Triumph Sunday evening for the musical film by Jacques Audiard, Emilia Perezwho won four Golden Globes. A good omen for the French director two months before the Oscars.
The film musical Emilia Perez by Jacques Audiard won four Golden Globes last night in the United States. It was one of the big favorites of the ceremony since the film was nominated in no less than 10 categories.
“When there are a lot of nominations, you always risk being disappointed,” said the French filmmaker, savoring his coronation. “We’re not going to hide our faces, it doesn’t happen often,” he smiled. “Tonight it's very nice, it's very good. And I'm so happy that Zoe received an award.”
It's a musical comedy with a slightly crazy storyline. A young lawyer kidnapped by a bloodthirsty Mexican cartel leader so that she can accompany him in his gender transition. Sometimes thriller, sometimes telenovela, we are quite far from what Jacques Audiard has been able to offer so far.
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And at the end of the evening in Beverly Hills, the film crew leaves with four golden globes: best international film, best comedy, best supporting actress for Zoé Saldana, who plays the lawyer and best song for El Mal composed by the French singer Camille and her companion.
Jacques Audiard on stage in front of an audience of Hollywood stars dedicated his prize “to all those who feel worried today, as an exhortation to keep their heads held high, to continue to fight,” he said.
“You can maybe put us in prison, you can beat us, but you can never take away our soul, our resistance, our identity,” said Karla Sofía Gascón, the transgender actress who plays the heroine of the film .
Awarded at Cannes, the Spanish actress has not had the same success with Hollywood. She lost to Demi Moore, who won best actress in a comedy for her very committed performance in another French film, “The Substance.”
Heading to the Oscars now where the French film could also shine in two months. Nominations will be announced on January 17. Jacques Audiard had already been nominated for the Oscar for best international film in 2010, for his film “Un Prophète”. In October, he said he was “terrified” by the Oscar race for his latest film, despite his previous experience. “It’s like you’re going from a provincial competition to an Olympic competition,” he explained during an interview in Los Angeles.
