It’s the award many of us have been waiting for, and not just because it’s the last award of the night (yeah, you heard that right – it’s the final category, people!).
It’s the best drama film and it went to … drum roll, please … Hamnet!
Yes, the incredibly emotional fictionalised depiction of Shakespeare’s family life took out one of the biggest prizes of the night, pipping major powerhouses such as Sinners, The Secret Agent and Sentimental Value.
It’s the film’s second award at the Globes, following Jessie Buckley’s best actress win.
“There’s only one filmmaker on the planet who could tell this story … and that was the exceptional, exceptional Chloé Zhao,” Hamnet producer and legendary director Steven Spielberg said before handing the mic to Zhao.
“Paul [Mescal] said this morning that making Hamnet made him realise the most important thing about being an artist is learning to be vulnerable enough to allow ourselves to be seen for who we are and not who we ought to be,” she said.
“To give ourselves fully to the world, even the parts we’re ashamed of, that we’re afraid of.”
She gave special mention to Sinners’ Ryan Coogler (whom she apparently taught how to make a fire? I’d love to know the story behind that fun fact) and her other fellow nominees, saying she has watched them become “so strong and tender at the same time”.
“I salute your bravery and dedication. Let’s keep our hearts open and keep allowing ourselves to be seen,” she said.
Open hearts and dedication – how very Hamnet. And how apt (if not slightly saccharine) an ending for an awards show with very few surprises.