The series 'Chernobyl' received a 'Golden Globe': who else won the award

The series “Chernobyl” received a Golden Globe in the short series category. The award ceremony was held for the 77th time in Los Angeles. Writes about this with the BBC.

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The five-part film “Chernobyl” is a story about the tragic events that occurred in 1986 at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant. The series was released in 2019 on HBO. In September he received an international Emmy award.

Its director Johan Renck won the nomination "Directing a mini-series, film or drama program", and the scriptwriter Craig Meisin (we wrote about his Ukrainian roots and the history of the creation of the series) was recognized as the best in the category "Script of a mini-series, film or drama program ".

“Now this story is even more important than it was before, because the global war with the truth continues. Chernobyl is proof that the truth cannot be ignored. Sooner or later, you will have to pay for it. And to pay not to authorities, but to ordinary people, ”Meyzin said shortly after the series’s premiere.

The idea to film the history of Chernobyl appeared 5 years ago. Producers sought to show that the accident at a nuclear power plant is a global problem and its scale could have been significantly greater if it were not for the liquidators.

Meyzin wanted to show fortitude, courage and the will of people who, without hesitation, tried to neutralize an emergency nuclear reactor.

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“They came face to face with him. - They flew over him, swam under him, dug tunnels inside, - says the scriptwriter. - Many of them gave their lives for the sake of others. All of Europe is indebted to the liquidators. ”

The scenario is based on real events that have occurred since the accident for two years after it. The creators tried to recreate as accurately as possible all the costumes and scenery of that time.

“Since our series aims to honor the memory of all those who suffered and died as a result of the Chernobyl disaster, we worked very hard to reproduce all the details as reliably as possible,” Meisin says.

The film “1917” by British director Sam Mendes, which tells about the events of the First World War, was named the best drama.

English actress Phoebe Waller-Bridge received a Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Comedy Series (TV series Fleabag).

The TV series "Fleabag" was named the best comedy series of the year.

Briton Olivia Colman, who also starred in the series, won the award for Best Actress in a Drama for her role as the Queen in the Netflix series The Crown.

“I was sure this wouldn’t happen. All year I had the feeling that I was living someone else’s life, and now I feel like I received someone else’s award,” Colman admitted.

Joaquin Phoenix won the award for Best Actor in a Drama for his role in Joker.

Renee Zellweger received a Golden Globe in the category “Best Actress in a Drama” for her role in the film “Judy.”

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And rapper Awkwafina (real name Nora Lam) was recognized as “Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy,” becoming the first woman of Asian descent to receive this award.

Quentin Tarantino's Once Upon a Time in Hollywood won a Golden Globe in the Best Musical or Comedy category.

Tarantino himself received the prize for best screenplay. Brad Pitt, who played in this film, was awarded the award for his supporting role. This is the actor's second Golden Globe.

Hildur Guðnadóttir became the first woman to win a Golden Globe for Best Original Score. Her work was noted for the film “Joker”. She also worked on Chernobyl.

Australian Russell Crowe received the award for Best Actor in a Short Series (miniseries “The Loudest Voice”).

Crowe himself was unable to attend the ceremony and sent a message dedicated to the terrible fires in his home country. “There is no doubt that the tragedy now occurring in Australia is linked to climate change,” said his message, which was read to the audience by Jennifer Aniston.

Two-time Golden Globe nominee, American actor and Broadway star Billy Porter vowed on the eve of the awards ceremony that he would not go near red wine, spaghetti in tomato sauce and makeup, so as not to stain his snow-white outfit.

Musician Elton John and poet Bernie Taupin received the award for best song for a motion picture (the song "I'm Gonna Love Me Again" for the biopic "Rocketman").

The best foreign language film, as expected, was the winner of the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival last year - the film by South Korean director Bong Joon Ho "Parasite", a sharp social satire on class inequality in modern society.

“Just being nominated was a great honor,” Bong Joon Ho said in his native Korean, adding that once American audiences get used to subtitles, they will discover many great new films.

The surprise was the victory of the animated film “Missing Link”, beating the famous sequels “Frozen 2” and “Toy Story 4”.

Talking host Ellen Degeneres and actor Tom Hanks also received special awards.

Winner of two Oscars, Hanks even teared up when receiving the award when he admitted how much support his family has given him.

Nominations

This year, films made by the streaming service Netflix received many nominations. Marriage Story had six nominations (the most for any film), The Irishman, directed by Martin Scorsese, had five, and The Two Popes had four.

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The film Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, directed by Quentin Tarantino, received five nominations.

Some of the series include “The Crown”, “Chernobyl” and “The Incredible”. They all received four nominations.

The Golden Globe Awards, awarded by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association since 1944, are presented every January and are considered the largest film awards in the United States after the Oscars.

Traditionally, many Golden Globe winners also receive a golden Oscar statuette in February.

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