Sure, Shōgun deserved to win big. But there were some horrific snubs in last night’s television awards, from The Penguin to Slow Horses
The Golden Globes are very much an awards ceremony of two halves. The movie side of things is always exciting, given that the Golden Globes function as a bellwether for the Oscars. As such, from the results of last night’s ceremony we can predict that Demi Moore and The Brutalist are likely to do very well come March. This is why 90% of the headlines you’ll read about the Golden Globes this morning will be about film.
But the Golden Globes also gives out awards to television programmes. This used to be exciting too, because the Hollywood Foreign Press Association used to be so corrupt it would just hand nominations to whoever gave its members the biggest present, as was the case when Emily in Paris landed a pair of nominations in 2021 after HFPA voters were flown to France and put up in opulent hotel rooms. In terms of recognising quality, the Golden Globes were all over the place, but at least there was plenty of room for upsets.
