Sunday evening’s lukewarm Golden Globes were muddled by meandering presenter bits and an awkward first-time host — but an early awards season narrative emerged, with Oppenheimer triumphing with five wins across several major categories.
First, that opening monologue: comedian Jo Koy never quite clicked with the crowd, getting a tepid response to requisite jokes about how few of the nominated projects he’d seen (just Beef), how long the movies were (Oppenheimer), jokes about prosthetics and genitalia (Maestro, Saltburn), and unexpected attractions (Ryan Gosling in Barbie).
Only a handful of presenters improved on his material, but for every funny gag from Kristin Wiig and Will Ferrell, there was a minute of painful rambling from Jared Leto or a stilted
