Hollywood goes La La for ‘La La Land’ – winning 7 Golden Globes tonight!
The modern musical “La La Land,” won seven Golden Globes tonight, winning in every category that the film was nominated. "La La Land," won Best Film, Best Actor to Ryan Gosling and Best Actress to Emma Stone in the Comedy and Musical categories. The film’s creator, filmmaker Damien Chazelle won two Golden Globes. The first for its screenplay and the second for Best Director – beating out directors in the drama categories. The film also won for Best Score and Best Song.
Winning Best Film, Drama, was the Indy favorite “Moonlight.” It was the only win for the film this evening. Casey Affleck won a Golden Globe for Best Actor, Drama, for his stirring performance in “Manchester by the Sea,” and what was the most surprising moment of the night was the Best Actress, Drama, Golden Globe Award honoring Isabelle Huppert for her work in the French film “Elle.”
Viola Davis won her first Golden Globe tonight for Best Supporting Actress for her work in August Wilson’s “Fences.” And she appears to have an incredibly good chance of finally bringing home an Oscar next month.
Another surprising victory in the film categories was the Best Supporting Actor win by Aaron Taylor-Johnson for his role in “Nocturnal Animals.”
Receiving the Cecil B. DeMille Award was Meryl Streep, thought by many to be our most accomplished of actors. The honor was presented by Viola Davis. And may I say right now, if I ever get an award (which is extremely doubtful), I want Viola to present it to me. She gave such a smart and descriptive presentation, that was all heart.
Streep, keeping in her fashion of rarely saying anything about herself, took the moment to get political – which most likely had most republicans shutting off the TV (if they were even watching). She described the best performance as being given by our next President, when he mocked a disabled reported during his run for the White House, in which she claimed had “broken her heart.”
The Golden Globes were hosted by Jimmy Fallon this year. I loved his opening sing-a-thon that poked fun at “La La Land.” And for the most part, he stayed out of any controversy during the bulk of the show.
Here is a full list of all the winners, including those honored in the television categories:
FILM
Best Picture, Drama Hacksaw Ridge Hell or High Water Lion Manchester by the Sea Moonlight
Best Picture, Comedy or Musical 20th Century Women Deadpool Florence Foster Jenkins La La Land Sing Street
Best Director Damien Chazelle, La La Land Tom Ford, Nocturnal Animals Mel Gibson, Hacksaw Ridge Barry Jenkins, Moonlight Kenneth Lonergan, Manchester by the Sea
Best Actor, Drama Casey Affleck, Manchester by the Sea Joel Edgerton, Loving Andrew Garfield, Hacksaw Ridge Viggo Mortensen, Captain Fantastic Denzel Washington, Fences
Best Actress, Drama Amy Adams, Arrival Jessica Chastain, Miss Sloane Isabelle Huppert, Elle Ruth Negga, Loving Natalie Portman, Jackie
Best Actor, Comedy Colin Farrell, The Lobster Ryan Gosling, La La Land Hugh Grant, Florence Foster Jenkins Jonah Hill, War Dogs Ryan Reynolds, Deadpool
Best Actress, Comedy Annette Bening, 20th Century Women Lily Collins, Rules Don't Apply Hailee Steinfeld, The Edge of Seventeen Emma Stone, La La Land Meryl Streep, Florence Foster Jenkins
Best Supporting Actor Mahershala Ali, Moonlight Jeff Bridges, Hell or High Water Simon Helberg, Florence Foster Jenkins Dev Patel, Lion Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Nocturnal Animals
Best Supporting Actress Viola Davis, Fences Naomie Harris, Moonlight Nicole Kidman, Lion Octavia Spencer, Hidden Figures Michelle Williams, Manchester by the Sea
Best Screenplay Damien Chazelle, La La Land Tom Ford, Nocturnal Animals Barry Jenkins, Moonlight Kenneth Lonergan, Manchester by the Sea Taylor Sheridan, Hell or High Water
Best Original Score Moonlight La La Land Arrival Lion Hidden Figures
Best Original Song
“Can't Stop the Feeling,” Trolls “City of Stars,” La La Land “Faith,” Sing “Gold,” Gold “How Far I’ll Go,” Moana
Best Animated Feature Film Kubo and the Two Strings Moana My Life as a Zucchini Sing Zootopia
Best Foreign Language Film Divines Elle Neruda The Salesman Toni Erdmann
TELEVISION
Best TV Series, Drama The Crown Game of Thrones Stranger Things This Is Us Westworld
Best TV Series, Comedy/Musical Atlanta Blackish Mozart in the Jungle Transparent Veep
Best TV Miniseries or Movie American Crime The Dresser The Night Manager The Night Of The People vs. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story
Best Actor, Drama Rami Malek, Mr. Robot Bob Odenkirk, Better Call Saul Matthew Rhys, The Americans Liev Schreiber, Ray Donovan Billy Bob Thornton, Goliath
Best Actress, Drama Caitriona Balfe, Outlander Claire Foy, The Crown Keri Russell, The Americans Winona Ryder, Stranger Things Evan Rachel Wood, Westworld
Best Actor, Comedy Anthony Anderson, Blackish Gael Garcia Bernal, Mozart in the Jungle Donald Glover, Atlanta Nick Nolte, Graves Jeffrey Tambor, Transparent
Best Actress, Comedy Rachel Bloom, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep Sarah Jessica Parker, Divorce Issa Rae, Insecure Gina Rodriguez, Jane the Virgin Tracee Ellis Ross, Blackish
Best Supporting Actor Sterling K. Brown, The People vs. O.J. Simpson Hugh Laurie, The Night Manager John Lithgow, The Crown Christian Slater, Mr. Robot John Travolta, The People vs. O.J. Simpson
Best Supporting Actress Olivia Colman, The Night Manager Lena Headey, Game of Thrones Chrissy Metz, This Is Us Mandy Moore, This Is Us Thandie Newton, Westworld
Best Actor, Mini-Series or TV Movie Riz Ahmed, The Night Of Bryan Cranston, All the Way Tom Hiddleston, The Night Manager John Turturro, The Night Of Courtney B. Vance, The People vs. O.J. Simpson
Best Actress, Mini-Series or TV Movie Felicity Huffman, American Crime Riley Keough, The Girlfriend Experience Sarah Paulson, The People vs. O.J. Simpson Charlotte Rampling, London Spy Kerry Washington, Confirmation