Golden Globes 2023 – as it happened: Scientology, slap jokes and spoilers abound at film awards ceremony

Stars are no longer boycotting the once-controversial event as Steven Spielberg, Jennifer Coolidge and Eddie Murphy win awards at Golden Globes 2023

Golden Globes 2023: Top moments

The Golden Globes returned Tuesday (10 January) night, one year after Hollywood boycotted the ceremony following a diversity scandal.

Its awarding body, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA), was accused in a Los Angeles Times exposé of a lack of diversity in its voting membership – at the time, it did not have a single Black member – as well as “ethical lapses” in its business conduct.

For 2023, the HFPA expanded its membership and enforced what has been described as a strict code of conduct among voters, which has led to the approval of many celebrities, who decided to attend this year’s ceremony.

Comedian Jerrod Carmichael hosted the event, shocking the audience with his joke about only being invited by the HFPA because he’s Black and his comment about Tom Cruise and David Miscavige’s wife.

The Banshees of Inisherin and The Fabelmans earned the top prizes for films of the night, while Abbott Elementary and House of the Dragon landed the top awards for TV.

The Golden Globes broadcasted live in the US on NBC on Tuesday 10 January, and in the UK on Peacock via Sky and NOW on Wednesday 11 January.

Catch up on the biggest updates of the night below

Golden Globes 2023

• Golden Globes winners 2023: The complete list
• Golden Globes host Jerrod Carmichael burns HFPA in opening monologue
• Eddie Murphy makes Will Smith slap joke at Golden Globes
• Jerrod Carmichael shocks with Scientology joke about Tom Cruise and David Miscavige’s wife

[11 January 2023 02:34 · Inga Parkel]

Ozark secures its first win of the night

Julia Garner’s portrayal of Ruth in the nail-biting drama Ozark landed her the Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actress – Television Series.

julia garner (Courtesy of Netflix)

[11 January 2023 02:37 · Inga Parkel]

Snaps are in order for Michelle Yeoh’s fearless threat

While giving her speech for winning Best Actress in a Comedy, Michelle Yeoh refused to be rushed off stage.

Enjoy the moment below

‘I will beat you up’: Colin Farrell and Michelle Yeoh refuse to be played off Golden Globes stage

‘You can forget that piano,’ Farrell told producers

[11 January 2023 02:44 · Inga Parkel]

Ryan Murphy receives special honour

Glee and Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story creator Ryan Murphy was honoured with the Carol Burnett Award, which is bestowed to those with “outstanding contributions to television on or off the screen”.

Ryan Murphy (centre), and his recent misses (clockwise from top right) ‘Ratched’, ‘The Politician’, ‘American Crime Story: Impeachment’ and ‘Halston’ (Kevin Winter/Getty Images/FX/Netflix)

[11 January 2023 02:54 · Inga Parkel]

How long is the ceremony?

The ceremony is expected to be a three-hour event, but there’s still a lot more categories to get through and we’re down to our last hour.

Odds it goes overtime?

[11 January 2023 02:58 · Inga Parkel]

Cate Blanchett unable to accept award

Cate Blanchett’s thrilling and stellar performance as haunted maestro in Tár won her yet another Best Actress– Motion Picture, Drama.

Unfortunately, Blanchett wasn’t in attendance to accept the award as she’s apparently in the UK in production on another project!

The woman doesn’t stop!

Cate Blanchett in ‘Tár’ (Focus Features)

[11 January 2023 03:03 · Inga Parkel]

Argentina wins Foreign Film category

In a surprise upset for All Quiet on the Western Front, Decision to Leave and RRR, Argentina 1985 was awarded the Best Picture – Non-English Language.

I still have yet to view the Argentinian film, but it appears I need to move it up my watch list.

ARGENTINA 1985 (AP)

[11 January 2023 03:06 · Inga Parkel]

Jerrod Carmichael shocks audience

The audience really doesn’t know how to react to comedian host Jerrod Carmichael’s offhanded comments. He started his opening monologue with not-so-subtle digs at the HFPA’s lack of diversity, and later upped the ante with a comment aimed at Tom Cruise and David Miscavige’s wife.

Jacob Stolworthy broke down the jaw-dropping moment here

Jerrod Carmichael cracked Scientology joke about Tom Cruise at Golden Globes (NBC)

Golden Globes host Jerrod Carmichael shocks with comment about Tom Cruise and David Miscavige’s wife

Comedian’s comment drew gasps from the crowd

[11 January 2023 03:13 · Inga Parkel]

The Banshees of Inisherin wins Best Screenplay

The Banshees of Inisherin director Martin McDonagh has earned a Golden statue for Best Screenplay – Motion Picture. I can vouch for the film, it’s a must-watch, so please go watch it ASAP!

Clarisse Loughrey concurs in her five-star film review

‘The Banshees of Inisherin’ (Searchlight Pictures)

The Banshees of Inisherin review: A Martin McDonagh film equal to In Bruges – if not better

[11 January 2023 03:19 · Inga Parkel]

Steven Spielberg’s most personal project proves successful

Famed director Steven Spielberg has won Best Director for his personal project The Fabelmans.

His newest film, starring Gabriel LaBelle as young Spielberg and Michelle Williams as his free-spirited mother, put his story on display.

Steven Spielberg: I truly regret decimation of shark population due to Jaws (BBC/PA)

[11 January 2023 03:24 · Inga Parkel]

Best Supporting Actor in a TV limited series winner is...

Paul Walter Hauser lands Best Supporting Actor – Television Limited Series/Motion Picture for his role in Black Bird.

Actor stars in Apple TV+’s crime drama, which is also a special project because it marks the final and posthumous project of the late Ray Liotta.

During his acceptance speech, he appeared to snub Taron Egerton

Paul Walter Hauser (left) and Taron Egerton (Getty Images)

‘Imagine thanking Jesus but not Taron Egerton,’ fan wrote