The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
‘Atlanta’ wins Golden Globe for best TV comedy
The Golden Globes got off to a rocky start Sunday, with a broken teleprompter initially stalling host Jimmy Fallon, who still managed to start the show with a singing-and-dancing ode to “La La Land” and a steady diet of Donald Trump jokes.
“Cut to Justin Timberlake, please,” implored a desperate Fallon as he improvised while another teleprompter was brought in. It was the second fiasco for Globes producer Dick Clark Productions, which presented the infamous Mariah Carey flub on New Year’s Eve.
The broadcast began with a cold open ode to “La La Land,” the seven-time nominated Los Angeles musical expected to dominate the evening. In a lavish sketch more typical of the Academy Awards than the Globes, Fallon did a version of the film’s opening dance scene, with cameos from Timberlake, previous Globes host Tina Fey, Amy Adams and the white Ford Bronco of “The People v. O.J. Simpson.”
The night’s first awards were typically unpredictable.
Donald Glover’s “Atlanta” won best comedy series for his acclaimed FX show “Atlanta.” “I really want to thank Atlanta and all the black folks in Atlanta,” said a visibly surprised Glover. “I couldn’t be here without Atlanta.”
The British actor Aaron Taylor-Johnson took best supporting actor for his performance in Tom Ford’s “Nocturnal Animals.” It was a surprise that Taylor-Johnson was even nominated, so his win over favorites Mahersala Ali from “Moonlight” and Jeff Bridges from “Hell or High Water” was a shock. Other early winners were Sarah Paulson (“The People v. O.J. Simpon”), Tracee Ellis Ross (“Black-ish”) and Billy Bob Thornton (“Goliath”).
After recent terrorist truck attacks in Europe and Friday’s airport shooting in Florida, security was heavier than ever around the Beverly Hilton Hotel.