LOS ANGELES: At the Golden Globe Awards, the song "Naatu Naatu" from the Indian movie "RRR," which was directed by SS. Rajamouli, was named Best Original Song in Motion Picture. "The Fabelmans" also won Best Picture, Drama, and "The Banshees of Inisherin" won Best Picture, Musical or Comedy.
The award for best TV drama went to "House of the Dragon," and the award for best TV comedy went to "Abbott Elementary." The White Lotus, a limited or anthology series with a second season set in Sicily, won the award for best limited or anthology series in a three-hour-long marathon telecast.
According to "Variety," their victory came as the damaged awards show tried to rebrand itself as a star-studded celebration of cinema and television after being pulled off the air in 2022 as a result of a number of controversies. A humorous examination of a friendship's demise, "The Banshees of Inisherin" took home three Oscars in total, including ones for the writing and Colin Farrell's main performance.
A directing award was also given to Steven Spielberg for his tender examination of his upbringing in "The Fabelmans." If there was a theme to the evening, it was one of renewal and reinvention.
Many of the winners said they were granted golden opportunities after being rejected by or neglected by a company that didn't recognise their talents. Among them was Michelle Yeoh, who won the prize for best actress in a motion picture musical or comedy and spoke about the ageism and racism she encountered. Yeoh was an action star who became an awards season favourite with her role in "Everything Everywhere All at Once."
It was a topic that Farrell emphasised by thanking Martin McDonagh for casting him in the 2008 black comedy "In Bruges," which McDonagh wrote and directed, and for helping to change his professional path. A former child actor who had given up acting before being cast as Yeoh's spouse in "Everything Everywhere All at Once," best supporting actor winner Ke Huy Quan, agreed.
Several speeches also reached emotional peaks, including that of best supporting actress winner Angela Bassett, who was recognised for playing a bereaved king in "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever." She spent her time on stage to pay homage to Chadwick Boseman, an actor whose career was cut short by his death from cancer in 2020 at the age of 43. Boseman rose to popularity playing the king of Wakanda.
In addition, Cate Blanchett and Austin Butler each received top acting honours for their roles in the drama films "Tar" and "Elvis," respectively, for their portrayals of an abusive conductor and Elvis Presley, respectively.
For her portrayal of a disturbed high school student in "Euphoria," Zendaya earned the award for best actress in a TV drama, and "Yellowstone" rancher Kevin Costner took home the award for best actor in a TV drama.
Both Amanda Seyfried and Evan Peters won for best lead actors in TV limited or anthology series for their work in "The Dropout" and "Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story," respectively.
The Cecil B. DeMille Award, honouring career success in motion pictures, went to Eddie Murphy, and the Carol Burnett Award, honouring career achievement in television, went to Ryan Murphy.
Ryan Murphy praised the openly homosexual or transgender actors and actresses he has worked with, including MJ Rodriguez, Jeremy Pope, Niecy Nash, and Billy Porter, in his remarks, calling them examples of "hope and progress." Murphy advised viewers who might not frequently see themselves reflected on film or who might feel under assault due to their race or sexual orientation to "use them as your north stars."
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