2020 Golden Globes Wrap Up

Ricky Gervais returned to verbally insult Hollywood. Claiming this was his last time hosting, he had no problem going for the jugular, leaving a number of celebrities horrified. My favourite non-lethal joke of his was saying they were going to show a short clip from The Irishman and that it would be 88 minutes long. The presenter banter was pretty awful all night and the order in which they hand these things out is so random. Let’s give a bunch of television actor awards from different categories right off the bat and then give out the supporting actress for a limited series two hours later. Bizarre. When it comes to fashion this year, I guess women are going for the suit blazer taped to their boobs; well, except for Jennifer Lopez and her gigantic bow on her dress (what cause is that for?). To be fair to the men, Ewan McGregor’s suit also looked awful. For speeches, I enjoyed Olivia Colman’s tipsy thanks, Brad Pitt’s kind words and Laura Dern’s rally for the unsung hero, the divorce lawyer. The honorary awards were well chosen this year. Ellen’s clip package and speech was full of fun and emotion. Tom Hanks is the genuine article. I loved his three rules for the actor: 1. Be on time 2. Know your text 3. Have a head full of ideas. I think I’ll adopt these from now on. Finally, the awards themselves. Ramy Youssef said it best, “I know you guys haven’t seen my show.” How he got an award is anyone’s guess. Glad Fleabag, Chernobyl, 1917 and even Once Upon a Time in Hollywood all got some hardware. Was not impressed with Renee Zellweger’s award or speech. I’m also getting very tired of Patricia Arquette. As I said in the previous post, I was not predicting who would win but who I wanted to win. I got 10 of 25 categories. Terrible. Thanks a lot Hollywood Foreign Press and your bizarre voting habits. Anyway, here are the winners:

Best Motion Picture – Drama

1917 (wanted)

Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama

Renee Zellweger (Judy)

Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama

Joaquin Phoenix (Joker) (wanted)

Best Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical

Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical

Awkwafina (The Farewell)

Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical

Taron Egerton (Rocketman)

Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture

Laura Dern (Marriage Story) (wanted)

Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture

Brad Pitt (Once Upon a Time in Hollywood)

Best Animated Feature Film

Missing Link

Best Foreign Language Film

Parasite (South Korea) (wanted)

Best Director – Motion Picture

Sam Mendes (1917) (wanted)

Best Screenplay – Motion Picture

Quentin Tarantino (Once Upon a Time in Hollywood)

Best Original Score – Motion Picture

Hildur Gudnadottir (Joker)

Best Original Song – Motion Picture

“I’m Gonna Love Me Again” (Rocketman)

Best Television Series – Drama

Succession

Best Actress in A Television Series – Drama

Olivia Colman (The Crown) (wanted)

Best Actor in A Television Series – Drama

Brian Cox (Succession)

Best Television Series – Comedy

Fleabag (wanted)

Best Actress in A Television Series – Comedy

Phoebe Waller-Bridge (Fleabag) (wanted)

Best Actor in A Television Series – Comedy

Ramy Youssef (Ramy)

Best Limited Series or TV Movie

Chernobyl (wanted)

Best Actress in a Limited Series or TV Movie

Michelle Williams (Fosse/Verdon)

Best Actor in a Limited Series or TV Movie

Russell Crowe (The Loudest Voice) (wanted)

Best Supporting Actress in a Series or TV Movie

Patricia Arquette (The Act)

Best Supporting Actor in a Series or TV Movie

Stellan Skarsgard (Chernobyl)