Best comedy, best foreign language film, best supporting actress… The French filmmaker's musical odyssey about the gender transition of a Mexican drug trafficker won four statuettes this Sunday, January 5 in Beverly Hills (California). Golden Globes.
An unclassifiable and multi-awarded work across the Atlantic. The Golden Globes honored this Sunday, January 5, “Emilia Perez” by Jacques Audiard, with four awards, including best comedy or best supporting actress, for Zoe Saldaña, brilliant as a lawyer kidnapped by the heroine of the film, and the prize for best song for French artists Camille and Clément Ducol, who composed the original soundtrack.
Jacques Audiard dedicated his Globe for best international film “to all those who feel worried today”. “This award is addressed to them, as an exhortation to keep their heads held high, to continue to fight and hope for better days,” insisted the French filmmaker.
“My heart is filled with gratitude to the Golden Globes for celebrating our film,” said actress Zoe Saldaña, moved to tears, after receiving her award on stage, thanking her acting partners and her director.
With 10 nominations, his film, awarded at Cannes and promoted by Netflix, however, did not succeed in being a hit, two months before the Oscars.
Demi Moore sacred
The Golden Globe for best drama film was awarded to “The Brutalist”, which tells the story of a Holocaust survivor in search of the American dream and whose lead actor (Adrian Brody) and director (Brady Corbet ) were also rewarded.
Demi Moore won the Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Comedy or Musical for her role in “The Substance,” directed by French filmmaker Coralie Fargeat.
The actress thanked the Frenchwoman for “this magical, daring, courageous, off the beaten track, completely crazy script”, which allowed her to finally be recognized during a major ceremony.
“I’m in shock,” insisted the actress. “I've been doing this for a long time, over 45 years, and this is the first time I've won anything as an actress.”
