Timothee Chalamet beat Leonardo DiCaprio for best actor, while ‘One Battle After Another’ won multiple awards at the politically charged Golden Globes.
BEVERLY HILLS: “One Battle After Another” was a major winner at the Golden Globes on Sunday, though its star Leonardo DiCaprio lost to Timothee Chalamet in a closely watched contest.
Paul Thomas Anderson’s screwball thriller entered the night with nine nominations.
Midway through the ceremony, it had collected awards for best director, best screenplay, and best supporting actress for Teyana Taylor.
Its star missed out to Chalamet’s performance as an ambitious 1950s table tennis player in “Marty Supreme”.
“Thank you so much from the bottom of my heart. I’m in a category with many greats — this category is stacked,” said Chalamet.
Chalamet said his four previous Globes losses “make this moment that much sweeter” before thanking his girlfriend Kylie Jenner.
The lavish ceremony is a key stepping point in Hollywood’s awards season, which culminates in March with the Oscars.
The politically charged “One Battle After Another” is still expected to convert more nominations into wins, including best comedy or musical film.
A rollicking ride featuring violent radicals and immigration raids, the film has connected with audiences in a deeply polarised United States.
The Globes offer separate awards for dramas and comedies or musicals.
“Sinners,” Ryan Coogler’s period horror film about the segregated 1930s South, is expected to be “One Battle’s” toughest Oscar competition.
It won best score and best cinematic and box office achievement at the Globes.
“Sinners” is the frontrunner for the best drama film Globe, against rival “Hamnet,” which stars Paul Mescal as William Shakespeare.
Jessie Buckley, playing Shakespeare’s grief-stricken wife, is the favourite for best drama actress honours.
“Sentimental Value,” the Norwegian family dramedy starring Stellan Skarsgard, earned eight nominations.
Skarsgard took home the award for best supporting actor.
Rose Byrne won for best comedy actress for “If I Had Legs I’d Kick You”.
Netflix’s animated mega-hit “KPop Demon Hunters” won for best song.
The Globes also honour the best in television, with HBO’s “The White Lotus” and “Severance” leading contenders.
The searing teen murder saga “Adolescence” won early awards.
Host Nikki Glaser kicked off the evening with jokes on wide-ranging topics, including files about convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
“The Golden Globe for best editing goes to the Justice Department,” she said.
Several celebrities walked the red carpet sporting pins with the message “BE GOOD”.
The badges are a tribute to Renee Good, whose fatal shooting has sparked renewed protests against President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown.
“Let’s do the right thing,” said Jean Smart, after winning best comedy series actress for “Hacks” while wearing a pin. – AFP
