The 2025 Golden Globes Were High on Drama but Low on Politics

The 2025 Golden Globes Were High on Drama but Low on Politics

Once again, the Golden Globes opened televised awards season in the run-up to a Donald Trump presidency. But this time, things looked a little different.  At the 2017 ceremony, for instance, Meryl Streep used her Cecil B. DeMille lifetime-achievement awards speech to decry the incoming President. A year later, following reporting around sexual misconduct in […]

Hollywood’s Stars Skip Politics at the Globes

Hollywood hoisted a white flag in the culture war on Sunday. That summation of the 82nd Golden Globe Awards will undoubtedly aggravate some people in the movie capital. Us? Conceding the moral high ground to President-elect Donald J. Trump and his supporters? Never. They could point — fairly — to the movies that won prizes on Sunday. “Emilia Perez,” honored with four Globes, is a Spanish-language musical about trans identity. “The Brutalist,” wh…

The 2025 Golden Globes Were High on Drama But Low on Politics

Daniel D'Addario Chief TV Critic Once again, the Golden Globes opened televised awards season in the run-up to a Donald Trump presidency. But this time, things looked a little different. At the 2017 ceremony, for instance, Meryl Streep used her Cecil B. DeMille lifetime-achievement awards speech to decry the incoming President. A year later, following reporting around sexual misconduct in the entertainment industry, including and especially by H…

Hollywood raised a white flag in the cultural war on Sunday. That summary of the 82nd edition of the Golden Globes will certainly irritate some people in the capital of cinema. To us? To grant moral authority to President-elect Donald J. Trump and his supporters? Never. They could justly point out the films that won prizes on Sunday. “Emilia Pérez”, awarded with four Golden Globes, is a Spanish musical about trans identity. “The Brutalist”, who …

Golden Globes Stars Avoided Politics

Hollywood hoisted a white flag in the culture war on Sunday. That summation of the 82nd Golden Globe Awards will undoubtedly aggravate some people in the movie capital. Us? Conceding the moral high ground to President-elect Donald J. Trump and his supporters? Never. They could point — fairly — to the movies that won prizes on Sunday. “Emilia Perez,” honored with four Globes, is a Spanish-language musical about trans identity. “The Brutalist,” wh…