The Golden Globes marks the beginning of the 2022-23 awards season, a year which boasts some highly anticipated and well-reviewed films. The awards returned to our screens on Tuesday, January 10, after a brief hiatus. NBC refused to broadcast the Golden Globes award ceremony last year. This came after the lack of diversity in the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, the body responsible for presenting the awards was exposed by the Los Angeles Times. However, in September of last year, NBC announced that they would be televising the awards ceremony once again. The Golden Globe awards are usually an indicator of nominees and winners for the prestigious Academy Awards, which will be held in March.
The ceremony was held in the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, for its 62nd year running. There was no lack of fashion on the red carpet. Multiple noteworthy A-listers made their presence known including Margot Robbie in a custom embroidered Chanel gown, Andrew Garfield in an eye-catching burnt orange Zegna suit and Jamie Lee Curtis in a Valentino jumpsuit and lace cape ensemble. The rain poured down in the usually sunny Los Angeles, and this was evident on the hemlines of Anya Taylor Joy’s lemon Dior two-piece and Viola Davis’s floor-length royal blue Jason Wu gown, both of whom were unlucky with the flooding that prevented Kevin Costner from claiming his award for Best Actor in a Television Series – Drama. A notable absence was Brendan Fraser, one of the nominees for the Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama award for his performance in The Whale. Fraser did not attend the awards ceremony after he told GQ Magazine that he had been sexually assaulted by former president of the HFPA, Philip Berk in 2003.
The major winners of the night in film included Steven Spielberg’s semi-autobiographical The Fabelmans winning Best Motion Picture Drama and Best Director. Austin Butler claimed the trophy for Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama for his portrayal of the King of Rock and Roll in the Film Elvis, passing out the frontrunner, Brendan Fraser for The Whale. Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama was won by Cate Blanchett for Tár. Michelle Yeoh achieved Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy for her role in Everything Everywhere All at Once, becoming only the second Asian actress to win in this category.
The winners of Best Television Series – Drama; Musical or Comedy; and Limited Series were House of the Dragon, Abbott Elementary and The White Lotus, respectively. Zendaya earned a Golden Globe for Euphoria, and Evan Peters won for his portrayal of Jeffrey Dahmer in Dahmer – Monster. Other notable television wins were Quinta Brunson for Abbott Elementary and Amanda Seyfried for The Dropout.
The Irish ruled the roost in both the nominations and awards, with Martin McDonagh’s black comedy The Banshees of Inisherin boasting eight nominations, the most nominations for any film since Cold Mountain in 2004. Irish nominees were Kerry Condon, Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson, Barry Keoghan, and Martin McDonagh for Banshees and Domhnall Gleeson for the psychological thriller series The Patient. Of the eight nominations, three were won. These were Colin Farrell claiming the award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy, whilst Martin McDonagh won two trophies, one for Best Screenplay and one for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy.
Some memorable speeches were made at the ceremony, including a friendly scolding from Colin Farrell to co-star Barry Keoghan saying; “when you are sharing a house with an actor you are working with… don’t eat his Crunchy Nut cornflakes.” Steven Spielberg left the audience with some words of wisdom; “Nobody really knows who we are until we’re courageous enough to tell everyone who we are.”
