On 9th January 2022, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association(HFPA) announced the winners of the 79th edition of the Annual Golden Globe Awards (2022) in Beverly Hilton, Beverly Hills, California, United States of America(USA).
The 2022 awards recognized and honoured the talents of film and television (American production or co-production between the USA and foreign partner) for 2021
- The Golden Globe awards are annually presented by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association(HFPA).
Reimagine Coalition:
During the event, Kyle Bowser, Senior Vice President of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People(NAACP) Hollywood Bureau, presented the “Reimagine Coalition,” a joint five-year initiative to increase diversity, equity, and inclusion across the global entertainment industry.
Nominations:
rapper Snoop Dogg and HFPA president Helen Hoehne have announced the nominations for the 2022 Golden Globe award on 13th December 2021.
Highlights:
i.Jane Campion won the Best Director Motion Picture for “The Power of the Dog”. She became the 3rd female director ever to win the Best Director award at the Golden Globes.
- Barbra Streisand was the 1st female director to win the award in 1984 for Yentl and Chloé Zhao was the 2nd to win the award for Nomadland in 2021.
ii.The Power of the Dog, West Side Story, and Succession has won three awards each.
iii.Actor Will Smith won the “Best Actor-Motion Picture Drama”, his first-ever Golden Globe, for his performance in “King Richard.”
iv.Nicole Kidman has won the Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama for her performance in ‘Being the Ricardo’. This is her 5th Golden Globe Award, previously she has won the golden globe in 1996(To Die For), 2002(Moulin Rouge!), 2003(The Hours), and 2018(Big Little Lies).
v.Ariana DeBose has won the Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture for West Side Story (2021). She won the award for recreating the part of previous Golden Globe winner Rita Moreno who played Anita in West Side Story (1961).
vi.Oh Young-soo(O Yeong Su) (South Korea) has won the Best Supporting Actor – Television for Squid Game. He became the First South Korean actor and the first actor to ever win a Golden Globe in the TV category for a non-English language show.
vii.Michaela Jaé Rodriguez won the Best Television Actress – Drama Series for Pose and became the 1st transgender actress to win a Golden Globe.
Winners of the 2022 Golden Globe Awards:
| Category | Winner |
|---|---|
| Best Picture Drama | The Power of the Dog directed by Jane Campion |
| Best Picture – Musical/Comedy | West Side Story (2021) directed by Steven Spielberg |
| Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama | Nicole Kidman for Being the Ricardos |
| Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama | Will Smith for King Richard |
| Best Actress – Motion Picture – Musical/Comedy | Rachel Zegler for West Side Story (2021) |
| Best Actor – Motion Picture – Musical/Comedy | Andrew Garfield for tick, tick…BOOM! |
| Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture | Ariana DeBose for West Side Story (2021) |
| Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture | Kodi Smit-Mcphee for the Power of the Dog |
| Best Director Motion Picture | Jane Campion for The Power of the Dog |
| Best Screenplay Motion Picture | Kenneth Branagh for Belfast |
| Best Picture – Animated | Encanto directed by Jared Bush and Byron Howard |
| Best Picture – Non-English Language (formerly Foreign Language) | Drive My Car(Japan) |
| Best Score Motion Picture | Hans Zimmer for Dune |
| Best Song Motion Picture | No Time To Die from No Time To Die Music & Lyrics by Billie Eilish, Finneas O’Connell |
| Best Drama Series | Succession |
| Best Musical/Comedy Series | Hacks |
| Best Television Motion Picture | The Underground Railroad |
| Best Actress – Television Motion Picture | Kate Winslet for Mare of Easttown |
| Best Actor – Television Motion Picture | Michael Keaton for Dopesick |
| Best Television Actress – Drama Series | Michaela Jaé Rodriguez for Pose |
| Best Television Actor – Drama Series | Jeremy Strong for Succession |
| Best Television Actress – Musical/Comedy Series | Jean Smart for Hacks |
| Best Television Actor – Musical/Comedy Series | Jason Sudeikis for Ted Lasso |
| Best Supporting Actress – Television | Sarah Snook for Succession |
| Best Supporting Actor – Television | Oh Young-soo(O Yeong Su) for Squid Game |
