The Golden Globes elevate the memories of Steven Spielberg in his languid rentrée

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The Golden Globes elevated the legend of Steven Spielberg in the return of the gala to American national television after a year of punishment for the dark and dubious practices of its organizers, the

, including its lack of inclusion, without a single black member until scandal forced them to throw their doors wide open.

The biography of the Californian director,

, won two prizes -the best drama among them-, on a night in which the Irish tragicomedy

,

, ended up being the most awarded with three golden statuettes.

Spielberg confessed with the award for best director in hand that

was a story that he had told in pieces throughout his career, on

, but that "he had never had the courage to do it. at one blow".

Courage finally brought him together during the pandemic with

also encouraged by his wife to do so.

He was now or never, at 76 years old.

He was the final protagonist in an insubstantial ceremony riddled with absences.

Several were the winners who could not or did not want to be present to receive their prizes.

NBC also did not broadcast the traditional red carpet parade, which despite the scandal that has shaken the HFPA featured illustrious names such as

,

or

.

In addition, there were no big surprises that would alter the course of the three long hours they spent distributing them too much.

Carrying out the ceremony already seemed enough.

, who started with five nominations, won the expected category, that of his star,

, the new Hollywood sensation and talent from Anaheim that many compare to Brad Pitt in his early days.

also met most of the forecasts for her role in

, also absent from

for the ceremony.

Irishman

won the second Golden Globe of his career as the lead

in the Best Musical or Comedy category.

Malaysian

also delivered on her deployment of resources in

, in what is undoubtedly the great work of her film career.

Ke Huy Quan

contributed to the cause of the film of the three Daniels with his award for best supporting actor.

The 51-year-old Vietnamese, known worldwide for

and

, could not hold back tears for recognition after spending years away from the cinema.

He also didn't forget to thank Spielberg for an important part of his career.

Angela Bassett

prevailed over the favorite in the pools, Jamie Lee Curtis, as best secondary for

, in a night rather prone to black actors and actresses.

took the golden globe for her role in

-for best actress in a dramatic

was the most voted for best comedy performer and

in the male category.

Guillermo del Toro

recalled that animated films are not only for children.

"It's real cinema," said the Mexican when collecting the award for his sublime version of Pinocchio, with the Netflix seal.

Also in Latin America, the Argentines celebrated for the best non-English language film,

.

, its protagonist, could not avoid mentioning what

and company had achieved

in

"After the world championship, this is a great joy," he said.

The only surprise of the night was the victory of HBO

for best drama series, beating

.

did meet the forecasts for best comedy series and

did the same for best limited series, the real sensation of the moment.

Jennifer Coolidge

was the best of the night, by far.

Her first awards-presenting intervention was a master class in comedy and a hint of the personality she was to come as she clinched the Golden Globe for Best Secondary School for her unforgettable performance in

.

Coolidge, who plays a rich and insecure woman in the hit HBO series, made audiences laugh at her candid and wacky speech, giving thanks for those who helped her stay in her trade when no one gave her a job. .

"Mike White, you have changed my life in so many ways. Now my neighbors talk to me," she noted in a disjointed, fast-paced string that seemed to emanate from the character she plays on the show.

Wonderful.

Another comedian fell to the task of trying to mend the HFPA's tarnished image.

became the first African American to host the gala.

And that's what his sober and poignant welcome monologue dealt with.

"I'm here because I'm black," he clarified from the beginning, in addition to explaining that he fled at all costs from the meeting with the president of the organization,

, indifferent to the changes made in recent months to silence criticism.

"I accepted this job assuming they hadn't changed at all."

She accepted "to be the black face in a white organization", as she put it, which at the moment breathes.

Her awards, though markedly devalued, are back.

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