Golden Globes Winners and Uproar

January 11, 2019
With 25 categories to decide winners for, 14 in film and 11 in television, this year the Hollywood Foreign Press had their work cut out for them. Also, in this age of constant political drama and uproar within Hollywood itself, Andy Samberg and Sandra Oh did too. Both of them managed to keep it fairly light during the show and kept the laughs rolling, but many believe Oh did not live up to Samberg’s loud personality. She did, however, take home her own Globe The biggest upset, which we have all heard of by now, came when Bohemian Rhapsody, a movie with only 62% on Rotten Tomatoes and 48% on Metacritic, won Best Drama Motion Picture over other major contenders such as Black Panther (97% on RT), Blackkklansmen (95%), If Beale Street Could Talk (95%), and A Star is Born (90%). This disparity leads you to wonder, “Who is the Hollywood Foreign Press and why would they make this decision?” The Hollywood Foreign Press is a non-profit group of journalists and reporters whose primary subjects are mainstream media outside the US. Deciding on this major upset has brought the Golden Globes, an award show that has been losing traction year by year, far more publicity this year post-show, and distinguished these choices from the Academy Awards, when oftentimes all the choices are the same. Usually choices for the Oscars seem clear post-Globes, but this year, not so much. In conclusion, the winners might be odd, but here they are:
The Cecil B. DeMille Award:
WINNER: Jeff Bridges
The Carol Burnett Award:
WINNER: Carol Burnett
FILM:
Best Motion Picture — Drama
Black Panther
BlacKkKlansman
WINNER: Bohemian Rhapsody
If Beale Street Could Talk
A Star Is Born
Best Motion Picture — Musical or Comedy
Crazy Rich Asians
The Favourite
WINNER: Green Book
Mary Poppins Returns
Vice
Best Motion Picture — Animated
Incredibles 2
Isle of Dogs
Mirai
Ralph Breaks the Internet
WINNER: Spider-Man: Into the Spiderverse
Best Motion Picture — Foreign Language
Capernum (Lebanon)
Girl (Belgium)
Never Look Away (Germany)
WINNER: ROMA (Mexico)
Shoplifters (Japan)
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture — Drama
WINNER: Glenn Close, The Wife
Lady Gaga, A Star Is Born
Nicole Kidman, Destroyer
Melissa McCarthy, Can You Ever Forgive Me?
Rosamund Pike, A Private War
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture — Drama
Bradley Cooper, A Star Is Born
Willem Dafoe, At Eternity’s Gate
Lucas Hedges, Boy Erased
WINNER: Rami Malek, Bohemian Rhapsody
John David Washington, BlacKkKlansman
Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture — Musical or Comedy
Emily Blunt, Mary Poppins Returns
WINNER: Olivia Colman, The Favourite
Elsie Fisher, Eighth Grade
Charlize Theron, Tully
Constance Wu, Crazy Rich Asians
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture — Musical or Comedy
WINNER: Christian Bale, Vice
Lin-Manuel Miranda, Mary Poppins Returns
Viggo Mortensen, Green Book
Robert Redford, The Old Man & The Gun
John C. Reilly, Stan & Ollie
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in any Motion Picture
Amy Adams, Vice
Claire Foy, First Man
WINNER: Regina King, If Beale Street Could Talk
Emma Stone, The Favourite
Rachel Weisz, The Favourite
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in any Motion Picture
WINNER: Mahershala Ali, Green Book
Timothée Chalamet, Beautiful Boy
Adam Driver, BlacKkKlansman
Richard E. Grant, Can You Ever Forgive Me?
Sam Rockwell, Vice
Best Director — Motion Picture
Bradley Cooper, A Star Is Born
WINNER: Alfonso Cuarón, ROMA
Peter Farrelly, Green Book
Spike Lee, BlacKkKlansman
Adam McKay, Vice
Best Screenplay — Motion Picture
Alfonso Cuarón, ROMA
Deborah Davis and Tony MacNamara, The Favourite
Barry Jenkins, If Beale Street Could Talk
Adam McKay, Vice
WINNER: Brian Currie, Peter Farrelly and Nick Vallelonga, Green Book
Best Original Song — Motion Picture
“All the Stars,” Black Panther
“Girl in the Movies,” Dumplin’
“Requiem for a Private War,” A Private War
“Revelation,” Boy Erased
WINNER: “Shallow,” A Star Is Born
Best Original Score — Motion Picture
Marco Beltrami, A Quiet Place
Alexandre Desplat, Isle of Dogs
Ludwig Göransson, Black Panther
WINNER: Justin Hurwitz, First Man
Marc Shaiman, Mary Poppins Returns
TELEVISION:
Best Television Series — Drama
WINNER: The Americans (FX)
Bodyguard (Netflix)
Homecoming (Prime Video)
Killing Eve (BBC America)
Pose (FX Networks)
Best Television Series — Musical or Comedy
Barry (HBO)
The Good Place (NBC)
Kidding (Showtime)
WINNER: The Kominsky Method (Netflix)
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Prime Video)
Best Television Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
The Alienist (TNT)
WINNER: The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story (FX)
Escape at Dannemora (Showtime)
Sharp Objects (HBO)
A Very English Scandal (Prime Video)
Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series — Drama
Caitriona Balfe, Outlander
Elisabeth Moss, The Handmaid’s Tale
WINNER: Sandra Oh, Killing Eve
Julia Roberts, Homecoming
Keri Russell, The Americans
Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series — Drama
Jason Bateman, Ozark
Stephan James, Homecoming
WINNER: Richard Madden, Bodyguard
Billy Porter, Pose
Matthew Rhys, The Americans
Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series — Musical or Comedy
Kristen Bell, The Good Place
Candice Bergen, Murphy Brown
Alison Brie, GLOW
WINNER: Rachel Brosnahan, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Debra Messing, Will & Grace
Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series — Musical or Comedy
Sacha Baron Cohen, Who Is America?
Jim Carrey, Kidding
WINNER: Michael Douglas, The Kominsky Method
Donald Glover, Atlanta
Bill Hader, Barry
Best Performance by an Actress in a Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Amy Adams, Sharp Objects
WINNER: Patricia Arquette, Escape at Dannemora
Connie Britton, Dirty John
Laura Dern, The Tale
Regina King, Seven Seconds
Best Performance by an Actor in a Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Antoni Banderas, Genius: Picasso
Daniel Brühl: The Alienist
WINNER: Darren Criss, The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story
Benedict Cumberbatch, Patrick Melrose
Hugh Grant, A Very English Scandal
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Alex Bornstein, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
WINNER: Patricia Clarkson, Sharp Objects
Penélope Cruz, The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story
Thandie Newton, Westworld
Yvonne Strahovski, The Handmaid’s Tale
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Alan Arkin, The Kominsky Method
Kieran Culkin, Succession
Édgar Ramírez, The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story
WINNER: Ben Whishaw, A Very English Scandal
Henry Winkler, Barry