1917 claims surprise top prize as The Irishman goes home empty-handed at GoldenGlobes
Quentin Tarantino won the Golden Globe for Best Screenplay. Image: Hahn Lionel/ABACA Quentin Tarantino won the Golden Globe for Best Screenplay. Image: Hahn Lionel/ABACA WAR EPIC 1917 shocked the Golden Globes last night by claiming the top prize for best drama film, while Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood won the most honours, massively boosting their prospects for next month’s Oscars.
The Globes are the first major awards gala of the year, in a packed season that ends with the Academy Awards in just over a month’s time, so last night’s winners will hope to capitalize on some much-needed momentum. The film’s lead actor George MacKay — a 27-year-old relative unknown in Hollywood — told AFP he was “just thrilled, proper thrilled” when the announcement was made.
The top films clearly resonated with the 90-odd members of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, which doles out the prizes, but frontrunners in the acting categories also made their mark. Zellweger burnished her Oscar credentials with an expected win for biopic Judy, portraying Judy Garland in her later years.
“Let’s go out with a bang, let’s have a laugh at your expense, shall we?” joked Gervais, hosting the awards for the fifth and final time.
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