The Golden Globes returned to the air Tuesday with a celebrity-studded red carpet, comedian Jerrod Carmichael as a hesitant emcee, and top awards for Steven Spielberg’s “The Fabelmans” and Martin McDonagh’s “The Banshees of Inisherin,” as the beleaguered award show sought to rekindle its pre-pandemic and pre-scandal glitz.
The top film awards went to “The Fabelmans,” which won best drama film, and “The Banshees of Inisherin,” which won best comedy or musical film. “White Lotus,” “Abbott Elementary,” and “House of the Dragon” dominated the television awards.
Carmichael opened the 80th Golden Globes from the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California, with little of the pomp and circumstance that usually precedes such events. He jumped right into the issues that drove the Globes off the air and prompted much of the entertainment industry to boycott the Hollywood Foreign Press Association after it was revealed that the organization had no Black members. Carmichael began by requesting that the audience “be a little quiet here.”
“I am your host, Jerrod Carmichael,” the “Rothanial” comedian introduced himself. “And I’ll explain why I’m here. I’ve come because I’m Black.
“I won’t say they were a racist organization,” he added before taking a seat on stage. “But until George Floyd died, they didn’t have a single Black member.
So do whatever you want with that information.”
Last year’s ceremony, which NBC chose not to broadcast, was boycotted by stars and studios, who claimed the Hollywood Foreign Press Association needed more time to implement “meaningful reform.”
The Globes were thrown into disarray just months before a largely remote pandemic 2021 awards show when a Los Angeles Times report revealed that the HFPA, which had 87 members at the time, had no Black members.
After the HFPA revelations, Tom Cruise famously returned his three Golden Globe awards for “Top Gun: Maverick,” which was nominated for best picture, drama. Mid-show Carmichael came out with three trophies he claimed he found backstage and suggested they be traded for Shelly Miscavige, the wife of the Church of Scientology’s leader.
Under increasing pressure, the HFPA pledged to reform, diversify its membership, and change some of its operations. It now has 96 members, six of whom are Black, and 103 nonmember voters. Billionaire Todd Boehly purchased the Globes through his Eldridge Industries and has begun the process of converting the nonprofit organization into a for-profit corporation.
Few celebrities publicly celebrated the Golden Globe nominations last month. However, a large portion of the industry showed up on Tuesday. Eddie Murphy and Ryan Murphy were honored. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s message was introduced by Sean Penn.
“There will be no third World War,” Zelenskyy predicted in a pre-recorded message. “There will be no trilogy.”
The first award of the night went to Ke Huy Quan, the former child star of “Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom,” for best-supporting actor in “Everything Everywhere All at Once.” A clearly emotional Quan, who had left acting years before directors Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert cast him in their multiverse tale, thanked them for his second act.
“Two guys thought of me more than 30 years later,” Quan explained. “They remembered that kid, and they gave me another chance.”
Michelle Yeoh, the star of “Everything, Everything, Everywhere,” was also named best actress in a comedy or musical. Yeoh, who was born in Malaysia, is only the second female Asian-American actor to win the award, following her “Crazy Rich Asian” co-star Awkwafina, who won for “The Farewell” in 2020. “Forty years,” Yeoh, 60, explained. “I’m not going to let go of this.”
Cate Blanchett of “Tár,” possibly Yeoh’s toughest competition at the Academy Awards, won best actress in a drama. Blanchett was not present to accept her fourth Golden Globe because she was filming. (Kevin Costner, who won best actor in a drama series for “Yellowstone,” was also missing.) Due to flooding, presenter Regina Hall said he was sheltering in place in Santa Barbara.)
Steven Spielberg, who had been nominated 14 times for best director by the Globes, won the award for the third time for his autobiographical “The Fabelmans.” He began by thanking his three sisters, his late father, and his late mother, Leah Adler (played by Michelle Williams in the film). “She’s up there kvelling about it right now,” Spielberg said.
Angela Bassett, a likely Oscar frontrunner, took home the award for best supporting actress for her work in “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.”
“Weeping may come in the evening, but joy comes in the morning,” Bassett said, referring to “Black Panther” star Chadwick Boseman’s death.
The best actor was a surprise. Austin Butler received the award for his performance in Baz Luhrmann’s “Elvis.” Brendan Fraser’s “The Whale” is arguably the favorite in the category. Fraser stated that he would not attend the Globes because “my mother did not raise a hypocrite.” Fraser claimed in 2018 that longtime HFPA member Philip Berk groped him in 2003. Berk, who is no longer a member of the HFPA, denied it.
Here is a list of the major winners and nominees:
Best Motion Picture – Drama:
- “Avatar”
- “Elvis”
- “The Fablemans” — Winner
- “Tár”
- “Top Gun: Maverick”
Best Picture – Musical or Comedy:
- “Babylon”
- “The Banshees of Inisherin” — Winner
- “Everything Everywhere All at Once”
- “Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery”
- “Triangle of Sadness”
Best Actress – Motion Picture – Drama:
- Cate Blanchett, “Tár” — Winner
- Olivia Coleman, “Empire of Light”
- Viola Davis, “The Woman King”
- Ana de Armas, “Blonde”
- Michelle Williams, “The Fablemans”
Best Actor – Motion Picture – Drama:
- Austin Butler, “Elvis” — Winner
- Brendan Fraser, “The Whale”
- Hugh Jackman, “The Son”
- Bill Nighy, “Living”
- Jeremy Pope, “The Inspection”
Best Actress – Motion Picture – Musical/Comedy:
- Michelle Yeoh: “Everything Everywhere All at Once” — Winner
- Lesley Manville, “Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris”
- Margot Robbie, “Babylon”
- Anya Taylor-Joy, “The Menu”
- Emma Thompson, “Good Luck to You, Leo Grande”
Best Actor – Motion Picture – Musical/Comedy:
- Colin Farrell: “The Banshees of Inisherin” — Winner
- Diego Calva, “Babylon”
- Daniel Craig, “Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery”
- Adam Driver, “White Noise”
- Ralph Fiennes, “The Menu”
Best Drama Series:
- “Better Call Saul”
- “The Crown”
- “House of the Dragon” — Winner
- “Ozark”
- “Severance”
Best Comedy/Musical Series:
- “Abbott Elementary” — Winner
- “The Bear”
- “Hacks”
- “Only Murders in the Building”
- “Wednesday”
Best Television Limited Series
- “The White Lotus” — Winner
- “Black Bird”
- “Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story”
- “The Dropout”
- “Pam & Tommy”
Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture:
- Angela Bassett: “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” — Winner
- Kerry Condon, “The Banshees of Inisherin”
- Jamie Lee Curtis, “Everything Everywhere All At Once”
- Dolly de Leon, “Triangle of Sadness”
- Carey Mulligan, “She Said”
Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture:
- Ke Huy Quan: “Everything Everywhere All at Once” — Winner
- Brendan Gleeson, “The Banshees of Inisherin”
- Barry Keoghan, “The Banshees of Inisherin”
- Brad Pitt, “Babylon”
- Eddie Redmayne, “The Good Nurse”
Best Television Actress – Musical or Comedy:
- Quinta Brunson – “Abbott Elementary” — Winner
- Kaley Cuoco, “The Flight Attendant”
- Selena Gomez, “Only Murders in the Building”
- Jenna Ortega, “Wednesday”
- Jean Smart, “Hacks”
Best Television Actor – Musical or Comedy:
- Jeremy Allen White – “The Bear” — Winner
- Donald Glover, “Atlanta”
- Bill Hader, “Barry”
- “Steve Martin, “Only Murders in the Building”
- Martin Short, “Only Murders in the Building”
Best Television Actress — Drama
- Zendaya, “Euphoria” — Winner
- Emma D’Arcy, “House of the Dragon”
- Laura Linney, “Ozark”
- Imelda Staunton, “The Crown”
- Hilary Swank, “Alaska Daily”
Best Television Actor – Drama
- Jeff Bridges, “The Old Man”
- Kevin Costner, “Yellowstone” — Winner
- Diego Luna, “Andor”
- Bob Odenkirk, “Better Call Saul”
- Adam Scott, “Severance”
Best Supporting Actor – TV Musical, Comedy or Drama Series:
- Tyler James Williams – “Abbott Elementary” — Winner
- John Lithgow, “The Old Man”
- Jonathan Pryce, “The Crown”
- John Turturro, “Severance”
- Henry Winkler, “Barry”
Best Supporting Actress — TV Musical, Comedy or Drama Series:
- Elizabeth Debicki, “The Crown”
- Hannah Einbinder, “Hacks”
- Julia Garner, “Ozark” — Winner
- Janelle James, “Abbott Elementary”
- Sheryl Lee Ralph, “Abbott Elementary”
