Well the Golden Globes were certainly on brand, and not for all the usual reasons. Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri and Lady Bird took home the top prizes for film while Big Little Lies, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, and The Handmaid's Tale won the main TV prizes. Not only were these all critically lauded pieces of entertainment, they all revolve around complex female-driven stories.
That was certainly in keeping with the tone of the night, as host Seth Meyers addressed the sexual assault/harassment issues head on throughout his opening monologue, and representation was a running theme throughout the night's acceptance speeches and even from the presenters—Natalie Portman flatly introduced the "all-male nominees" for Best Director. And then of course Oprah Winfrey brought the house down with her rousing Cecil B. DeMille Award acceptance speech, which tackled the #MeToo and #TIMESUP movements in striking fashion. Watch the full speech online right here.
So yeah, it's impossible to talk about this ceremony and not talk about what was on everyone's minds, and for an awards show that's very silly (the HFPA is kind of a joke), the 75th Golden Globes was a surprisingly engaging and at times downright inspirational affair.
As for the awards, Three Billboards had a very strong showing with Best Picture - Drama, Actress (Frances McDormand), Supporting Actor (Sam Rockwell), and Screenplay (Martin McDonagh) while Lady Bird won Best Picture - Comedy and Actress for Saoirse Ronan. And The Shape of Water didn't go home empty handed, as Guillermo del Toro won Best Director (and gave a tearjerking, heartfelt acceptance speech) and Alexandre Desplat won Best Score.
Now, the Golden Globes aren't exactly a stayed and true Oscars predictor. They have no voter overlap and are selected by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, which can sometimes make some pretty odd decisions (reminder: They nominated The Tourist for Best Motion Picture Musical/Comedy). However, given the timeline, they certainly have the ability to influence the race and raise the profiles of smaller or lagging contenders—Oscar voting officially begin a few days ago, so members of the Academy will be watching and could be swayed one way or the other simply be seeing how films/performers fare and who gives memorable acceptance speeches.
So how does this affect the state of the race? I'd say McDormand's unforgettable speech may give her an edge, and ditto to del Toro for Best Director. Call Me by Your Name and Get Out's shut outs at the Globes aren't a death knell, but they definitely suffered a lack of publicity here.
This is still one of the most unpredictable Oscar races in recent memory, but if the Oscars are anything like the Golden Globes in terms of addressing real-world issues affecting both the entertainment industry and the world at large, at least we'll be in for an interesting and potentially insightful show.
Check out the full list of Golden Globes winners below.
Best Motion Picture – Drama
Call Me by Your Name
Dunkirk
The Post
The Shape of Water
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri - WINNER
Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy
The Disaster Artist
Get Out
The Greatest Showman
I, Tonya
Lady Bird - WINNER
Best Motion Picture – Animated
The Boss Baby
The Breadwinner
Coco - WINNER
Ferdinand
Loving Vincent
Best Motion Picture - Foreign Language
A Fantastic Woman - Chile
First They Killed My Father - Cambodia
In the Fade - Germany/France - WINNER
Loveless - Russia
The Square - Sweden/Germany/France
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama
Jessica Chastain - Molly's Game
Sally Hawkins - The Shape of Water
Frances McDormand - Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri - WINNER
Meryl Streep - The Post
Michelle Williams - All the Money in the World
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
Timothee Chalamet - Call Me by Your Name
Daniel Day-Lewis - Phantom Thread
Tom Hanks - The Post
Gary Oldman - Darkest Hour - WINNER
Denzel Washington - Roman J. Israel, Esq.
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy
Judi Dench - Victoria & Abdul
Helen Mirren - The Leisure Seeker
Margot Robbie - I, Tonya
Saoirse Ronan - Lady Bird - WINNER
Emma Stone - Battle of the Sexes
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy
Steve Carell - Battle of the Sexes
Ansel Elgort - Baby Driver
James Franco - The Disaster Artist - WINNER
Hugh Jackman - The Greatest Showman
Daniel Kaluuya - Get Out
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in any Motion Picture
Mary J. Blige - Mudbound
Hong Chau - Downsizing
Allison Janney - I, Tonya - WINNER
Laurie Metcalf - Lady Bird
Octavia Spencer - The Shape of Water
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in any Motion Picture
Willem Dafoe - The Florida Project
Armie Hammer - Call Me by Your Name
Richard Jenkins - The Shape of Water
Christopher Plummer - All the Money in the World
Sam Rockwell - Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri - WINNER
Best Director - Motion Picture
Guillermo del Toro - The Shape of Water - WINNER
Martin McDonagh - Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Christopher Nolan - Dunkirk
Ridley Scott - All the Money in the World
Steven Spielberg - The Post
Best Screenplay - Motion Picture
The Shape of Water - Guillermo del Toro and Vanessa Taylor
Lady Bird - Greta Gerwig
The Post - Liz Hannah, Josh Singer
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri - Martin McDonagh - WINNER
Molly's Game - Aaron Sorkin
Best Original Score - Motion Picture
Carter Burwell - Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Alexandre Desplat - The Shape of Water - WINNER
Johnny Greenwood - Phantom Thread
John Williams - The Post
Hans Zimmer - Dunkirk
Best Original Song - Motion Picture
"Home" - Ferdinand
"Mighty River" - Mudbound
"Remember Me" - Coco
"The Star" - The Star
"This Is Me" - The Greatest Showman - WINNER
Best Television Series - Drama
The Crown
Game of Thrones
The Handmaid's Tale - WINNER
Stranger Things
This Is Us
Best Television Series - Musical or Comedy
Black-ish
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel - WINNER
Master of None
SMILF
Will & Grace
Best Television Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Big Little Lies - WINNER
Fargo
Feud: Bette and Joan
The Sinner
Top of the Lake: China Girl
Best Performance by an Actress in a Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Jessica Biel - The Sinner
Nicole Kidman - Big Little Lies - WINNER
Jessica Lange - Feud: Bette and Joan
Susan Sarandon - Feud: Bette and Joan
Reese Witherspoon - Big Little Lies
Best Performance by an Actor in a Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Robert De Niro - The Wizard of Lies
Jude Law - The Young Pope
Kyle MacLachlan - Twin Peaks: The Return
Ewan McGregor - Fargo - WINNER
Geoffrey Rush - Genius
Best Performance by an Actress In A Television Series - Drama
Caitriona Balfe - Outlander
Claire Foy - The Crown
Maggie Gyllenhaal - The Deuce
Katherine Langford - 13 Reasons Why
Elisabeth Moss - The Handmaid's Tale - WINNER
Best Performance by an Actor In A Television Series - Drama
Jason Bateman - Ozark
Sterling K. Brown - This Is Us - WINNER
Freddie Highmore - The Good Doctor
Bob Odenkirk - Better Call Saul
Liev Schreiber - Ray Donovan
Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy
Pamela Adlon - Better Things
Alison Brie - GLOW
Rachel Brosnahan - The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel - WINNER
Issa Rae - Insecure
Frankie Shaw - SMILF
Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy
Anthony Anderson - Black-ish
Aziz Ansari - Master of None - WINNER
Kevin Bacon - I Love Dick
William H. Macy - Shameless
Eric McCormack - Will & Grace
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Laura Dern - Big Little Lies - WINNER
Ann Dowd - The Handmaid's Tale
Chrissy Metz - This Is Us
Michelle Pfeiffer - The Wizard of Lies
Shailene Woodley - Big Little Lies
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
David Harbour - Stranger Things
Alfred Molina - Feud: Bette and Joan
Christian Slater - Mr. Robot
Alexander Skarsgard - Big Little Lies - WINNER
David Thewlis - Fargo