Hosts Amy Poehler and Tina Fey have kicked off the 78th Golden Globe Awards in the shadow of a global pandemic and a controversy that is roiling the cliquish organisation behind the annual broadcast.
The Hollywood Foreign Press Association, which hands out the prizes, is under fire for having no black members in the 87-person organisation, and is again facing scrutiny for attending lavish junkets and paying its members handsomely for serving on committees.
Daniel Kaluuya won the evening’s first prize, picking up best supporting actor for his performance as Black Panther leader Fred Hampton in Judas and the Black Messiah.
John Boyega nabbed the prize for best supporting actor in a series, miniseries, or television film for his work as a barrier-breaking police officer in Small Axe, while Catherine O’Hara won best actress in a TV comedy for her portrayal of a daffy matriarch in Schitt’s Creek.
Fey and Poehler wasted no time skewering the HFPA in their opening for the group’s shoddy diversity record and ethical lapses.
“The Hollywood Foreign Press association is made up of around 90 international non black journalists who attend movie junkets each year in search of a better life,” Fey said.
“We say around 90, because a couple of them might be ghosts and it’s rumoured that the German member is just a sausage that somebody drew a little face on.”
She also called them “European weirdos” while both hosts urged the organisation to include Black members in their ranks.
In a sign of the shifting power dynamics in the media business, this year’s telecast is dominated by streaming services.
Netflix came into the night with a staggering 42 nominations across the film and television categories, including nods for the likes of The Trial of the Chicago 7, The Queen’s Gambit and The Crown.
The Golden Globes are not always an accurate gauge for how the Academy Awards will unfold.
Last year, the Globes awarded top honours to 1917 and Once Upon A Time in Hollywood only to see them fall short of capturing best picture at the Oscars. Both films lost to Parasite.
More to come.
-AAP
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