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Golden Globes 2020: ‘Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood’ and ‘1917’ Win Top Awards Golden Globes 2020: ‘Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood’ and ‘1917’ Win Top Awards
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BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — Hollywood’s self-congratulatory season kicked into high gear on Sunday, as the caustic British comedian Ricky Gervais opened the 77th Golden Globes with a plea for celebrities to forgive him for off-color jokes: “We’re all going to die soon, and there’s no sequel.” BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — In a night of major upsets, “Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood,” Quentin Tarantino’s ode to late 1960s-era Los Angeles, emerged as the big winner at the 77th Golden Globe Awards on Sunday, taking home trophies for best musical or comedy, screenplay and supporting actor.
Gervais then went on to mock Joe Pesci by likening him to Baby Yoda, cracked an extremely vulgar joke that involved the “Cats” star Judi Dench licking herself, poked fun at Hollywood’s focus on diversity and pronounced that “no one cares about movies anymore.” Over all, it was a moment when the Hollywood establishment pushed back against the streaming services that have arrived on the film scene. Sam Mendes’s “1917,” a World War I epic that does not arrive in wide release in theaters until Friday, was named best drama, and Mendes received the Globe for best director.
“Everyone is watching Netflix,” Gervais said. “This show should just be me coming out going: ‘Well done, Netflix. You win everything tonight.’” “I hope this means that people will turn up and see this on the big screen, the way it was intended,” Mendes said from the stage in an unsubtle swipe at Netflix.
Tom Hanks seemed to sum up the response in the audience. When the camera showed him, he had both cheeks filled with air and a get-me-out-of-here look on his face. It was a humiliating evening for the streaming giant. Netflix went into the ceremony with a leading 34 nods, including six for Noah Baumbach’s “Marriage Story,” more than for any film, and five for Martin Scorsese’s “The Irishman.” But Netflix left with only two prizes: Laura Dern collected the Globe for her supporting role in “Marriage Story” and Olivia Colman (“The Crown”) was named best actress in a television drama.
The night’s first award amounted to a showdown between old and new Hollywood, with HBO’s Bill Hader (“Barry”) going up against Hulu’s Ramy Youssef, the Egyptian-American star of the little-seen “Ramy,” for best actor in a TV musical or comedy. Youssef won. “Look, I know you guys haven’t seen my show,” he said from the stage, to polite laughter in the star-studded ballroom. Amazon and Hulu each took home a pair of awards, notably a win by “Fleabag” (Amazon) for best TV comedy. But Apple TV Plus was shut out.
Phoebe Waller-Bridge (“Fleabag”) collected the Globe for best actress in a television musical or comedy. “Thank you for picking up this little scrap of a show,” she said to Amazon, which runs the series on its streaming service. The show also won best musical or comedy. In contrast, HBO converted four of its 15 nominations into wins, including Globes for best drama (the soapy media family series “Succession”) and best limited series (“Chernobyl”). Sony Pictures, the studio behind “Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood,” was the big winner among film companies.
Jared Harris was expected to collect the Globe for best actor in a limited series for his “Chernobyl” scientist, but the award went to Russell Crowe (Showtime’s “The Loudest Voice”), who skipped the ceremony amid wildfires in his native Australia. Jennifer Aniston, presenting the award with Reese Witherspoon, shared a statement from Crowe, which read in part, “Make no mistake, the tragedy unfolding in Australia is climate-change based.” The ceremony began on a frothy and obscene note, as the returning host, the British comedian Ricky Gervais, cracked numerous jokes that were bleeped by NBC censors. He mocked Joe Pesci by likening him to Baby Yoda, cracked an extremely vulgar joke that involved the “Cats” star Judi Dench licking herself, poked fun at Hollywood’s focus on diversity and pronounced that “no one cares about movies anymore.”
The Golden Globes are nothing if not maddeningly mixed in their messaging. For the first time, a Netflix movie viewed mostly on TV sets and mobile devices, “The Irishman,” is expected to win the best drama prize. But the givers of the Globes, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, also hand out a trophy for best comedy or musical. An old-fashioned studio movie, Quentin Tarantino’s “Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood” (Sony), won that contest. Tarantino also collected the Globe for best screenplay, beating Noah Baumbach’s “Marriage Story” (Netflix). But the proceedings grew increasingly serious as the night went on. Michelle Williams, accepting the Globe for best actress in a limited series for FX’s “Fosse/Verdon,” pleaded with women to vote. “When it’s time to vote, please do so in your own self-interest,” Williams said. “It’s what men have been doing for years, which is why the world looks so much like them.”
Can a moment be half a watershed?
The foreign press association, which has fewer voting members than your local P.T.A., does like to have it both ways — right down to the way it plans the festivities at the Beverly Hilton. Citing the climate crisis, the group will serve a meal consisting entirely of plants (mushroom “scallops,” cold beet soup).
The flowers came by jet from Ecuador and Italy, though.
“All vegetables,” Gervais said of the dinner at one point. “As are the members of the Hollywood Foreign Press.”
Yes, the Globes operate in their own little universe. The prizes are not taken seriously as markers of artistic achievement, but Hollywood covets the red-carpet spectacle, which comes during nomination balloting for the Academy Awards. (Voting for the Oscars started on Thursday and concludes on Tuesday; nominations will be announced on Jan. 13.) Studio marketers will use Globe wins to promote winter films. NBC, which broadcasts the ceremony live, makes a fortune on ad sales.
Over the last 10 years, the Globes and the Oscars have agreed on best picture winners only 50 percent of the time — although they did match last year, when “Green Book” was the big winner at both ceremonies.
Streaming video services collected 50 nominations, a 100 percent increase from last year. Netflix went into the night with 34 nods, including six for Noah Baumbach’s searing “Marriage Story,” the most of any movie, and five for “The Irishman,” Martin Scorsese’s leisurely gangster yarn. Another Netflix drama, the well-reviewed two-hander “The Two Popes,” was recognized in four categories.
Laura Dern won best supporting actress for her portrayal of a hard-charging divorce lawyer in “Marriage Story.” Brad Pitt won the supporting actor prize for his washed-up stunt double in “Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood.”
But the hard-campaigning streaming giant has spoilers from traditional studios in its midst. Competing against the three Netflix films for best drama are “Joker” (Warner Bros.), which portrays the DC Comics villain as sharing the psychological traits of real-life mass shooters, and “1917” (Universal), Sam Mendes’s visually stunning World War I epic.
Be prepared for audible gasps in the room if it doesn’t go Scorsese’s way.
Nothing is certain when it comes to the Globes, but Renée Zellweger is as close to a sure thing as it gets. She is nominated for best actress in a drama for her heartbreaking portrayal of a middle-aged Judy Garland in “Judy.” Other nominees in the category are Cynthia Erivo (“Harriet”), Charlize Theron (“Bombshell”), Scarlett Johansson (“Marriage Story”) and Saoirse Ronan (“Little Women”).
On the men’s side, Joaquin Phoenix won for his demented transformation in “Joker.” “I cannot believe you put up with me,” he said from the stage to the director Todd Phillips.
Eddie Murphy was the favorite to win best comedic actor for playing a struggling comedian who comes up with a blaxploitation hit in “Dolemite Is My Name.” In a surprise, Taron Egerton (“Rocketman”) was called to the stage. A flummoxed Egerton thanked his mother — “This one’s for you” — and Elton John, whom he played in the film: “Thank you for living a life less ordinary.” Awkwafina won best actress in a musical or comedy for “The Farewell.”
Several winners used their moment onstage to make political statements. Michelle Williams, accepting the Globe for best actress in a mini-series, made an impassioned plea for women to vote. “Please vote in your own self-interests,” Williams said. “It’s what men have been doing for years, which is why the world looks so much like them.”
Patricia Arquette, winning for her supporting role in the Hulu limited series “The Act,” offered a stern dose of reality, reminding everyone that, among other things, America was “on the brink of war” and that President Trump had tweeted about destroying Iranian cultural sites earlier in the night.Patricia Arquette, winning for her supporting role in the Hulu limited series “The Act,” offered a stern dose of reality, reminding everyone that, among other things, America was “on the brink of war” and that President Trump had tweeted about destroying Iranian cultural sites earlier in the night.
In recent years, stars like Oprah Winfrey and Meryl Streep have appeared on the Globes stage to accept lifetime achievement awards and have unleashed cris de coeur about politics and sexual harassment. This time around, the foreign press association seemed to make a statement about a need for niceness. The lifetime achievement honorees were Tom Hanks and Ellen DeGeneres, both of whom are known more for uniting than for dividing.
The Globes, awarded by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, are not taken seriously as markers of artistic achievement. But Hollywood covets the red-carpet spectacle, which comes during nomination balloting for the Academy Awards. (Voting for the Oscars started on Thursday and concludes on Tuesday; nominations will be announced on Jan. 13.) Studio marketers will use Globe wins to promote winter films. NBC, which broadcasts the ceremony live, makes a fortune on ad sales.
Over the last 10 years, the Globes and the Oscars have agreed on best picture winners only 50 percent of the time — although they did match last year, when “Green Book” was the big winner at both ceremonies.
Nothing is certain when it comes to the Globes, but Renée Zellweger was as close to a sure thing as it gets. She won best actress in a drama for her heartbreaking portrayal of a middle-aged Judy Garland in “Judy.” On the men’s side, Joaquin Phoenix won for his demented transformation in “Joker.” “I cannot believe you put up with me,” he said from the stage to the director Todd Phillips.
Eddie Murphy was the favorite to win best comedic actor for playing a struggling comedian who comes up with a blaxploitation hit in Netflix’s “Dolemite Is My Name.” In a surprise, Taron Egerton (“Rocketman,” released by Paramount Pictures) was called to the stage. A flummoxed Egerton thanked his mother — “This one’s for you” — and Elton John, whom he played in the film: “Thank you for living a life less ordinary.” Awkwafina won best actress in a musical or comedy for “The Farewell.”
In recent years, stars like Oprah Winfrey and Meryl Streep have appeared on the Globes stage to accept lifetime achievement awards and have unleashed cris de coeur about politics and sexual harassment. This time around, the foreign press association seemed to make a statement about a need for niceness. The lifetime achievement honorees were Tom Hanks and Ellen DeGeneres, both of whom are known more for uniting than for dividing.
In presenting the Globe to DeGeneres, the “Saturday Night Live” star Kate McKinnon spoke about what it meant to her, as a young lesbian, to see DeGeneres come out of the closet. “The only thing that made it less scary was seeing Ellen on TV,” McKinnon said. “Attitudes change, but only because brave people like Ellen DeGeneres jump into the fire to make them change.”In presenting the Globe to DeGeneres, the “Saturday Night Live” star Kate McKinnon spoke about what it meant to her, as a young lesbian, to see DeGeneres come out of the closet. “The only thing that made it less scary was seeing Ellen on TV,” McKinnon said. “Attitudes change, but only because brave people like Ellen DeGeneres jump into the fire to make them change.”
DeGeneres fought back tears, thanked McKinnon and joked the same was true for her watching Carol Burnett: “Every time she pulled her ear, I knew she was saying, ‘It’s O.K. I’m gay, too.”DeGeneres fought back tears, thanked McKinnon and joked the same was true for her watching Carol Burnett: “Every time she pulled her ear, I knew she was saying, ‘It’s O.K. I’m gay, too.”
Hanks, who was battling a cold, choked up once while talking about his family and a second time while reflecting on the process of moviemaking. He said some of the best advice he had ever received came while he was a fledgling actor. “Your job is to show up on time, know the text and have a head full of ideas,” Hanks recounted.Hanks, who was battling a cold, choked up once while talking about his family and a second time while reflecting on the process of moviemaking. He said some of the best advice he had ever received came while he was a fledgling actor. “Your job is to show up on time, know the text and have a head full of ideas,” Hanks recounted.
The foreign press association was beaten to a pulp on social media for putting forward an all-male slate of director honorees and overlooking women like Greta Gerwig (“Little Women”) and Lulu Wang (“The Farewell”), among others. The lack of awards recognition for female filmmakers is a problem that extends beyond the 88-member foreign press association; women could also be excluded by Oscar voters this year.The foreign press association was beaten to a pulp on social media for putting forward an all-male slate of director honorees and overlooking women like Greta Gerwig (“Little Women”) and Lulu Wang (“The Farewell”), among others. The lack of awards recognition for female filmmakers is a problem that extends beyond the 88-member foreign press association; women could also be excluded by Oscar voters this year.
But with giants like Scorsese and Tarantino in the mix, there has been little oxygen left for any other filmmakers on the awards trail.But with giants like Scorsese and Tarantino in the mix, there has been little oxygen left for any other filmmakers on the awards trail.
Globe voters could have thrown a curve ball and awarded the best director trophy to Bong Joon Ho for “Parasite.” Bong, the 50-year-old Korean filmmaker, created a genre-defying gem that dazzled critics. But the directing prize went to Mendes for “1917,” which will not see a wide release in theaters until Friday. Globe voters could have thrown a curve ball and awarded the best director trophy to Bong Joon Ho for “Parasite.” Bong, the 50-year-old Korean filmmaker, created a genre-defying gem that dazzled critics. But the directing prize went to Mendes instead.
“Parasite” did win best foreign film. “Once you overcome the one-inch tall barrier of subtitles you will be introduced to so many more amazing films.” Bong said, speaking in Korean with the assistance of an onstage translator. “Parasite” did win best foreign film. “Once you overcome the one-inch tall barrier of subtitles you will be introduced to so many more amazing films,” Bong said, speaking in Korean with the assistance of an onstage translator.
It was a good night for HBO. “Chernobyl” won best limited series and “Succession,” the network’s deliriously well-reviewed drama about a feuding media dynasty, won the best TV drama prize. One thank-you stood out: Jesse Armstrong, the “Succession” showrunner, name-checked Richard Plepler, the former HBO chief who recently announced he would be working exclusively for Apple TV Plus.It was a good night for HBO. “Chernobyl” won best limited series and “Succession,” the network’s deliriously well-reviewed drama about a feuding media dynasty, won the best TV drama prize. One thank-you stood out: Jesse Armstrong, the “Succession” showrunner, name-checked Richard Plepler, the former HBO chief who recently announced he would be working exclusively for Apple TV Plus.
Apple, which is hoping to become a player on the awards scene, had two chances in the best actress in a drama category. Jennifer Aniston and her “Morning Show” castmate Reese Witherspoon were both nominated. But Olivia Colman won for her stiff-upper-lip portrayal of Queen Elizabeth on Netflix’s “The Crown.”Apple, which is hoping to become a player on the awards scene, had two chances in the best actress in a drama category. Jennifer Aniston and her “Morning Show” castmate Reese Witherspoon were both nominated. But Olivia Colman won for her stiff-upper-lip portrayal of Queen Elizabeth on Netflix’s “The Crown.”
“I already got a little bit boozy because I didn’t think this was going to happen,” Colman said.“I already got a little bit boozy because I didn’t think this was going to happen,” Colman said.
John Koblin contributed reporting from New York.John Koblin contributed reporting from New York.