The 2024 Golden Globe Awards have just concluded, marking a night full of celebration
and recognition for some of the best films and performances. This year’s nominees had a few surprising loses, the ceremony not only honored some of the most outstanding films this year but also set the stage for what’s coming in the rest of the awards this season. The Golden Globes have given us much to talk about and left us excited to see which films will continue to be the star of the conversation.
The Golden Globes has been a big thing all over social media recently. Many people are making videos in honor of the golden globes and congratulating the winners of this year’s awards. Although many people were ecstatic about the results, there are also many opinions feeling the opposite. Along with these strong opinions came videos and comments on controversial topics. Other than arguing and celebrating the winners there is also many people asking questions like “who votes for the winners?” and “what are all the categories?” questions like these start various conversations.
“I have seen a lot of conflict online about the golden globes like people arguing about how Ariana Grande should have won an award or people saying that she didn’t deserve one” said Isabel Quitno, a freshman.
The Golden Globes has many categories for films including Best Motion Picture for various genres or best performance by a female actor and for a male actor also for multiple genres. In the best performance category of all different genres, we have winners: Fernanda Torres, Adrien Body, Demi Moore, Sebastian Stan, Zoe Saldana and Kieran Culkin. In the Best motion picture category for all different genres, we have the winning films: The Brutalist, Emilia Perez and Flow. Then there’s the movies and people that won in individual categories such as the new Wicked film that won Cinematic and Box Office Achievement, the song El Mal from the film Emilia Perez and Brady Corbet Who won best director.
“I was happy when The Film Wicked won an award at the Golden Globes for Cinematic and box office achievement, because I loved the film a lot and it inspired me in so many ways, and I believe it deserved an award” said Annabelle Landford, a freshman.
There are many actors, directors and films that did not win but got nominated as well. In the Best Motion Picture category for all different genres, there were many nominees who didn’t win like the films Conclave, Nickle Boys, A Complete Unknown, The Substance, Anora, Wicked, Inside Out 2, Moana 2, I’m Still Here, and The Girl with the Needle. In the best performance category in all genres there were nominees: Kate Winslet, Nicole Kidman, Tilda Swinton, Sebatian Stan, Daniel Craige, Colman Domingo, Amy Adams, Zendaya, Cynthia Erivo, Glen Powell, Jesse Plemons, Ariana Grande, Selena Gomez, Edward Norton and Jeremy strong.
“Out of the nominees that didn’t win I wish Timothee Chalamet would have won best actor. I think he is very good in the movies he has played in and made his character come to life. I would have loved to see him get an award” said Karsyn Koehler, a freshman.
The Golden Globes ceremony is an amazing opportunity for celebrities to reunite with old friends and have a good time. It celebrates celebrities and the hard work they put into their films throughout the year. The Golden Globes is a fun but emotional time for those who won or those celebrating the winners. This ceremony, every Jan since 1944, is special for everyone who gets the opportunity to go.