2023 Golden Globes: The Banshees of Inisherin and Abbott Elementary snare key accolades

After a troubled couple of years, the Golden Globes were (mostly) back in full swing for their annual ceremony, in which a number of high-profile stars attended.

Boldly hosted by comedian Jerrod Carmichael, there were a variety of winners amongst the quality film and television contenders.

From the big-screen perspective, the Irish dark comedy The Banshees of Inisherin bolstered its chances of Oscar success by clinching three Globes.

The film, which centres on the sudden fallout between two old friends, won the coveted Best Motion Picture (Comedy or Musical) accolade ahead of other strong competitors like Everything Everywhere All at Once, and Babylon.

Additionally, leading man Colin Farrell bagged his second Best Actor (Comedy/Musical) win for his role as dim farmer Pádraic Súilleabháin, while filmmaker Martin McDonagh took home Best Screenplay for his work on the script.

Despite losing out on the main prize, the absurdist dramedy Everything Everywhere All at Once did secure double wins for seasoned stars Michelle Yeoh and Ke Huy Quan.

Malaysian performer Yeoh overcame Margot Robbie (Babylon) to prevail in the Best Actress (Comedy/Musical) category for her performance as immigrant laundromat owner Evelyn Wang, while former child actor Quan strengthened his fairytale Oscar bid by taking home Best Supporting Actor for his turn as Evelyn’s caring husband Waymond.

On the dramatic side of things, Steven Spielberg’s autobiographical drama The Fabelmans overcame stern competition from the likes of Elvis and blockbuster sequels Avatar: The Way of Water and Top Gun: Maverick to prevail in the Best Picture (Drama) field.

Spielberg himself also tasted victory by winning his third Best Director gong, ahead of other big guns like James Cameron (Avatar: The Way of Water) and Baz Luhrmann (Elvis).

Elsewhere, Austin Butler deservedly won Best Actor (Drama) for his portrayal of music icon Elvis Presley in the musical biopic Elvis, while an absent Cate Blanchett claimed a third Globe success for her leading role as controversial orchestra conductor Lydia Tár in the drama Tár.

A tight Best Supporting Actress category saw Angela Bassett prevail for her emotional turn as Queen Ramonda in the comic-book action sequel Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. Her triumph marks the first time that an actor has won a Globe for a Marvel film.

As expected, Guillermo del Toro’s stop-motion adaptation of Pinocchio comfortably clinched Best Animated Film while the fact-based Argentinian drama Argentina, 1985 overcame strong competition from All Quiet on the Western Front and RRR to win Best Motion Picture (Non-English Language).

Despite its loss in that particular category, RRR created history by becoming the first Indian film to win a Globe for its show-stopping banger ‘Naatu Naatu’.

The action epic’s triumph came at the expense of more high-profile nominees like Lady Gaga (Top Gun: Maverick), Rihanna (Black Panther: Wakanda Forever) and Taylor Swift (Where the Crawdads Sing).

Finally, the Cecil B. DeMille award was presented to comedian actor Eddie Murphy in celebration of a remarkable acting career dating forty years with hit roles including 48 Hrs. (1982), Trading Places (1983), the Beverly Hills Cop trilogy (1984-94), Coming to America (1988), The Nutty Professor (1996), Mulan (1998), Doctor Dolittle (1998), the Shrek series (2001-10), Dreamgirls (2006), Dolemite is My Name (2018) and Coming 2 America (2021).

The full list of Globe (film) winners are…

BEST MOTION PICTURE (DRAMA)
THE FABELMANS

BEST ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE (DRAMA)
Cate Blanchett, TÁR

BEST ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE (DRAMA)
Austin Butler, ELVIS

 

BEST MOTION PICTURE (COMEDY OR MUSICAL)
THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN

BEST ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE (COMEDY OR MUSICAL)
Michelle Yeoh, EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE

BEST ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE (COMEDY OR MUSICAL)
Colin Farrell, THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN

 

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE
Angela Bassett: BLACK PANTHER: WAKANDA FOREVER

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE
Ke Huy Quan, EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE

BEST DIRECTOR
Steven Spielberg, THE FABELMANS

BEST SCREENPLAY
THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN (Martin McDonagh)

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
BABYLON (Justin Hurwitz)

BEST ORIGINAL SONG
RRR (“Naatu Naatu”)

BEST ANIMATED FILM
GUILLERMO DEL TORO’S PINOCCHIO

BEST MOTION PICTURE (NON-ENGLISH LANGUAGE)
ARGENTINA, 1985  (Argentina)

CECIL B. DEMILLE AWARD
Eddie Murphy


On the small-screen side of things, ABC’s Abbott Elementary topped this year’s winners with three prizes.

The school-based mockumentary overcame the likes of Only Murders in the Building and Wednesday to clinch the Best Television Series (Comedy or Musical) accolade.

Additionally, creator and leading star Quinta Brunson picked up the Best Actress (Comedy/Musical) gong for her role as elementary school teacher Janine Teagues, while fellow cast member Tyler James Williams won Best Supporting Actor (Drama/Comedy) for his turn as colleague Gregory Eddie.

Another first-time winner in the comedy line-ups was Jeremy Allen White, as the former Shameless star took home Best Actor (Comedy/Musical) for his fiery performance as overburdened chef Carmen “Carmy” Berzatto in FX’s The Bear.

Elsewhere, HBO’s House of the Dragon held off strong competition from The Crown, and Severance to clinch the Best Television Series (Drama) accolade.

Remarkably, the Game of Thrones prequel did what its predecessor failed to do by winning this category!

On the acting front, an absent Zendaya scored a first Globe success in Best Actress (Drama) for her powerful role as drug-addicted student Rue Bennett in HBO’s Euphoria, while fellow no-show Kevin Costner was surprisingly awarded Best Actor (Drama) ahead of the likes of Bob Odenkirk (Better Call Saul) and Adam Scott (Severance) for his turn as veteran rancher John Dutton in Paramount’s Yellowstone.

Elsewhere, the last series of Netflix’s Ozark tasted success in Best Supporting Actress (Drama or Comedy) as Julia Garner bagged the prize for her swansong turn as fiery criminal Ruth Langmore.

Her steady competition included Elizabeth Debicki (The Crown) and Abbott Elementary duo Janelle James and Emmy winner Sheryl Lee Ralph.

In the miniseries fields, HBO’s The White Lotus scored two victories including the prestigious Best Limited Series, Anthology Series or Motion Picture Made for Television prize ahead of the likes of Black Bird and Pam & Tommy.

Additionally, seasoned star Jennifer Coolidge took home Best Supporting Actress (Limited/Anthology/TV Movie) for her humorous turn as dotty heiress Tanya McQuoid.

On the dark side of things, Evan Peters eased his way to victory in the Best Actor (Limited/Anthology/TV Movie) category for his controversial portrayal of serial-killer Jeffrey Dahmer in FX’s Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story, while Paul Walter Hauser won the Best Supporting Actor category for his chilling turn as convicted murderer Larry Hall in Apple TV+’s Black Bird.

Meanwhile, Amanda Seyfried followed up her Emmy success from last year by taking home Best Actress (Limited/Anthology/TV Movie) for her portrayal of disgraced Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes in Hulu’s The Dropout.

Finally, the Carol Burnett award was presented to renowned producer and writer Ryan Murphy for his contributions to television with celebrated works including Nip/Tuck (2003-10), Glee (2009-15), American Horror Story (2011-22), The Normal Heart (2015), The People v. O.J. Simpson (2016), Feud: Bette and Joan (2017), The People v. Gianni Versace (2018), Pose (2018-21), The Politician (2019-20), Hollywood (2020), Ratched (2020-21), Halston (2021), Impeachment (2021) and more recently, Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story (2022).

The full list of Globe (television) winners are…

BEST TELEVISION SERIES (DRAMA)
HOUSE OF THE DRAGON

BEST ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES (DRAMA)
Zendaya, EUPHORIA

BEST ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES (DRAMA)
Kevin Costner, YELLOWSTONE

 

BEST TELEVISION SERIES (COMEDY OR MUSICAL)
ABBOTT ELEMENTARY

BEST ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES (COMEDY OR MUSICAL)
Quinta Brunson, ABBOTT ELEMENTARY

BEST ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES (COMEDY OR MUSICAL)
Jeremy Allen White, THE BEAR

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA OR COMEDY SERIES
Julia Garner, OZARK

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA OR COMEDY SERIES
Tyler James Williams, ABBOTT ELEMENTARY

 

BEST LIMITED SERIES, ANTHOLOGY SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
THE WHITE LOTUS: SICILY

BEST ACTRESS IN A LIMITED SERIES, ANTHOLOGY SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
Amanda Seyfried, THE DROPOUT

BEST ACTOR IN A LIMITED SERIES, ANTHOLOGY SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
Evan Peters, MONSTER: THE JEFFREY DAHMER STORY

 

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A LIMITED SERIES, ANTHOLOGY SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
Jennifer Coolidge, THE WHITE LOTUS: SICILY

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A LIMITED SERIES, ANTHOLOGY SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
Paul Walter Hauser, BLACK BIRD

CAROL BURNETT AWARD
Ryan Murphy

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