Golden Globes: Awards for Elton John, Ellen DeGeneres & more queer moments
Elton John won a ‘Best Song’ Golden Globe last night, alongside songwriting partner Bernie Taupin. The two men won the honor for “I’m Gonna Love Me Again,” which they wrote for the Elton biopic, Rocketman.
Rocketman star Taron Egerton won a Globe for his portrayal of Elton, while Renee Zellwegger marked her return to the big screen with a Golden Globe for playing gay icon Judy Garland in Judy.
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The biggest winners of the night were Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon A Time In Hollywood, which took five awards, and the WW1 drama 1917, which took the awards for Best Motion Picture and Best Director (Sam Mendes).
Once Upon A Time‘s haul included ‘Best Supporting Actor’ for Brad Pitt. It was his first Golden Globe since a win in 1996 for 12 Monkeys. The movie also took the award for ‘Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy’ and Best Screenplay (Tarantino).
The other movie to enter the night with a clutch of nominations was Martin Scorcese’s The Irishman, but it left empty-handed.
In the TV categories, Olivia Colman won Best Actress on a TV drama for her portrayal of Queen Elizabeth II in Netflix’s The Crown, Phoebe Waller-Bridge won Best Performance by an Actress in a musical/comedy TV show for Fleabag, and Michelle Williams won Best Actress on a limited series or movie for TV for Fosse/Verdon.
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Ellen DeGeneres won the second Carol Burnett Award award for her lifetime contribution to television.
Kate McKinnon gave a moving introductory speech on the impact that DeGeneres’ coming out had had on her, as a teen, accepting her sexuality for the first time, and the importance of LGBTQ representation.
McKinnon said discovering she was gay was scary: “The only thing that made it less scary was seeing Ellen on TV. She risked her entire life and her entire career in order to tell the truth, and she suffered greatly for it.
“Of course, attitudes change but only because brave people like Ellen jump into the fire to make them change.”
Kate McKinnon gets emotional at #GoldenGlobes honoring Ellen DeGeneres….and we did too. pic.twitter.com/HZEKmN1K3I
— Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) January 6, 2020
DeGeneres thanked McKinnon for her kind words and gave a hilarious speech about winning her award and thanking a fictional husband, “Marc,” while wife Portia de Rossi laughed in the audience.
I’ve had an incredible life full of wonderful moments. This one was something really special. #GoldenGlobes pic.twitter.com/AgS6hcmrd5
— Ellen DeGeneres (@TheEllenShow) January 6, 2020
The evening was hosted by Ricky Gervais. Despite him jokingly telling winners in advance not to lecture the viewing audience at home on being “woke”, (“Come up, accept your little award, thank your agent and God, and fuck off.”), many did use their speeches to make more serious points.
This included Michelle Williams making an impassioned speech on women’s right to choose, and Australians Cate Blanchett and Russell Crowe reminding people of the bushfire crisis in Australia.
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Besides Elton and Ellen’s big wins, other queer moments of the evening included Billy Porter. Despite failing to win his nominated category (Best Actor in a Television Series), losing to Brian Cox for Succession, he still made a splash on the red carpet wearing a white suit with a feathered train and 4,000 crystals.
“This isn’t a sitting outfit, this is a standing outfit.”
Billy Porter steals the red carpet yet again with his angelic #GoldenGlobes look t.co/qWu1wzTJwO pic.twitter.com/ZmRp76qfq2
— TIME (@TIME) January 6, 2020
Out actor Andrew Scott didn’t win the award for Best Supporting Actor in a comedy show, but he looked dapper in his white jacket and bow-tie, and Fleabag co-star Phoebe Waller-Bridge sang his praises during her award acceptance speech, saying, “He can have chemistry with a pebble.”
“He can have chemistry with a pebble.” Phoebe Waller-Bridge thanks #Fleabag co-star Andrew Scott while accepting the award for best performance by an actress in a television series — comedy or musical at the #GoldenGlobes t.co/b81GHqk4Qo pic.twitter.com/Ie8X1ikYRI
— The Hollywood Reporter (@THR) January 6, 2020
Matt Bomer attended with his husband, Simon Halls. Bomer joined Sofia Vergara on stage to present an award.
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Finally, Jason Momoa, attending with wife Lisa Bonet, was spotted wearing a tank top at the ceremony, prompted plenty of appreciative praise on Twitter.
Did y’all just see Jason Momoa in a tank top at the #GoldenGlobes? ? pic.twitter.com/q3shqHui4w
— Julie Dolan (@WLKYJulie) January 6, 2020
Jason Momoa’s tank top absolutely counts as black tie.
— Emerson Collins (@ActuallyEmerson) January 6, 2020
The full list of Golden Globe winners is below (category winners in bold).
Best Motion Picture – Drama
1917
The Irishman
Joker
Marriage Story
The Two Popes
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama
Cynthia Erivo, Harriet
Scarlett Johansson, Marriage Story
Saoirse Ronan, Little Women
Charlize Theron, Bombshell
Renée Zellweger, Judy
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama
Christian Bale, Ford v Ferrari
Antonio Banderas, Pain and Glory
Adam Driver, Marriage Story
Joaquin Phoenix, Joker
Jonathan Pryce, The Two Popes
Best Motion Picture –Musical or Comedy
Dolemite Is My Name
Jojo Rabbit
Knives Out
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Rocketman
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
Ana de Armas, Knives Out
Awkwafina, The Farewell
Cate Blanchett, Where’d You Go, Bernadette
Beanie Feldstein, Booksmart
Emma Thompson, Late Night
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
Daniel Craig, Knives Out
Roman Griffin Davis, Jojo Rabbit
Leonardo DiCaprio, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Taron Egerton, Rocketman
Eddie Murphy, Dolemite Is My Name
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in Any Motion Picture
Tom Hanks, A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
Anthony Hopkins, The Two Popes
Al Pacino, The Irishman
Joe Pesci, The Irishman
Brad Pitt, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Best Original Score – Motion Picture
Little Women – Alexandre Desplat
Joker – Hildur Guðnadóttir
Marriage Story – Randy Newman
1917 – Thomas Newman
Motherless Brooklyn – Daniel Pemberton
Best Television Limited Series or Motion Picture made for Television
Catch-22
Chernobyl
Fosse/Verdon
The Loudest Voice
Unbelievable
Best Performance by an Actress in a Limited Series or Motion Picture made for Television
Kaitlyn Dever, Unbelievable
Joey King, The Act
Helen Mirren, Catherine the Great
Merritt Weaver, Unbelievable
Michelle Williams, Fosse/Verdon
Best Director – Motion Picture
Bong Joon-ho, Parasite
Sam Mendes, 1917
Todd Phillips, Joker
Martin Scorsese, The Irishman
Quentin Tarantino, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series – Drama
Jennifer Aniston, The Morning Show
Olivia Colman, The Crown
Jodie Comer, Killing Eve
Nicole Kidman, Big Little Lies
Reese Witherspoon, The Morning Show
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Limited Series or Motion Picture made for Television
Patricia Arquette, The Act
Helena Bonham Carter, The Crown
Toni Collette, Unbelievable
Meryl Streep, Big Little Lies
Emily Watson, Chernobyl
Best Original Song – Motion Picture
“Beautiful Ghosts,” Cats – Music and Lyrics by Andrew Lloyd Webber & Taylor Swift
“I’m Gonna Love Me Again,” Rocketman – Music by Elton John, Lyrics by Bernie Taupin
“Into the Unknown,” Frozen II – Music and Lyrics by Kristen Anderson-Lopez & Robert Lopez
“Spirit,” The Lion King – Music and Lyrics by Timothy McKenzie, Ilya Salmanzadeh & Beyoncé
“Stand Up,” Harriet – Music and Lyrics by Joshuah Brian Campbell & Cynthia Erivo
Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy
Barry
Fleabag
The Kominsky Method
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
The Politician
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in Any Motion Picture
Kathy Bates, Richard Jewell
Annette Bening, The Report
Laura Dern, Marriage Story
Jennifer Lopez, Hustlers
Margot Robbie, Bombshell
Best Motion Picture – Animated
Frozen II
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
The Lion King
Missing Link
Toy Story 4
Best Screenplay – Motion Picture
Marriage Story – Noah Baumbach
Parasite – Bong Joon-ho & Han Jin-won
The Two Popes – Anthony McCarten
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood – Quentin Tarantino
The Irishman – Steven Zaillian
Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Drama
Brian Cox, Succession
Kit Harington, Game of Thrones
Rami Malek, Mr. Robot
Tobias Menzies, The Crown
Billy Porter, Pose
Best Motion Picture – Foreign Language
The Farewell
Les Misérables
Pain and Glory
Parasite
Portrait of a Lady on Fire
Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy
Christina Applegate, Dead to Me
Rachel Brosnahan, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Kirsten Dunst, On Becoming a God in Central Florida
Natasha Lyonne, Russian Doll
Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Fleabag
Best Television Series – Drama
Big Little Lies
The Crown
Killing Eve
The Morning Show
Succession
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Limited Series or Motion Picture made for Television
Alan Arkin, The Kominsky Method
Kieran Culkin, Succession
Andrew Scott, Fleabag
Stellan Skarsgård, Chernobyl
Henry Winkler, Barry
Best Performance by an Actor in a Limited Series or Motion Picture made for Television
Christopher Abbott, Catch-22
Sacha Baron Cohen, The Spy
Russell Crowe, The Loudest Voice
Jared Harris, Chernobyl
Sam Rockwell, Fosse/Verdon
Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy
Michael Douglas, The Kominsky Method
Bill Hader, Barry
Ben Platt, The Politician
Paul Rudd, Living With Yourself
Ramy Youssef, Ramy
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— Henry Winkler (@hwinkler4real) January 6, 2020
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