Golden Globe 2020 winners - "1917" unexpected win!

Well, it was a Golden Globes edition full of surprises. From the Missing Link win over the Disney giants Toy Story 4 and Frozen II to the win of 1917 over The Irishman, Marriage Story or Joker. Pleased to see the HFPA didn't go for Jennifer Lopez (Hustlers), but for Laura Dern (Marriage Story) instead - not that I don't like JLo's performance, but it would be too cliché! The Irishman was completely defeated and it went home empty handed. Even Marriage Story underperformed here!

This edition made one thing clearer: Best Picture is anyone's race and Laura Dern & Brad Pitt seem to have an Oscar win waiting for them (they're having the biggest sweeps of the season between the Globes and the critics prizes).

I just got a 43% prediction accuracy this Golden Globes, which is extremely low when compared to other years, but I really didn't see 1917 winning Best Drama and Best Director coming. But 3 of my predicted spoilers made the win, so...! Well, it still is a bad number for me. As for Best Supporting Actress in particular - I thought the Globes would go for a #MeToo message, but they clearly love Dern and the HFPA didn't want to damage her route to an Oscar win!

Have a look at the night's big winners:

Best Motion Picture - Drama: 1917
Predicted winner: The Irishman

Best Motion Picture - Comedy/Musical: Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Predicted winner: Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

Best Motion Picture - Animated: Missing Link
Predicted winner: Toy Story 4

Best Foreign Language Motion Picture: Parasite
Predicted winner: Parasite

Best Director: Sam Mendes, 1917
Predicted winner: Quentin Tarantino, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

Best Screenplay: Quentin Tarantino, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Predicted winner: Noah Baumbach, Marriage Story

Best Score: Hildur Gudnadottir, Joker
Predicted winner: Thomas Newman, 1917

Best Original Song: "I'm Gonna Love Me Again" from Rocketman
Predicted winner: "Into the Unknown" from Frozen II

Best Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama: Renée Zellweger, Judy
Predicted winner: Scarlett Johansson, Marriage Story

Best Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy/Musical: Awkwafina, The Farewell
Predicted winner: Awkwafina, The Farewell

Best Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama: Joaquin Phoenix, Joker
Predicted winner: Joaquin Phoenix, Joker

Best Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy/Musical: Taron Egerton, Rocketman
Predicted winner: Taron Egerton, Rocketman

Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture: Laura Dern, Marriage Story
Predicted winner: Margot Robbie, Bombshell

Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture: Brad Pitt, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Predicted winner: Brad Pitt, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

Cecil B DeMiller Award (Movies Lifetime Achievement): Tom Hanks

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