Getty ImagesAmerican actors Demi Moore and Sebastian Stan are among the big winners at the Golden Globe Awards, which take place in Los Angeles.
Moore was named best actress in a musical or comedy for her performance in the body horror The Substance, which revitalized her career and could land her an Oscar nomination.
“I’m just in shock right now…I really didn’t expect this,” Moore said as he took the stage. “I’ve been doing this for a long time, over 45 years, and this is the first time I’ve won anything as an actor.”
Other winners include Kieran Culkin and Zoe Saldaña. and the television series Baby Reindeer and Shōgun.
In her acceptance speech, Moore said: “Thirty years ago, a producer told me I was a popcorn actress, and at that time I took that to mean that [awards] wasn’t something I was allowed to have, that I could make films that were successful and made a lot of money but couldn’t get recognition.
“And I bought into it and I believed it. It ate away at me over time to the point where a few years ago I thought maybe this is it, maybe I was complete, that I had done what I was supposed to do.
“And as I was at my lowest, I had this crazy, ready-made, creative script that came across my desk called The Substance, and the universe told me that I didn’t have not finished.”
Getty ImagesStan was named best actor in a musical or comedy for A Different Man, which sees him play a character who drastically changes his appearance.
“Our ignorance and discomfort around disability and disfigurement must end now, we must normalize this and continue to expose ourselves and our children to it, encourage acceptance.”
Culkin won best supporting actor for his performance in A Real Pain, about two cousins who travel across Poland in memory of their grandmother.
“The very first recognition I received as an actor was a Golden Globe nomination when I was a kid. Now it feels like the best night my wife and I have ever had,” he said. -he joked.
Getty ImagesSaldaña, who won best supporting actress for her role in the Spanish musical Emilia Pérez, said: “My heart is full of gratitude.”
“I’m so lucky to share this moment with my fellow nominees,” she continued. “I know it’s a competition, but all I’ve witnessed is us showing up for each other and celebrating each other and it’s so beautiful.”
The film also won the award for Best Non-English Film, which saw director Jacques Audiard take the stage with a French translator to accept the award.
“In these troubled times, I hope Emilia Perez will be a beacon of light,” he said. “I hope to offer a comforting hug to those who are worried…I urge them to hold their heads high and look forward to some better days ahead.”
Getty ImagesThere was a surprise but welcome winner in the animated feature category, which saw box office juggernauts The Wild Robot and Inside Out 2 beaten by Flow, a film about animals who must work together to survive after a flood.
“This film was made by a very small, young but passionate team, in a place where there is no big film industry. So this is the first time a Latvian film has come here, so it’s huge for us,” said director Gints Zilbalodis.
In addition, British actress Jessica Gunning was named best supporting actress on TV for her portrayal of the stalker in Baby Reindeer.
In her acceptance speech, Gunning shared an anecdote about receiving a hamster for Christmas as a child and thinking she couldn’t believe this was happening to her. She said that phrase became “the soundtrack to my life this year.”
“Thanks to Richard Gadd, Baby Reindeer changed my life in ways I can’t even explain. I can’t believe this is happening to me,” she repeated, “and I know that eight years, I would.” either, it would be in pieces.”
Irish actor Colin Farrell has won his third Golden Globe for playing Batman villain Penguin in an HBO series of the same name.
On stage, he joked that he had “no one to thank” and that he “did it all by himself.”
Recalling the three hours it took to fit him with prosthetics to make him the bloated villain in his latest film, he said: “In the morning I was drinking black coffee, listening to music from the years 80 and I became a canvas for the genius of this team.”
Farrell also said: “Thanks for employing me. And yes, I guess it’s prosthetics from now on.”
The Golden Globes mark the first major ceremony of the film awards season, which culminates with the Academy Awards on March 2.
A win at the Globes can help boost a film’s profile at a crucial time, when Bafta and Oscar voters are preparing to fill out their nomination ballots.
But the Globes are a much less formal event than the Oscars, with celebrities generally in good spirits after the Christmas break, ready to mingle over a few drinks and have fun with their acceptance speeches.
The main cinema contenders:
- 10 nominations – Emilia Pérez
- 7 – The brutalist
- 6 – Conclave
- 5 – Anora, The Substance
- 4 – Challengers, A Real Pain, Wicked, The Wild Robot
- All the Golden Globe nominees
Baby Reindeer, Shogun and The Bear are among the shows competing in the TV categories.
In recent years, the voting body behind the Globes has expanded and diversified its membership and introduced a new code of conduct.
Changes follow a scathing LA Times investigation in 2021 which exposed various ethical lapses, such as voters accepting “gifts” from studios and PR agencies lobbying for nominations.
