The film bested Bob Dylan biopic “A Complete Unknown”, papal intrigue “Conclave”, sci-fi epic “Dune: Part Two”, race-infused reform school piece “Nickel Boys”, and “September 5,” which charts the massacre at the 1972 Munich Olympics.
“Brutalist” actor Adrien Brody secured a win for best drama film actor, beating Timothee Chalamet for his role in “A Complete Unknown”, Daniel Craig for “Queer,” Colman Domingo in “Sing Sing,” Ralph Fiennes for “Conclave”, and Sebastian Stan for Donald Trump biopic “The Apprentice”.
In the best musical or comedy film category, “Emilia Perez” secured the Globe. Zoe Saldana, who earlier won best supporting actress, plays a lawyer who helps a Mexican drug lord start a new life and transition to a woman in this musical thriller.
Meanwhile, Brazil’s Fernanda Torres took home the best drama actress for her role in the political true story “I’m Still Here”, beating Pamela Anderson for “The Last Showgirl”, Angelina Jolie for “Maria”, Nicole Kidman for “Babygirl”, Tilda Swinton for “The Room Next Door”, and Kate Winslet for “Lee”.
Veteran actress Demi Moore won for best actress in a musical or comedy for her role in the body horror movie “The Substance”, beating Amy Adams for “Nightbitch”, Cynthia Erivo for “Wicked”, Karla Sofia Gascon for “Emilia Perez”, Mikey Madison for “Anora”, and Zendaya for “Challengers”.
“I’m just in shock right now,” Moore said as she held her trophy on stage. “I’ve been doing this a long time, over 45 years. This is the first time I’ve ever won anything as an actor.”
“The Apprentice’s” Stan received a Golden Globe for best actor in a comedy or musical for his role in “A Different Man”, beating nominees Jesse Eisenberg for “A Real Pain”, Hugh Grant for “Heretic”, Gabriel LaBelle for “Saturday Night”, Jesse Plemons for “Kinds of Kindness”, and Glen Powell for “Hit Man”.
“Conclave”, a fictionalised account of high-stakes Vatican horse-trading, depicting how the death of a pope sends the church’s various factions into battle for its future, took best screenplay.
Latvian movie “Flow”, a surreal dialogue-free odyssey about a group of animals forced to work together as they drift in a boat through a flooded world, won best animated film.
Kieran Culkin was named best supporting film actor for “A Real Pain”, a dramedy about cousins who travel to Poland to learn about their family history. The actor thanked his wife for “putting up with what you call my mania”.
‘Ozempic’s biggest night’
At the start of the show, first-time host Nikki Glaser welcomed the celebrity crowd to “Ozempic’s biggest night” and teased Chalamet, Harrison Ford, Selena Gomez and other power players in the audience.
“You could do anything, except tell the country who to vote for,” Glaser said, referring to widespread Hollywood support for the losing candidate in the recent US presidential election.
On the red carpet entrance to the celebration, celebrities shined in black, gold and silver gowns with an occasional red or periwinkle in the mix. “Wicked” star Ariana Grande arrived in a yellow vintage Givenchy gown with a beaded bodice that she said was a tribute to the yellow brick road leading to Oz in the movie musical.
Winning a Globe can shine a spotlight on movies and performances in the run-up to the Academy Awards in March. So far, awards pundits say, there is no clear favourite for the coveted best picture prize at the Oscars.
Television honours
The Globes also celebrated achievements in television, which saw “Shogun” being the big winner with four awards. Hiroyuki Sanada won for best drama male actor; Tadanobu Asano for best supporting male; and Anna Sawai for best female drama actor.
The epic series, broadcast on the FX network, also took home the prize for best drama.
Also winning big was “Hacks”, which won for best musical/comedy series, as well as best female actor Jean Smart.
Netflix’s riveting dramedy-thriller “Baby Reindeer” picked up awards for best limited, anthology or made-for-TV series, while Jessica Gunning won for best female actor in a supporting role for playing terrifying yet sympathetic stalker Martha.
“Is it a comedy or is it not?” series “The Bear” led the pack of TV nominations with five, but ultimately won just a single trophy for best male actor in a musical/comedy for star Jeremy Allen White.
Other notable wins include best female actor Jodie Foster for the limited series “True Detective: Night Country”, and Colin Farrell for best male actor in the limited series “The Penguin”.