‘The Power Of The Dog’, ‘West Side Story’ win at low-key 2022 Golden Globes

The Power Of The Dog, West Side Story and historic trans actress Michaela Jaé Rodriguez won top awards at a low-key 79th Golden Globes in Los Angeles on Sunday which took place at the traditional Beverly Hilton venue but otherwise played out under drastically different circumstances to previous years.

Despite no live NBC broadcast, celebrities on a red carpet, audience, press or live-stream the beleaguered Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) went ahead with its January 9 ceremony under reportedly strict Covid protocols for members and select guests behind closed doors at the storied Beverly Hills hotel. Results were announced on social media.

Many in Hollywood are under no doubt the real reason for the pared-down proceedings lay beyond pandemic precaution; rather this was the result of a collective industry cold shoulder stemming from an excoriating Los Angeles Times report last February that has – for now at least – turned the group into something of a pariah on the Hollywood awards circuit.

And so wins were announced without public fanfare on Twitter for director Jane Campion, actors Will Smith and Nicole Kidman, screenwriter Kenneth Branagh, Colombia-set animation Encanto and Japan’s Drive My Car, plus from television The Underground Railroad, Kate Winslet and Jeremy Strong. In television, Pose star Rodriguez won the dramatic actress category and in so doing became the first trans actress to win a Globe.

HFPA president Helen Hoehne and executives from non-profits and an obliging production company declared winners in a trickle of information that deployed enthusiastic language but, away from whatever atmosphere existed within the Beverly Hilton, played out in silence as a perfunctory roll call.

Announcements were interspersed with nods to the philanthropic work by the HFPA, which following a recent recruitment drive now comprises 105 members of the international entertainment press cohorts, of which according to reports 57.1% are women, 17.1% Asian, 11.4% Latinx, and 5.7% Black. Previous Globe winners Arnold Schwarzenegger and Jamie Lee Curtis provided recorded messages of support, and there were shout-outs to beneficiaries including non-profit Streetlights, which provides behind-the-camera training for people from ethnic minorities. Kicking off the ceremony at 18.00 PT  Hoehne tweeted, “The #GoldenGlobes are a bridge to a world audience of many colors, many faiths, and many cultures, all united with the same passion – a love of movies.”

Where the HFPA goes from here remains to be seen. Following accusations over diversity and ethics in the Times exposé the group initiated a top-to-bottom internal review of membership and operations. Some believe the changes are too little too late, while others believe the group is capable of a meaningful course correct and will return, although nobody can say in what form or when.

The Times report led to an outcry from Hollywood as studios gave the group a wide berth and more than 100 powerful publicists declared they would not re-engage until they saw “transformational” change. NBC dropped the live broadcast this year, along with the $60m fee it pays the show producer for the rights (HFPA receives half). One unconfirmed report on Sunday said the network has extended its contract with producer MRC by a year, suggesting a make-up for this cycle of no broadcast no fee.

Awards pundits have discussed for years whether and how the Globes exerts influence on awards season. This year the HFPA’s influence was arguably minimal as attention has been sparse save to dwell on the damning headlines. Tom Cruise returned his three Globes and insiders opined the absence of the Globes as the boisterous, populist force of old would have little impact on the season. Indeed for most of Sunday the entertainment press gave far more prominence to the death at 65 of stand-up comic and actor Bob Saget.

Belfast and The Power Of The Dog started the night on seven nominations apiece, followed by Don’t Look Up, King Richard, Licorice Pizza and West Side Story follow on four each. Succession led the TV nominees on five.

Winners of the 2022 Golden Globes appear below in bold.

Film

Best Motion Picture – Drama

• Belfast
• Coda
• Dune
• King Richard
• The Power Of The Dog

Best Performance By An Actress In A Motion Picture – Drama

• Jessica Chastain, The Eyes Of Tammy Faye
• Olivia Colman, The Lost Daughter
• Nicole Kidman, Being The Ricardos
• Lady Gaga, House Of Gucci
• Kristen Stewart, Spencer

Best Performance By An Actor In A Motion Picture – Drama

• Mahershala Ali, Swan Song
• Javier Bardem, Being The Ricardos
• Benedict Cumberbatch, The Power Of The Dog
• Will Smith, King Richard
• Denzel Washington, The Tragedy Of Macbeth

Best Motion Picture – Musical Or Comedy

• Cyrano
• Don’t Look Up
• Licorice Pizza
• Tick, Tick…Boom!
• West Side Story

Best Performance By An Actress In A Motion Picture – Musical Or Comedy

• Marion Cotillard, Annette
• Alana Haim, Licorice Pizza
• Jennifer Lawrence. Don’t Look Up
• Emma Stone, Cruella
• Rachel Zegler, West Side Story

Best Performance By An Actor In A Motion Picture – Musical Or Comedy

• Leonardo Dicaprio, Don’t Look Up
• Peter Dinklage, Cyrano
• Andrew Garfield, Tick, Tick…Boom!
• Cooper Hoffman, Licorice Pizza
• Anthony Ramos, In The Heights

Best Motion Picture – Animated

• Encanto
• Flee
• Luca
• My Sunny Maad
• Raya And The Last Dragon

Best Motion Picture – Non-English Language (Formerly Foreign Language)

• Compartment No. 6 (Finland-Russia-Germany)
• Drive My Car (Japan)
• The Hand Of God (Italy)
• A Hero (France-Iran)
• Parallel Mothers (Spain)

Best Performance By An Actress In A Supporting Role In Any Motion Picture

• Caitriona Balfe, Belfast
• Ariana Debose, West Side Story
• Kirsten Dunst, The Power Of The Dog
• Aunjanue Ellis, King Richard
• Ruth Negga, Passing

Best Performance By An Actor In A Supporting Role In Any Motion Picture

• Ben Affleck, The Tender Bar
• Jamie Dornan, Belfast
• Ciarán Hinds, Belfast
• Troy Kotsur, Coda
• Kodi Smit-Mcphee, The Power Of The Dog

Best Director – Motion Picture

• Kenneth Branagh, Belfast
• Jane Campion, The Power Of The Dog
• Maggie Gyllenhaal, The Lost Daughter
• Steven Spielberg, West Side Story
• Denis Villeneuve, Dune

Best Screenplay – Motion Picture

• Paul Thomas Anderson, Licorice Pizza
• Kenneth Branagh, Belfast
• Jane Campion, The Power Of The Dog
• Adam Mckay, Don’t Look Up
• Aaron Sorkin, Being The Ricardos

Best Original Score – Motion Picture

• Alexandre Desplat, The French Dispatch
• Germaine Franco, Encanto
• Jonny Greenwood, The Power Of The Dog
• Alberto Iglesias, Parallel Mothers
• Hans Zimmer, Dune

Best Original Song – Motion Picture

• ‘Be Alive’ — King Richard
• ‘Dos Oruguitas’ — Encanto
• ‘Down To Joy’ — Belfast
• ‘Here I Am (Singing My Way Home)’ — Respect
• ‘No Time To Die’ — No Time To Die

Television

Best Television Series – Drama

• Lupin
• The Morning Show
• Pose
• Squid Game
• Succession

Best Performance By An Actress In A Television Series – Drama

• Uzo Aduba, In Treatment
• Jennifer Aniston, The Morning Show
• Christine Baranski, The Good Fight
• Elisabeth Moss, The Handmaid’s Tale
• Michaela Jaé Rodriguez, Pose

Best Performance By An Actor In A Television Series – Drama

• Brian Cox, Succession
• Lee Jung-Jae, Squid Game
• Billy Porter, Pose
• Jeremy Strong, Succession
• Omar Sy, Lupin

Best Television Series – Musical Or Comedy

• The Great
• Hacks
• Only Murders In The Building
• Reservation Dogs
• Ted Lasso

Best Performance By An Actress In A Television Series – Musical Or Comedy

• Hannah Einbinder, Hacks
• Elle Fanning, The Great
• Issa Rae, Insecure
• Tracee Ellis Ross, Black-Ish
• Jean Smart, Hacks

Best Performance By An Actor In A Television Series – Musical Or Comedy

• Anthony Anderson, Black-Ish
• Nicholas Hoult, The Great
• Steve Martin, Only Murders In The Building
• Martin Short, Only Murders In The Building
• Jason Sudeikis, Ted Lasso

Best Television Limited Series, Anthology Series Or Motion Picture Made For Television

• Dopesick
• Impeachment: American Crime Story
• Maid
• Mare Of Easttown
• The Underground Railroad

Best Performance By An Actress In A Limited Series, Anthology Series, Or A Motion Picture Made For Television

• Jessica Chastain, Scenes From A Marriage
• Cynthia Erivo, Genius: Aretha
• Elizabeth Olsen, Wandavision
• Margaret Qualley, Maid
• Kate Winslet, Mare Of Easttown

Best Performance By An Actor In A Limited Series, Anthology Series, Or A Motion Picture Made For Television

• Paul Bettany, Wandavision
• Oscar Isaac, Scenes From A Marriage
• Michael Keaton, Dopesick
• Ewan Mcgregor, Halston
• Tahar Rahim, The Serpent

Best Performance By An Actress In A Supporting Role On Television

• Jennifer Coolidge, The White Lotus
• Kaitlyn Dever, Dopesick
• Andie Macdowell, Maid
• Sarah Snook, Succession
• Hannah Waddingham, Ted Lasso

Best Performance By An Actor In A Supporting Role On Televisio

• Billy Crudup, The Morning Show
• Kieran Culkin, Succession
• Mark Duplas, The Morning Show
• Brett Goldstein, Ted Lasso
• O Yeong-Su, Squid Game.

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