So Les Mis and Argo dominated the 2013 Golden Globes – if
dominated is the right word. The numbers tell quite different stories.
The revolutionary musical was a slam-dunk for all three
wins: Best Musical/Comedy Film, Best Musical/Comedy Actor (Hugh Jackman) and
Best Supporting Actress (Anne Hathaway). However Argo’s two wins – Best Drama
Film and Best Director – went totally against the run of play, overturning both
Lincoln and Zero Dark Thirty.
Ben Affleck’s Best Director victory is only his fourth director’s
prize for Argo. The two Golden Globes he picked up are his second and third
Globes: he won Best Screenplay jointly with Matt Damon for Good Will Hunting.
Hathaway’s predicted victory in Best Supporting Actress was
her first Golden Globe victory after three nominations – one in each of the
actress categories (Best Actress – Drama for Rachel Getting Married; Best
Actress – Comedy/Musical for Love And Other Drugs; and Best Supporting Actress
for Le Mis).
Hugh Jackman’s expected win also heralds a strange
coincidence with some other winners: for him, Jessica Chastain (Best Actress –
Drama for Zero Dark Thirty) and Jennifer Lawrence (Best Actress –
Comedy/Musical for Silver Linings Playbook) all snared their first victory on
their second nomination.
Christoph Waltz maintained his 100% record at the Globes:
two nominations, two wins for Inglorious Basterds a few years ago and now
Django Unchained.
The latter also ensured Quentin Tarantino picked his second
Globe for Best Screenplay; his first win was for Pulp Fiction (co-written with
Roger Avary).
Also on Globe number two was Daniel Day-Lewis… That’s right,
he’d only won one Globe before the 2013 show. Including Lincoln, he’s been
nominated seven times (six times in the Drama category), and his first win came
for There Will Be Blood.
Another to complete a pair was director Michael Haneke,
whose Amour won Best Foreign Film, which follows White Ribbon’s victory three
years ago. Indeed for Haneke that’s almost the double-double: both films won
the Palme d’Or at Cannes before taking victory at the Globes.
The other victory of note – no, not Adele’s Skyfall theme –
is Brave for Best Animated Feature. This is the seventh Best Film Globe won by
Pixar. Toy Story 2 secured overall victory in the Best Musical/Comedy Film many
moons ago, while another five Pixar faves have won Best Animated Film. Those
five are:
- Cars
- Ratatouille
- Wall*E
- Up
- Toy Story 3
What does any of this mean for the Oscars? Probably very
little! I still can’t see Argo regaining the ground it’s lost to Lincoln,
although Zero Dark Thirty’s relatively poor performance will give its
distributor something to think about (although its $24m wide opening this past
weekend suggests its $40m budget will be recouped fairly quickly, so there’ll
still be smiles at Sony/Columbia).
Christoph Waltz’s Supporting Actor win was unexpected, but
again I don’t foresee him swaying Oscar again.
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