Rose Byrne is the latest Australian Golden Globe winner to win Best Female Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy for her role as the emotionally debilitated and physically challenged psychologist Linda in Mary Bronstein’s If I Had Legs I’d Kick.
Byrne was last nominated for the TV series “Damages” in 2010 and said she doesn’t take the award for granted.
“We shot this movie in 25 days for $8.50,” she said.
“Thank you so much. It’s a big deal to be here because this is like a little movie.”
Joel Edgerton wasn’t so lucky in the Best Male Actor in a Motion Picture or Drama category, but his role as railroad man Robert Greiner in Clint Bentley’s Train Dreams fell to Wagner Moura in The Secret Agent. Edgerton was one of two Australians nominated for Best Original Song, along with Nick Cave and American composer Bryce Dessner’s song of the same name, which earned him a “golden” award from KPop Demon Hunters.
After winning the Critics Choice Award for his role as Creature in Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein, Jacob Elordi established himself as an outside favorite for Best Supporting Actor.
However, the award went to Stellan Skarsgård of Sentimental Value. In his speech, he emphasized the importance of theatrical distribution of films, declaring that “movies should be seen in movie theaters.”
Elordi was also nominated for Best Male Actor in a Limited Series, Anthology Series or Movie Made for Television for his performance in The Deep North, but lost to Stephen Graham for Adolescence. This was one of four awards for a British series, for Best Limited Series, Anthology Series or Made-for-TV Movie.
Another Australian episodic nominee, Sarah Snook, was unable to add to the collection for the Peacock drama All Her Fault, filmed in Melbourne, and the award for best performance by a female actor in a limited series, anthology series or movie made for television went to Michelle Williams for Die for Sex.
Paul Thomas Anderson’s “One Battle After Another” was the most praised feature film of the night, winning Best Original Screenplay, Best Director and Best Supporting Actress for Teyana Taylor, along with Best Musical or Comedy.
Other winners included medical procedure drama The Pit and satirical comedy The Studio, which won Best Television Series – Drama and Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy, respectively, as well as first-ever podcast winner Good Hang with Amy Poehler.
