Notes From The Golden Globes

This article will be updated periodically as winners are announced for the Golden Globes. We will not be reporting on all the winners, just the ones of note.

It's the night we've all been waiting for: The Iowa Caucuses of Award Season. I call the Golden Globes that because it sets the tone for the rest of the major awards that haven't been voted on yet because it's first and it's voted on by a small selection of people not reflective of the voting body of the Academy so it's not entirely reflective of reality. Let's get into some of the nominations and winners:

Best Supporting Actress (Film)

This is the first big trend set of award season. We don't have the full list of nominees for the Academy Awards but conventional wisdom has Zoe Saldana in tight competition for Best Supporting Actress. Her winning here makes her a clear frontrunner. It'll be interesting to see if Ariana Grande can parlay this into a nomination at the Oscars but I think she misses the cut.

Best Supporting Actor (Film)

I think a lot of people are going to be surprised by Edward Norton losing for A Complete Unknown and, I wouldn't say it's necessarily surprising to me but I think it does affect his odds winning at the Oscars. That said, I expect a very different field because I don't think Denzel gets nominated for Gladiator II, nor do I think Jeremy Strong gets nominated for The Apprentice. We will see though. Either way, congratulations to Kieran Culkin and I wish I saw A Real Pain at Sundance last year.

Best Lead Actress (Musical or Comedy)

Both Zendaya and Mikey Madison were robbed. I have not seen The Substance, I'm fairly certain it is neither a musical nor a comedy, so it shouldn't have even been here and I don't know if this will elevate her odds. I still think in order the lead race (strictly of these nominees) comes down to, in order, Karla Sofia Gascon, Zendaya, and Mikey Madison but congratulations to Demi Moore for winning.

Best Animated Feature

This race just got blown WIDE OPEN. I saw a trailer for Flow, I couldn't work it into my schedule to go see, and I regret that. I thought this was going to be this year's Robot Dreams but winning here instantly increases the odds it beats out The Wild Robot at the Oscars. Hopefully they do a second run so I can go see it.

Cinematic and Box Office Achievement

Absurd category designed to help out SEO and award a popular movie something. Wicked wins but it shouldn't have because it's a massive budget adaptation of one of the most famous musicals of all time which serves as a prequel to one of the most famous movies of all time. Of the titles nominated, I don't think there's a strong concrete winner that I'd feel confident but outside the nominees, this should have gone to Moana 2. The movie wasn't announced until February of 2024, they didn't have the actors signed until the late spring, the original movie, and Moana performed less than Frozen (684 Million to $1.2 Billion), yet the sequel has grossed $950 Million to date. I have no idea how this metric is defined though so whatever, good job Wicked.

Best Actor In A Motion Picture (Drama)

I don't think Chalamet's loss here kills his chances for winning an Oscar this year. Both WB and Searchlight are going to be running extensive campaigns for him to be nominated (Paul Atredies and Bob Dylan). If Warner Brothers is smart, Dune Part II is their big FYC spend for the year because getting Villeneuve an Oscar would help promote Dune: Messiah and potentially keep him working with the studio. The rising tide will lift all ships so Chalamet could still win that way. I have not seen The Brutalist yet.

Last updated: 1/5/2025 11:19 PM EST

We will pick this up tomorrow.