Golden Globes 2020: A Night of Celebration, Surprises and Firsts

HOLLYWOOD – The 77th Golden Globes are in the books and once again the awards handed out by the Hollywood Foreign Press were a memorable affair. From the standing ovation for Cecil B deMille recipient Tom Hanks, and a reaction not quite in that ballpark for returning host Ricky Gervais. The other ovations were for Ellen DeGeneres, the second-ever recipient of our Carol Burnett Award for special merits in television, and the finish, in dramatic fashion, with the Best Drama award going to 1917 (Sam Mendes having previously won the Directors’ trophy in somewhat of an upset.)

In another Golden Globe hallmark, this was a night of firsts, choices that confirm the globes place as a trendsetting and taste setting affair. The tone was set early on when Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon announced Ramy Youssef as a winner of the Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series. The 28-year-old actor is the creator of Ramy, the groundbreaking Hulu comedy about a Muslim American millennial living in New Jersey with his Egyptian immigrant family. Bounding onstage to accept the award Youssef said “Allahu Akbar. I want to thank my God.”

Moments later it was director Bong Joon-Ho’s turn to collect his Globe for Best Foreign Language Film: Parasite, the richly deserved win represents the first time the honor went to a South Korean film, representing one of the most vital film industries in the world today. Hildur Guðnadóttir followed him into the record books as the first woman to ever win a Globe for Best Score for her wrenching and epic work on The Joker.

Awkwafina became the first Asian-American woman to top the Best Actress in a Motion Picture category and to top it off, Bernie Taupin pointed out that the Golden Globe he won with Elton John for Best Original Song (“I’m Gonna Love Me Again” from Rocketman) was, incredibly, the first award the two men have shared in their storied decades-long career.

So, yes, these Globes broke more molds as well as confirming themselves as awards where the celebration of entertainment arts join with fun and personal expression. Stirring speeches were part of the ceremony with Michelle Williams making an impassioned plea for women to “vote in their own self-interest”. “Men have been doing so for years”, said the actress who accepted the Award for Best Actress in a Limited Series or TV Movie (Fosse/Verdon). Patricia Arquette, who won the Supporting Actress Globe in the same category, decried the state of a world “on the brink of war” – referencing the current state of international political affairs and no doubt expressing what has been on the minds of many, in Hollywood and beyond.

Tom Hanks poses backstage with the Cecil B. DeMille Award for his outstanding contribution to the entertainment field, at the 77th Annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, CA on January 5, 2020.

After winning the category of Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in any Motion Picture for his role in “Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood,” Brad Pitt poses backstage in the press room with the Golden Globe Award at the 77th Annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, CA on Sunday, January 5, 2020.

After winning the category of Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama for her role in “Judy,” Renée Zellweger poses backstage in the press room with the Golden Globe Award at the 77th Annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, CA on Sunday, January 5, 2020.

After winning the category of Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy for “Fleabag,” Harry Williams, Sarah Hammond, Joe Lewis, Brett Gelman, Sian Clifford, Harry Bradbeer, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Andrew Scott and Jenny Robins pose backstage in the press room with the Golden Globe Award at the 77th Annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, CA on Sunday, January 5, 2020.

77th Golden Globe Awards Winners List:

BEST MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA
1917 (DreamWorks Pictures / Reliance Entertainment / New Republic Pictures Neal Street Productions / Mogambo; Universal Pictures)

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA
RENÉE ZELLWEGER JUDY

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE- DRAMA
JOAQUIN PHOENIX JOKER

BEST MOTION PICTURE – MUSICAL OR COMEDY
ONCE UPON A TIME… IN HOLLYWOOD (Columbia Pictures; Sony Pictures Releasing)

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE – MUSICAL OR COMEDY
AWKWAFINA THE FAREWELL

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE – MUSICAL OR COMEDY
TARON EGERTON ROCKETMAN

BEST MOTION PICTURE – ANIMATED
MISSING LINK (LAIKA /Annapurna Pictures; United Artists Releasing)

BEST MOTION PICTURE – FOREIGN LANGUAGE
PARASITE (SOUTH KOREA) (CJ Entertainment; Barunson E&A; NEON

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN ANY MOTION PICTURE
LAURA DERN MARRIAGE STORY

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN ANY MOTION PICTURE
BRAD PITT ONCE UPON A TIME… IN HOLLYWOOD

BEST DIRECTOR – MOTION PICTURE
SAM MENDES 1917

BEST SCREENPLAY – MOTION PICTURE
QUENTIN TARANTINO ONCE UPON A TIME… IN HOLLYWOOD

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE – MOTION PICTURE
HILDUR GUÖNADÓTTIR JOKER

BEST ORIGINAL SONG – MOTION PICTURE
“I’M GONNA LOVE ME AGAIN” — ROCKETMAN
Music and Lyrics by: Elton John, Bernie Taupin

BEST TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA
SUCCESSION – HBO (HBO Entertainment / Project Zeus /Hyperobject Industries / Gary Sanchez Productions)

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA
OLIVIA COLMAN THE CROWN

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA
BRIAN COX SUCCESSION

BEST TELEVISION SERIES – MUSICAL OR COMEDY
FLEABAG PRIME VIDEO ( all3Media International Limited / BBC Three/ Amazon Studios)

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES – MUSICAL OR COMEDY
PHOEBE WALLER-BRIDGE FLEABAG

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES – MUSICAL OR COMEDY
RAMY YOUSSEF RAMY

BEST TELEVISION LIMITED SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
CHERNOBYL HBO HBO Miniseries / SKY / Sister Pictures /The Mighty Mint / Word Games

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A LIMITED SERIES OR A MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
MICHELLE WILLIAMS FOSSE/VERDON

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A LIMITED SERIES OR A MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
RUSSELL CROWE THE LOUDEST VOICE

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A SERIES, LIMITED SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
PATRICIA ARQUETTE THE ACT

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A SERIES, LIMITED SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
STELLAN SKARSGÅRD CHERNOBYL

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by Luca Celada
Photographer: HFPA Photographer