UPDATE: This had to be one of the worst and most painfully dull award shows I’ve seen in years. Jerrod Carmichael’s opening monologue was good, but the rest of his night was terribly unfunny, I don’t think a single joke of his landed after that opening.
Also, the orchestra cut off almost every speech given tonight. Only Spielberg was allowed to talk for as long as he wanted, the others had music playing within a minute of their speeches. Despite all that, the ceremony went on 20 minutes longer than previewed.
The HFPA also messed up Eddie Murphy’s clip reel, which was weakly edited and didn’t do justice to the career of this legendary comedian. It just felt like a very lazily rendered montage of non-iconic scenes.
At least we had ‘Banshees’ and Cate Blanchett winning, otherwise, this was the kind of Globes telecast that definitely won’t win over any new viewers.
There were four genuinely noteworthy moments in the three plus hour telecast:
Carnichael’s Shelly Miscaviage joke
Jennifer Coolidge’s Globe-winning speech
Michelle Yeoh telling the orchestra to “shut up”
An inebriated Regina Hall mocking Kevin Costner
Best Film: The Fabelmans
I still don't get how ‘Elvis’ was in the "Drama" category but ‘Banshees’ was in "Musical/Comedy". Felt like they set up the nomination categories so that ‘The Fablemans’ couldn't lose. Regardless, Spielberg’s film just got a nice little momentum boost with this award.
Best Film (Comedy/Musical): The Banshees of Inisherin
Great movie. The Hollywood Foreign Press Association refuses to take the EEAO bait. Will the Academy do the same? There’s already EEAO fanboys losing their minds on Twitter over this loss — it can still win the Oscar, but a tough road ahead.
Best Director: Steven Spielberg (The Fabelmans)
Spielberg wins his third Globe for directing. Again, he’s the Oscar frontrunner, there is nobody else ahead of him. The Daniels? Pfff. Weak year and a road paved for Spielberg to collect his third Oscar.
Best Screenplay: Martin McDonagh (The Banshees of Inisherin)
Best Actress: Cate Blanchett (TAR)
The greatest living actress. So, it’s settled, it’s Blanchett vs Yeoh for the Oscar. Nobody else stands a chance. It’s one of the tightest races we’ll have come Oscar night. On a side note, how many no-show winners are we going to have this evening?
Best Actor: Austin Butler (Elvis)
They didn’t give it to Brendan Fraser. What a shaft! Cue to Brendan: don’t publicly announce that you’re not attending the Globes ceremony months in advance. Butler was great in “Elvis” and he’ll probably face off against Farrell for the Best Actor Oscar.
Best Animated Feature: Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio
Best Actress (Comedy/Musical) : Michelle Yeoh (Everything Everywhere)
Yeoh decides to deliver a speech about how Hollywood is racist and sexist. She calls The Daniels “geniuses.” Piano instrumental tries to interrupt her speech, she yells “shut up!” Welcome to the Globes.
Best Actor (Comedy/Musical) : Colin Farrell (The Banshees of Inisherin)
He’s won practically every Lead Actor trophy this awards season … but people are still thinking Brendan Fraser is the Oscar frontrunner?
Supporting Actress: Angela Bassett (Wakanda Forever)
This is the first ever major acting Globe win for a Marvel performance. I can think of dozens of better performances than Bassett’s Queen Ramonda. Will Oscar also bite? Kerry Condon deserves every acting prize.
Supporting Actor: Ke Huy Quan (Everything Everywhere)
I can live with this. He’s solid in the movie, maybe my favourite performance in EEAO. It’s very hard not to root for Short Round. If it were up to me, Judd Hirsch or Brendan Gleeson would come out on top.