“Oppenheimer,” a Christopher Nolan drama about the inventor of the atomic bomb, was the big winner at the Golden Globe Awards on Sunday, while “Barbie,” a summer hit, failed to take the best comedy award that went to “Barbie.” Poor Things.”
The film “Oppenheimer” won five awards, including Best Drama Film, Best Director (Nolan), and Best Original Score, in addition to two awards for Best Actor in a Drama Film, for Cillian Murphy, and Best Supporting Actor, for Robert Downey Jr.
“Oppenheimer” deals with the life of the scientist responsible for managing American research into the thermonuclear bomb (played by Cillian Murphy), through his conflict with a powerful politician, played by Robert Downey Jr.
As for the movie “Barbie,” directed by American Greta Gerwig, which revolves around the most famous plastic doll and which received nine nominations, it only won two awards: Best Song Written by Billie Eilish and her brother Finneas, and Best Cinematic Achievement and Box Office Achievement (New Category).
The award for best comedy film went to “Poor Things,” which won the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival, in which she plays a female version of the famous monster, “Frankenstein.”
Aboriginal actress Lily Gladstone won Best Actress in a Drama for her role in Martin Scorsese’s Killers of the Flower Moon.
Paul Giamatti and Devine and Joey Randolph of “The Holdovers” won Best Actor in a Comedy and Best Supporting Actress, respectively.
The award for best screenplay and best foreign language film went to the French drama “Anatomy of a Fall.”
The film “The Boy and the Heron” by Hayao Miyazaki won the award for best animated film.
The number of Golden Globe Awards is 81, and the Golden Globes are entering their ninth decade, and they are one of the largest awards ceremonies in the world, after the Oscars and Grammy Awards.
