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'1917,' 'Once Upon a Time ...in Hollywood' Win Golden Globes

Associated Press

   The 77th Golden Globes were meant to be a coronation for Netflix.
   Instead, a pair of big-screen epics took top honors Sunday, as Sam
   Mendes' technically dazzling World War I tale "1917'' won best picture,
   drama, and Quentin Tarantino's radiant Los Angeles fable "Once Upon a
   Time ... in Hollywood'' won best film, comedy or musical.

   The wins for "1917'' were a surprise, besting such favorites as Noah
   Baumbach's "Marriage Story'' (the leading nominee with six nods) and
   Martin Scorsese's "The Irishman.'' Both are acclaimed Netflix releases
   but they collectively took home just one award, for Laura Dern's
   supporting performance as a divorce attorney in "Marriage Story.'' "The
   Irishman'' was entirely shut out.

   "1917'' also won best director for Mendes. The film was made in sinuous
   long takes, giving the impression that the movie unfolds in one lengthy
   shot.

   "I hope this means that people will turn up and see this on the big
   screen, the way it was intended,'' said Mendes, whose film expands
   nationwide Friday.

   Though set around the 1969 Manson murders "Once Upon a Time ... in
   Hollywood'' was classified a comedy and thus had an easier path to
   victory than the more competitive drama category. Brad Pitt won for
   best supporting actor, his first acting Globe since winning in 1996 for
   "12 Monkeys,'' padding his front-runner status for the Oscars.
   Tarantino also won best screenplay.

   "I wanted to bring my mom, but I couldn't because any woman I stand
   next to they say I am dating so it'd just be awkward,'' Pitt said.

   Throughout the night, those who took the stage used the moment to speak
   about current events including the wildfires raging in Australia,
   rising tensions with Iran, women's rights, the importance of LGBT
   trailblazers, even the importance of being on time.

   Patricia Arquette, a winner for her performance in Hulu's "The Act,''
   referenced the United States' targeted killing of Iranian Gen. Qassem
   Soleimani, saying history wouldn't remember the day for the Globes but
   will see "a country on the brink of war.'' She urged all to vote in
   November's presidential election.

   Ricky Gervais, hosting the NBC-telecast ceremony for the fifth time,
   opened the show by stating that Netflix had taken over Hollywood, a
   fair appraisal given the streaming service's commanding 34 nominations
   coming into the Globes. "This show should just be me coming out going:
   `Well done, Netflix. You win everything tonight,"he said.

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