The award ceremony is just before the turning point

In the past few years, this decision would have been taken into account at a Golden Globe gala with fully well-being: On Sunday evening, Chloé Zhao not only won the Golden Globe in the king's "Best Film Drama" category with her touching social drama "Nomadland". She was also voted the best director.

as unbelievable as it may sound, the Chinese filmmaker is only the second woman in the long history of this award who has received this award. The obvious is a sensation here (as with the Oscars): Before Zhao, only Barbra Streisand achieved "Yentl". And that was 36 years ago.

in the crossfire of criticism

is the Golden Globe, which is traded as the second most important film award after the Oscars? In any case, this was anything but a normal year for the Foreign Press Association in Hollywood. And that was not only due to the communication problems at the 78th Globe Show, which was organized virtually due to Corona and in which most stars were set (Bill Murray in a colorful Hawaii shirt - for example from tropical areas?)

According to a report by the Los Angeles Times, the group of 87 foreign journalists in Hollywood broke into the crossfire shortly before the award ceremony: Far from all members of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) are journalists, not a single black person among them is suspected of generous invitations, influenced by generous invitations become.

The elephant was in the room, and the two moderators Tina Fey and Amy Poehler, one in New York and the other in Los Angeles, preferred to grab his tusks immediately: some of the members could even be spirits. "There is a rumor that the German jury member is only a sausage on which someone painted a face."

Netflix at the front of the award ceremony

A envoy of the association vaguely vaguely swore the will to reform on Sunday. Some, like Jane Fonda, who was honored for her life's work, have openly dealt with the misery: In the future, the film and television industry will have to pay more attention to who it ignores. Sacha Baron Cohen, double winner as the main actor and director of the biting satire "Borat connection Moviefilm", thanked the "completely white association". If everything is not wrong, the Golden Globes are facing a real turning point if they want to keep their importance.

There were some clear winners: The much-discussed British royal family "The Crown" won four prizes. Globes for Netflix production were the best drama series, Josh O’Connor as Prince Charles, Emma Corrin as Princess Diana and Gillian Anderson as Margaret.

Netflix had collected 42 nominations and won many top television categories-including "Queen’s Gambit" and "The Trial of the Chicago 7". Only "Nomadland" resistance to the superiority of streaming services. Something has also started to move the balance of power between the canvas and screen. Is that just because many cinemas are still closed all over the world?

The probably most moving moment of the evening: The widow of the actor Chadwick Boseman, who died of cancer last year, accepted his Golden Globe in tears. "We have to use this moment to honor those we love," said Taylor Simone Ledward. Boseman was honored posthumously as the best actor in Ma Rainey's Black Bottom drama.

The Germans go away empty-handed

And how did the German candidates beat themselves? Maria Schrader's series "The Unorthodox" appeared as empty as Helena Zengel, who was nominated for her western "News from the World". The twelve -year -old had spent the night in Berlin and had to give way to Jodie Foster in the drama "The Mauretanian".

Zengel will be able to get over it: First, she left school on Monday, and secondly, the Oscar nominations will be announced in the middle of this month. It could be good that she has to prepare for the next night shift in the Oscargala at the end of April.