At the same time last year, the popularity of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, and with it the Golden Globe Awards, plummeted. Somewhere between the financial scandals and revelations about the all-white Union constituency, the main film and television organization seemed to be irreparably damaged. A year later, 103 new members were added to the already existing 87, which led to their increase and decrease. Now 62 different countries are represented, and 52% of voters are women.

However, at the awards ceremony on January 10, the most nominations (8) were collected by a rather … old acquaintance. Martin McDonagh of Mission to Bruges and Three Signs Outside Ebbing, Missouri presented this year The Ghosts of Inisherin, an unusual but wonderful film about a romance, a male friendship that is comically tragically dissolved during the Irish conflict. Civil War. In addition to McDonagh himself for directing and writing, two main characters, Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson, were also nominated.

On the other hand, the new direction of the awards is felt: the film took second place with 6 nominations. The Post-Era Matrix, as Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert’s Everything, Everything was called, made a lot of noise this year, showing that cinema can creatively integrate spectacle, content, and inclusiveness into a package that doesn’t have to be very expensive. Not far behind, with five major category nominations, are three more films: Steven Spielberg’s masterpiece Fabelmans, Baz Luhrmann’s rock biography Elvis, and Damien Sazel’s long-awaited Babylon.

Special mention should be made of the Triangle of Sorrow. Not only because Ruben Östlund’s film is a joint product of the Greek minority (The Heretic) and was partly filmed in our country, but also because it still wins awards. Following the Palme d’Or at Cannes, the film won four awards at the European Film Awards over the weekend, and was nominated for Best Comedy/Musical and Best Supporting Actress at the Golden Globes. for Dolly. de Leon.

Golden Globe, of course, means small screen too, especially since (also) this year’s TV crop has been excellent. There we saw the return of the smart comedy sitcom Elementary Abbot (5 nominations), the dazzling new cycle of The White Lotus, the terrifyingly wild but exciting Dahmer, the enduringly popular The Crown, the deliciously sleazy Pam & Tommy, and the elegant V building only murders” (4 in total). The list certainly doesn’t miss the new Game of Thrones spin-off called House of the Dragon, as well as the new Bear and Wednesday, which quickly won over a fanatical audience. In contrast, Amazon’s pricey but rather uneven Lord of the Rings: Rings of Power remained outside of the nominations. In terms of platform wars, Netflix and HBO Max are tied for first place with 14 nominations each, followed by Hulu with 10 nominations.