Paul Thomas Anderson’s film One Battle After Another and Netflix’s miniseries Adolescence emerged as the big winners at this year’s Golden Globe Awards, each claiming four trophies in a ceremony that highlighted both major studio productions and independent filmmaking. Anderson’s film won Best Musical or Comedy Motion Picture, Best Director, Best Screenplay, and Best Supporting Actress for Teyana Taylor, who dedicated her award to “brown sisters and little brown girls watching tonight,” saying their voices matter and their dreams deserve space. Accepting his awards, Anderson said that making films is simply what he loves to do and that the recognition makes the work feel like fun.
Adolescence was named Best Limited Series, while Stephen Graham won Best Actor in a Limited Series, Owen Cooper took Best Supporting Actor, and Erin Doherty won Best Supporting Actress, confirming the show’s strong impact both critically and with audiences. In the film categories, Hamnet won Best Drama Motion Picture, while Jessie Buckley received Best Actress in a Drama for her performance in the film, which was produced by Steven Spielberg and Sam Mendes and directed by Chloé Zhao, whom Mendes described as the only filmmaker who could have brought the story to the screen.
Timothée Chalamet won Best Actor in a Musical or Comedy for Marty Supreme, beating nominees including Leonardo DiCaprio and George Clooney, and becoming the youngest winner ever in that category. Rose Byrne won Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy for her role in the independent film If I Had Legs I’d Kick You, joking in her speech that the movie was made on a budget of just 8.50 dollars. Stellan Skarsgård won Best Supporting Actor for his role in the Norwegian family drama Sentimental Value, while the Brazilian film The Secret Agent won Best Non-English Language Film and earned Wagner Moura the Best Actor in a Drama award, making him the first Brazilian actor to win in that category.
Netflix also won two awards for the animated film KPop: Demon Hunters, which received Best Animated Feature and Best Original Song for “Golden.” Several highly anticipated films, including Train Dreams, Frankenstein, Wicked: For Good, and Jay Kelly, left the ceremony without awards.
In television, The Pitt won Best Drama Series, with Noah Wyle taking Best Actor in a Drama, while Rhea Seehorn won Best Actress in a Drama for Pluribus. The Studio was named Best Musical or Comedy Series, with Seth Rogen winning Best Actor and Jean Smart taking Best Actress in the same category for Hacks. Michelle Williams won Best Actress in a Limited Series or TV Movie for Dying for Sex, and Ricky Gervais won Best Stand-Up Comedy Performance for Mortality.
The ceremony reflected a strong showing for streaming platforms alongside traditional cinema, while also highlighting international productions and independent films, underlining the increasingly global and diverse character of the Golden Globe Awards.
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