The Golden Globes

Inside what happened at the award show

The 82nd Golden Globe Awards were held January fifth of this year. Actors came from all over to celebrate the success of last year’s cinema. Through emotional acceptance speeches, this annual event has been the hot topic of the past week. 

While there were many winners, there were several that stood out. The winner of the category Best Actress in a Supporting Role was Zoe Saldaña. An emotional speech was given by her as the talented actress has never won a Golden Globe, despite her many achievements. Saldaña’s role in Emilia Pérez won the award, and she gave a tear-filled speech thanking her entire family, including her mother who attended the show, alongside her daughter. 

Another tear-jerking moment came from Sebastian Stan who won his very first Golden Globe as well. After years of hard work, moving from Romania at a young age, Stan also thanked his mother for all the sacrifices she made for him as he became an actor. Stan beat several actors in the category Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture, including Glen Powell. Stan has received only a few accolades despite his talented work and numerous nominations, so this resulted in an emotional moment for him. 

There were other instances that caught the attention of viewers, and not just from the awards. Though this is all speculation, Zendaya was seen flashing a potential engagement ring, showing it off to co-stars and other friends. She and Tom Holland are rumored to be engaged, and this incident only added to the speculation. Other attention-catching moments occurred when Sebastian Stan’s co-star in Marvel films, Anthony Mackie, continuously crashed the Stan’s interviews. This led to some heart-warming moments shared by the two friends.

Though there were many moving moments at this year’s Golden Globes, there were a few tense moments. One of these happened during Vin Diesel’s announcement of the award for best box office achievement. Peering out at the audience, the star stated, “Hi Dwayne,” looking directly at Dwayne Johnson. This led to some speculation as to potential tension between the two actors, but Diesel shot down these rumors on social media hours later. 

There were other surprising things from this show, many of them coming from who won…or didn’t. Films like Dune: Part II and The Wild Robot that rocked the box office did not receive any awards despite multiple nominations. Additionally, neither Ariana Grande nor Cynthia Erivo won in their categories for their roles in Wicked. 

Overall, this year’s Globes brought many surprising and moving moments to television and it will be entertaining to see what happens next year. 

by Adelle Hall