‘Oppenheimer’ reigned at the 81st Golden Globe Awards on Sunday, bagging five awards, the most for any film, including the award for best motion picture drama.
The awards come close on the heels of the movie, depicting the sprawling examination of J. Robert Oppenheimer and the creation of the atomic bomb, hitting huge success at the box office in the summer.
“Poor Things,” a feminist reimagining of the Frankenstein tale, was named best motion picture, musical or comedy, one of two victories for the post-modern film.
On the television front, “Succession,” a scabrous look at a Murdoch-esque mogul and his dysfunctional family, won a leading four prizes, including best drama series. The show ended its four-season run in May, Variety reported.
“The Bear,” the story of a Chicago restaurant struggling to keep its doors open, earned three prizes, including best comedy series and best leading actor and actress in a musical or comedy for Jeremy Allen White and Ayo Edebiri.
“Beef,” a dramedy about the aftermath of a road rage incident, also won three statues — it was named best-limited series, while picking up acting prizes for Ali Wong and Steven Yeun.
“Oppenheimer’s” Christopher Nolan, who leveraged his success making blockbusters like “The Dark Knight” and “Inception” to get Universal to produce an $100 million drama about a physicist, won best director.
Cillian Murphy, who played the brooding scientist at the center of the film, was named best actor in a drama. The film also was honored for its atmospheric score.
Lily Gladstone received best female actor in a drama for playing an Osage woman who is targeted for her oil wealth in “Killers of the Flower Moon.”
Emma Stone was honored as best female actor in a comedy for playing a childlike woman who embarks on a journey of sexual and emotional discovery in “Poor Things.”
Paul Giamatti, named best actor in a comedy for his portrayal of a caustic prep school instructor in “The Holdovers”, while “Succession’s” Kieran Culkin and Sarah Snook won best male actor and best female actor in a TV drama for their portrait of conniving “nepo babies” jockeying to take over their father’s media company.
This year’s Globes award event took place following one of the most chaotic and divisive years in Hollywood history as the writers and actors unions went on strike for months, fighting over restrictions on the use of A.I. and a streaming business model they claimed made it harder to earn a living.
The Screen Actors Guild and the Writers Guild of America eventually reached deals in September and November, but production on many movies and shows was disrupted, leaving an economic toll.
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