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BԪַOppenheimerBԪַ dominates Golden Globes, BԪַPoor ThingsBԪַ upsets BԪַBarbieBԪַ in comedy

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Host Jo Koy arrives at the 81st Golden Globe Awards on Sunday, Jan. 7, 2024, at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, Calif. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

Christopher NolanBԪַs blockbuster biopic BԪַOppenheimerBԪַ dominated the , winning five awards including best drama, while Yorgos LanthimosBԪַ Frankenstein riff BԪַPoor ThingsBԪַ pulled off an upset victor over BԪַBarbieBԪַ to triumph in the best comedy or musical category.

If awards season has been building toward a second match-up of Barbenheimer, this round went to BԪַOppenheimer.BԪַ The film also won best director for Nolan, , best supporting actor for Robert Downey Jr. and for Ludwig GöranssonBԪַs score.

BԪַI donBԪַt think it was a no-brainer by any stretch of the imagination to make a three-hour talky movie BԪַ R-rated by the way BԪַ about one of the darkest developments in our history,BԪַ said producer Emma Thomas accepting the nightBԪַs final award and thanking Universal chief Donna Langley.

Along with best comedy or musical, BԪַPoor ThingsBԪַ also won for , a Victorian woman experiencing a surreal life and sexual awakening.

BԪַI see this as a rom-com,BԪַ said Stone. BԪַBut in the sense that Bella falls in love with life itself, rather than a person. She accepts the good and the bad in equal measure, and that really made me look at life differently.BԪַ

won best actress in a dramatic film for Martin ScorseseBԪַs BԪַKillers of the Flower Moon.BԪַ Gladstone, who began her speech speaking the language of her native tribe, Blackfeet Nation, is the first Indigenous winner in the category.

BԪַThis is a historic win,BԪַ said Gladstone. BԪַIt doesnBԪַt just belong to me.BԪַ

The were in their 81st year but facing a new and uncertain chapter. After a tumultuous few years and heaps of scandals, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association was dissolved, leaving a new Globes, , to try to regain its perch as the third biggest award show of the year, after the Oscars and Grammys. Even the menu (sushi from Nobu) was flipped.

BԪַGolden Globes journalists, thank you for changing your game, therefore changing your name,BԪַ said Downey in his acceptance speech.

It got off to a rocky start. Host Jo Koy took the stage at the Beverly Hilton International Ballroom in Beverly Hills, California The Filipino American stand-up hit on some expected topics: Ozempic, Meryl StreepBԪַs knack for winning awards and the long-running BԪַOppenheimer.BԪַ (BԪַI needed another hour.BԪַ)

After one joke flubbed, Koy, who was named host after some bigger names reportedly passed, also noted how fast he was thrust into the job.

BԪַYo, I got the gig 10 days ago. You want a perfect monologue?BԪַ said Koy. BԪַI wrote some of these and theyBԪַre the ones youBԪַre laughing at.BԪַ

HI, BARBIE

DowneyBԪַs win, his third Globe, denied one to Kenergy. Ryan Gosling had been seen as his stiffest competition, just one of the many head-to-head contests between BԪַOppenheimerBԪַ and Greta GerwigBԪַs BԪַBarbie.BԪַ The filmmakers faced each other in the best director category, where Nolan triumphed.

It was two hours before BԪַBarbie,BԪַ the with more than $1.4 billion in ticket sales, won an award. Billie EilishBԪַs BԪַWhat Was I Made For?BԪַ took best song, and swiftly after, BԪַBarbieBԪַ took the GlobesBԪַ new honor for BԪַcinematic and box office achievement.BԪַ Some thought that award might go to Taylor Swift, whose BԪַTaylor Swift: The Eras TourBԪַ also set box-office records.

Margot Robbie, star and producer of BԪַBarbie,BԪַ accepted the award in a .

BԪַWeBԪַd like to dedicate this to every single person on the planet who dressed up and went to the greatest place on Earth: the movie theaters,BԪַ said Robbie.

BԪַBarbieBԪַ and BԪַOppenheimer,BԪַ two blockbusters , also faced off in the best screenplay category. But in an upset, Justine Triet and Arthur Harari won for the script to the French courtroom drama Later, TrietBԪַs film picked up best international film, too.

Though the Globes have no direct correlation with the Academy Awards, they can boost campaigns at a crucial juncture. Oscar nomination voting starts Thursday, and the twin sensations of Barbenheimer remain frontrunners.

Other contenders loom, though, like BԪַPoor ThingsBԪַ and BԪַThe Holdovers.BԪַ

Paul Giamatti and DaBԪַVine Joy Randolph both won for Giamatti, reuniting with Payne two decades after BԪַSideways,BԪַ won best actor and Randolph won for her supporting performance as a grieving woman in the 1970s-set boarding school drama.

BԪַOh, Mary you have changed my life,BԪַ Randolph said of her character. BԪַYou have made me feel seen in so many ways that I have never imagined.BԪַ

Hayao MiyazakiBԪַs BԪַThe Boy and the HeronBԪַ won best animated film, an upset over BԪַSpider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse.BԪַ

BԪַSUCCESSIONBԪַ AND BԪַTHE BEARBԪַ LEAD TV WINNERS

The cleaned up on the television side. It won best drama series for the third time, a mark that ties a record set by BԪַMad MenBԪַ and BԪַThe X-Files.BԪַ Three stars from the HBO series also won: Matt Macfadyen, Sarah Snook and Kieran Culkin.

BԪַIt is bittersweet, but things like this make it rather sweeter,BԪַ said BԪַSuccessionBԪַ creator Jesse Armstrong.

HuluBԪַs BԪַThe BearBԪַ also came away with a trio of awards, including best comedy series. Jeremy Allen White won for the second time, but this time he had company. Ayo Edebiri won her first Globe for her leading performance in the Hulu showBԪַs second season. She thanked the assistants of her agents and managers.

BԪַTo the people who answer my emails, youBԪַre the real ones,BԪַ said Edebiri.

BԪַBeefBԪַ won three awards: best limited series as well as acting awards for Ali Wong and Steven Yeun.

The Globes also added a new stand-up special award. That went, surprisingly, to Ricky Gervais, who didnBԪַt attend the show he so often hosted. Some expected Chris Rock to win for BԪַSelective Outrage,BԪַ his .

THE GLOBES COMEBACK

A few years ago, the Golden Globes were on the cusp of collapse. After The Los Angeles Times reported that the HFPA had no Black members, The 2022 Globes were all but canceled and . After reforms, the Globes returned to NBC last year in a one-year deal, but the show was booted to Tuesday evening. With Jerrod Carmichael hosting, a new low on NBC and a far cry from the 20 million that once tuned in.

The Golden Globes were acquired by Eldridge Industries and Dick Clark Productions, which Penske Media owns, and turned into a for-profit venture. The HFPA (which typically numbered around 90 voters) was dissolved and a new group of some 300 entertainment journalists from around the world now vote for the awards.

Questions still remain about the GlobesBԪַ long-term future, but their value to Hollywood studios remains providing a marketing boost to awards contenders. (The Oscars wonBԪַt be held until March 10.) This year, because of the actors and writers strikes, the Globes are airing ahead of the Emmys, which were

With movie ticket sales still and the industry facing a potentially perilous 2024 at the box office, Hollywood needed the Golden Globes as much as it ever has.

Jake Coyle, The Associated Press





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