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Here’s the thing: The show’s big winners were deserving, but the show felt forced and awkward in its insistence on being loose and fun The post In a Time of Turmoil and Trauma, the Golden Globes Didnt Read the Room appeared first on TheWrap.

In a Time of Turmoil and Trauma, the Golden Globes Didnt Read the Room Steve Pond The shows big winners were deserving, but the show felt forced and awkward in its insistence on being loose and fun Steve Pond @ 9:40 PM on socials on Facebook on X (formerly Twitter) on LinkedIn on Email Paul Thomas Anderson, Teyona Taylor, Chase Infiniti and producer Sara Murphy backstage after winning the Golden Globe for “One Battle After Another” () The Golden Globes set the agenda on Sunday with the first award of the night, which went to Teyana Taylor for “One Battle After Another” over what could be perceived as a more starry win Emily Blunt or Ariana Grande. They stuck with it for the rest of the show, but wrapped up the night with the distinct feeling that the Globes attempted makeover — which aims to be more judicious in whats nominated and who wins — is confusing at best. (yes, really)

Sure, it’s hard to argue with Paul Thomas Anderson’s “One Battle” being the big winner , with Globes for Anderson’s direction and screenplay, Taylor’s supporting performance and Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy.

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And the same could be dropped for Chloe Zhao’s “Hamnet” winning Best Motion Picture – Drama, a point underlined and moving speeches lead actress winner Jessie Buckley. Those were entirely credible films to reward in this time of turmoil and trauma, emblematic of a roster of winners that stuck with the favorites almost all of the time and never seemed to be trying to award star power, the way the old-school Globes had been known to do.

Read Next One Battle After Another, Hamnet Win Top Awards at Golden Globes (Complete Winners List) But after new ownership dramatically overhauled the roster of voters in a desperate attempt to gain some of that credibility, you got the sense that the new Globes and the resulting telecast wanted to have its cake and eat it, too – to have the show be as loose, boozy and fun as it sometimes was when the voters were suspect and the stakes weren’t high.

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