Are the Globes really back?
The question that lingered throughout the night – are the Globes really back? – remained sort of unanswered by the end of a sometimes scrappily fun but mostly overlong and mostly underwhelming ceremony. Host Jerrod Carmichael had his moments but struggled to find the right balance between sincerity and snark. Timing issues meant that too many winners were played off embarrassingly early. Some major no-shows (Cate Blanchett, Zendaya, Amanda Seyfried) suggested that a host of big names weren’t quite waiting with open arms.
What the night did do was sure up the Oscar chances of both The Fabelmans and The Banshees of Inishirin, likely to be the two frontrunners duking it out at the Oscars very soon. TV-wise it was a big night for ratings hits and less so for the streamers with Abbott Elementary, Yellowstone and House of the Dragon winning big.
For now then the Globes are technically back in that yes they happened and yes people on Twitter at least seemed to be watching. But we have ratings to wait for and NBC’s decision to extend the one-year trial they gave to the HFPA after shunning them last year. The jury remains out.
And here’s a run-down of what happened tonight:
