Iran Press/America: The awards season has officially kick-started in Hollywood with the 76th Golden Globes taking charge of honouring the best in films and Television.
The biggest surprise of the night was 'Bohemian Rhapsody' taking 'Best Motion Picture' – Drama over heavy favorite A Star Is Born. The 'Freddie Mercury' biopic is a bona fide box office hit, but has been slammed with accusations of playing very loose with the facts re: Mercury’s story and mixed reviews (it stands at 48% with Top Critics on Rotten Tomatoes). And yet, the 'Hollywood Foreign Press Association' went gaga for it, not only giving the film Best Picture but also 'Rami Malek' Best Actor over 'Bradley Cooper'.
In a bad night for 'A Star Is Born'. 'Olivia Colman' won 'Best Actress' in a Musical or Comedy for The 'Favourite'. Best Director, meanwhile, went to 'Alfonso Cuaron' for 'Rom'a, which also won 'Best Foreign Language Film'.
In the Musical or Comedy category, 'Green Book'—another awards season contender that has been suffering from a fair amount of criticism—took three awards including 'Best Motion Picture' – 'Musical or Comedy', 'Best Screenplay', and 'Best Supporting Actor' for 'Mahershala Ali'.
In terms of what this all means for the' Oscars', there’s zero overlap between those who vote on 'Golden Globes' and those who vote on the 'Oscars', but the perception and visibility of the Globes can potentially have an impact on how the Oscars vote. Indeed, nominations voting for the Oscars opens on January 7th, the day after the Globes ceremony, and memorable speeches certainly can’t hurt a film or performer’s chances .As for 'Bohemian Rhapsody' and 'Green Book', and the near shut-out of 'A Star Is Born', stay tuned for my thoughts in a special edition of Oscar Beat posting on Monday.
On the TV side of things, at least The Americans got a well-deserved Best Drama Series award, and the Globes continued their streak of awarding new series in the Best Comedy Series category by handing the trophy to the new Netflix sitcom 'The Kominsky Method'.
Green Book Winner of Best Motion Picture
Here are the winners:
Best Motion Picture – Drama
Bohemian Rhapsody – WINNER
Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
Green Book – WINNER
Best Motion Picture – Animated
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse – WINNER
Best Motion Picture – Foreign Language
ROMA – Mexico – WINNER
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama
Glenn Close – The Wife – WINNER
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama
Rami Malek – Bohemian Rhapsody – WINNER
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
Olivia Colman – The Favourite – WINNER
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
Christian Bale – Vice – WINNER
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in any Motion Picture
Regina King – If Beale Street Could Talk – WINNER
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in any Motion Picture
Mahershala Ali – Green Book – WINNER
Best Director – Motion Picture
Alfonso Cuaron – ROMA – WINNER
Best Screenplay – Motion Picture
Green Book – Peter Farrelly, Nick Vallelonga, and Brian Hayes Currie – WINNER
Best Original Score – Motion Picture
Justin Hurwitz – First Man – WINNER
Best Original Song – Motion Picture
“Shallow” – A Star Is Born – WINNER
Best Television Series – Drama
The Americans – WINNER
Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy
The Kominsky Method – WINNER
Best Television Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story – WINNER
Best Performance by an Actress in a Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Patricia Arquette – Escape at Dannemora – WINNER
Best Performance by an Actor in a Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Darren Criss – The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story – WINNER
Best Performance by an Actress in A Television Series – Drama
Sandra Oh – Killing Eve – WINNER
Best Performance by an Actor In A Television Series – Drama
Richard Madden – Bodyguard – WINNER
Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy
chel Brosnahan – The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel – WINNER
Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy
Michael Douglas – The Kominsky Method – WINNER
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Patricia Clarkson – Sharp Objects – WINNER
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Ben Whishaw – A Very English Scandal – WINNER
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