Post-war flick The Brutalist and musical Emilia Pérez win big at Golden Globes
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Post-war epic The Brutalist and genre-shifting trans musical Emilia Pérez were big winners at Sunday's Golden Globe Awards.
The Brutalist won best drama film, as well as best director for Brady Corbet and best actor for Adrien Brody.
"No one was asking for a three-and-half-hour film about a mid-century designer in 70mm. But it works," Corbet said in his acceptance speech.
Jacques Audiard's musical Emilia Pérez, about a Mexican drug lord who undergoes gender-affirming surgery to become a woman, led the way this year with 10 nominations and took home best film, as well as best supporting actress for Zoe Saldaña, best song (El Mal) and best non-English language film. French director Audiard said through an interpreter that he hoped the film is "a beacon of light" in dark times.
Zendaya, Timothée Chalamet, Denzel Washington, Ariana Grande and more were up for awards in the star-studded event at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif., with provocative comedian Nikki Glaser emceeing as the show's first solo female host.
The 82nd annual event, which is no longer presented by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, is struggling to rebuild its reputation after years of diversity and ethics scandals and organizational upheaval.
FX's Shōgun was crowned best television drama after posting wins for Hiroyuki Sanada, for best actor in a drama series, Anna Sawai, for best actress in a television drama and Tadanobu Asano for best supporting actor in a drama series. "I'm very happy!" Asano exclaimed with his arms raised.
For the second time, Jean Smart won best lead actress in a comedy series for Hacks. Said the much-honoured Smart: "I never thought I'd be so happy to be called a hack." The show also won best comedy series.
Demi Moore's win for best actress in a comedy or musical was one of the night's biggest surprises. Her comeback performance in body-horror film The Substance, about a Hollywood star who resorts to an experimental process to regain her youth, landed the 62-year-old Moore her first Globe — a victory that came over the heavily favoured Mikey Madison of Anora.
"I'm just in shock right now. I've been doing this a long time, like over 45 years, and this is the first thing I've ever won as an actor," said Moore.
Best supporting actor in a musical or comedy went to Sebastian Stan for another movie about physical transformation: A Different Man, in which Stan plays a man with a deformed face who's healed.
Among the Canadian nominees shut out were Pamela Anderson, who was up for best actress in a drama category for her performance in The Last Showgirl; Gabriel LaBelle, nominated as best actor in a musical or comedy category for Saturday Night; Martin Short, for best actor in a television series musical or comedy for Only Murders in the Building; and director Denis Villeneuve, whose Dune: Part Two was up for best motion picture – drama.
List of winners:
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in Any Motion Picture
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