- Network: NBC
- Series Premiere Date: Jan 31, 1944
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The 2023 Golden Globes were delightful. The atmosphere was fizzy and fun, the jokes non-hacky, the winners well chosen, and the speeches alternately witty and moving, without edging into dopey or preening. Everyone there seemed to be having a good time, but not at the expense of the viewers at home.
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There was a bigger topic to tackle, and so Carmichael did just that—admirably not letting the HFPA off the hook by doing some image rehab on their behalf, while also mordantly (and amusingly) acknowledging the morally compromising matter of money. ... There was plenty of fodder for us awards pundits to chew over, involving a host of exciting wins for long deserving actors like Angela Bassett and Michelle Yeoh.
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They hadn’t changed much. Which was (really!) a good thing. The speeches were stem-winding and often strange, and the sense of occasion was alternatingly grave and buoyant in that perfect Globes way. ... Carmichael’s presence grew warmer as the show progressed.
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The producers seemed to believe that if you’re going to bother hosting an awards show, you may as well let it breathe, lean into the elements of surprise that live TV offers, and enable the honorees to enjoy themselves while still mocking the frivolity of the whole exercise. This year’s Globes got that part right.