The Golden Globes is held every year to bestow prestige on films and TV shows, and this year so many wonderful pieces were nominated, however, there has been a lot of drama over the wins. Some criticism was coming from the public, but a lot was happening in the actual ceremony. This year's host, Jo Koy stirred up quite a bit of controversy over some “jokes” he made, but I don't think they count because jokes are meant to be funny, and his title of “comedian” wasn’t proving itself. Two things stood out in particular, comments he made comparing Barbie and Oppenheimer, and another about Taylor Swift.

Barbie won in Cinematic and Box Office Achievement, which was truly deserved, but Koy had other things to say. When talking about Barbie and Oppenheimer he stated, “Oppenheimer is based on a 721-page Pulitzer Prize-winning book about the Manhattan Project, and Barbie is on a plastic doll with big boobies…”¹ In my opinion that was completely inappropriate to say, especially due to the premise of the movie. It seems either he didn't watch the movie, or did, and the theme went right over his head. While both movies were incredible, they aren't similar in any way, except when they came out. Both movies won awards; he should’ve let them have their moments. The camera panned around to the cast and Greta Gerwig and they were all obviously disappointed with the “joke.” Another statement that kept everyone on their toes was about the male lead, Ryan Gosling. "It was kind of weird being attracted to a plastic doll… It's just something about your eyes, Ryan."² If it weren't for the bad delivery and the previously made obscene “jokes.” This horrified the crowd because most assumed that it was about Margot Robbie.

Another slightly shocking comment he made was about Taylor Swift. It was inevitable but completely unnecessary, more unoriginal attacks about her being shown too much during football games, which she has no control over. “As you know, we came on after a football doubleheader… The big difference between the Golden Globes and the NFL: On the Golden Globes, we have fewer camera shots of Taylor Swift, I swear.”² The camera panned to Swift and she only took a sip of her drink, but people said she overreacted, which is so dramatic, especially compared to Will Smith’s reaction at the 2022 Golden, which included physical violence. The out lash from the media of her simple reaction, and unamused look, proves a statement she made in an interview for Lover in 2019. When talking about the “different vocabulary for men and women in the music industry, she stated, “...A man is allowed to 'react'; a woman can only 'over-react'.”³

Besides those topics, the Golden Globes went pretty smoothly and the award show continued. Along with the aforementioned win, Billie Eilish and FINNEAS won the original song for What Was I Made For, written for Barbie.⁴ Oppenheimer won five awards in Drama Motion Picture, Actor in a Drama Motion Picture (Cillian Murphy), Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture (Robert Downey Jr.), Director of a Motion Picture (Christopher Nolan), and Original Score.⁴ The Boy and the Heron won Animated Motion Picture, and Ayo Edibiri won Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy T.V. series for The Bear.⁴ Succession won twice in Actress and Actor in a Drama T.V. Series (Sarah Snook and Kieran Culkin).⁴ Plus so many more awards for other media.

One thing that stood out to me, is Jennifer Lawrence (nominated for Comedy Movie No Hard Feelings), she's known for her humor and down-to-earth personality, and she was mouthing to the cameras when they showed her saying, “If I don’t win, I will leave.” However, when her friend Emma Stone won for Poor Things, Lawrence was one of the first to jump up and give a huge round of applause, obviously having been joking beforehand. Which I found quite funny, being a fan of Lawrence, this was right on brand.