If you\u2019ve seen my Golden Globes review, you know what to expect; a bit of written opinion, but mostly memes. If you haven\u2019t seen it, then I\u2019ll leave a link at the end of this post. Enjoy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Best Picture – Everything Everywhere All at Once<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n A huge surprise for this one, but a great surprise nonetheless. It\u2019s nice to see that they\u2019ve gone for a more mainstream choice this year rather than bowing to more traditional fare like The Fablemans<\/em> or All Quiet on the Western Front<\/em>. And it\u2019s nice that they didn\u2019t give the award to Avatar<\/em>, \u2018cause that would\u2019ve been a whole load of bs. Sausages fingers ftw \ud83d\ude42 <\/p>\n\n\n\n Lead Actress – Michelle Yeoh <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n I\u2019ve said it once, and I\u2019ll say it again. You go Michelle Yeoh-Yeoh. No, I\u2019m not a particular fan of Mean Girls<\/em>, but the pun works. Kind of. But seriously, Yeoh was fantastic when I saw her for the first time in Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon<\/em>, and she\u2019s killed it in everything I\u2019ve seen her in since, so this is long overdue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Lead Actor – Brenden Fraser<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n I probably would\u2019ve picked Colin Farrell or Bill Nighy as my choices, but I can\u2019t deny that Fraser was the best part of The Whale<\/em>, and it\u2019s great to see him finally recognised by an establishment that, along with Hollywood, has kept his career in limbo for the past couple of decades. Overall, a deserved win.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Director – Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Again, Martin McDonagh probably would\u2019ve got my vote here, but he\u2019s had a lot of success in the recent past with Three Billboards<\/em>, so it\u2019s nice to see the little guy(s) get some deserved recognition rather than the bigger players. Fanny packs ftw (I don\u2019t get why Americans call them that, but then again, we have different linguistic differences here and there, so I\u2019ll allow it). Disappointing not to see any female directors in the listing, but there were some great competitors here nonetheless.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Supporting Actress – Jamie Lee Curtis<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n It\u2019s great to see Curtis getting some well-deserved recognition here, and it\u2019s particularly great to see more recognition for sexagenarians in general (shoutout to Angela Bassett).<\/p>\n\n\n\n Anthropomorphic googly-eyed rocks ftw.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Supporting Actor – Ke Huy Quan<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n My vote would\u2019ve gone to Barry Keoghan\u2019s soulful performance in Banshees<\/em> but, then again, the omnipotent enigma of the fanny pack can\u2019t be denied, so I\u2019ll support it. And it\u2019s just generally great to see Hollywood outsiders getting more recognition across the board.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Animated Feature – Pinocchio <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n I feel like The Last Wish<\/em> deserved more love here, but I kind of predicted Pinocchio<\/em> would grab this one, so yeah. It is what it is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Documentary Feature – Navalny<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n I\u2019m afraid my viewing range on this category is poor, so I\u2019m unable to pass judgement on this one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Live-action Short – An Irish Goodbye<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Again, I can\u2019t help ya here. \ud83d\ude41<\/p>\n\n\n\n Cinematography – All Quiet on the Western Front<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n I somehow haven\u2019t managed to watch the majority of this list yet, so again, I will gracefully bow out of the judgement here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Makeup and Hair – The Whale<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n I think some recognition should have gone to The Batman<\/em> here (c\u2019mon, the emo make-up! The emo hairstyles! The general emo aesthetic!). After all, it\u2019s the only Batman movie that does the realistic make-up around the eyes. Emo Pattinson will have his vengeance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Costume Design – Black Panther: Wakanda Forever<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n A deserved winner. Babylon<\/em> had a fair amount of material dazzle going for it, but Wakanda Forever<\/em>\u2019s designs were still way cooler.<\/p>\n\n\n\n International Film – All Quiet on the Western Front<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Yep. Seems fair. I\u2019ve definitely seen all those films.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Documentary Short – The Elephant Whisperers<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n So…I haven\u2019t seen any of these.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Animated Short – The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Again…nothing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Production Design – All Quiet on the Western Front<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Hmm, I would\u2019ve gone for The Fabelmans<\/em> here, but hey, at least they didn\u2019t give the award to Avatar<\/em> \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n\n\n\n Original Score – All Quiet on the Western Front<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Nope, this guy should\u2019ve gone to Banshees<\/em>, and that\u2019s my final word on the matter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Visual Effects – Avatar: The Way of the Water<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n \ud83d\ude41<\/p>\n\n\n\n Original Screenplay – Everything Everywhere All at Once<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Nice. You couldn\u2019t fit much more creative and original, whacky ideas than EEAaO, so this is a very well deserved one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Adapted Screenplay – Women Talking<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n I did enjoy the many onion layers of Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery<\/em>, but the screenplay for Women Talking<\/em> was undeniably impressive too. I guess Foghorn Leghorn just needed to p-put a bit more pepper on it, son.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Sound – Top Gun: Maverick<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Fair enough. Sad that The Batman<\/em> didn\u2019t get more recognition for its grungy sounds though. Emo Pattinson will be sad. Sadttinson, if you will.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Original Song – Naatu Naatu, RRR<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n I feel like EEAaO should\u2019ve bagged this one, but I guess it does have quite a lot of awards already at this stage. Best not to be greedy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Editing – Everything Everywhere All at Once<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Nice. It takes a lot of technical skill to include so much madness in one film and still manage to make it meaningful and emotionally satisfying. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Overall, a pretty impressive year. No dramatic slaps, of course, but you can’t have everything.<\/p>\n\n\n\n