix show won big for all the main cast, but I’m especially thrilled to see Graham win, as he’s done so much amazing work over the years. He delivered such a lovely, real speech with his adorable accent, love this guy!
Jessie Buckley and Wagner Moura winning the leading actor awards made me so happy!! They both gave such amazing performances that stand above the pack this year. I think it’s pretty much a lock that Buckley would win the Best Actress Oscar, though Moura might get stiff competition from Timothée Chalamet and Leo DiCaprio.
I was so excited when I heard HAMNET called out, as it faced tough competition from a few acclaimed International films like The Secret Agent and It Was Just An Accident. I actually took these photos from my TV the moment the winner was announced. Chloe Zhao appeared shocked, though she shouldn’t have… her film is truly amazing and deserved the top prize!
After executive producer Steven Spielberg accepted the award, it’s Zhao’s turn to speak… I love her graceful speech, and it’s really inspiring to see her shine a light on her fellow nominees. Apparently, Ryan Coogler was in Sundance Labs together, wow!
Love the quote from Paul Mescal that she shared and ending her speech with this beautiful invitation…
“Let’s keep seeing each other and let’s keep allowing ourselves to be seen,”
LEAST FAVORITE MOMENTS
- I really do not care for the running commentary from Marc Maron and someone else I don’t recognize… it’s so annoying, I hope they don’t bring that back again next year.
- Who the heck are the two guys from Heated Rivalry overacting and taking way too long to present?! Somehow they think everyone has seen their show or bothered to care.
- Ok so what qualifies as a comedy versus a drama is a long-running debate in Hollywood awards season, so Judd Apatow making fun of The Martian (2015) being nominated in the comedy category is pretty funny, but he went on and on about his beef with the Globes and that he ‘boycotted’ the show for a decade. Yeah, dude, as you said, nobody noticed, move right along with the award, why don’t cha?
- Lastly, as I don’t want to focus on the negative… I haven’t mustered the interest in reviewing Marty Supreme, and I’m already tired of seeing Timothée Chalamet winning over Leo DiCaprio. Ugh, I hope this won’t be a repeat at the Oscars. If DiCaprio can’t beat him, hopefully Wagner Moura will!!
The Cecil B. DeMille Award didn’t make it into the main Golden Globes ceremony mainly because of time limits and the introduction of new categories. The award was presented at a smaller event two days before the main Golden Globes telecast. So, they chose to highlight Best Podcast and Best Standup Comedy instead of a lifetime achievement award?! [Shrug] …what a strange set of priorities!
It’s a bummer we didn’t get to see Dame Helen Mirren accept her award last night, but here’s her full speech. Dame Mirren looked as radiant as ever, 80 years young and hopefully still gracing our screens (large and small) for years to come.
I love her cheeky speech, so I guess the silver lining is that the recipient was allowed to talk for as long as they liked!
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Great posts as always. I didn’t get the opportunity to catch the Golden Globes but did hear about the winners. I agree about Hamnet. It’s definitely my favourite film of the year. It was a pleasant surprise to see it win the big prize even when it wasn’t considered the favourite. I was also thrilled to see Stellan Skarsgard win for his performance in Sentimental Value. I don’t normally like the Globes and haven’t taken them so seriously over the years. But I admired the choice of winners this year. I am rooting for Hamnet to repeat its success at the Oscars. It definitely has stiff competition but I feel it deserves the recognition. Overall, a good ceremony.