The 2023 awards season is underway and where better to kick things off than at the Golden Globes. The general message from those in attendance was the need to keep cinema alive and to continue attending theatres.
There was plenty of history and talk looming over this year’s ceremony, which took place on 10 January. Rhea Seehorn, who played Kim Wexler in Better Call Saul, spoke on this with the Hollywood Reporter: “I think they made a lot of changes that were important to me, I think if they had not made any changes it would be a very different story.”
One of the first awards given out went the way of Angela Bassett for Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture. Her role in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever becomes all the more iconic now as it is the first time a star has won a major award for a Marvel film. Bassett beat out the likes of Kerry Condon (The Banshees of Inisherin) and Jamie Lee Curtis (Everything Everywhere All at Once).
Talking of Everything Everywhere All at Once, Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert’s film definitely didn’t go home empty-handed. Michelle Yeoh as the lead was a shoo-in for Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy Motion Picture, and gave a comedic speech to boot. Ke Huy Quan additionally took home the Supporting Actor award.
Another of the aforementioned films, The Banshees of Inisherin, had a plethora of nominations and many an award to show for it too. The film as a whole won Best Musical or Comedy Motion Picture and Best Screenplay of a Motion Picture whilst Colin Farrell deservedly won the Best Actor in a Musical or Comedy Film. Farrell edged out Daniel Craig (Glass Onion:A Knives Out Mystery) and Ralph Fiennes (The Menu) in this fiercely contested category.
Austin Butler’s rise from Disney Channel to the Golden Globes is quite spectacular, and he now has an award to show for it. Baz Luhrmann’s latest biopic, Elvis, received mixed reviews. However, Butler must have done something right, as he won Best Actor in a Drama Motion Picture ahead of Brendan Fraser (The Whale) and Jeremy Pope (The Inspection) amongst others.
Turning briefly to the TV side of the ceremony, Abbott Elementary and White Lotus got plenty of recognition in California, the former being the most decorated TV show and only matched on the night by The Banshees of Inisherin.
All in all, it was a great night of celebrating the very best that the industry has to offer. Other winners included Jeremy Allen White for his performance in The Bear, Steven Spielberg and his film The Fabelmans, ‘House of the Dragon’, Cate Blanchett (Tár), Kevin Costner (Yellowstone) and Zendaya (Euphoria).
The list of Golden Globe winners in film categories are below:
Best Motion Picture — Drama
- Avatar: The Way of Water
- Elvis
- The Fabelmans
- TÁR
- Top Gun: Maverick
- Best Motion Picture — Musical/Comedy
- Babylon
- The Banshees of Inisherin
- Everything Everywhere All at Once
- Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
- Triangle of Sadness
Best Screenplay — Motion Picture
- Todd Field (TÁR)
- Daniel Scheinert, Daniel Kwan (Everything Everywhere All at Once)
- Martin McDonagh (The Banshees of Inisherin)
- Sarah Polley (Women Talking)
- Tony Kushner, Steven Spielberg (The Fabelmans)
Best Director — Motion Picture
- James Cameron (Avatar: The Way of Water)
- Daniel Scheinert, Daniel Kwan (Everything Everywhere All at Once)
- Baz Luhrmann (Elvis)
- Martin McDonagh (The Banshees of Inisherin)
- Steven Spielberg (The Fabelmans)
Best Actor — Motion Picture — Musical/Comedy
- Diego Calva (Babylon)
- Daniel Craig (Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery)
- Adam Driver (White Noise)
- Colin Farrell (The Banshees of Inisherin)
- Ralph Fiennes (The Menu)
Best Actress — Motion Picture — Musical/Comedy
- Lesley Manville (Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris)
- Margot Robbie (Babylon)
- Anya Taylor-Joy (The Menu)
- Emma Thompson (Good Luck to You, Leo Grande)
- Michelle Yeoh (Everything Everywhere All at Once)
Best Picture — Animated
- Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio
- Inu-Oh
- Marcel the Shell with Shoes On
- Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
- Turning Red
Best Actor — Motion Picture — Drama
- Austin Butler (Elvis)
- Brendan Fraser (The Whale)
- Hugh Jackman (The Son)
- Bill Nighy (Living)
- Jeremy Pope (The Inspection)
Best Actress — Motion Picture — Drama
- Cate Blanchett (TÁR)
- Olivia Colman (Empire of Light)
- Viola Davis (The Woman King)
- Ana de Armas (Blonde)
- Michelle Williams (The Fabelmans)
Best Picture — Non-English Language
- All Quiet on the Western Front (Germany)
- Argentina, 1985 (Argentina)
- Close (Netherlands, France, Belgium)
- Decision to Leave (South Korea)
- RRR (India)
Best Supporting Actor — Motion Picture
- Brendan Gleeson (The Banshees of Inisherin)
- Barry Keoghan (The Banshees of Inisherin)
- Brad Pitt (Babylon)
- Ke Huy Quan (Everything Everywhere All at Once)
- Eddie Redmayne (The Good Nurse)
Best Supporting Actress — Motion Picture
- Angela Bassett (Black Panther: Wakanda Forever)
- Kerry Condon (The Banshees of Inisherin)
- Jamie Lee Curtis (Everything Everywhere All at Once)
- Dolly de Leon (Triangle of Sadness)
- Carey Mulligan (She Said)
Best Score — Motion Picture
- Carter Burwell (The Banshees of Inisherin)
- Alexandre Desplat (Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio)
- Hildur Guðnadóttir (Women Talking)
- Justin Hurwitz (Babylon)
- John Williams (The Fabelmans)
Best Song — Motion Picture
- Where the Crawdads Sing, ‘Carolina’ by Taylor Swift
- Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio, ‘Ciao Papa’ by Guillermo del Toro, Roeban Katz, Alexandre Desplat
- Top Gun: Maverick, ‘Hold My Hand’ by Benjamin Rice, BloodPop, Lady Gaga
- Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, ‘Lift Me Up’ by Rihanna, Ludwig Göransson, Ryan Coogler, Tems
- RRR, ‘Naatu Naatu’ by Chandrabose, M.M. Keeravaani
Words by Jamie Rooke
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