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After going out in a blaze of infamy, from allegations of racism (a grand complete of zero Black voting members within the Hollywood Overseas Press Affiliation, the weird outfit composed of star-fucking quasi-film writers that doles out the trophies) to bribery (voters being handled to a luxurious trip within the Metropolis of Love for Netflix’s Emily in Paris, leading to a lot of nominations for the present), the 79th Golden Globe Awards have been a decidedly toned-down affair.
Given the award present’s banishment from longtime dwelling NBC and its failure to safe a brand new broadcaster, this yr’s Globes have been tweeted out from its official Twitter account. Whereas there was nonetheless an in-person version of the Globes on the Beverly Hilton lodge in Los Angeles, it got here sans pink carpet, superstar presenters, or recipients. As an alternative, as Selectionreported, “Employees members of varied non-profits supported by the HFPA have been enlisted as presenters” and have been capable of give slightly spiel about their respective organizations whereas presenting.
“We’re going to be outspoken about what we’re studying and problem others to hitch us with members from greater than 50 international locations. Now we have a novel place within the awards universe,” HFPA President Helen Hoehne declared throughout Sunday’s ceremony, nodding to the Globes’ newfound respect for range within the wake of the scandal.
Sadly, as The New York Occasions’ Kyle Buchanan famous, the Golden Globes’ Twitter account wasn’t “outspoken” sufficient, failing to a lot as point out the initiatives a lot of its recipients received for, resulting in a level of confusion (and Googling) on-line:
After which there was this downright weird description of Steven Spielberg’s West Facet Story, a romantic musical-drama that ends in tragedy:
If that weren’t sufficient, they then deleted the West Facet Story-is-a-comedy tweet and changed it with this one, coining a brand new phrase within the course of:
Oh, and good luck deciphering what this one means (“lean on me” as a result of supporting actress, or one thing?):
Anyway, the night time’s largest winners have been Jane Campion’s The Energy of the Canine, a drama about household and masculinity at the moment streaming on Netflix which took dwelling Finest Movement Image–Drama, Finest Director (Campion), and Finest Supporting Actor–Movement Image (Kodi Smit-McPhee); Spielberg’s West Facet Story, successful Finest Movement Image–Musical or Comedy, Finest Actress–Musical or Comedy (Rachel Zegler), and Finest Supporting Actress–Movement Image (Ariana DeBose); and HBO’s Succession, which received Finest Tv Collection–Drama, Finest Actor in a Tv Collection–Drama (Jeremy Sturdy), and Finest Supporting Actress–Tv (Sarah Snook).
The night time’s most noteworthy win went to Mj Rodriguez, who took dwelling Finest Actress in a Tv Collection–Drama for her exceptional efficiency in FX’s Pose. Rodriguez turned the primary trans lady to win a Golden Globe in a lead appearing class.
See the full checklist of winners right here.