The 77th Annual Golden Globes were held on January 5 with some surprises among the winners, concern for the Australian bush fires, and a Greek presence among nominees, presenters, and attendees.
This year’s Golden Globes were meant to be a coronation for Netflix whose chief content officer is Greek-American Ted Sarandos. Instead, a pair of big-screen epics took top honors Sunday, as Sam Mendes’ technically dazzling World War I tale 1917 won Best Film, Drama, and Quentin Tarantino’s radiant Los Angeles fable Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood won Best Film, Comedy or Musical.
The wins for 1917 were a surprise, besting such favorites as Noah Baumbach’s Marriage Story, the leading nominee with six nods, and Martin Scorsese’s The Irishman. Both are acclaimed Netflix releases but collectively took home just one award, for Laura Dern’s supporting performance as a divorce attorney in Marriage Story. The Irishman was shut out.
1917 also won the best director for Mendes. The film was made in sinuous long takes, giving the impression that the movie unfolds in one long shot.
“I hope this means that people will turn up and see this on the big screen, the way it was intended,” said Mendes, whose film expands nationwide Friday.
Though set around the 1969 Manson murders, Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood was classified a comedy and had an easier path to victory than the more competitive drama category. Brad Pitt won for a best-supporting actor, his first acting Globe since winning in 1996 for 12 Monkeys, padding his front-runner status for the Oscars. Tarantino also won the best screenplay.
“I wanted to bring my mom, but I couldn’t because any woman I stand next to they say I am dating so it’d just be awkward,” Pitt said.
Pitt’s ex-wife, Greek-American Jennifer Aniston was among the nominees for Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series- Drama for The Morning Show. She was also among the presenters at the event, handing out awards with Reese Witherspoon, her co-star on The Morning Show.
In his acceptance speech, Egerton thanked Greek-American Paramount Chairman and CEO Jim Gianopulos.
Tom Hanks, now an honorary Greek citizen, and also a nominee for his supporting turn as Fred Rogers in A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, received the Cecil B. DeMille Lifetime Achievement Award. Hanks’ speech had its own emotional moment when he caught sight of his wife, Greek-American Rita Wilson, and four children at their table near the stage and choked up.
“A man is blessed with the family’s sitting down the front like that,” Hanks said.
Greek-French composer Alexandre Desplat was also nominated for Best Original Score for a Motion Picture for Little Women, but Hildur Guonadottir took home the award for Joker.
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