The pinocchio of Guillermo del Toro and Argentina, 1985, de Santiago Mitre, were crowned this Tuesday at the 80th Golden Globes held in Los Angeles. The awards celebrated diversity and Steven Spielberg.
“I am happy to be in person, some are already drunk and what can be better? It’s an incredible year for cinema,” said del Toro, who in 2018 became the third Latino director to win this award, considered the prelude to the Oscars.
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Then in what efe qualifies as “one of the most emotional speeches of the night”, the Argentine filmmaker Santiago Miter celebrated the importance of continuing to fight for democracy.
The theme is central to Argentina, 1985, winner of the best foreign film. He was accompanied by the protagonist Ricardo Darín.
“I want to share this with all the people who have been fighting for democracy in Argentina since the dictatorship and are still fighting,” he said of the film.
But if there was a protagonist of the night it was the filmmaker Steven Spielberg and The Fabelmansthe autobiographical drama inspired by his childhood and youth.
Spielberg won the award for best dramatic film and best director. “I have been hiding from this story since I was 17 years old,” he acknowledged on the tape that nostalgically portrays the first years of his life.
For his part, The Banshees of Inisherin, by Martin MacDonagh, was the most rewarded film of the night, winning the award for best musical or comedy film, as well as best actor in a comedy or musical for Colin Farrell and best screenplay for Anglo-Irish Martin McDonagh, also a director.
Everything Everywhere All at Once had two awards in a night in which Cate Blanchett and her role in tar was recognized as the best dramatic actress, a section in which Ana de Armas was nominated for her work in Blonde.
For his part, Austin Butler was the best dramatic actor for his role in the biopic Elvis.
Michelle Yeoh received the award for best actress in a comedy or musical for Everything Everywhere All at Once and in her speech she recalled how difficult it was to get a leading role during her career as a Malaysian woman of Chinese origin.
The parade of nationalities, aims efecontinued when Indian composer MM Keeravani defeated pop superstars Lady Gaga, Taylor Swift and Rihanna to win best original song for his work “Natuu Natuu” from the film RRR.
Regarding the best television productions, the series Abbott Elementary Y The White Lotus They were the most awarded, with three and two awards respectively, including those for best musical or comedy series and best miniseries.
House of the Dragon won the Golden Globe for best drama series on a night in which Zendaya received the award for best actress in a drama series for the second season of Euphoria and Kevin Costner for Best Actor in a Drama Series for yellowstone.
The productions were also recognized with different prizes. The Bear, Dahmer Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story, ozark, The Dropout Y black bird.
For his part, producer Ryan Murphy received the Caroll Burnett award for diversity and confessed that “it is difficult to be part of the LGBT community in the United States and anywhere in the world.”
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The gala took place at the Bevery Hilton after they were about to disappear, after two years in which they have faced numerous criticisms and boycotts, with accusations of corruption and lack of racial diversity among its members, an issue that the organizers faced with humor. and constant teasing.
African-American comedian Jerrod Carmichael, presenter of the gala, was the first to recall that last year’s awards were not broadcast on television “because the Hollywood Foreign Press Association did not have any black members until George Floyd died.” .
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