鈥淭he Brutalist,鈥� Brady Corbet鈥檚 215-minute postwar epic, was crowned best drama film at the 82nd聽聽on Sunday, putting one of 2024鈥檚 most ambitious films on course to be a major contender at the Academy Awards.
聽shot in VistaVision and being released with an intermission, also won best director for Corbet and best actor for Adrian Brody. The film, about a Jewish artist in the aftermath of World War II, bears many connections to one of Brody鈥檚 most renown films, 鈥淭he Pianist.鈥�
鈥淔inal cut tie break goes to the director,鈥� said Corbet. 鈥淣o one was asking for a three-and-half-hour film about a mid-century designer in 70mm. But it works.鈥�
The genre-shifting trans musical 鈥淓milia P茅rez鈥� won best film, comedy or musical, handing Jacques Audiard鈥檚 movie a major prize and elevating the Oscar chances of Netflix鈥檚 top Oscar contender. It also won best supporting actress for Zoe Salda帽a, best song (鈥淓l Mal鈥�) and best non-English language film. French director Audiard said through an interpreter that he hoped the film is 鈥渁 beacon of light鈥� in dark times.
鈥淚 don鈥檛 have sisters and maybe that鈥檚 why I made this film about sisterhood,鈥� said Audiard. 鈥淚f there were more sisters in the world, maybe it would be a better place.鈥�
The night's big actor聽winners included some surprises. One shocker was Moore's win for best actress in a comedy or musical. Her comeback performance in 鈥淭he Substance," about a聽聽to regain her youth, landed the 62-year-old Moore her first Globe 鈥� a victory that came over the heavily favored Mikey Madison of 鈥淎nora.鈥�
"I鈥檓 just in shock right now. I鈥檝e been doing this a long time, like over 45 years, and this is the first thing I鈥檝e ever won as an actor," said Moore, who was last nominated by the Globes in 1991 for 鈥淕host.鈥� 鈥淭hirty years ago, I had a producer tell me that I was a popcorn actress.鈥�
Best actress, in a drama film, was a surprise, too. The Brazilian actress Fernanda Torres won for her performance in 鈥淚鈥檓 Still Here,鈥� a based-on-a-true-story drama about a family living through the disappearance of political dissident Rubens Paiva in 1970s Rio de Janeiro.
Best supporting actor in a musical or comedy went to Sebastian Stan for another movie about physical transformation:聽聽in which Stan plays a man with a deformed face who's healed. Stan, who was聽聽noted that both films were hard to get made.
鈥淭hese are tough subject maters but these films are real and they're necessary,鈥� said Stan. 鈥淏ut we can't be afraid and look away.鈥�
Glaser opens
Comedian Nikki Glaser kicked off the Globes, with a promise: 鈥淚'm not here to roast you.鈥�
叠耻迟听聽in a withering roast of Tom Brady, made her way around the ballroom of the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California, on Sunday picking out plenty of targets in an opening monologue she had worked out extensively in comedy clubs beforehand.
While Glaser might not have reached Tina Fey and Amy Poehler levels of laughs, the monologue was mostly a winner, and a dramatic improvement over last year鈥檚 host, Jo Koy. Last year's Globes, following a diversity and ethics scandal that led to the dissolution of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, were widely panned, but delivered where it counted.聽聽to about 10 million viewers, according to Nielsen. CBS, who waded in after NBC dumped the Globes, signed up for five more years.
Hosting the Globes two weeks before the inauguration of Donald Trump, Glaser reserved perhaps her most cutting line for the whole room of Hollywood stars.
鈥淵ou could really do anything ... except tell the country who to vote for,鈥� said Glaser. 鈥淏ut it鈥檚 OK, you鈥檒l get 鈥檈m next time ... if there is one. I鈥檓 scared.鈥�
The Globes are now owned by Todd Boehly鈥檚 Eldridge Industries and Dick Clark Productions, which acquired the award show from the now defunct Hollywood Foreign Press Association. After diversity and ethics scandals, the HFPA sold off the Globes and dissolved. However, more than a dozen former HFPA members are seeking to have the sale to Eldridge Industries and Dick Clark Productions rescinded.
A win for 鈥榃icked鈥�
The Globes' award for cinematic and box-office achievement went to聽聽which has nearly collected $700 million in theaters. In a heavily arthouse Oscar field, 鈥淲颈肠办别诲鈥� is easily the biggest hit seen as having a chance to win best picture. Accepting the award, Chu argued for 鈥渁 radical act of optimism鈥� in art.
Though few film awards have been predictable this season, Kieran Culkin is emerging has the clear favorite for best supporting actor. Culkin won Sunday for his performance聽聽his second Globe in the past year following a win for the HBO series 鈥淪uccession.鈥� He called the Globes 鈥渂asically the best date night that my wife and I ever have,鈥� and then thanked her for 鈥減utting up what you call my mania.鈥�
The papal thriller 鈥淐onclave鈥� took best screenplay, for Peter Straughan's script. 鈥淔low,鈥� the wordless Latvian animated parable about a cat in a flooded world, took best animated film, winning over studio blockbusters like 鈥淚nside Out 2鈥� and 鈥淭he Wild Robot.鈥� Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross won best score for their thumping music for 鈥淐hallengers.鈥�
TV prizes
Most of the TV winners were oft-awarded series, including the Emmy champ 鈥淪h艒gun." It won four awards, including best drama series and acting wins for Hiroyuki Sanada, Anna Sawai and Tadanobu Asano. Other repeat winners were: "Hacks" (best comedy series, actress for Jean Smart), 鈥淭he Bear鈥� (Jeremy Allen White for best actor) and 鈥淏aby Reindeer鈥� (best limited series).
Ali Wong won for best stand-up performance, Jodie Foster for 鈥淭rue Detective鈥� and Colin Farrell for his physical transformation in 鈥淭he Penguin.鈥�
鈥淚 guess it's prosthetics from here on out," said Farrell.
Complete list of Golden Globe winners
Movies
Best motion picture, drama
鈥淭he Brutalist鈥�
Best motion picture, musical or comedy
鈥淓milia P茅rez鈥�
Best performance by a female actor in a motion picture, drama
Fernanda Torres, 鈥淚'm Still Here鈥�
Best performance by a male actor in a motion picture, drama
Adrien Brody, 鈥淭he Brutalist鈥�
Best performance by a female actor in a motion picture, musical or comedy
Demi Moore, 鈥淭he Substance鈥�
Best performance by a male actor in a motion picture, musical or comedy
Sebastian Stan, 鈥淎 Different Man鈥�
Best performance by a female actor in a supporting role, movie
Zoe Salda帽a, "Emilia P茅rez鈥�
Best performance by a male actor in a supporting role, movie
Kieran Culkin, 鈥淎 Real Pain鈥�
Cinematic and Box Office Achievement
鈥淲颈肠办别诲鈥�
Best motion picture, non-English
鈥淓milia P茅rez鈥�
Best motion picture, animated
鈥淔濒辞飞鈥�
Best director
Brady Corbet, 鈥淭he Brutalist鈥�
Best screenplay
Peter Straughan, 鈥淐onclave鈥�
Best original score
Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, 鈥淐hallengers鈥�
Best original song
鈥淓l Mal鈥� from 鈥淓milia P茅rez鈥� music/lyrics by Cl茅ment Ducol, Camille, Jacques Audiard
Television
Best television series, drama
鈥沦丑艒驳耻苍鈥�
Best television series, comedy or musical
鈥淗补肠办蝉鈥�
Best performance by a female actor, TV series, drama
Anna Sawai, 鈥沦丑艒驳耻苍鈥�
Best performance by a male actor, TV series, drama
Hiroyuki Sanada, 鈥沦丑艒驳耻苍鈥�
Best performance by a female actor TV series, musical or comedy
Jean Smart, 鈥淗补肠办蝉鈥�
Best performance by a male actor, TV series, musical or comedy
Jeremy Allen White, 鈥淭he Bear鈥�
Best limited series, anthology series or movie made for television
鈥淏aby Reindeer鈥�
Best performance by a male actor in a limited series, anthology series or movie made for television
Colin Farrell, 鈥淭he Penguin鈥�
Best performance by a female actor in a limited series, anthology series or movie made for television
Jodie Foster, 鈥漈rue Detective: Night Country鈥�
Best performance by a female actor in a supporting role, TV
Jessica Gunning, 鈥淏aby Reindeer鈥�
Best performance by a male actor in a supporting role, TV
Tadanobu Asano, 鈥沦丑艒驳耻苍鈥�
Best performance in stand-up comedy on TV
Ali Wong, 鈥淎li Wong: Single Lady鈥�