Warner Bros. Discovery leads Golden Globes as 'One Battle After Another' wins key prizes

Warner Bros. Discovery projects dominated the Golden Globes, with Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another winning best motion picture — musical or comedy and the studio taking nine awards in total at the ceremony. One Battle After Another also earned prizes for its director, screenplay and one of its actors.

The original film Sinners won two awards, including best original score and the prize for box office and cinematic achievement. Hamnet won best motion picture — drama, and Jessie Buckley was named best actress in a drama. Television winners included The Pitt for best drama and Noah Wyle’s first Globe for lead actor in a TV drama; Jean Smart won for Hacks for the third time.

Netflix dominated miniseries and animated film categories with Adolescence and KPop Demon Hunters, while Apple TV+’s The Studio won best television comedy. Several performers were first-time Globe winners, including Timothée Chalamet, Rose Byrne, Rhea Seehorn and Jessie Buckley; Wagner Moura became the first Brazilian man to win best actor in a motion picture — drama.

The results arrived amid a high-stakes acquisition battle over Warner Bros. Discovery: Netflix has proposed an $83 billion purchase of the studio and Paramount has launched a hostile takeover bid, developments the article said have many in Hollywood anxious about the company’s future.

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Culture, Warner Bros. Discovery, Golden Globes, Paul Thomas Anderson, Hamnet, Sinners