barbie looked grim on Sunday evening at the Golden Globes where Greta Gerwig’s vibrant fantasy was seriously shunned. It’s quite simple: while we already saw her walk away with the statuettes for Best Comedy, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Actress for Margot Robbie and Best Supporting Actor for Ryan Gosling, the pink doll had to settle for of two minor awards.
Oppenheimer by Christopher Nolan, Poor creatures by Yorgos Lanthimos and Anatomy of a fall by Justine Triet won everything for this pivotal edition where the organization reinvents itself after two years of controversy and once again broadcasts its ceremony on television. But why was the doll carrying a joyfully feminist message shunned by voters?
Tough competition
It’s almost annoying. barbie was only awarded for his song What Was I Made For? by Billie Eilish which she composed with her brother Finneas O’Connell. For the rest: rarely has the Hollywood expression “crying on the way to the bank”, when one consoles oneself from a disappointment thanks to the money collected, been so well illustrated. It is no surprise that the film inaugurates a new category, that of the greatest box office success created this year. Obviously, the film was an international hit all over the world. Remember that the Césars had also launched this idea of honoring the public’s choice in 2018 before abandoning it in 2021.
Voters were less enthusiastic about the blonde doll they preferred Poor creatures and Emma Stone, astonishing in the role of a woman with an adult body who must relearn everything when she has an infant’s brain transplanted. “Barbie was facing strong competition,” explains Baptiste Liger Editorial Director of Read Magazine and passionate about cultural prize revivals. Oppenheimer undoubtedly seemed more spectacular to them and the universe of Poor creatures seemed more original to them. » The marketing side of barbie could also have worked against this comedy. The heavy homage to a toy brand, as witty and amusing as it was, may have discouraged them. They preferred more personal works.
Anatomy of possible success
We cannot predict whether the Golden Globes will give ideas to Oscar voters as has long been the case. However, we can imagine thatOppenheimer, barbie And Poor creatures should be widely represented. But Anatomy of a fall also has a good chance of participating. It is eligible in all categories except that of best foreign film because France chose The Passion of Dodin Bouffant by Tran Anh Hung to represent his colors. Part of the suspense which will end on March 10 when the trophies are presented. We keep our fingers crossed while we chat!