The Golden Globes 2017 saw some record breaking wins, powerful speeches, fun performances and an unexpected consolation kiss
The 74th Golden Globe Awards was a star-studded affair that had its share of highs and lows. Host Jimmy Fallon began the show with a fun La La Land-inspired song and dance sequence featuring Justin Timberlake, Ryan Reynolds, Kit Harington, Tina Fey and many others. But Jimmy’s opening speech was ruined by a technical glitch and the star had an uncomfortable few minutes.
What’s in a speech?
The night clearly belonged to La La Land who broke records picking up seven wins for comedy picture, director, screenplay, score and song as well as best actor and actress. Ryan Gosling who took home the Best Actor award for his role in the musical captured hearts with his speech that gave a shout out to his wife Eva Mendes. He said, “While I was singing and dancing and playing piano and having one of the best experiences I ever had on a film, my lady was raising our daughter, pregnant with our second, and trying to help her brother fight his battle with cancer... So sweetheart, thank you.” Emma Stone who won Best Actress thanked her family and added, “This is a film for dreamers and I think that hope and creativity are two of the most important things in the world...”
But it was Meryl Streep, who was honoured with the Cecil B DeMille Lifetime Achievement Award, who stole the show with her impactful speech. She emphasised on the need for diversity in Hollywood. “But who are we, and what is Hollywood anyway? It’s just a bunch of people from other places. I was born and raised and educated in the public schools of New Jersey. Viola was born in a sharecropper’s cabin in South Carolina, came up in Central Falls, Rhode Island; Sarah Paulson was born in Florida, raised by a single mom in Brooklyn. Sarah Jessica Parker was one of seven or eight kids in Ohio. Amy Adams was born in Vicenza, Italy. And Natalie Portman was born in Jerusalem. Where are their birth certificates?... So Hollywood is crawling with outsiders and foreigners. And if we kick them all out you’ll have nothing to watch but football and mixed martial arts, which are not the arts,” she said. She also made a reference to President Elect Donald Trump impersonating a disabled reporter emphasising, “Disrespect invites disrespect, violence incites violence. And when the powerful use their position to bully others we all lose.”
Blink and miss tribute
The recent deaths of mother-daughter duo Debbie Reynolds and Carrie Fisher who passed away barely a day apart had seen an outpouring of grief. However, at the awards night, there was a very brief tribute to the great actresses with a video montage. Fans wished they would have been honoured better.
Doing Jolie good
Brad Pitt seems to be doing just fine despite his divorce turmoil with Angelina Jolie. The actor shone on stage proving he’s still got the looks. He was there to introduce Best Motion Picture Drama winner Moonlight and received a loud cheer as he stepped on stage.
The losers kiss
Just as Ryan Gosling was announced as Best Actor, fellow nominees Ryan Reynolds and Andrew Garfield decided to console each other by sharing a kiss. Wife Blake Lively laughed as Ryan and Andrew held each other’s faces. Looks like there were no losers here!
WINNERS — FILM
Best Motion Picture — Drama
Moonlight
Best Actress in a Motion Picture — Drama
Isabelle Huppert, Elle
Best Actor in a Motion Picture — Drama
Casey Affleck, Manchester By The Sea
Best Director — Motion Picture
Damien Chazelle, La La Land
Best Motion Picture — Musical or Comedy
La La Land
Best Actor in a Motion Picture — Musical or Comedy
Ryan Gosling, La La Land
Best Actress in a Motion Picture — Musical or Comedy
Emma Stone, La La Land
Best Supporting Actress in any Motion Picture
Viola Davis, Fences
Best Supporting Actor in any Motion Picture
Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Nocturnal Animals
Best Original Screenplay — Motion Picture
La La Land
Best Original Song — Motion Picture
City of Stars, La La Land
Best Original Score — Motion Picture
La La Land
Best Motion Picture — Animated
Zootopia
Best Motion Picture — Foreign Language
Elle
WINNERS — TELEVISION
Best Television Series — Drama
The Crown
Best Actor in a Television Series — Drama
Billy Bob Thornton, Goliath
Best Actress In A Television Series — Drama
Claire Foy, The Crown
Best Television Series — Musical or Comedy
Atlanta
Best Actor in a Television Series — Musical or Comedy
Donald Glover, Atlanta
Best Actress in a Television Series — Musical or Comedy
Tracee Ellis Ross, Black-ish
Best Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
The People vs. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story
Best Performance by an Actor in a Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Tom Hiddleston, The Night Manager
Best Performance by an Actress in a Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Sarah Paulson, The People vs. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story
Best Supporting Actress in a Series, Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Olivia Coleman, The Night Manager
Best Supporting Actor in a Series, Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Hugh Laurie, The Night Manager
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