One battle after another, Hamnet and Timothée Chalamet reign on a Golden Globes political list

A breath of resistance floated across the prize list of the 83rd Golden Globes, which celebrated several films calling for the fight for democratic values. Political satire One battle after another by Paul Thomas Anderson flew over the glamorous ceremony, for which 400 international critics vote and which is considered a springboard to the Oscars.

At the top of the nominations with nine citations, this story of contemporary American fractures, which features an ex-activist whose mind is clouded by smoking (Leonardo DiCaprio), forced to pull himself together to rescue his mixed-race daughter from the clutches of a white supremacist (Sean Penn), has consolidated its status as a steamroller of the awards season. One battle after another won the prestigious Golden Globe trifecta for best film, best direction and best screenplay on Sunday in Los Angeles. Added to this loot is the statuette for best supporting role for Teyana Taylor, an activist in the armed struggle who abandons her family in the name of the cause.

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“To my sisters of color and the little girls of color watching tonight, our light needs no permission to shine”launched the African-American actress, rewarded for her role as a far-left revolutionary with an overflowing libido. “You are so generous with your affection for me and this film. (…) I love what I do. So it’s just fun.”thanked Paul Thomas Anderson. The 55-year-old filmmaker paid tribute to the boss of Warner Bros and his support of theatrical exhibition, while the historic studio is in the process of being sold to the streaming platform Netflix.

Defense of the room

“I want to especially thank one person you will hear from many times tonight: Mike De Luca. He is at the origin of numerous films. About 25 or 30 years ago he came into my life and wanted to become my mentor. He tirelessly supported me in the films I wanted to make”said Paul Thomas Anderson. “He told me he dreamed of one day running a studio where he would let directors do what they wanted. This is how we saw the birth of Sinners or Evanouis”. The two genre films were Warner’s other two box office successes and were also nominated for Golden Globes.

These positions in favor of cinemas were the main theme of the evening’s speeches. Julia Roberts, who hugged all the winners as she walked on stage, urged the audience to watch young Eva Victor’s debut film Sorry, Baby.“I hope you will go see my film Sentimental Value in the cinema, because cinemas have become rare. In a room, when the lights go out and suddenly your seat vibrates to the rhythm of the other spectators… It’s magical. Cinema must be seen at the cinema”hammered, for his part, Stellan Skarsgård.

The wave that carried One battle after another was not enough to triumph Leonardo DiCaprio, who lost to the hurried and in search of greatness Timothée Chalamet. The 30-year-old Franco-American actor was crowned best comedy actor for his high-octane performance as a ping-pong player and small-time con artist in Marty Supreme. “Thank you very much from the bottom of my heart, I am in the running with some very big names. This category is ultra-high”noted the lucky one. And to allude to his long losing streak in the Oscar race since his breakthrough in 2018 for Call Me By Your Name: “My father instilled in me, from a very young age, the meaning of gratitude: always be grateful for what you have. It allowed me to leave that ceremony empty-handed four times, with my head held high, just grateful to be there.”.

Historic double of Brazilian cinema

As expected (30% of Golden Globes voters are in Latin America), Brazilian cinema scored a historic double with the surreal and political thriller by director Kleber Mendonça Filho L’Agent secret . The film, awarded at Cannes, which denounces the leaden grip of the dictatorship in Brazil in 1979, walked away with the trophy for best international film and best dramatic actor for its hero Wagner Moura. The actor, whom the general public discovered in the series Narcosfollows in the footsteps of her compatriot Fernanda Torres, winner of the Golden Globe for best actress last year. Carried by another film on the dictatorship I’m still herethe actress received an Oscar nomination. “The Secret Agent is a film about memory, or the absence of memory, and about generational trauma”underlined Wagner Moura. “I think if this trauma can be passed down from generation to generation, so can values. So this is for those who stay true to their values ​​in difficult times.”.

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The other big winner of the evening was the historical drama Hamnetwhich paints the portrait of a Shakespeare bereaved by the death of his son. A tragedy that inspires his masterpiece Hamlet. Directed by Chinese filmmaker Chloé Zhao, the bucolic and emotional feature film, which will arrive in French cinemas at the end of the month, won the king trophy for best drama and best actress for Jessie Buckley. The 36-year-old Irishwoman is remarkable as a devastated mother who finds unexpected catharsis in her husband’s play.

Disappointment for Sinners, Frankenstein and A Simple Accident

The success of Hamnet was done to the detriment of Sinners by Ryan Coogler. The vampire film, set in segregationist America, is content with box office fare. An essential platform for capturing the attention of the 11,000 cinema professionals spread across the four corners of the globe for the Oscars, the Golden Globes allow One battle after another et Hamnet to get a head start on their competitors, as voting for Oscar nominations opens Monday morning.

This list also puts Wagner Moura back in the saddle. But the Golden Globes, which awarded to Rose Byrne, mother at the end of her rope in the author’s film If I Had Legs, I’d Kick you the award for best comedy actress, have not cleared up all the suspense of an uncertain awards season. By choosing in the supporting roles categories Teyana Taylor and Stellan Skarsgard, filmmaker at odds with his two daughters in the Norwegian film Sentimental valuethe voters went against the grain of their American colleagues at the Critics Choice Awards, who had chosen Amy Madigan (fainted) and Jacob Elordi (Frankenstein).

Guillermo del Toro’s adaptation of Mary Shelley’s classic leaves empty-handed, like the Palme d’Or awarded to Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi. A Simple Accident had been nominated for the Golden Globes four times and was chosen by France to represent it in the Oscar category for best international film.

The allusions to Donald Trump were moderate even if the mistress of ceremonies Nikki Glaser made fun of the “Ministry of Justice” American, to whom she attributed “the Golden Globe for best editing”for the partial publication of the Epstein file, political ball and chain of President Donald Trump. Handing over the last trophy of the evening, George Clooney thumbed his nose at the American president, starting with a few words in French. The tenant of the White House had mocked the skills in the language of Molière of the actor, who has just obtained French citizenship. On the other hand, on the red carpet, several celebrities wore badges «Be Good»named after Renee Good, an American woman killed this week in Minneapolis by an immigration police officer.

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Awards of the 83rd^e Golden Globes

Best Drama Film: Hamnet

Best Comedy or Musical: One battle after another

Best actor in a drama film: Wagner Moura, L’Agent secret

Best Actress in a Drama: Jessie Buckley, Hamnet

Best actor in a comedy: Timothée Chalamet, Marty Supreme

Best actress in a comedy: Rose Byrne, If I Had Legs I’d Kick You

Best Supporting Actor: Stellan Skarsgard, Sentimental value

Best Supporting Actress: Teyana Taylor, One battle after another

Best Director: Paul Thomas Anderson, One battle after another

Best screenplay: Paul Thomas Anderson, One battle after another

Best International Film: L’Agent secret (Brazil)

Best box office performance: Sinners

Best Animated Film and Best Song: KPop Demon Hunters