{"id":510004,"date":"2026-01-12T04:09:22","date_gmt":"2026-01-12T04:09:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/510004\/"},"modified":"2026-01-12T04:09:22","modified_gmt":"2026-01-12T04:09:22","slug":"polymarket-and-bogus-categories-make-2026-golden-globes-feel-cheap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/510004\/","title":{"rendered":"Polymarket and bogus categories make 2026 Golden Globes feel cheap"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Follow along live as Times columnists Mary McNamara and Glenn Whipp discuss the biggest winners, most memorable moments and more from the 2026 Golden Globe Awards.<\/p>\n<p class=\"cms-textAlign-center\"><a class=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/entertainment-arts\/story\/2026-01-11\/golden-globes-2026-winners-list\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Winners list<\/a> | <a class=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/entertainment-arts\/awards\/story\/2026-01-11\/golden-globes-2026-red-carpet-fashion-best-looks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Best red carpet looks<\/a> | <a class=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/entertainment-arts\/awards\/live\/golden-globes-2026-awards-winners-photos-red-carpet-updates\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">More Globes coverage<\/a> <\/p>\n<p><b>8:06 p.m. <\/b>I just got an alert on my TV saying \u201cno action for 4 hours. Go into sleep mode?\u201d \u2014M.M.<\/p>\n<p><b>8:02 p.m. <\/b>Moura wins for \u201cSecret Agent,\u201d while some viewers must be wondering if it is yet another adaptation of the Joseph Conrad novel. (It is not). So are we looking at a Brazilian best picture Oscar winner? And will it have a wider release here? \u2014M.M.<\/p>\n<p>It will be nominated for international feature and could well earn a spot in the best picture field, Mary. Look for it in theaters in February as Neon will look to capitalize on those Oscar nominations. And I think Moura will earn a nod too. \u2014G.W.<\/p>\n<p><b>7:58 p.m.<\/b> Mary? Jessie Buckley just won! \u2014G.W. <\/p>\n<p>Predictable, perhaps, but worth it. Buckley is a phenomenal and highly elastic actor who is 100 percent the real deal, terrific in \u201cHamnet\u201d but also \u201cThe Lost Daughter,\u201d \u201cBeast,\u201d and \u201cWicked Little Letters.\u201d We should get used to her winning awards. And oh, that accent. \u2014M.M.<\/p>\n<p>I need soup right now. \u2014G.W.<\/p>\n<p>I am actually making chicken soup right now. I mean, I made it and now it is simmering. \u2014M.M.<\/p>\n<p>Simmering or shimmering? Or both? \u2014G.W.<\/p>\n<p><b>7:43 p.m. <\/b>We\u2019re about to get prizes for \u201cAdolescence,\u201d \u201cThe Studio,\u201d Jessie Buckley, Wagner Moura, \u201cSinners\u201d and \u201cOne Battle After Another\u201d \u2014G.W.<\/p>\n<p>You\u2019re two for two, Glenn. Maybe you should just step away and go get us some In-N-Out. With all these awards, Season 2 of \u201cThe Studio\u201d had better be good. \u2014M.M.<\/p>\n<p>The one category that\u2019s competitive is lead actor in a motion picture drama. It\u2019s between Moura and Michael B. Jordan. Moura needs it more. He didn\u2019t get a nomination from SAG-AFTRA voters, who don\u2019t reward international movies much. But I\u2019d love to see Jordan win for playing the twins in \u201cSinners.\u201d He created two vivid, distinct characters. \u2014G.W.<\/p>\n<p>I agree. I feel like \u201cSinners\u201d is paying the price for being a spring movie; voters may have forgotten how freaking amazing it is. And Jordan was miraculous \u2014 as someone who has reviewed far too many titles with multiple characters played by one actor, it is very difficult to pull off without it feeling super-stuntish. Which he absolutely did, so extra points for level of difficulty. \u2014M.M.<\/p>\n<p><b>7:38 p.m. <\/b>How are you doing, Glenn? Six more categories to go! \u2014M.M.<\/p>\n<p>What? Sorry, Mary. I was listening to a podcast during the commercial break. Interesting stuff. I might subscribe to one of these! \u2014G.W.<\/p>\n<p>I think someone should give us a podcast. Then we might finally win a Golden Globe. We could call it \u201cShakes Fist at Clouds.\u201d \u2014M.M.<\/p>\n<p>Aren\u2019t we doing this live on camera for the Oscars? You floated that at the Festival of Books last year. Or was that me? \u2014G.W.<\/p>\n<p>I would get bleeped too much I think. \u2014M.M.<\/p>\n<p><b>7:29 p.m. <\/b>But now we\u2019re back with \u201cThe Pitt\u201d winning drama series, with commentators having a meltdown over Wyle embracing \u201cER\u201d buddy George Clooney. (Yes, I rolled my eyes at their reaction.) Always good to see John Wells though. \u2014M.M.<\/p>\n<p><b>7:27 p.m. <\/b>Wait. Rhea Seehorn won an award? She\u2019s as surprised as I am! \u2014G.W.<\/p>\n<p>Yes! I asked for a surprise and this is the best one! And somewhere our TV critic Robert Lloyd is cheering loudly. As am I. Everyone needs to watch \u201cPluribus.\u201d \u2014M.M. <\/p>\n<p>            <img class=\"image\" alt=\"Wanda Sykes.\"   width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1768190952_627_.jpeg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>         <\/p>\n<p>Wanda Sykes.<\/p>\n<p>(Rich Polk\/2026GG\/Penske Media via Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p><b>7:17 p.m. <\/b>\u201cBill Maher, you give us so much. But try a little less.\u201d Wanda Sykes, national treasure. \u2014M.M.<\/p>\n<p>Wanda Sykes should host! \u2014G.W.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cKevin Hart is the richest guy in this category and yet I know he wants it the most,\u201d Sykes says, presenting the stand-up performance award. \u201cRicky Gervais, I love you for not being here. Because if you win, I get to accept for you and you\u2019re going to thank God and the trans community.\u201d And Gervais wins, thanking God and the trans community. Honestly, that moment made the show worth it for me. Someone check Twitter for Ricky\u2019s response. \u2014M.M.<\/p>\n<p>A great moment &#8230; for a category that has no business being on this show. Stand-up specials, box office achievement, podcasts. Next year they\u2019ll add AI achievement. \u2014G.W.<\/p>\n<p>OMG, Glenn! It\u2019s the Golden Globes! Eat some kettle corn flavored pop corners and calm the heck down. I never thought I would be defending the Globes, but at least they\u2019re not moving to YouTube. \u2014M.M.<\/p>\n<p><b>7:15 p.m. <\/b>Erin Doherty for another \u201cAdolescence\u201d win. Personally, I will never forget her Princess Anne singing \u201cStarman\u201d in \u201cThe Crown.\u201d One of TV\u2019s best moments. \u2014M.M.<\/p>\n<p>            <img class=\"image\" alt=\"&quot;The Secret Agent&quot; director Kleber Mendon\u00e7a Filho accepts the award for non-English language film.\"   width=\"2000\" height=\"1429\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1768190953_544_.jpeg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>         <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Secret Agent\u201d director Kleber Mendon\u00e7a Filho accepts the award for non-English language film.<\/p>\n<p>(Rich Polk\/2026GG\/Penske Media via Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p><b>7:08 p.m. <\/b>There\u2019s the score announcement! Ludwig G\u00f6ransson for \u201cSinners\u201d! \u2014G.W.<\/p>\n<p>Wait, I blinked and missed score. But the \u201cSecret Agent\u201d win must make you a little happier. \u2014M.M.<\/p>\n<p>It makes Brazil happy! And they get very happy about these things! The one good thing that might come from this show. \u2014G.W.<\/p>\n<p>How are they the first people to get played off? \u2014M.M.<\/p>\n<p>Because they needed room for the podcast category. \u2014G.W.<\/p>\n<p>Dude, what have podcasts done to you? \u2014M.M.<\/p>\n<p>What was that, Mary? They played off \u201cThe Secret Agent\u201d and immediately afterward, the UFC people came on stage? \u2014G.W.<\/p>\n<p>OK, OK, that was objectionable. But at least now I know who they are. \u2014M.M.<\/p>\n<p>So Kleber Mendon\u00e7a Filho, writer-director of \u201cThe Secret Agent,\u201d gets an abbreviated time on stage, starts to say something about the dangers of authoritarianism and gets played off &#8230; for a UFC promo spot. I am actively hating this show now. \u2014G.W.<\/p>\n<p>You are hiding it well, Glenn. \u2014M.M. <\/p>\n<p><b>7:02 p.m. <\/b>How many times have you seen \u201cKpop Demon Hunters,\u201d Mary? Or has your household aged out of that one? \u2014G.W.<\/p>\n<p>I am an empty-nester now, Glenn. So I will not be answering that question. \u2014M.M.<\/p>\n<p>You didn\u2019t dip in just to see what the kids are on about? I watched through \u201cGolden.\u201d Then I was like, I get it. Also, by just about every metric, I am not the target audience. \u2014G.W.<\/p>\n<p>I think \u201cgrumpy guy shaking fist at clouds\u201d is every film\u2019s target audience. \u2014M.M.<\/p>\n<p>            <img class=\"image\" alt=\"Paul Thomas Anderson.\"   width=\"2000\" height=\"1429\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1768190953_965_.jpeg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>         <\/p>\n<p>Paul Thomas Anderson.<\/p>\n<p>(Rich Polk\/2026GG\/Penske Media via Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p><b>6:55 p.m. <\/b>If you\u2019re looking for some Oscar tea leaves Mary, PTA winning for writing and directing \u201cOne Battle After Another\u201d is something. \u2014G.W.<\/p>\n<p>Well, I kind of feel like I knew that going in. Tell me something I do not already know Golden Globe voters! \u2014M.M.<\/p>\n<p>I presented best picture to Anderson last night at the Los Angeles Film Critics Assn. dinner and he got emotional when talking about Adam Somner, one of \u201cOne Battle\u2019s\u201d producers, a guy whose IMDb page looks like a greatest hits of 21st century cinema. \u2014G.W.<\/p>\n<p>I like his willingness to spread the credit to folks who don\u2019t often get mentioned. He appears nice enough to almost deserve being married to Maya Rudolph. \u2014M.M.<\/p>\n<p><b>6:53 p.m. <\/b>Judd Apatow with a callback to one of the great Golden Globes category placements \u2014 \u201cThe Martian\u201d in comedy! \u2014G.W.<\/p>\n<p>I was just writing that Apatow is clearly reading our live chat! \u2014M.M.<\/p>\n<p><b>6:45 p.m. <\/b>\u201cLife is short, awards season is long.\u201d This is going to be a three-hour show and I don\u2019t feel we are any closer to knowing who the Oscar favorites are, which is supposed to be the whole point. Am I missing something, Glenn? \u2014M.M.<\/p>\n<p>No, Mary. Those awards are coming, though, again, they\u2019re not as important as the guild honors from producers, directors and actors. \u2014G.W.<\/p>\n<p>            <img class=\"image\" alt=\"The &quot;Sinners&quot; team.\"   width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1768190954_247_.jpeg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>         <\/p>\n<p>The \u201cSinners\u201d team.<\/p>\n<p>(Rich Polk\/2026GG\/Penske Media via Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p><b>6:39 p.m. <\/b>How do you feel about Cinematic and Box Office Achievement? I\u2019m glad \u201cSinners\u201d won, but it\u2019s in a category in which they were up against \u201cZootopia 2.\u201d \u2014M.M.<\/p>\n<p>My patience with this show was at near-empty &#8230; and now the bleeping box office category. I love \u201cSinners,\u201d but what is the purpose of this category? \u201cSinners\u201d might have had the lowest box office of all the nominees. It has made less than a fifth of \u201cZootopia 2.\u201d Just another bogus category to generate ad sales for the show\u2019s corporate owner. \u2014G.W.<\/p>\n<p><b>6:36 p.m. <\/b>Michelle Willams wins for \u201cDying for Sex,\u201d which is only right. \u2014M.M.<\/p>\n<p>Oh my God. Sarah Snook was right there! \u2014G.W.<\/p>\n<p>            <img class=\"image\" alt=\"Stephen Graham.\"   width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1768190955_351_.jpeg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>         <\/p>\n<p>Stephen Graham.<\/p>\n<p>(Rich Polk\/2026GG\/Penske Media via Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p><b>6:34 p.m. <\/b>Stephen Graham wins for \u201cAdolescence,\u201d which is boring in a \u201cAre we back at the Emmys?\u201d way but I do love him so much. As a fan of British TV, I\u2019ve seen him in loads of things and he brings so much to even the smallest part. \u2014M.M.<\/p>\n<p>Again, back in the day, this would have gone to Matthew Rhys in \u201cThe Beast in Me\u201d and not the guy from the show that won a million Emmys four months ago. \u2014G.W.<\/p>\n<p>A Rhys win would have been great, especially if he gave his acceptance speech in Welsh. \u2014M.M.<\/p>\n<p>I love Stephen Graham too! Just would like one award that\u2019s not a rubber-stamp! \u2014G.W.<\/p>\n<p>            <img class=\"image\" alt=\"Timothee Chalamet at the 83rd Annual Golden Globes held at The Beverly Hilton.\"   width=\"2000\" height=\"3000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1768190956_955_.jpeg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>         <\/p>\n<p>Timoth\u00e9e Chalamet.<\/p>\n<p>(Rich Polk\/2026GG\/Penske Media via Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p><b>6:25 p.m. <\/b>Oh look Chalamet won \u2014 another big \u201csurprise.\u201d \u2014M.M.<\/p>\n<p>Timoth\u00e9eeeeeeeeeee! \u2014G.W.<\/p>\n<p>Could something amazing or unpredictable please happen soon? Like you, Glenn, I do not feel nostalgia for the old Globes but this all feels so&#8230; careful. Or maybe \u201ccalculated\u201d is a better word. \u2014M.M.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWill he thank Kylie Jenner?\u201d the announcer breathlessly asked as Chalamet walked to the stage. He didn\u2019t, at least not by name! Wonder what Polymarket said about that one. This is so cheap. \u2014G.W.<\/p>\n<p>Chalamet did thank \u201cmy partner,\u201d which honestly is grounds for a break up. Say my name! \u2014M.M.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s just short of \u201cbusiness associate.\u201d \u2014G.W.<\/p>\n<p>            <img class=\"image\" alt=\"Rose Byrne.\"   width=\"2000\" height=\"1429\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1768190957_6_.jpeg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>         <\/p>\n<p>Rose Byrne.<\/p>\n<p>(Rich Polk\/2026GG\/Penske Media via Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p><b>6:21 p.m. <\/b>Rose Byrne wins for \u201cIf I had Legs I will Kick You,\u201d which I guess was a musical or a comedy? Felt like a documentary to me. \u2014M.M.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf I Had Legs I\u2019d Kick You\u201d in comedy is funny &#8230; funnier than anything in this harrowing movie. Utterly bizarre category placement. \u2014G.W.<\/p>\n<p>I am actually quite concerned that a movie about a beleaguered working mother with no support literally losing her mind is considered a comedy. \u2014M.M.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf I Had Legs\u201d is suffocating, harrowing. Might be the most difficult watch of 2025. Rose Byrne is great, but allowing that movie to be placed in musical\/comedy so that she wouldn\u2019t have to compete against Jessie Buckley is sooooo Globes. \u2014G.W.<\/p>\n<p><b>6:18 p.m. <\/b>Paul Thomas Anderson wins for screenplay for \u201cOne Battle After Another.\u201d Not a surprise. \u2014M.M.<\/p>\n<p>Paul Thomas Anderson winning screenplay \u2014 a category the Globes don\u2019t divide between adapted and original like the Oscars \u2014 is a nice little bounce for \u201cOne Battle After Another.\u201d It could have easily gone to Ryan Coogler for \u201cSinners.\u201d Those are the two movies that will win at the Academy Awards. \u2014G.W.<\/p>\n<p>It is difficult to see \u201cSinners\u201d not win. \u2014M.M.<\/p>\n<p><b>6:07 p.m. <\/b>An hour in and we are only a third of the way through the categories. Just sayin\u2019. \u2014M.M.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s a sign of the apocalypse &#8230; they showed clips of the podcast nominees, which, yes, were just shots of people talking in a studio, but did not show clips of the supporting actor movie nominees. Apocalypse? OK, maybe I\u2019m being dramatic, but oooof. That\u2019s where we\u2019re at in 2026. \u2014G.W.<\/p>\n<p>            <img class=\"image\" alt=\"Ejae accepts the award for original song.\"   width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1768190958_50_.jpeg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>         <\/p>\n<p>Ejae accepts the award for original song.<\/p>\n<p>(Rich Polk\/2026GG\/Penske Media via Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p><b>6:03 p.m. <\/b>Simmer down. \u201cK-Pop Demon Hunters\u201d just won for best original song, \u201cGolden.\u201d I know you were hoping for that. \u2014M.M.<\/p>\n<p>Haha &#8230; I\u2019m not a hater. Though this original song presentation reminds me that I believe they have moved the original score category off the telecast &#8230; probably so we could get that podcast prize in. \u2014G.W.<\/p>\n<p><b>5:52 p.m. <\/b>All this Polymarket shilling is gross. The show, these announcers doing corny play by play &#8230; it\u2019s hard to watch. Feels low rent. And it\u2019s waaaaaaaaaaay too late for Nicole Kidman AMC parody. \u2014G.W.<\/p>\n<p>Aw come on, the podcast satire is funny. \u201cPodcasts: They\u2019re just what we have now.\u201d And one of them is about to win a Golden Globe. Honestly, a cultural statement that we need but perhaps do not want. Though I will never object to Amy Poehler winning any award. \u2014M.M.<\/p>\n<p>Tepid applause for Snoop\u2019s endorsement of the podcast category inclusion. I\u2019m sitting on my hands too. Thank you, Spotify! Thank you for paying artists next to nothing! Thank you for those ICE recruitment ads! Thank you for promoting AI musicians! THANK YOU! \u2014G.W.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMom and Dad you can watch the Patriots now.\u201d I am a mom, you are a dad. Can we? \u2014M.M.<\/p>\n<p>I would like to watch the Chargers play the Patriots, Mary. Don\u2019t tempt me to multi-screen! \u2014G.W.<\/p>\n<p><b>5:45 p.m. <\/b>\u201cI\u2019m Zoe Kravitz and I have my own \u2018shrooms.\u201d Best line of the night? \u2014M.M.<\/p>\n<p>These TV awards choices are so dull that I need my own \u2018shrooms. \u2014G.W.<\/p>\n<p>Yeah, it\u2019s Emmys 2.0. Martin Short did not look pleased when Seth Rogen said he \u201cgrew up\u201d admiring and hoping he would beat him. \u2014M.M.<\/p>\n<p>            <img class=\"image\" alt=\"Jean Smart.\"   width=\"2000\" height=\"1381\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1768190959_660_.jpeg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>         <\/p>\n<p>Jean Smart.<\/p>\n<p>(Rich Polk\/2026GG\/Penske Media via Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p><b>5:40 p.m. <\/b>Back in the day, the Globes loved to plant a flag for new shows in the TV categories, rewarding work ahead of the Emmys. Now, it\u2019s just a repeat of the Emmys. Smart, Wyle &#8230; look for \u201cThe Studio,\u201d \u201cThe Pitt\u201d and \u201cAdolescence\u201d to win later on. You know the drill. \u2014G.W.<\/p>\n<p><b>5:34 p.m. <\/b>Watching Jason Bateman, Sean Hayes and Will Arnett banter, I can\u2019t help but wish we were watching \u201cSmartless: On the Road\u201d instead of this. But then Jean Smart wins for \u201cHacks\u201d and I too am thrilled to be here. \u2014M.M.<\/p>\n<p>Why not rant during the ceremony, Jean Smart? The ceremony needs a good rant or two! \u2014G.W.<\/p>\n<p>God, she looks fabulous. Referencing her quasi-political red carpet rant: \u201cI think everyone knows in their heart what the right thing is, so let\u2019s do the right thing.\u201d \u2014M.M.<\/p>\n<p>            <img class=\"image\" alt=\"Noah Wyle.\"   width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1768190959_441_.jpeg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>         <\/p>\n<p>Noah Wyle.<\/p>\n<p>(Rich Polk\/2026GG\/Penske Media via Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p><b>5:31 p.m. <\/b>Once again I must watch Noah Wyle beat Gary Oldman for lead actor in a TV series (drama). Don\u2019t get me wrong \u2014 I love Wyle and \u201cThe Pitt\u201d and will be watching Season 2 screeners once this show is done. But it ain\u2019t \u201cSlow Horses.\u201d \u2014M.M.<\/p>\n<p>I enjoy watching Oldman eating bad food too! But Wyle deserves this one. \u2014G.W.<\/p>\n<p>We will agree to disagree. \u2014M.M.<\/p>\n<p>            <img class=\"image\" alt=\"Stellan Skarsgard of &quot;Sentimental Value&quot; onstage during the 83RD ANNUAL GOLDEN GLOBES\"   width=\"2000\" height=\"3000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1768190961_399_.jpeg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>         <\/p>\n<p>Stellan Skarsg\u00e5rd.<\/p>\n<p>(Kevork Djansezian\/CBS)<\/p>\n<p><b>5:21 p.m. <\/b>Man, they made Stellan Skarsg\u00e5rd walk a long way to pick up that trophy for supporting actor in a motion picture for \u201cSentimental Value.\u201d \u2014G.W.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was not prepared for this because I thought I was too old,\u201d he says. He is such a great actor and so amazing in that film. Also he thanked his wife first, which is the No. 1 lesson of any awards show. \u2014M.M.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCinema should be seen in cinemas.\u201d Preach. \u2014G.W.<\/p>\n<p>OK, well, I saw it on streaming and it was still pretty good. \u2014M.M.<\/p>\n<p>Haha &#8230; let\u2019s not tell Skarsg\u00e5rd. That supporting actor race is an interesting one too, what with the two \u201cOne Battle After Another\u201d actors \u2014 Sean Penn and Benicio Del Toro \u2014 in contention. \u201cSentimental Value\u201d didn\u2019t do well with the guilds, but I think Oscar voters, a much more global group, will come through for it. Hope so. It\u2019s a terrific movie. \u2014G.W.<\/p>\n<p>            <img class=\"image\" alt=\"Teyana Taylor.\"   width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1768190962_252_.jpeg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>         <\/p>\n<p>Teyana Taylor.<\/p>\n<p>(Michael Buckner\/2026GG\/Penske Media via Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p><b>5:16 p.m. <\/b>First award, for supporting actress in a motion picture, goes to Teyana Taylor, beginning the \u201cOne Battle After Another\u201d sweep. Love that she wrote her speech on paper! Hate when folks read from their phones. \u2014M.M.<\/p>\n<p>First a caveat: These awards mean nothing in relation to the Oscars. But seeing the winners onstage delivering a big emotional speech, like the one Teyana Taylor just gave &#8230; that means a little something. The supporting actress category comes into focus a bit more with this win too. I had Taylor in front of Amy Madigan for \u201cWeapons.\u201d I think Taylor will win. She anchors \u201cOne Battle After Another\u201d in its first 40 minutes. \u2014G.W.<\/p>\n<p>Love when winners get this emotional and talk about the journey; it\u2019s a good reminder of that making art, and making it to any awards season, is a lot of work. \u2014M.M.<\/p>\n<p>            <img class=\"image\" alt=\"Nikki Glaser speaks onstage during the 83RD ANNUAL GOLDEN GLOBES\u00ae\"   width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1768190962_357_.jpeg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>         <\/p>\n<p>Nikki Glaser.<\/p>\n<p>(Kevork Djansezian\/CBS)<\/p>\n<p><b>5:14 p.m. <\/b>Glaser\u2019s monologue: What grade would you give it, Mary? Solid. I laughed a couple of times. Savaged CBS News. That\u2019s worth half a letter. I\u2019ll give it a B. \u2014G.W.<\/p>\n<p>C+. \u2014M.M. <\/p>\n<p><b>5:13 p.m. <\/b>\u201cTimoth\u00e9e Chalamet is the first actor who had to put on muscle for a movie about ping pong.\u201d Now I\u2019m Team Nikki too. \u2014M.M.<\/p>\n<p><b>5:08 p.m. <\/b>A Golden Globes tradition &#8230; poking fun at the age of Leonardo DiCaprio\u2019s girlfriends. But she isn\u2019t wrong about, like, that\u2019s the only thing we know about him. That and he vapes. I also love that Sean Penn is laughing along. And that he didn\u2019t comb his hair. \u2014G.W.<\/p>\n<p>Oh he combed his hair. That level of dishevelment takes hours to achieve. But it looks pretty great, tbh. \u2014M.M.<\/p>\n<p>Really? Hours? Goals, Mary. Goals. \u2014G.W.<\/p>\n<p><b>5:04 p.m. <\/b>\u201cCBS News, America\u2019s newest place to see BS news\u201d \u2014 host Nikki Glaser takes aim close to home. \u2014M.M. <\/p>\n<p>Yes, the CBS news joke puts me on Team Nikki. \u2014G.W.<\/p>\n<p><b>5:00 p.m. <\/b>Hello Mary! It\u2019s time again to hunker down in front of the screen and banter about an awards show, in this case the 2026 Golden Globes, a for-profit, corporate cash grab whose <a class=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/entertainment-arts\/awards\/story\/2025-12-08\/golden-globes-nominations-ethics-podcast-category-column\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ethics are even worse<\/a> than <a class=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/entertainment-arts\/business\/story\/2021-02-21\/hfpa-golden-globes-2021\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">when we investigated the Hollywood Foreign Press Assn. five years ago<\/a>. Do I long for the good old days when the nutty HFPA took lavish junkets and made spectacularly weird awards choices? Eh. I\u2019m not going to be one of those people who looks back fondly on dubious things \u2014 like, say, the precedency of George W. Bush \u2014 and romanticizes them just because the present day is so repellant. Besides \u2026 we\u2019ve got a long night ahead of us. In the words of the late great Marty DiBergi: <a class=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=2aVqTeugw3M\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Enough of my yakking. Let\u2019s boogie<\/a>! \u2014G.W.<\/p>\n<p>Glenn, my old building and loan, awards show buddy! I got my diet Mountain Dew, I got my Kettle Corn-flavored Pop Corners and unsalted cashews (for protein) so bring on that boogie! Sure, I\u2019m torn between admiration and despair that this ethically challenged awards show continues to thrive, but I\u2019m choosing to see this night as a sign that, despite the lamentations of the doomsayers, Hollywood is alive and well and happy to go through the rigors of the red carpet to (mostly) lose a bunch of awards. Because it\u2019s an honor to be nominated, amiright? And the fact that almost 10 million people tuned in for the last two shows (and millions more for the carved up clips on social media) proves that interest in film and television (also podcasts) remains high. Are you rooting for anyone in particular (JessieBuckleyJessieBuckleyJessieBuckley)? \u2014M.M.<\/p>\n<p>You\u2019ll be happy on that front, Mary, as Buckley is one of the evening\u2019s \u2014 and season\u2019s \u2014 surest things. Me, I\u2019m hoping for a repeat of last year when a Brazilian actor won a prize, catapulting them to an Oscar nomination. Will Wagner Moura (\u201cThe Secret Agent\u201d) follow the path of Fernanda Torres (\u201cI\u2019m Still Here\u201d)? We\u2019ll soon see. \u2014G.W.<\/p>\n<p>More important, will \u201cSlow Horses\u201d win a bunch of well-deserved awards? \u2014M.M.<\/p>\n<p>Against \u201cThe Pitt\u201d? 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