Golden Globes host Nikki Glaser won over attendees and fans at this year’s ceremony with an opening monologue filled with barbs at Hollywood’s elite, including Timothée Chalamet. Watch in full below.
One of the best lines of the night was reserved for Chalamet, who was nominated for Best Actor for his portrayal of Bob Dylan in A Complete Unknown. However, the actor lost out on the prize to Adrien Brody (The Brutalist).
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The biopic also missed out on bagging the Best Motion Picture – Drama award, while Edward Norton failed to win Best Performance By An Actor In A Supporting Role In A Motion Picture for his portrayal of Pete Seeger.
“Tilda Swinton is, of course, nominated this year for her role as Timothée Chalamet” Glaser began her opening monologue. “Timothée Chalamet, you have the most gorgeous eyelashes — on your upper lip. That is such a good look”.
She went on to lampoon his new film, quipping: “You were so good and in A Complete Unknown as Bob Dylan. I read that your singing voice was so accurate that even Bob Dylan admitted that it was absolutely horrible.”
The comedian, who gained public attention for her performance at last year’s Netflix roast of NFL legend Tom Brady, received a warm reaction from the stars assembled.
Chalamet chuckled at the joke too, while Wicked stars Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo joined in on a gag making fun of their viral “holding space” interview during the film’s press tour, with Erivo holding Grande’s finger as she did in the clip.
Glaser’s hosting was a refreshing change from last year, when comedian Jo Koy failed to connect with the crowd or those watching at home.
Online, The Daily Show host Jon Stewart tweeted: “Nikki Glaser is very very good at this”, while X user Zoë Rose Bryant said the comedian was “reminding us why we should never have a male awards show host ever again”.
Kicking off the film and TV industry’s awards season, the ceremony proved a successful night for The Brutalist and Emilia Pérez in the film section, while Shōgun, Hacks and Baby Reindeer won big in the TV categories.
In a four-star review of A Complete Unknown, NME said that “Chalamet sings and plays his way into Oscars contention with a career-best showing”.
It added: “If you’re a Bob newbie, you’ll leave the cinema ready to dive into his back catalogue. If you’re already a fan, the next few weeks will be spent making playlists of lesser-known B-sides or reading the lore around a scene you weren’t familiar with.
“And that’s why it was a good idea to make this film – a mad idea, but a good one.”
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