The Golden Globe Awards kicked off a new decade of awards shows with a series of surprising wins in both the film and TV categories.
Perhaps the biggest surprise was that streaming didn’t dominate the way people expected. Considering Netflix earned a total of 34 nominations in both film and television, its two wins can arguably be seen as a shutout. None of Netflix’s biggest titles, including The Irishman or Two Popes, won any awards. On the acting side, Marriage Story’s Adam Driver and Scarlett Johansson, and The Irishman’s Al Pacino and Joe Pesci all lost out to competitors in their respective categories. Even though they lost tonight, there’s always a good chance things will be different at the Oscars next month.
“Everyone is watching Netflix,” host Ricky Gervais said at the top of the show. “This show should just be me coming out going: ‘Well done, Netflix. You win everything tonight.’”
Considering Netflix earned a total of 34 nominations in both film and television, tonight’s two wins can arguably be seen as a shutout
Well, not quite. While Netflix didn’t have the night it might have expected, both Netflix and Amazon Studios did receive a few accolades throughout the night. Laura Dern was awarded Best Supporting Actress for her work in Marriage Story, while Olivia Coleman won Best Actress in a Drama Series for her work in The Crown. Amazon Studios’ Phoebe Waller-Bridge and Fleabag took home multiple awards, following the show’s dominance at last year’s Emmy Awards. The other big streamer of the night, Apple TV Plus, faced a complete shut out for The Morning Show. Hulu, the other big streaming player at the Globes, won two awards.
Universal Pictures’ 1917 took home the prize for Best Drama, beating out The Irishman, Marriage Story, Joker, and The Two Popes, while director Sam Mendes beat out favorites like Martin Scorsese and Quentin Tarantino for Best Director.
Warner Bros.’ biggest movie of 2019, Joker, picked up a few major wins, including Best Actor for Joaquin Phoenix and Best Score for composer Hildur Gudnadottir. Sony Pictures and Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time in Hollywood cleaned up: the movie won Best Picture, Comedy or Musical; Quentin Tarantino took home gold for his screenplay; and Brad Pitt won for Best Supporting Actor. Even Rocketman, Elton John’s biopic of sorts, picked up a couple of awards, including a Best Actor win for Taron Egerton.
Disney was completely shut out of the animation category
On the TV side, HBO saw some big wins. Jeremy Armstrong’s media-loved Succession won the award for Best Drama, and Chernobyl won Best Limited Series. Showtime also saw a win: Russell Crowe received gold for his portrayal of Roger Ailes in Showtime’s The Loudest Voice. Michelle Williams helped FX take home a prize, too, for her performance in Fosse/Verdon.
Then there were a few other big surprises. Disney was completely shut out of the animation category, even though it earned three of the five nominations for Toy Story 4, Frozen 2, and The Lion King. Jennifer Lopez lost out for her performance in Hustlers to Laura Dern for the actress’ work in Marriage Story, though both performances were critically acclaimed. Elton John’s original song “I’m Gonna Love Me Again” from Rocketman also beat out Taylor Swift’s original track for Cats, Idina Menzel’s “Into the Unknown” in Frozen 2, and Beyoncé’s “Spirit” in The Lion King.
The full list of Golden Globe winners can be read below. The winners are bolded.
Best Motion Picture, Drama
1917
The Irishman
Joker
Marriage Story
The Two Popes
Best Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy
Dolemite Is My Name
Jojo Rabbit
Knives Out
Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood
Rocketman
Best Director, Motion Picture
Bong Joon Ho — Parasite
Sam Mendes — 1917
Todd Phillips — Joker
Martin Scorsese — The Irishman
Quentin Tarantino — Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture, Drama
Cynthia Erivo — Harriet
Scarlett Johansson — Marriage Story
Saoirse Ronan — Little Women
Charlize Theron — Bombshell
Renée Zellweger — Judy
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy
Ana de Armas — Knives Out
Awkwafina — The Farewell
Cate Blanchett — Where’d You Go, Bernadette
Beanie Feldstein — Booksmart
Emma Thompson — Late Night
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in any Motion Picture
Kathy Bates — Richard Jewell
Annette Bening — The Report
Laura Dern — Marriage Story
Jennifer Lopez — Hustlers
Margot Robbie — Bombshell
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama
Christian Bale — Ford v Ferrari
Antonio Banderas — Pain and Glory
Adam Driver — Marriage Story
Joaquin Phoenix — Joker
Jonathan Pryce — The Two Popes
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy
Daniel Craig — Knives Out
Roman Griffin Davis — Jojo Rabbit
Leonardo DiCaprio — Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood
Taron Egerton — Rocketman
Eddie Murphy — Dolemite Is My Name
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in any Motion Picture
Tom Hanks — A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
Anthony Hopkins — The Two Popes
Al Pacino — The Irishman
Joe Pesci — The Irishman
Brad Pitt — Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood
Best Screenplay, Motion Picture
Noah Baumbach — Marriage Story
Bong Joon Ho and Han Jin Won — Parasite
Anthony McCarten — The Two Popes
Quentin Tarantino — Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood
Steven Zaillian — The Irishman
Best Original Score, Motion Picture
Alexandre Desplat — Little Women
Hildur Gudnadottir — Joker
Randy Newman — Marriage Story
Thomas Newman — 1917
Daniel Pemberton — Motherless Brooklyn
Best Original Song, Motion Picture
“Beautiful Ghosts” — Cats
“I’m Gonna Love Me Again” — Rocketman
“Into the Unknown” — Frozen 2
“Spirit” — The Lion King
“Stand Up” — Harriet
Best Motion Picture, Animated
Frozen 2
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
The Lion King
Missing Link
Toy Story 4
Best Motion Picture, Foreign Language
The Farewell
Les Misérables
Pain and Glory
Parasite
Portrait of a Lady on Fire
Best Television Series, Drama
Big Little Lies
The Crown
Killing Eve
The Morning Show
Succession
Best Television Series, Musical or Comedy
Barry
Fleabag
The Kominsky Method
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
The Politician
Best Television Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Catch-22
Chernobyl
Fosse/Verdon
The Loudest Voice
Unbelievable
Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series, Drama
Jennifer Aniston — The Morning Show
Olivia Colman — The Crown
Jodie Comer — Killing Eve
Nicole Kidman — Big Little Lies
Reese Witherspoon — The Morning Show
Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series, Musical or Comedy
Christina Applegate — Dead to Me
Rachel Brosnahan — The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Kirsten Dunst — On Becoming a God in Central Florida
Natasha Lyonne — Russian Doll
Phoebe Waller-Bridge — Fleabag
Best Performance by an Actress in a Limited Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television
Kaitlyn Dever — Unbelievable
Joey King — The Act
Helen Mirren — Catherine the Great
Merritt Wever — Unbelievable
Michelle Williams — Fosse/Verdon
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Patricia Arquette — The Act
Helena Bonham Carter — The Crown
Toni Collette — Unbelievable
Meryl Streep — Big Little Lies
Emily Watson — Chernobyl
Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series, Drama
Brian Cox — Succession
Kit Harington — Game of Thrones
Rami Malek — Mr. Robot
Tobias Menzies — The Crown
Billy Porter — Pose
Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series, Musical or Comedy
Michael Douglas — The Kominsky Method
Bill Hader — Barry
Ben Platt — The Politician
Paul Rudd — Living With Yourself
Ramy Youssef — Ramy
Best Performance by an Actor in a Limited Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television
Christopher Abbott — Catch-22
Sacha Baron Cohen — The Spy
Russell Crowe — The Loudest Voice
Jared Harris — Chernobyl
Sam Rockwell — Fosse/Verdon
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Alan Arkin — The Kominsky Method
Kieran Culkin — Succession
Andrew Scott — Fleabag
Stellan Skarsgard — Chernobyl
Henry Winkler — Barry