The Golden Globes, held Sunday night at the Beverly Hilton, marked the first major awards show since the end of the Hollywood strikes, and A-listers showed up in droves. Host Jo Koy spent a good chunk of his opening monologue praising nominee Meryl Streep. Angela Bassett presented the first award. Ben Affleck and Matt Damon handed best director to Christopher Nolan, who began his speech by expressing gratitude for star Robert Downey Jr., who won earlier in the night.
The television wins kept it in the family: HBO’s “Succession” landed best drama series, in addition to wins for cast members Kieran Culkin, Matthew Macfadyen and Sarah Snook. FX’s “The Bear” triumphed in comedy, as did stars Ayo Edebiri and Jeremy Allen White. Actors Ali Wong and Steven Yeun won for Netflix’s “Beef,” which was deemed best limited series.
Over in film, “Poor Things” followed Emma Stone’s acting win by landing best comedy — sorry, “Barbie”! — while “Oppenheimer” was a more predictable victory in drama after Downey’s and Nolan’s victories. Buzzy Oscar probables Lily Gladstone (“Killers of the Flower Moon”) and Paul Giamatti (“The Holdovers”) each won, too, but there were still some surprises among the film categories. “The Holdovers” star Da’Vine Joy Randolph beat the likes of Jodie Foster and Julianne Moore for best female actor in a supporting role, while “Anatomy of a Fall” bested “Barbie,” “Poor Things” and other front-runners for best screenplay. The French thriller, directed and co-written by Justine Triet, also won best international feature.
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