January 9, 2017

GOLDEN GLOBES 2017 – ‘LA LA LAND’ BREAKS RECORD, MERYL STREEP CAPTIVATES WITH PERFECT SPEECH



With talk of Hollywood, foreigners and the press, the 74th Golden Globe Awards were certainly not ignoring the fact that in less than two weeks, Donald Trump would be president of the United States. Hugh Laurie first brought it up when he won the Globe for his role in THE NIGHT MANAGER, which would go on to win two more Globes. He said he didn’t mean to be gloomy, and the dark humor was not lost on the audience.

Bringing it up again was Meryl Streep, who did so while accepting her Cecille B. DeMille Lifetime Achievement award. The legendary actress, with a record 30 Golden Globe nominations and 8 wins (not counting the Cecille B. DeMille Award), delivered the best acceptance speech of the night, after a lovely presented by Viola Davis. Beautifully articulating how art doesn’t see borders, Streep spoke of the artists who come from all over—even doing an effortless Irish accent when talking about Ruth Negga. She added that that if they kick foreigners out of America, Americans would have only football and mixed martial arts to watch. She went on to speak of how people in power humiliating others filters down into people’s lives. She made strong points that were very relevant to Hollywood, the arts, the press, and the future of America. She ended her speech quoting her friend, ‘dear departed Princess Leia’ (Carrie Fisher), saying, “Take your broken heart, make it into art.”

Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds were the only late artists who were paid tribute to 'in memoriam'. Presented by host Jimmy Fallon, it was his only serious moment at the awards. Fallon was surprisingly alright as host. He had big shoes to fill, but he cleverly didn’t try doing what Ricky Gervais or Tina Fey or Amy Poehler—all excel at. Instead he did an opening number, with appearances by Nicole Kidman, Rami Malek, Evan Rachel Wood, Kit Harington, and others. It was very entertaining, and a pleasant surprise, because it was like something that you would usually see only at the Oscars or Emmys or Tonys. Of course, it worked to this year’s Globes' and to Fallon’s advantage that there was the marvelous and hugely popular music of La La Land to use, using a track that’s set in a traffic jam—aptly fitting in. What made it particularly entertaining were the hilarious references to GAME OF THRONES, MR. ROBOT, WESTWORLD, etc.

La La Land’s music was also the winner of the night, having won the Globes for Original Score and Original Song. Those were only two of 7 awards it won, becoming the film with the highest ever number of wins at the Golden Globes. With Globes for Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy, Direction, Screenplay and acting, the movie has emerged as a clear frontrunner for the Oscars next month. Making the internet swoon, Ryan Gosling made a beautiful speech, dedicating his award to his partner, Eva Mendes’ brother, who died of cancer, while thanking Mendes for her support. Emma Stone’s speech was a close second to Streep’s as the second best of the evening, as she dedicated her award to the dreamers, like her and Gosling’s characters in the film. She was fantastic.

In television, THE CROWN was surprisingly and deservingly victorious, with two wins, for drama series and lead actress, Claire Foy. In comedy, another new entrant, ATLANTA, won for comedy series and lead actor, Donald Glover. THE NIGHT MANAGER took home three of the limited series/TV movie acting awards, while THE PEOPLE V. O.J. won the best limited series/TV movie.

As always, there were quite a few surprises over the course of the awards. The show itself was quite good, made even better with the wonderful acceptance speeches, and certain presentations like Kristen Wiig and Steve Carell presenting the Globe for animated feature. Jimmy Fallon was perfectly adequate. I wouldn’t mind seeing Wiig and Carell taking his place next year.

Here are all the winners:


Best Television Series — Drama
THE CROWN
GAME OF THRONES
STRANGER THINGS
THIS IS US
WESTWORLD

Best Television Series — Musical or Comedy
ATLANTA
BLACK-ISH
MOZART IN THE JUNGLE
TRANSPARENT
VEEP

Best Television Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
AMERICAN CRIME
THE DRESSER
THE NIGHT MANAGER
THE NIGHT OF
THE PEOPLE V. O.J. SIMPSON: AMERICAN CRIME STORY

Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series — Drama
Caitriona Balfe, OUTLANDER
Claire Foy, THE CROWN
Keri Russell, THE AMERICANS
Winona Ryder, STRANGER THINGS
Evan Rachel Wood, WESTWORLD

Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series — Drama
Rami Malek, MR. ROBOT
Bob Odenkirk, BETTER CALL SAUL
Matthew Rhys, THE AMERICANS
Liev Schreiber, RAY DONOVAN
Billy Bob Thornton, GOLIATH

Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series — Musical or Comedy
Anthony Anderson, BLACK-ISH
Gael García Bernal, MOZART IN THE JUNGLE
Donald Glover, ATLANTA
Nick Nolte, GRAVES
Jeffrey Tambor, TRANSPARENT

Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series — Musical or Comedy
Rachel Bloom, CRAZY EX-GIRLFRIEND
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, VEEP
Sarah Jessica Parker, DIVORCE
Issa Rae, INSECURE
Gina Rodriguez, JANE THE VIRGIN
Tracee Ellis Ross, BLACK-ISH

Best Performance by an Actor in a Limited Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television
Riz Ahmed, THE NIGHT OF
Bryan Cranston, ALL THE WAY
Tom Hiddleston, THE NIGHT MANAGER
John Turturro, THE NIGHT OF
Courtney B. Vance, THE PEOPLE V. O.J. SIMPSON: AMERICAN CRIME STORY

Best Performance by an Actress in a Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Felicity Huffman, AMERICAN CRIME
Riley Keough, THE GIRLFRIEND EXPERIENCE
Sarah Paulson, THE PEOPLE V. O.J. SIMPSON: AMERICAN CRIME STORY
Charlotte Rampling, LONDON SPY
Kerry Washington, CONFIRMATION

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Limited Series, or Motion Picture Made for Television
Sterling K. Brown, THE PEOPLE V. O.J. SIMPSON: AMERICAN CRIME STORY
Hugh Laurie, THE NIGHT MANAGER
John Lithgow, THE CROWN
Christian Slater, MR. ROBOT
John Travolta, THE PEOPLE V. O.J. SIMPSON: AMERICAN CRIME STORY

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Limited Series, or Motion Picture Made for Television
Olivia Colman, THE NIGHT MANAGER
Lena Headey, GAME OF THRONES
Chrissy Metz, THIS IS US
Mandy Moore, THIS IS US
Thandie Newton, WESTWORLD

Best Motion Picture — Drama
Hacksaw Ridge
Hell or High Water
Lion
Manchester by the Sea
Moonlight

Best Motion Picture — Musical or Comedy
20th Century Women
Deadpool
Florence Foster Jenkins
La La Land
Sing Street

Best Director — Motion Picture
Damien Chazelle, La La Land
Tom Ford, Nocturnal Animals
Mel Gibson, Hacksaw Ridge
Barry Jenkins, Moonlight
Kenneth Lonergan, Manchester by the Sea

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture — Drama
Amy Adams, Arrival
Jessica Chastain, Miss Sloane
Isabelle Huppert, Elle
Ruth Negga, Loving
Natalie Portman, Jackie

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture — Drama
Casey Affleck, Manchester by the Sea
Joel Edgerton, Loving
Andrew Garfield, Hacksaw Ridge
Viggo Mortensen, Captain Fantastic
Denzel Washington, Fences

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture — Comedy or Musical
Colin Farrell, The Lobster
Ryan Gosling, La La Land
Hugh Grant, Florence Foster Jenkins
Jonah Hill, War Dogs
Ryan Reynolds, Deadpool



Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture — Comedy or Musical
Annette Bening, 20th Century Women
Lily Collins, Rules Don’t Apply
Hailee Steinfeld, The Edge of Seventeen
Emma Stone, La La Land
Meryl Streep, Florence Foster Jenkins

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in Any Motion Picture
Mahershala Ali, Moonlight
Jeff Bridges, Hell or High Water
Simon Helberg, Florence Foster Jenkins
Dev Patel, Lion
Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Nocturnal Animals

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in Any Motion Picture
Viola Davis, Fences
Naomie Harris, Moonlight
Nicole Kidman, Lion
Octavia Spencer, Hidden Figures
Michelle Williams, Manchester by the Sea

Best Motion Picture — Animated
Kubo and the Two Strings
Moana
My Life as a Zucchini
Sing
Zootopia

Best Screenplay — Motion Picture
Damien Chazelle, La La Land
Tom Ford, Nocturnal Animals
Barry Jenkins, Moonlight
Kenneth Lonergan, Manchester By the Sea
Taylor Sheridan, Hell or High Water

Best Original Score — Motion Picture
Nicholas Britell, Moonlight
Justin Hurwitz, La La Land
Jóhann Jóhannsson, Arrival
Volker Bertelmann and Dustin O’Halloran, Lion
Benjamin Wallfisch, Pharrell Williams, and Hans Zimmer, Hidden Figures

Best Original Song — Motion Picture
“Can't Stop The Feeling!” – Trolls
“City Of Stars” – La La Land
“Faith” – Sing
“Gold” – Gold
“How Far I'll Go” – Moana

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