‘Emilia Perez’ with four awards, and ‘The Brutalist’ with three awards, were the big winners at the 82nd Golden Globe Awards. A gala in which ‘Shogun’the series set in feudal Japan that was hugely successful, winning the four statuettes for which it was nominated.
The French film directed by Jacques Audiard, ‘Emilia Perez’ won four of the ten awards it was up for in the awards given each year by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA). A gala that was held in its usual setting, the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles, and was hosted by the comedian Nikki Glaser.
Audiard’s musical thriller took home awards for best musical film, best original song, best foreign language film and best supporting actress for Zoe Saldana. Its protagonist, the Spanish interpreter, was also nominated Karla Sofia Gascónwhich was up for the award for best actress in a comedy or musical. An award that went to the hands of Demi Moore for his work on ‘The Substance’.
In any case, the Spanish actress, who in the film plays a powerful drug trafficker who decides to change sex and be the woman she always dreamed of being, starred in one of the great moments of the gala when he took the floor when he went on stage with the rest of the ‘Emilia Pérez’ team to launch a powerful speech against hate.
“You can put us in jail, you can beat us, but you will never take over our soul (…). Raise your voice and say: I am who I am, not who you want me to be.” @karsiagascon.
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“I AM WHO I AM, NOT WHO YOU WANT ME TO BE”
“Thank you very much. I have chosen these colors tonight, which are Buddhist colors because I have a message for all of you tonight: ‘The light always wins over the darkness’. I would have so many things to say right now… You can put us in jail, you can beat us but you will never, ever take over our soul, our resistance, or our identity. Raise your voice and say: ‘Freedom. ‘I am who I am, not who you want me to be’. Thank you,” said the Spanish actress.
‘The Brutalist’ was the other big winner, taking home the award for best dramatic film, best direction for Brady Corbet and best dramatic actor for Adrien Brody. The award for best dramatic actress went to Fernanda Torres for his work in the Brazilian film ‘I’m Still Here’ while Sebastian Stan He won the award for best actor in a comedy or musical for ‘A Different Man’. Kieran Culkin for ‘A Real Pain’ he won the Golden Globe for best supporting actor.
The award for best animated film went to Latvia’s “little cat movie” ‘Flow, a world to save’ directed by Gints Zilbalodis, the Golden Globe for best screenplay went to Peter Straughan by ‘Conclave’ and Trent Reznor y Atticus Ross They took the award for best soundtrack for the music of ‘Rivales’.
‘Wicked’the prequel to ‘The Wizard of Oz’ based on the successful Broadway musical took the Golden Globe for best box office achievement, a new category to reward blockbusters in which it competed with titles such as ‘Deadpool and Wolverine’, ‘Alien: Romulus’, ‘Twisters’, ‘Gladiator II’, ‘Wild Robot’, ‘Bitelchús Bitelchús’ and ‘Inside Out 2’
‘SHOGUN’ DOES FULL
In the television categories, the most awarded series was the historical drama set in feudal Japan ‘Shogun’which she did fully, winning the four awards for which she was nominated. The series based on the novel by James Clavell won the award for best drama series, best leading actress for Anna Sawaibest leading actor for Hiroyuki Sanada and best supporting actor in a series for Tadanobu Asano.
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In this category the Spanish was also a candidate Javier Bardem that with his role in ‘Monsters: The Story of Lyle and Erik Menéndez he could not win his second Golden Globe, an award he already won in 2008 as best supporting actor in film for his work in the film ‘No Country for Old Men’ ‘directed by the Coen brothers.
The award for best comedy series was ‘Hacks’ whose protagonist Jean Smart she once again won the Golden Globe for best comedy actress on television. Jeremy Allen White He also repeated as best comedy actor for ‘The Bear’. ‘My stuffed reindeer’ won the Golden Globe for best miniseries and one of its stars, Jessica Gunning won the award for best supporting actress on television.
They were also awarded Jodie Foster as best actress in a miniseries for ‘True Detective’ and Colin Farrell for ‘The Penguin’, the spin-off of ‘The Batman’. Ali Wong won the Golden Globe in the new category of best stand-up comedian.