LOS ANGELES – The 78th edition of the Golden Globes, which was delayed two months due to the pandemic, kicked off this Sunday with two masters of ceremonies from two different cities: Amy Poehler from Los Angeles and Tina Fey from New York.
From two very similar stages and with the screen divided between the headquarters of the east and west coast of the United States, the two comedians welcomed a handful of attendees in person and hundreds of guests present by video call.
The gala, which annually kicks off the awards season in Hollywood, this time did not wear the casual look (at least compared to the Oscars) that they usually show off every year and the nominees connected from their homes to avoid coronavirus infections.
As already happened at the Emmy and Latin Grammy Awards, there has not been a previous red carpet and there was no party after the ceremony.
“THE CROWN” AND “THE” QUEEN’S GAMBIT SQUEEZE ON THE GOLDEN GLOBES
The Golden Globes left two clear winners in the television section: “The Crown”, the drama about the British royal family, which won four awards; and “The Queen’s Gambit,” with two accolades for the miniseries that has sparked an unexpected fever for the game of chess.
Both titles are two television phenomena of Netflix, a platform that in the United States also broadcasts the other winner of the night, “Schitt’s Creek”, which garnered two victories in comedy but saw how the best actor statuette went to Jason Sudeikis, protagonist of “Ted Lasso”, Apple’s revelation series.
There were few more surprises in the television section, which also confirmed Argentina’s Anya Taylor-Joy, 24, as one of Hollywood’s great promises by taking the award for best lead in a limited series (miniseries).
“THE CROWN”, THE CROWN JEWEL OF THE SMALL SCREEN
“The Crown” was the absolute winner of the awards given by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) by winning four Globes. He started with six nominations, but he could not win them all because in some interpretation categories he had a double candidacy. Even so, he triumphed as much as he could.
Fiction was proclaimed as the best drama series, something that it already achieved in 2017 with its first season.
Its two protagonists won the statuette for best dramatic performance: Emma Corrin for her role as Lady Di and Josh O’Connor for playing a young Prince Charles.
During the announcement of the award for best actress, delivered in video call format for the pandemic, the other protagonist of the series, Olivia Colman, applauded strongly Corrin, who joined the cast in the fourth season and caused both to compete for the award. same award.
Gillian Anderson was also named best supporting actress for portraying Margaret Thatcher.
“THE QUEEN’S GAMBIT” AND ANYA TAYLOR-JOY, TELEVISION PHENOMENON OF THE YEAR
The triumph of Anya Taylor-Joy, who has triple Argentine, British and American nationality, represented the Latino representation at the ceremony, held between New York and Los Angeles in a format adapted to the pandemic.
With Spanish and English blood, by her mother, and Scottish and Argentine, by her father, Taylor-Joy was the great revelation of the night, since in addition to the television award she also started as a candidate in the film section for starring in the film “Emma “.
In the end she triumphed for her role as a chess player in “The Queen’s Gambit”, which has caused a great international impact since its premiere on Netflix, breaking all audience records.
“I would do this project over and over again. Thanks to everyone who has seen the series,” thanked the actress from her home through a video call with the also Latin Rosie Perez, in charge of announcing the winner.
Fiction has transcended the small screen by inspiring renewed interest in the game of chess, as sales of game manuals, boards and other accessories have exploded, forcing some manufacturers to increase production in the middle of the coronavirus quarantine.
“TED LASSO”: THE SURPRISE DE APPLE TV +
The record left as a surprise the victory of Jason Sudeikis as best comedy actor for the series “Ted Lasso”, one of the premieres of the technology company Apple after its recent landing in the television business with Apple TV +.
Sudeikis plays a shameless football coach in “Ted Lasso” who tries to manage a British Premier League football team without having a clue of the rules.
Finally, Catherine O’Hara won Best Comedy Actress and the series in which she stars, “Schitt’s Creek”, won again for best comedy after winning everything at the past Emmys.
Mark Ruffalo and John Boyega, best leading and supporting actor, completed the winners of the television section of the 78th edition of the Golden Globes.
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