If the Hollywood Foreign Press Association had hoped that Tuesday night’s Golden Globes ceremony would go ahead, they picked the wrong person to host.
But for the outspoken shots needed, they picked the right guy.
A year after turning the Globes into a private event as NBC refused to broadcast it and stars refused to appear, six months after the reorganization, voter numbers doubled, the number of black members improved slightly (now above zero) and they moved from a non- The for-profit transitioned to a privately held for-profit, and the HFPA returned to the Beverly Hilton Ballroom, which was only superficially similar to where they used to host the Globes.
Host and comedian Jerrod Carmichael kicked off their curtains with a sombre opening monologue in which he suggested he was hired simply because he was black and dropped a sobering stat — — “I wouldn’t say they’re a racist organization, but before George Floyd died, they didn’t have a single black member” — and spoke about refusing repeated requests to meet with HFPA President Helen Hearn before the show . As the audience sat quietly at Hollywood’s “party of the year” — you know, a trademark — he forced people to assess what made the Golden Globes so desperate for a comeback.
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Ricky Gervais may have insulted the star and mocked the HFPA while hosting the show, but Carmichael shut the star up and leveled the HFPA. In doing so, he sets the tone for a show that no one can pretend is business as usual.
It is from this standpoint that the 100 or so members of the HFPA, plus another 100 or so international journalists who vote but are not members — are battered, scarred and seeking redemption — trying to show that the globes are worth saving, to win their People are also worthy of respect.
They did this in large part by doing what they usually do: spreading the fortune, with 14 film awards shared between 10 different films and 13 TV awards shared between 10 TV shows. A lackluster show with plenty of clear winners (Cate Blanchett in “Tár,” Colin Farrell in “The Banshees of Inisherin,” Michelle Yeoh and Ke Huy Quan in “Everything at Once,” Evan Peters In “Dahmer,” Quinta Brunson in “Abbott Elementary”) and some minor surprises that aren’t really surprising.
After all, Brendan Fraser was nominated for an Oscar for The Whale, and Austin Butler won an Oscar for Elvis. Immediately after being nominated, Lazer said he would not attend the Golden Globes after accusing the former HFPA chairman of sexual misconduct. Maybe “Everything at the Same Time” came into the night slightly more popular than “The Banshee of Inisherin” in the Best Movie – Musical or Comedy category, but “The Banshee” is always a strong contender in the close race , so its victory is the furthest thing from shock.
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Yes, “Argentina, 1985” isn’t expected to beat “All Quiet on the Western Front,” “RRR” and “Decided to Leave” in the international category, but it’s not a milestone when the biggest surprise comes in such a category significance.
If voters wanted to send a message, you could say it was sent within the first 90 minutes of the show, when virtually all acting awards went to people of color — even though it was a deserving blow to the likes of Brunson and Tyler James. Winners are a Hurt Williams, Yeoh and Quan, Angela Bassett and Zendaya said they participated in the HFPA program to make the winners as diverse as possible. Still, halfway through the show, they’ve awarded six awards to actors of color, four black and two Asian, topping any previous Globes show.
The Golden Globes results never really swayed Oscar voters, whose nomination ballots begin Thursday. But global speeches sometimes serve as field trials for Oscar speeches—if that’s the case, Steven Spielberg made a good case for “The Fabremans,” and Ke Huy Quan continues what he already has in ” “Momentum” is everywhere and Angela Bassett might get a little boost for her supporting role in “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.”
At the end of the night, Helen Hoehne took the stage to say that the HPFA was grateful for “the support from the industry” and promised that they would continue to become more diverse. At this point, though, the crowd seemed to be talking to themselves, barely paying attention to anything on stage, so it was hard to get a sense of whether the message was actually being conveyed.
Or maybe it’s just that those opening remarks by Jerrod Carmichael are still up in the air, encouraging the HFPA to find a way to move forward.
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