Steven Spielberg’s West Side Story triumphed with wins in Best Picture, Actress (Zegler, above) and Supporting Actress
What, the Golden Globes happened tonight? Well, yes, they did. But they were of course not televised or attended, thanks to a silly and frankly hypocritical boycott by NBC and cowardly celebrities, so the HFPA decided to tweet out their winners anyway and here’s what they chose (I never made predictions for these due to the lack of a show, but I’ll be back for SAG and Oscar). The Power of the Dog was big on the drama side, while Spielberg’s West Side Story took Best Comedy/Musical, along with two acting awards. I think Nicole Kidman’s Best Actress win was big for her, as her Lucille Ball performance in Being the Ricardos was pretty towering and exactly the kind of acting the Academy tends to appreciate, so that could be a bellwether. Of course, the big question is, without speeches and a show, do the Globes matter? Well, they were still the first ones up and they got their headlines all over the entertainment sites. So it matters about as much as it did last year, when everything was virtual. We shall see.
2022 GOLDEN GLOBES WINNERS
BEST PICTURE DRAMA: The Power of the Dog
BEST PICTURE MUSICAL/COMEDY: West Side Story
BEST ACTOR IN A DRAMA: Will Smith, King Richard
BEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA: Nicole Kidman, Being the Ricardos
BEST ACTOR IN A MUSICAL/COMEDY: Andrew Garfield, Tick, Tick, Boom!
BEST ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL/COMEDY: Rachel Zegler, West Side Story
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR: Kodi Smit-McPhee, The Power of the Dog
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Ariana DeBose, West Side Story
BEST ANIMATED FILM: Encanto
BEST NON-ENGLISH LANGUAGE FILM: Drive My Car
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE: Dune
BEST ORIGINAL SONG: “No Time to Die,” Billie Eilish
BEST SCREENPLAY: Belfast
BEST DIRECTOR: Jane Campion, The Power of the Dog
Nicole Kidman’s win for Being the Ricardos gives her a leg up in the Oscar race- this movie is about the industry and her performance is big, transformative and commanding
