Awards season keeps rolling with the Golden Globes! Seen as one of the major precursors to the Oscars, it’s a first look at what could be taking home the biggest awards of the season, as well as reconfirming what the Emmys already told us in the fall.
From a television perspective, there wasn’t much new here. Shogun dominated the dramatic categories, and Hacks did the same for comedy. From a limited series standpoint, Baby Reindeer continued to dominate, though Colin Farrell snagged best actor out from the former’s creator. That definitely makes me want to check out the Penguin series much sooner though! I also really enjoyed Farrell’s speech, although that might have to do with the fact that I was listening to someone different accept. Tadanobu Asano from Shogun was perhaps the cutest awards winner I have ever seen – his excitement was palpable. Equally as compelling in a more reserved way was co-star and winner, Anna Sawai, who promised to thank more people later. I think that was due to fear of tears, which she definitely shed a lot of in the fall.
Given that a lot of the movies in the conversation for the Oscars have not been released to wider audiences yet, means there was still a lot I was uncertain about in many of these categories. Of course what sucks about the Golden Globes, at least by comparing it to what we’ll get for the Oscars, is that there are double the amount of categories. This means that comedy and drama take home main acting and picture awards. The edge is usually given to drama in the end for Best Picture, but in my opinion, it’s still anyone’s game for the acting categories.
At this point, I personally think it’s a given that Kieran Culkin will be winning Supporting Actor for his turn in A Real Pain, while I don’t believe Zoe Saldana is a shoe-in for Supporting Actress. To me, the main acting categories are still pretty wild as far as who’s even going to end up getting nominated, but it sure builds credibility for Demi Moore and Fernanda Torres. At least Torres’ nomination for I’m Still Here really boosts that film’s chances in the International Feature category. I was personally shocked that Anora walked away empty-handed. I thought Mikey Madson was a sure thing for lead actress, but there’s still plenty of awards season to go to see that turn around. The Brutalist is also a sure thing in my mind for Best Picture, though Conclave could challenge that. Likewise, that film will also likely secure wins for director in Brady Corbet and for lead actor, Adrian Brody.
All in all, it was a long-winded night without even bothering to air the Cecil B. DeMill award recipient, Viola Davis’ speech or an in memorium! I don’t know if it’s because they didn’t forcefully push winners off stage with the typical music, but it still clocked in over three hours with commercials. Aside from seeing some of my favorites win, there were plenty of fun presenters over the course of the evening, but nothing made me laugh more than Seth Rogan and Catherine O’Hara. They were delightful, effortlessly funny and should totally collaborate on something in the future! I look forward to what else awards season has to bring!