The Golden Globes in the US returned to normal after a year, but only the lowest ratings and controversy over absurd remarks remained.
The 80th Golden Globe Awards ceremony was held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California, USA at 8:00 pm on the 10th (local time).
Last year, the Golden Globes were boycotted by the Hollywood film industry and TV broadcasts were canceled as the white-dominated membership, controversy over gender discrimination, and allegations of corruption arose.
Unlike last year, which was conducted without a group boycott of filmmakers and no broadcast, this year's awards ceremony was normalized with a large number of filmmakers participating as well as broadcasting by NBC, the host broadcaster.
However, it turned out that the awards ceremony did not receive much attention.
According to Nielsen, an audience rating research institute, the number of viewers at the 80th Golden Globe Awards held the previous day was 6.3 million.
This is the second lowest number among all Golden Globe Awards, the AP explained. Compared to 18.4 million viewers in 2020, three years ago, it is about a third and 6.9 million in 2021 held amid the spread of Corona 19. did not even reach
The absurd remarks made during the awards ceremony also raised the eyebrows of viewers.
Actor Jared Carmichael, who hosted the ceremony, joked, "It's being held live at the Beverly Hilton, the hotel where Whitney Houston died."
Whitney Houston was found dead in the bathtub in the bathroom of her hotel suite on February 11, 2012.
In response to Carmichael's remarks, Whitney Houston's bereaved family member, Pat Houston, told TMZ, a local media outlet, that he was uncomfortable with the joke, saying, "I'm disappointed in the joke. It's vulgar."
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Carmichael also appeared in the middle of the awards ceremony to introduce Glenn Powell and Jay Ellis, actors of 'Top Gun: Maverick'.
At this time, Carmichael came out with the three Golden Globe trophies returned by Tom Cruise after the awards controversy last year and made a joke about his religion of Scientology.
"You have to trade these three trophies and Shelley Miscavage for a safe return," Carmichael said.
Shelley Miscavage is the wife of Tom Cruise's best friend David Miscavage, the second leader of the Church of Scientology, and has been hiding from public appearances for 15 years, raising various speculations.
The general consensus is that Carmichael's breathtaking remarks were not funny and only made viewers uncomfortable.
On the other hand, Eddie Murphy's wit received a great response.
"I want to let you know that there is a definitive blueprint you can follow to achieve success, prosperity, longevity and peace of mind. It is very simple," said Effie Murphy, who received the Cecil B. Pay your bills, mind your business, and don't mention the name of Will Smith's wife!"
It was a bone-chilling joke about Will Smith's assault on Chris Rock at last year's Academy Awards.
The Golden Globe Awards, hosted by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA), are divided into film and television categories.
The best film award was divided between Steven Spielberg's 'The Pabelmans' (drama category) and 'Inisherin's Banshee' (musical/comedy category).
The best picture award in the TV series category was given to 'House of Dragon' (drama category) and 'Abbot Elementary School' (musical/comedy drama category).
(Reporter Kim Ji-hye of SBS Entertainment News)