Rosamund Pike, Justine Triet, and Barbie at the Golden Globes: Off the Script Diversions Augur New Categories of Distinction

Say whatever you will about the Golden Globes awards ceremony, the foreign press organization made some good choices. OPPENHEIMER was predictable as Best Picture, perhaps the most globally relevant history-based drama of the season. And, POOR THINGS, Best Comedy, a movie that, in addition to being a hilarious, unpredictable romp, globe trots. As the organization has now in its rebranding created a category for commercial distinction as well as artistic merit, a slot that features BARBIE for its financial success, Oscars take note: perhaps it is time for a new Academy Award category: Most Perverse.

Two contenders this year would be POOR THING’s for Bella’s (Emma Stone) sexual curiosity and Dr. Godwin Baxter’s (William Dafoe) mischievous Dr. Frankenstein inspired creations. SALTBURN, a movie that astounds in the characters of Oliver Quick (Barry Keoghan) and Elspeth Catton (c) would be a prominent candidate for “Perverse.” While many of the Globe host’s jokes went flat, one stuck out—no pun intended—the one about Bradley Cooper’s nose and Barry Keoghan’s penis. Eh, perverse takes many forms.

By contrast, the quiet dignity of Molly (Lily Gladstone) in KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON plays out in her speeches as the actress sweeps Best Actress awards. She’s Buddha, the grounding center, of Martin Scorsese’s epic, and highly glamorous in Valentino for her award. Brie Larson shone in a lavender Prada gown and Rosamund Pike inspired awe in black lace vintage Dior with a cage-like headpiece by Philip Treacy. Justine Triet, director of the Best Screenplay and Best Non-English International Film winner for ANATOMY OF A FALL, set another trend: she just wore slacks and a men’s designer shirt.