The Glorious 80th Golden Globes!

Mia Mercado, Staff writer

January 10th, 2023 was the day that the 80th Golden Globe Awards aired to the public at 5:00 PM PST and 8,00 PM ET. 

The History

 The first awards presentation was in 1943 by Hollywood Foreign Correspondents Association. In the beginning, it was categorized by best film, actresses, and actors nominees into two categories. The genres included were drama, musical, and comedy. Over time of the years more and more unique categories have been added.

Suspense, fear, anxiety, and nervousness are emotions all of these actors and actresses felt on this special and eventful day. Who would be going home with a special trophy? And who wouldn’t? There have been so many deserving films this year with the help of such talented actresses and actors.

What were some of the categories?:

Best Picture-Drama

Winner: Fabelmans, The

Nominees:

  • Avatar: The Way of Water
  • Elvis
  • TÁR
  • Top Gun: Maverick

Best Actor – Motion Picture – Drama

Winner: Austin Butler

Nominees:

  • Brendan Fraser
  • Hugh Jackman
  • Bill Nighy
  • Jeremy Pope

Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture

Winner: Ke Huy Quan

Nominees:

  • Brendan Gleeson
  • Barry Keoghan
  • Brad Pitt
  • Eddie Redmayne

Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture

 Winner: Angela Bassett

Nominees:

  • Kerry Condon
  • Jamie Lee Curtis
  • Dolly De Leon
  • Carey Mulligan

Best Actress – Motion Picture – Musical/Comedy

Winner: Michelle Yeoh

Nominees:

  • Lesley Manville
  • Margot Robbie
  • Anya Taylor-Joy
  • Emma Thompson

Best Actor – Motion Picture – Musical/Comedy

Winner: Colin Farrell

Nominees:

  • Diego Calva
  • Daniel Craig
  • Adam Driver
  • Ralph Fiennes

Best Director – Motion Picture

Winner: Steven Spielberg

Nominees:

  • James Cameron
  • Daniel Scheinert, Daniel Kwan
  • Baz Luhrmann
  • Martin McDonagh

Best Actress – Limited Series, Anthology Series or

Winner: Television Motion Picture

Nominees:

  • Jessica Chastain
  • Julia Garner
  • Lily James
  • Julia Roberts

Best Actor – Limited Series, Anthology Series or

Television Motion Picture

Winner: Evan Peters

Nominees:

  • Taron Egerton
  • Colin Firth
  • Andrew Garfield
  • Sebastian Stan

Best Television Actress – Drama Series

Winner: Zendaya

Nominees:

  • Emma D’Arcy
  • Laura Linney
  • Imelda Staunton
  • Hilary Swank

Best Supporting Actress – Television Limited Series/Motion Picture 

Winner: Jennifer Coolidge

 Nominees:

  • Claire Danes
  • Daisy Edgar-Jones
  • Niecy Nash-Betts
  • Aubrey Plaza

Carol Burnett Award

Winner: Ryan Murphy

Cecil B. DeMille Award

Winner: Eddie Murphy

Seeing the reaction from these deserving people had to be the best thing ever. So many worked for years on their art, acting, and finally got their recognition for it. 

The Red Carpet

The looks that these celebrities showed up in where defiantly the most glamorous part of the night.

One of the most talked about look of the night is Jenna Ortega created by Gucci. Everyone has been raving about her outfit, makeup and hairstyle. Ana de Armas was wearing Louis Vutton also looked absolutely gorgeous as many all over social media have been saying. As well as Milly Alcock who wore Givenchy.
Coleman Domingo arrived in such a well designed suit created by Dolce & Gabanna. Donald Glover had a very fashionable look for the night, he was wearing Saint Laurent.