Film awards season has officially kicked off with the Golden Globes last night. Here are all the highlights, in-jokes and gossip tidbits you might have missed. In a world where awards shows are becoming increasingly tame, thank goodness for Fernanda Torres, who caused the only upset of the night when she won for Lead Actress in a Motion Picture Drama, for I’m Still Here. She beat stars like Angelina Jolie, Nicole Kidman and Kate Winslet to the gong, and was unsurprisingly shocked when the news came out.
“My God, I didn’t prepare anything,” Torres said, during her speech. “This is such an amazing year for female performances. So many actresses here that I admire so much.”. For an extra bit of pathos: Torres’ mother Fernanda Montenegro was nominated for the same award in 1999, for Central Station. “I want to dedicate it to my mother,” Torres said. “You have no idea. She was here 25 years ago. And this is proof that art can endure through life, even in difficult moments like this.”.
There may have been a slight misuse of The Substance. Demi Moore and Margaret Qualley saw the perfect opportunity to riff off their body horror double act when presenting an award – and they took it. “What are you doing here? Moore hissed as Qualley sidled up to the mic. “This is my week”. They were both nominated, Qualley pointed out, as Moore chided her to “respect the balance”.
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Chuckles all around from the audience, who were probably grateful they didn’t come in character as Monstero Elisa-Sue and spray all those expensive outfits with Carrie-levels of blood. Moore went home with a statuette – her first ever acting award at the age of 62.
