Ahh, new year, new award’s season! I know the Emmys technically kicked it off in the fall, but the Golden Globes signify the road to the Oscars, and that’s exciting stuff!
I can never help but feel super giddy watching these ceremonies. For one, I like seeing things I like get their time in the spotlight, but there’s also always something so fun seeing so many celebrities interact in the same room. But to kick off the show, host Nikki Glaser gave us a monologue filled with pretty sick burns. Perhaps the best was the dig to the Justice Department and the rle they’ve played with the Epstein files, but also calling out CBS for being the place where you now “C BS news.” And the Globes were aired on CBS! Aside from calling out a small amount of the sicknesses in this country, she also roasted several nominees. Of course, a DiCaprio joke about his infant girlfriends can’t be missed, though he was a good sport about it. Likewise, George Clooney is always here for a good joke.
While I’m never too sure of the order in which these awards are handed out, I figured I’d just supply you all with some of my favorite wins and moments, along with some of the surprises. I’ll be honest, the first surprise of the night came with the very first category where Stellan Skarsgard took home the trophy for his supporting role in Sentimental Value. Having not seen the film yet, I can’t compare him to the others in this category, but it kind of seemed like it would have been Paul Mescal or Jacob Elordi’s to lose. Not mad about it, though! Not surprising at all was the K-Pop Demon Hunters dominance in its categories – yay K-Pop!
Since they split up comedy and drama categories, we do get twice the amount of winners – which is nice! Some nominations feel like a stretch, but they’v got to pad some of the categories somehow. It appears to me that One Battle After Another will be the film to beat this year, though Hamnet is putting up a worthy fight. Believe it or not, but I have yet to see either of these films! I as disappointed in myself as you are. As someone who has only seen No Other Choice, it seemed like a no brainer to win Best Non-English Language Feature, but a movie that has received almost no marketing, The Secret Agent, took home the trophy instead. Best actor will surely be a battle between Leonardo DiCaprio and Timothy Chalamet, but the latter had the edge last night. I really, really hope Rose Bryne’s win for If I Had Legs I’d Kick You takes her all the way to an Oscar win! It would be totally deserved.
On the television side, I didn’t find nearly any of the wins that surprising. Adolescence swept all of the categories it was nominated for. And best moment of the night for me was when creator and actor Stephen Graham called out Queen Latifah mid-sentance. The Pitt also saw multiple wins in the drama categories, along with The Studio on the comedy side. Jean Smart may never let anyone else ever win again and I’d be fine with it. She herself said, “I’m a greedy bitch, what can I say?” The most shocking win on the TV side for the night had to be for Rhea Seehorn for Plurbis, a show I have never heard a single thing about ever. But after looking it up, I’m certainly intrigued! Although a lot of these wins weren’t surprising, I was at least happy to see some variety verses prior years.
All in all, it was a great show and a great way to kick of the road to the Oscars. I’m so excited!