The Power of the Dog and West Side Story Win Big at the 79th Golden Globe Awards

Jane Campion’s The Power of the Dog and Steven Spielberg’s West Side Story were the major winners at the 79th Golden Globe Awards with both films taking out three categories. The Power of the Dog was awarded Best Motion Picture – Drama, Best Director for Campion, and Best Supporting Actor for Kodi Smit-McPhee. West Side Story claimed the prizes for Best Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical, Best Actress – Comedy or Musical for Rachel Zegler, and Best Supporting Actress for Ariana DeBose.

Elsewhere, Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s Drive My Car continued its winning streak with the award for Best Motion Picture – Non-English Language, Encanto was named Best Motion Picture – Animated, and Kenneth Branagh took out the Best Screenplay prize for Belfast. The only major upset of the ceremony was Nicole Kidman winning Best Actress – Drama for Being the Ricardos. This is Kidman’s fifth Globe win for acting, so maybe it’s not all that surprising.

Winners in bold below.

BEST MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA

BELFAST (Focus Features)

CODA (Apple TV+)

DUNE (Warner Bros.)

KING RICHARD (Warner Bros.)

THE POWER OF THE DOG (Netflix)

BEST ACTOR – DRAMA

MAHERSHALA ALI – SWAN SONG

JAVIER BARDEM – BEING THE RICARDOS

BENEDICT CUMBERBATCH – THE POWER OF THE DOG

WILL SMITH – KING RICHARD

DENZEL WASHINGTON – THE TRAGEDY OF MACBETH

BEST ACTRESS – DRAMA

JESSICA CHASTAIN – THE EYES OF TAMMY FAYE

OLIVIA COLMAN – THE LOST DAUGHTER

NICOLE KIDMAN – BEING THE RICARDOS

LADY GAGA – HOUSE OF GUCCI

KRISTEN STEWART – SPENCER

BEST MOTION PICTURE – MUSICAL/COMEDY

CYRANO (MGM)

DON’T LOOK UP (Netflix)

LICORICE PIZZA (MGM)

TICK, TICK…BOOM! (Netflix)

WEST SIDE STORY (20th Century Studios / Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)

BEST ACTOR – MUSICAL/COMEDY

LEONARDO DICAPRIO – DON’T LOOK UP

PETER DINKLAGE – CYRANO

ANDREW GARFIELD – TICK, TICK…BOOM!

COOPER HOFFMAN – LICORICE PIZZA

ANTHONY RAMOS – IN THE HEIGHTS

BEST ACTRESS – MUSICAL/COMEDY

MARION COTILLARD – ANNETTE

ALANA HAIM – LICORICE PIZZA

JENNIFER LAWRENCE – DON’T LOOK UP

EMMA STONE – CRUELLA

RACHEL ZEGLER – WEST SIDE STORY

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

BEN AFFLECK – THE TENDER BAR

JAMIE DORNAN – BELFAST

CIARÁN HINDS – BELFAST

TROY KOTSUR – CODA

KODI SMIT-MCPHEE – THE POWER OF THE DOG

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

CAITRIONA BALFE – BELFAST

ARIANA DEBOSE – WEST SIDE STORY

KIRSTEN DUNST – THE POWER OF THE DOG

AUNJANUE ELLIS – KING RICHARD

RUTH NEGGA – PASSING

BEST DIRECTOR

KENNETH BRANAGH – BELFAST

JANE CAMPION – THE POWER OF THE DOG

MAGGIE GYLLENHAAL – THE LOST DAUGHTER

STEVEN SPIELBERG – WEST SIDE STORY

DENIS VILLENEUVE – DUNE

BEST SCREENPLAY

PAUL THOMAS ANDERSON – LICORICE PIZZA

KENNETH BRANAGH – BELFAST

JANE CAMPION – THE POWER OF THE DOG

ADAM MCKAY – DON’T LOOK UP

AARON SORKIN – BEING THE RICARDOS

BEST SCORE

ALEXANDRE DESPLAT – THE FRENCH DISPATCH

GERMAINE FRANCO – ENCANTO

JONNY GREENWOOD – THE POWER OF THE DOG

ALBERTO IGLESIAS – PARALLEL MOTHERS

HANS ZIMMER – DUNE

BEST ORIGINAL SONG

“BE ALIVE” — KING RICHARD
    Music by:    Dixson, Beyoncé Knowles-Carter
    Lyrics by:    Dixson, Beyoncé Knowles-Carter

“DOS ORUGUITAS” — ENCANTO
    Music by:    Lin-Manuel Miranda
    Lyrics by:    Lin-Manuel Miranda

“DOWN TO JOY” — BELFAST
    Music by:    Van Morrison
    Lyrics by:    Van Morrison

“HERE I AM (SINGING MY WAY HOME)” — RESPECT
    Music by:    Carole King, Jennifer Hudson, Jamie Hartman
    Lyrics by:    Carole King, Jennifer Hudson, Jamie Hartman

“NO TIME TO DIE” — NO TIME TO DIE
    Music by:    Billie Eilish, Finneas O’Connell
    Lyrics by:    Billie Eilish, Finneas O’Connell

BEST MOTION PICTURE – ANIMATED

ENCANTO (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)

FLEE (Neon / Participant)

LUCA (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)

MY SUNNY MAAD (Totem Films)

RAYA AND THE LAST DRAGON (Walt Disney Studios)

BEST MOTION PICTURE – NON-ENGLISH LANGUAGE

COMPARTMENT NO. 6    (FINLAND / RUSSIA / GERMANY)  (Sony Pictures Classics)

DRIVE MY CAR    (JAPAN)  (Janus Films)

THE HAND OF GOD    (ITALY)  (Netflix)

A HERO    (FRANCE / IRAN)  (Amazon Studios)

PARALLEL MOTHERS    (SPAIN)  (Sony Pictures Classics)


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Author: Doug Jamieson

From musicals to horror and everything in between, Doug has an eclectic taste in films. Both a champion of independent cinema and a defender of more mainstream fare, he prefers to find an equal balance between two worlds often at odds with each other. A film critic by trade but a film fan at heart, Doug also writes for his own website The Jam Report, and Australia’s the AU review.