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
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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
Jennifer Coolidge graces the stage a second time
This time, instead of presenting an award, Jennifer Coolidge was escorted to the stage to accept her win for Best Supporting Actress in The White Lotus.
*Side note: only Coolidge could get away with placing her award on the ground so she could properly gesticulate
Why is Kevin Costner not in attendance?
Yellowstone’s Kevin Costner, nominee for Best Actor in a Drama Series, is not in attendance tonight. However, unlike Cate Blanchett and Zendaya who are also missing tonight for scheduling conflicts, the 67-year-old actor has been shut out from the ceremony by the LA storms.
He announced his absence shortly before the ceremony began, Fox reported.
Amanda Seyfried wins for The Dropout
Amanda Seyfried’s portrayal of real-life Elizabeth Holmes, recently convicted for conspiracy to commit fraud, has earned her a statue for Best Actress in The Dropout.
Evan Peters wins for Dahmer
Regardless of Evan Peters’s creepily accurate portrayal of real-life serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer in creator Ryan Murphy’s controversial Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story, Peters earned a victory for Best Actor in a Limited Series, Anthology Series, or Television Motion Picture.
Fan-favourite The White Lotus serves it up
The White Lotus has secured the win for Best Limited Series, Anthology Series, or Television Motion Picture.
No matter what the naysayers said about the second season being drier and less entertaining, its latest season went for gold!
What is Eddie Murphy being honoured for?
Eddie Murphy is the second special honourary recipient of the evening. He was awarded the Cecil B DeMille award for his “outstanding contributions to the world of entertainment”.
Norbit, Shrek, The Nutty Professor, Dr Doolittle and Beverly Hills Cop are only a select few of his on-screen credits.
Will Smith will never live down his Oscar-slap
In the second-ish Will Smith reference of the night, Eddie Murphy joked that one of the most important lessons he learned was to “Keep Will Smith’s wife’s name out your f***ing mouth!”.
“I want to let you know that there is a definitive blueprint that you can follow to achieve success, prosperity, longevity... Just do these three things,” Murphy told the audience
Kevin Costner unable to retrieve his award
Due to the earlier mentioned Los Angeles storms, Yellowstone star Kevin Costner is sheltering in place in his Santa Barbara home.
So he was unable to attend tonight’s Golden Globes to accept his award for Best Television Actor – Drama Series.
Abbott Elementary is the biggest sweep of the night
While no titles totally dominated tonight, Abbott Elementary came the closest. In its latest win of the night, it topped the Best Musical/Comedy Series category.
Best Drama Series upset
Up against other magnificent series like Better Call Saul and Severance, House of the Dragon landed the biggest TV award for Best Drama Series in another shock of the night.
Even House of the Dragon showrunner was surprised by the win.
‘Game of Thrones’ prequel was not expected to win
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