The 83rd Golden Globe Awards were presented on Sunday, one week after the Critics’ Choice Awards. Nikki Glaser returned to host for the second straight year. A new category, Best Podcast, was added to the award ceremony while simultaneously making Best Score an afterthought, the latter being presented off-screen during a commercial break. There were little to no surprises at this Golden Globes with movies that have won previously continuing their dominance through award season. “One Battle After Another” led all movies with nine nominations, while “The White Lotus” had six nominations, leading all television series.
“One Battle After Another” continued its reign of dominance by finishing the night with four awards, winning Best Picture Comedy, Best Director, Best Screenplay and Best Supporting Actress. No other film came close to this, but there were four more movies that finished with multiple wins. “The Secret Agent” won Best International Film, and its lead actor, Wagner Moura, beat out Michael B. Jordan for Best Actor (Drama). Jessie Buckley won Best Lead Actress (Drama), seeming like the runaway favorite for Lead Actress at the Oscars, and her movie, “Hamnet”, won Best Picture Drama. It seemed like it would be between “Hamnet” and “Sinners” for Best Picture Drama, but “Sinners” won the Cinematic and Box Office Achievement award, making it unlikely they would win both. Ludwig Göransson’s score for “Sinners” also won Best Original Score. Lastly, the sensational Netflix film, “KPop Demon Hunters,” won Best Animated Feature and Best Original Song: “Golden.”
In the television world, “Adolescence,” “The Pitt,” and “The Studio” continued their dominance. “Adolescence” won everything it was nominated for, besides one award, and that loss came from the show’s Owen Cooper beating Ashley Walters, another actor from “Adolescence.” With the show’s other wins in lead actor, supporting actress, and limited series, “Adolescence” was made the most successful television show of the night. “The Pitt” and “The Studio” followed the same pattern, winning Best Lead Actor for the performances of Noah Wyle and Seth Rogen, as well as Best Television Series in the Drama and Comedy section respectively. See all the winners below:
Movies
Best Picture – Drama: “Hamnet”
Best Picture – Comedy or Musical: “One Battle After Another”
Best Director: Paul Thomas Anderson for “One Battle After Another”
Best Actor – Drama: Wagner Moura for “The Secret Agent”
Best Actor – Comedy or Musical: Timothée Chalamet for “Marty Supreme”
Best Actress – Drama: Jessie Buckley for “Hamnet”
Best Actress – Comedy or Musical: Rose Byrne for “If I Had Legs I’d Kick You”
Best Supporting Actor: Stellan Skarsgård for “Sentimental Value”
Best Supporting Actress: Teyana Taylor for “One Battle After Another”
Best Screenplay: “One Battle After Another”
Best Score: “Sinners”
Best Song: “Golden” from “KPop Demon Hunters”
Best Animated Feature: “KPop Demon Hunters”
Best Foreign Language Film: “The Secret Agent” (Brazil)
Cinematic and Box-office Achievement: “Sinners”
Television
Best limited/anthology series or TV movie: “Adolescence”
Best Drama: “The Pitt”
Best Comedy: “The Studio”
Best Actor – Drama: Noah Wyle for “The Pitt”
Best Actor – Comedy: Seth Rogan for “The Studio”
Best Actor – Limited Series: Stephen Graham for “Adolescence”
Best Actress – Drama: Rhea Seehorn for “Pluribus”
Best Actress – Comedy or Musical: Jean Smart for “Hacks”
Best Actress – Limited Series: Michelle Williams for “Dying for Sex”
Best Supporting Actor: Owen Cooper for “Adolescence”
Best Supporting Actress: Erin Doherty for “Adolescence”
Best stand-up comedy performance: Ricky Gervais for “Ricky Gervais: Mortality”
Best Podcast: “Good Hang With Amy Poehler”
Junior Ranon Travers is a Staff Writer. His email is rtravers@fandm.edu.