‘The Post’ gets special care in delivery
COMMENTARY on Sunday, the drama received a powerful promotional push through the NBC telecast.
The Globes also helped boost such films as “Call Me by Your Name,” a gay love story; “I, Tonya,” an exuberant look at skater Tonya Harding; and “Phantom Thread,” a fashion drama featuring what Daniel Day-Lewis says will be his final performance.
Allison Janney won supporting actress for playing Harding’s mother. “I, Tonya” and “Call Me by Your Name” open locally today, and “Phantom Thread” arrives Jan. 19.
Movie and TV awards have become increasingly important for drawing attention as production of filmed entertainment, especially on TV, flourishes and pop culture continues to fragment. Golden Globe victories should help two TV winners: Hulu’s “The Handmaid’s Tale” for drama and Amazon’s “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” for comedy.
The box-office leaders of 2017 need no awards lift. The top three films were “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” ($572 million), “Beauty and the Beast” ($504 million) and “Wonder Woman” ($412 million). All three feature strong female leads.
Yet the two big winners at the Globes made far less. “Lady Bird,” winner of best comedy, has earned $34 million. “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri,” winner of best drama and three other awards, has collected $25 million.
Frances McDormand, a winner for “Three Billboards,” said, “The women in this room tonight are not here for the food. We are here for the work.”
Filmgoers may show up for the awards, but they’re there for the stories.
Oprah Winfrey, in accepting the Cecil B. DeMille Award, sounded a theme that should help “The Post.” “I want to thank the Hollywood Foreign Press Association because we all know the press is under siege these days,” Winfrey said. “We also know it's the insatiable dedication to uncovering the absolute truth that keeps us from turning a blind eye to corruption and to injustice — to tyrants and victims, and secrets and lies. I want to say that I value the press more than ever before as we try to navigate these complicated times.”