Golden Globe Highlights: ‘Moonlight’ & ‘La La Land’ Win Big & More
Golden Globe Awards 2017 was full of surprises and sweeping hits. Moonlight & La La Land won the big ones.
The Golden Globe Awards 2017 was full of surprises with Casey Affleck and Isabelle Huppert bagging the Best Actor and Best Actress in a Motion Picture (Drama) awards. La La Land broke quite a few records with seven nominations and seven wins. If you missed our LIVE updates, you can catch up on all the highlights here-
The BIG Winners
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 Motion Picture Musical Or Comedy: La La Land.
Best Actress In A Motion Picture, Comedy Or Musical: Emma Stone (La La Land).
Best Actor In A Motion Picture, Comedy Or Musical: Ryan Gosling (La La Land).
Best Television Series Drama: The Crown.
Best Actress in a TV Movie/Miniseries: Sarah Paulson for American Crime Story: The People vs OJ Simson.
Best Actor & Best Supporting Actor in a Television Series: Tom Hiddleston & Hugh Laurie for The Night Manager.
Best Animated Movie: Zootopia.
Best Director & Best Screenplay: Damien Chazelle for La La Land
Best Motion Picture Drama: Moonlight
Mahershala Ali and Naomi Harris starrer Moonlight was a deserving contender for the Best Motion Picture Drama at the 74th Golden Globe Awards. The Barry Jenkins’ film is the story of a young man dealing with a dysfunctional family. He comes of age in Miami during the "War on Drugs" era. The story of his struggle to find himself is told across three defining chapters in his life as he experiences the ecstasy, pain, and beauty of falling in love while grappling with his own sexuality. This unbearably personal film is an urgent social document and it takes a hard look at American reality, with a narrative that has a universal appeal.
Moonlight fought a tough battle with other gems in the same category-
Best Actress in a Motion Picture (Drama): Isabelle Huppert (Elle)
Isabelle Huppert’s win in the Best Actress category was quite a surprise, especially because Elle is in French. The internationally co-produced psychological thriller directed by Paul Verhoeven and written by David Birke, based on the novel Oh... by Philippe Djian, also received the Prix Interallié (National Literary Award). The film tells the story of a businesswoman, Michèle Leblanc, who is raped in her home by an unknown assailant and plots revenge. Huppert was as surprised as we were, and glad too.
Isabelle Huppert had a strong competitors in Amy Adams (Arrival) and Natalie Portman (Jackie).
Who better to give away this award than the best looking man in Hollywood, Leonardo DiCaprio.
Best Actor In a Motion Picture Drama: Casey Affleck
Manchester by the Sea is a 2016 American drama film written and directed by Kenneth Lonergan and starring Casey Affleck, Michelle Williams, Kyle Chandler, Gretchen Mol and Lucas Hedges. The plot follows an uncle who looks after his teenage nephew after the boy's father dies.
The film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on January 23, 2016. It began a limited release on November 18, 2016, before going wide on December 16, 2016. The film received widespread acclaim from critics and has reportedly grossed $34 million worldwide on a $8.5 million budget.
Casey Affleck took home the Golden Globein the Best Actor (Drama) category for Manchester By The Sea. Check out the trailer and the competitors in the category here.
Best Motion Picture, Comedy Or Musical : La La Land
Yup, as expected, La La Land won the big one. Who says Hollywood can’t make musicals as well as Bollywood? :P La La Land is the story of a musician and an aspiring actress who meet and fall in love in Los Angeles.
The film's title is a reference both to a nickname for the city of Los Angeles and to the idiom for being out of touch with reality. What a swell job this one has done for musicals and unconventional art in Hollywood.
And what a way to win! La La Land had seven nominations at the Golden Globes this year and it won in each of those categories.
Best Actress In A Motion Picture, Comedy Or Musical: Emma Stone
Emma Stone dedicated her award to the dreamers and to any and every creative person who has had a door slammed in their face, and actors who audition endlessly and wait patiently for a part. Sounds like Emma’s story when she was starting out. Her words had the film fraternity smiling with pride.
Emma Stone had some tough competition too. Imagine, she bagged this one over Meryl Streep who was incredible in Florence Fester Jenkins.
Matt Damon presented the award and was hilarious. He hasn’t been able to get over the fact that his film The Martian won in the comedy category last year, which stumped him and his whole team, since it was never intended to be comical. Awwww.
Best Actor In A Motion Picture, Comedy Or Musical: Ryan Gosling
Yup, as expected, Ryan Gosling took this away for his jazz act in the Hollywood musical La La Land. He jokes about being mistake for Ryan Reynolds. Gosling thanked his wife who took care of everything else in their life, so that he could be good in the film. Now that’s a graceful man right there.
Best Director: Damien Chazelle for La La Land
Damien Chazelle takes home the Best Director Golden Globe for La La Land. The musical is winning big, pretty much in every category that it has been nominated in.
Chazelle was clearly on cloud nine with two Golden Globes in his hands. But he’s never felt more humble he says.
Here’s another India connect, besides Priyanka Chopra of course. Dev Patel and Sunny Pawar introduce Hollywood to their Best Motion Picture nominee Lion. If you’ve missed the trailer, watch it here.
Legendary actress Meryl Streep was awarded the prestigious Cecil B. Demille Award at the Golden Globes this year and her acceptance speech was touching, like always. Though she had lost hr voice a little bit, but come to think of it, her cinema speaks louder than words so who cares, right? Like overtime she speaks, this time too, Meryl spoke about the power of women. She talked about diversity and trashed Donald Trump’s agenda of kicking out foreigners and immigrants, because art and creativity are nothing without them. Truer words have never been spoken.
Streep also spoke with disappointment about Donald Trump being in power as Hollywood listened in silent agreement.
Best Animated Movie: Zootopia
Kristen Wiig and Steve Carell give a hilarious introduction to the Best Animated film category as they looked back at their own memories of watching their first animated films... and then Zootopia took it away!
The other runners in the Best Motion Picture Animated category were-
Best Actress in a TV Movie or Miniseries: Sarah Paulson
Sarah Paulson wins the Best Actress in a TV Movie or Miniseries at the Golden Globes for American Crime Story: The People vs OJ Simson.
The Crown: Best Television Series Drama & Best TV Series Actress
Claire Foy also took home the Golden Globe for Best Television Series Actress Drama for the Netflix show The Crown.
The Night Manager Wins Big: Best Actor & Best Supporting Actor in a Television Series
Hugh Laurie jokes about this being ‘the last’ Golden Globes. Watch his thank-you speech if you’re wondering what he’s talking about. Hugely popular in and as House MD, the actor won The Best Supporting Actor in a TV Series for The Night Manager.
Some behind-the-scenes madness with Priyanka Chopra and JD Morgan.
Best Actress In A Supporting Role (Any Motion Picture): Viola Davis for Fences
Viola Davis bags the Best Actress In a Supporting Role in any Motion Picture for Fences.
The nominees were-
Best Screenplay: La La Land
La La Land also wins Best Screenplay. This musical is winning hearts in Hollywood this year.
The biggies nominated in this category were-
La La Land is literally winning the big ones. So far the Ryan Gosling-Emma Stone movie has won Best Actor in Comedy and Music, Best Original Score, Best Original Song in a Motion Picture and Best Screenplay. The film has been nominated in seven categories. Let’s see how many more it wins.
Wake up India! Golden Globes madness has begun at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California. Funny guy Jimmy Fallon is hosting the big night. Priyanka Chopra gave away the award for ‘Best Actor in a TV Series Drama’ to Billy Bob Thornton for Goliath.
So before the Hollywood stuff begins, lets bring you up to speed with who won what in the TV world.
By the way, the Golden Globes opening video might be inspired by Bollywood, but it is oh so clever. Jimmy Fallon is nervous, but at his very best. While he gets things started for India, here are the films we’re rooting for- Golden Globes 2017: Our Pick on the Big Winners
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