When it comes to “Barbenheimer,” the winner is clear — at least if the Golden Globes has anything to do with it.
Oppenheimer, the film about physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer, won five awards at the annual award ceremony:
- Best picture – drama
- Best director – motion picture, Christopher Nolan
- Best actor in a motion picture – drama, Cillian Murphy
- Best supporting actor – motion picture, Robert Downey Jr
- Best original score
Barbie, which had the most number of nominations, only took away two of the nine it was nominated for, including a new category called Cinematic and box office achievement.
In her acceptance speech for that award, Australian actor and producer Margot Robbie said Barbie was made with love for “you”.
“Thank you for loving it back,” Robbie said.
Barbie also won Best original song — motion picture with What Was I Made For?, with Billie Eilish accepting the award with her brother and fellow songwriter Finneas O’Connell.
“I was very, very miserable and depressed at the time,” Eilish told the crowd about writing the song.
“And writing that song kind of saved me a little bit.”
Barbie was snubbed when it came to acting awards, with Robbie nominated but missing out.
Ryan Gosling was also overlooked for his role as Ken.
It was a good night for the Aussies, though. Elizabeth Debicki won Best supporting actress — television series for her role as Princess Diana in The Crown.
Sarah Snook also came out victorious, winning Best actress — drama TV series for Succession.
Succession had a great night, taking out a total of four awards ahead of The Bear and Beef, which also cleaned up.
In a heartwarming moment towards the end of the show, Indigenous actor Lily Gladstone was overcome with emotion when accepting the award for Best actress in a motion picture — drama for Killers of the Flower Moon.
She began her speech by speaking in her Indigenous language and is the first Native American actor to win a Golden Globe.
Who is Jo Koy?
The Golden Globes was hosted by Filipino American comedian Jo Koy, whose opening monologue was panned online.
“Yo, I got the gig 10 days ago,” Koy said on stage in response to the negative reactions in real time.
“You want a perfect monologue?
“I wrote some of these [jokes] and they’re the ones you’re laughing at.”
He later attempted a Taylor Swift joke, but Tay Tay wasn’t having it.
Koy seemed to give up on jokes towards the end of the awards show, simply introducing the presenters without elaborating.
He wasn’t the Globes’ first choice for the hosting gig according to reports, with the scandal-plagued awards show subject to controversy after a Los Angeles Times exposé.
Koy, also known as Joseph Glenn Herbert Sr, has had successful stand-up specials with Comedy Central and Netflix.
His first TV appearance was on ComicView on Black Entertainment Television (BET) in the United States.
He has sold out stadiums and published an autobiography in 2021 called Mixed Plate.
The Golden Globes marked his first major hosting gig at an awards show.
He told Variety in 2020 that he “bombed” when he did his first live comedy show, but he didn’t let that stop him, given he’s wanted to perform comedy since he was 11 years old.