The Golden Globes returned last night, and that went about as well as can be expected for an awards show that is famously something of a mess (and with a troubled history, to boot). But there’s good news among all the baffling fashion choices and predictable wins! Studio Ghibli won its very first Golden Globe for The Boy and the Heron, genius director Hayao Miyazaki’s latest film.
Otherwise, the night was very light on recognizing work with SFF elements: Barbie won Best Song, and Yorgos Lanthimos’ Poor Things took home a couple of the big awards, winning for Best Musical or Comedy, and Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Musical or Comedy for Emma Stone.
Miyazaki’s Golden Globe win is not quite as exciting as his 2001 Best Animated Feature Oscar (for Spirited Away), but it could be read as a good sign that the director may win another Oscar in March. The Boy and the Heron has been something of a surprise smash: It’s earned almost $40 million in the U.S. already, which, for context, is more than Pan’s Labyrinth made in its entire theatrical run in this country.
No streaming release date has been set yet for The Boy and the Heron, which is still playing in some theaters.
