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It’s been a pretty smooth Globes so far, but the decision to not play clips of the nominated films/shows, and instead show where the stars are sitting as if they’re pins on Google Maps, is not going down well with some…
No clips. Burn the ships.
— Sean Fennessey (@SeanFennessey) January 6, 2025
WINNER: Brady Corbet (The Brutalist) — director of a motion picture
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Brady Corbet, director of the three-plus-hour epic on a Holocaust survivor’s immigration to the US that is emerging as a strong contender for best picture this year, pointedly notes that just a few months ago, the film’s release was jeopardized.
And he thanks three pivotal people lost during the making of the film: his grandfather, his grandfather’s brother and the late film and television producer Kevin Turen.
WINNER: Flow – animated motion picture
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A big moment for Latvia! Gints Zilbalodis accepts on behalf of the Latvian film team – “a place where there isn’t a big film industry” – for the nearly wordless animated film about a black kitty.
“This is a big deal for us,” he says. “Thank you so much for embracing our little cat film.”
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We’ve reached the midset break for the Globes – as in, Nikki Glaser is back with a quick sprint of jokes, from the “the lingering stench of ballroom salmon” to a tally of the acceptance speeches. Cast and crew has 11 mentions so far, while God, “creator of the universe”, has zero.
And, naturally, a joke in support of Moore’s feel-good win for The Substance. “If you’re a woman over 50 in a lead role, they call it a comeback,” said Glaser. “If you’re a guy over 50 in a lead role, congratulations – you’re going to play Sydney Sweeney’s boyfriend.” Yep.
WINNER: Sebastian Stan (A Different Man) — male actor in a film – musical or comedy
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Another surprise, given that Sundance breakout A Different Man is a dark, difficult film, and decidedly very un-Globes.
“Our ignorance and discomfort around disability has to end now,” says Stan, accepting on behalf of a film concerning physical disfigurement. “These are tough subject matters, but these films are real and their subjects matter.”
Stan also shouts out his mother, who left Romania with Stan when he was a kid, and his stepfather.
WINNER: Demi Moore (The Substance) — female actor in a film – musical or comedy
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Oh wow, this is an upset – though the narrative of longtime Hollywood star Demi Moore leading a movie that skewers how Hollywood discards older actresses is just too good, and very Globes.
Moore seems surprised, too. “I’m just in shock right now,” she says. “I’ve been doing this a long time, like over 45 years, and this is the first time I’ve ever won anything as an actor.”
In a lengthy and moving speech, Moore recalls how a producer once told her that she was just a “popcorn actress” – that she “couldn’t be acknowledged, and I bought in, and I believed that.”
That started to change when she got the script for The Substance, in which “the universe told me that you’re not done” and that comparison is the thief of joy, etc.
WINNER: Jodie Foster (True Detective: Night Country) — female actor in a television limited series, anthology series or television film
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“The greatest thing about being this age and being in this time is having a community of all these people,” says Jodie Foster as she accepts her fifth (!) Golden Globe for the latest season of True Detective.
As she did at the Emmys, Foster dedicated her win, in part, to the Indigenous people whose stories assisted the Alaska-set show – “they changed my life, and hopefully they’ll change yours.”
WINNER: Colin Farrell (The Penguin) — male actor in television limited series, anthology series or television film
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Everyone’s favorite Irishman Colin Farrell is delightful as always, shouting out craft services and the other team members on HBO’s The Penguin. “You all know it takes a village, whether it’s a small screen or a big screen.”
But special thanks go to the show’s “extraordinary makeup team”, who rendered him unrecognizable as the Gotham villain, with three hours of prosthetics each day. “I guess it’s prosthetics from here on out,” he joked.
WINNER: Emilia Pérez — non-English language motion picture
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It’s looking like it could be a big night for Emilia Pérez, Jacques Audiard’s gonzo musical / thriller / soap opera about a former Mexican cartel boss who transitions genders.
“Thank you for celebrating with us a certain idea of fluidity,” the French director says through a translator. “In these troubled times I hope that Emilia Pérez will be a beacon of light for those of us not lucky enough to count among their friends a woman as powerful and passionate as” the film’s star, Karla Sofia Gascón.
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The preeminent news outlet of our time, Pop Crave, has posted host Nikki Glaser’s full opening monologue. Her bit, balancing jabs and tributes, got much, much better reactions than Jo Koy’s cringefest last year, which went down like a lead balloon in the room and was roundly mocked after.
WINNER: Ali Wong – standup comedy performance
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The awards show veteran Ali Wong, last year’s best actress in a limited series winner for Beef, wins for her latest, post-divorce standup special Single Lady, and shouts out her hometown of San Francisco. Tough break for the host, Nikki Glaser, who was also nominated.
WINNER: Peter Straughan (Conclave) – motion picture screenplay
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The first win tonight for the best drama contender Conclave goes to the screenwriter Peter Straughan, who adapted Robert Harris’s airport novel into a thrilling, taut drama of petty cardinals and Vatican gossip.
WINNER: Jeremy Allen White (The Bear) – male actor in a television series – musical or comedy
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A bit of a surprise, given the shift in opinion on The Bear at the Emmys and my expectation that the Globes voting bloc would be charmed by Adam Brody in Nobody Wants This. Jeremy Allen White isn’t in attendance, so presenter Jennifer Coolidge accepts on his behalf.
WINNER: Tadanobu Asano (Shōgun) – male supporting actor on television
Another win for the TV show heavily predicted to dominate the drama categories. “Maybe you don’t know me. I’m an actor from Japan,” a triumphant Tadanobu Asano says to cheers. He’s apparently jet-lagged because, he reports, he flew in from Japan for this show and will fly back out to set right after.
But first – “this is a very big present for me,” he shouts, “thank you so much!”
WINNER: Jessica Gunning (Baby Reindeer) – female supporting actor on television
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Baby Reindeer’s Jessica Gunning tells a sweet story about getting a hamster for Christmas as an eight-year-old and repeatedly saying, in her Yorkshire accent, “I can’t believe this is happening to me.”
The line has become a slogan for her big year since the Netflix show aired – “I cannot believe that any of this is happening to me,” she says.
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Glaser continues to keep it light – much gentler than her comedy can be – with a would-be musical bit that seemingly aims at the papal thriller Conclave and Wicked, sporting a papal hat and Glinda and, but mostly pokes fun at herself for singing in front of one Elton John.
