So there weren't any surprises at the Golden Globe Awards for the title of Best Foreign Language Film. Already a Palme d'Or at the Cannes Festival in 2019, the film “Parasite” by South Korean Bong Joon-ho won the prize on Sunday evening in the United States. This dark comedy is considered one of the favorites for the Oscars but the statutes of the Golden Globes do not allow a film in a foreign language to compete in the category of best dramas or comedies.
A very caustic master of ceremonies
The very caustic humorist Ricky Gervais opened the evening of the Golden Globes, which launch the race for cinematographic prizes in Hollywood, with the sights on the Oscars. Racism, sexual harassment, competence of the jury, Ricky Gervais actually fired all fire, taking a malicious pleasure in pinning the audience of celebrities gathered at the Hilton hotel in Beverly Hills.
The Brit also mocked the undeniable supremacy of Netflix over this ceremony. With 34 nominations in total between cinema and television, the video on demand platform is in pole position to win the bet, with an armada of stars in the casting. The streaming giant, which started producing original content only six years ago, is lining up heavyweights in the flagship category of Best Drama.
"Marriage Story", which follows the tumultuous divorce between an actress played by Scarlett Johansson and her husband director, played by Adam Driver, came first in the nominations. He is just ahead of another Netflix-stamped feature, "The Irishman", a political-mafia thriller by the legendary Martin Scorsese, with five nominations, including one for Al Pacino. Netflix is still in charge with "Les Deux Papes", an imaginary encounter between Benedict XVI (Anthony Hopkins) and his successor François (Jonathan Pryce) produced by the Brazilian Fernando Meirelles, in the running in four categories. The Warner Bros. "Joker" with the impressive Joaquin Phoenix in the title role, and "1917" from Universal Studios complete the list in this hotly contested category.
Five nominations for Tarantino
Comedy side - unlike the Oscars, the Golden Globes distinguish the two categories, Netflix succeeds in the feat of bringing back to the screen Eddie Murphy, always so whimsical in "Dolemite Is My Name". He will however find on his way the last Quentin Tarantino, "Once Upon a Time ... in Hollywood", with Leonardo DiCaprio and Brad Pitt. With a total of five nominations, the film clearly won over the jury of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, which awards the prizes.
The Golden Globes are among the most coveted awards in American cinema: they are a major indicator of films and actors with a good chance of obtaining the famous golden statuette of the Oscars. Votes for the Oscar nominations are open until Tuesday, which could prompt members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to wait to see the Golden Globes before filling out their ballots.
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