Sean Mandell: Wrapping the Golden Globes

Published Jan 6, 2025, 10:59 PM

Comedian Nikki Glaser was the first woman ever to host a Golden Globes ceremony and got good marks all around for a funny performance, without any bad low blows. 

Emilia Perez and The Brutalist came away with four and three award respectively, perhaps a good indicator at what's to come at the Oscars. 

For TV shows, Shogun, Hacks, and Baby Reindeer took home most of the awards. 

Entertainment Reporter in LA, Sean Mandell, joins to wrap the Golden Globes. 

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A gooday, How are you?

I'm good? Did you enjoy yourself?

I did? Actually, you know, especially after some of the recent award shows we've had. Listened last year at the Golden Globe comedian o'coy did not have a great night. Nicki Glazer was stepping in following that evening, which a lot of people looked at as a more evidence that award shows are waning and aren't something that people want to watch. And while there that is an argument that is still being fought. Nicki Glazer did get as you said, top mark. People from a variety of different spectrum across spectrum of viewers seem to have resonated with with her jokes, even if you know some of them are always going to fall flat. But when you come away with a win at the end of it, with people giving you positive overall of remarks rather than negative, you're you're doing well as an award show host.

Does Ricky device still cast a shadow over those I don't make a shadow in a negative way, but you know the he was he's lift as mark.

Yeah, no, I have some things, so I don't know that you have a there's as memorable of a Golden Globe's host before that, And I think the only other Golden Globes hosts that can compare as a sort of anti Ricky Gervase, which is interesting because they also had their own barbs that they were able to dole out, was Tina Fey and Amy Poehler. You know, one of the funniest jokes that I remember from they hosted it four years, actually three years in a row, and then once after the during the COVID era, they posted it remotely, but they had a great joke about taking it over after Ricky did it one year, saying, you know, Ricky Gervaise could not be here tonight because he technically no longer works in show business. So you know, it's They had a wonderful impact on it as well, And I think Glazer is the first comedian who's been able to get closer to that style of roast comedy, which is what she does, and so she was a brilliant choice it.

Happy with the winners, you know.

I am surprised by some of the winners, but on that was sort of my initial take, but then on follow up, it's not surprising because a lot of the winners were actually, particularly in the film category, were foreign films and actors of foreign actors as well, who were not considered really to be front runners in a lot of the categories. You know, Amelia Perez, for example, winning Best Picture Musical or Comedy was certainly not something that I think a lot of people had on their bingo card. The old and globes car to be interested to see who won the office pool around different different businesses today Fernando Torres for the Brazilian political biographical drama I'm Still Here. Those were surprises, but again this is the Hollywood run press. Ye both on these and that membership has changed in recent years. There used to be a much smaller group of people and now that's expanded who are part of the membership, So in that sense it makes sense to me.

Excellent, Hey Sean, great to talk to you, Thanks so much for your time. That's Shawn Mandela. He's an LA Retent entertainment reporter.

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