![]() (Also absent was Kevin Costner, best-actor winner in a drama series for "Yellowstone." Presenter Regina Hall said he was sheltering in place in Santa Barbara due to flooding.)Īngela Bassett, a likely Oscar frontrunner, won best supporting actress for her performance in "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever." Blanchett, in production, wasn't in attendance to pick up her fourth Globe. Possibly Yeoh's stiffest competition at the Academy Awards, Cate Blanchett of "Tár," won best actress on the drama side. "Forty years," the 60-year-old Yeoh said. The Malaysian-born Yeoh was just the second female actor of Asian descent to win in the category, after her "Crazy Rich Asian" costar Awkwafina, who won for "The Farewell" in 2020. Michelle Yeoh, the star of "Everything Everywhere At Once," also won, for best actress in a comedy or musical. And they gave me the opportunity to try again." "More than 30 years later, two guys thought of me," said Quan. On a soggy night following punishing, prolonged rains that have lashed Southern California, the first award went to Ke Huy Quan, the former child star of "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom," for best supporting actor in "Everything Everywhere All at Once." A clearly emotional Quan, who had left acting years before directors Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert cast him in their multiverse tale, thanked them for his second act. In his remarks, Farrell thanked the playwright, his castmates, his kids and the film's donkey, Jenny. Fourteen years earlier, Farrell won a Globe for McDonagh's "In Bruges," which likewise paired him with Brendan Gleeson. McDonagh's "The Banshees of Inisherin" left with three awards, including best screenplay for McDonagh and best actor in a comedy for Colin Farrrell. So do with that information what you will." "But they didn't have a single Black member until George Floyd died. "I won't say they were a racist organization," he continued before sitting on the stage. "I am your host, Jerrod Carmichael," said the "Rothaniel" comedian. ![]() Carmichael opened by asking the crowd to "be a little quiet here." He plunged straight into the issues that drove the Globes off television and led much of the entertainment industry to boycott the Hollywood Foreign Press Association after the group was revealed to have no Black members. "She is up there kvelling about this right now," said Spielberg.Ĭarmichael kicked off the 80th Golden Globes from the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California, with little of the fanfare that usually opens such ceremonies. He began by thanking his three sisters, his late father and his late mother, Leah Adler ( played by Michelle Williams in the film). Nominated 14 times by the Globes for best director, Spielberg also won the honor for the third time. For the fifth time, one of Spielberg's films won a best picture Globe. ![]() “I heard they got six new Black members - congrats to them,” he applauded on stage.The Globes' would-be comeback ended like many Globes ceremonies before it: with a triumphant Spielberg. As it turns out, he declined having a one-on-one sit-down with Helen Hoehne, the President of the HFPA, and said he was “unfireable” because of his status as the first Black host. Life really comes at you fast, you know?”Ĭarmichael revealed he is being paid $500,000 to host the show, and it was his friend Avery who convinced him to take the gig … for the money. “One minute you’re making mint tea at home, the next you’re invited to be the Black face of an embattled white organization. Carmichael then sat down on the edge of the stage looking somewhat forlorn as he told the story of how he was asked to emcee the ceremony. So do with that information what you will,” he joked. “I won’t say they were a racist organization, but they didn’t have a single Black member till George Floyd died. He came out on stage wearing all black with a white collar and instructing the crowd to “let’s be a little quiet here.” He then stated unequivocally, “I’m here ’cause I’m Black,” referencing the diversity controversies from recent years. With so much in-house drama to pull from, Carmichael had no shortage of jokes for his opening monologue. SEE Golden Globes winners list in all 27 film and TV categories While this was the comedian’s first time emceeing the Golden Globes, he is no stranger to awards shows, as he recently won the Emmy for writing the variety special “Jerrod Carmichael: Rothaniel,” and he earned a Best Comedy Guest Actor bid for hosting “Saturday Night Live.” So how did Jerrod Carmichael do as the 2023 Golden Globes host? Vote in our poll below.
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