House of the Dragon wins surprise Golden Globe, Emma D’Arcy loses

It’s officially awards season! The 80th Annual Golden Globe Awards were held the other night, where the Hollywood Foreign Press Association hangs out little statues to movies, shows and actors they think are worthy. Normally I don’t put much stock in award shows…but when they award stuff I like, suddenly I’m more interested. Funny how that works.

That’s a long-winded way of saying that House of the Dragon won the award for Best Drama Series, which is the top TV award of the night! With stiff competition from the likes of Better Call Saul, The Crown, Ozark and Severance (a show so good that House of the Dragon showrunner Miguel Sapochnik even complimented it in his acceptance speech), this was a surprise. I really liked House of the Dragon but honestly didn’t think it would win awards like this so early in its life.

Sapochnik was caught unprepared in his acceptance speech, by the way, as were actors MIlly Alcock (young Rhaenyra Targaryen) and Emma D’Arcy (adult Rhaenyra Targaryen). You can tell they truly didn’t expect to win (if they did I imagine HBO would have sent more people) and it’s pretty adorable:

D’Arcy was also nominated in the category of Best Actress in a Television Series, Drama. They lost that award to Zendaya, who won her second Golden Globe for her performance in Euphoria. Oh well, at least it’s in the HBO family. And D’Arcy will have more chances as House of the Dragon continues.

Full list of Golden Globes winners

Check out all the nominees winners below:

Best Television Series, Drama

• Better Call Saul
• The Crown
• House of the Dragon
• Ozark
• Severance

Best Actor in a Television Series, Drama

• Jeff Bridges, The Old Man
• Kevin Costner, Yellowstone
• Diego Luna, Andor
• Bob Odenkirk, Better Call Saul
• Adam Scott, Severance

Best Actress in a Television Series, Drama

• Emma D’Arcy, House of the Dragon
• Laura Linney, Ozark
• Imelda Staunton, The Crown
• Hilary Swank, Alaska Daily
• Zendaya, Euphoria

Best Television Series, Musical or Comedy

• Abbott Elementary
• The Bear
• Hacks
• Only Murders in the Building
• Wednesday

Best Actor in a Television Series, Musical or Comedy

• Donald Glover, Atlanta
• Bill Hader, Barry
• Steve Martin, Only Murders in the Building
• Martin Short, Only Murders in the Building
• Jeremy Allen White, The Bear

Best Actress in a Television Series, Musical or Comedy

• Quinta Brunson, Abbott Elementary
• Kaley Cuoco, The Flight Attendant
• Selena Gomez, Only Murders in the Building
• Jenna Ortega, Wednesday
• Jean Smart, Hacks

Best Supporting Actress in a Television Series

• Elizabeth Debicki, The Crown
• Hannah Einbinder, Hacks
• Julia Garner, Ozark
• Janelle James, Abbott Elementary
• Sheryl Lee Ralph, Abbott Elementary

Best Motion Picture, Drama

• Avatar: The Way of Water
• Elvis
• The Fabelmans
• Tár
• Top Gun: Maverick

Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama

• Austin Butler, Elvis
• Brendan Fraser, The Whale
• Hugh Jackman, The Son
• Bill Nighy, Living
• Jeremy Pope, The Inspection

Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture

• Brendan Gleeson, The Banshees of Inisherin
• Barry Keoghan, The Banshees of Inisherin
• Brad Pitt, Babylon
• Ke Huy Quan, Everything Everywhere All at Once
• Eddie Redmayne, The Good Nurse

Best Actress in a Motion Picture, Drama

• Cate Blanchett, Tár
• Olivia Colman, Empire of Light
• Viola Davis, The Woman King
• Ana De Armas, Blonde
• Michelle Williams, The Fabelmans

Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture

• Angela Bassett, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
• Kerry Condon, The Banshees of Inisherin
• Jamie Lee Curtis, Everything Everywhere All at Once
• Dolly de Leon, Triangle of Sadness
• Carey Mulligan, She Said

Best Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy

• Babylon
• The Banshees of Inisherin
• Everything Everywhere All at Once
• Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
• Triangle of Sadness

The Banshees of Inisherin is probably one of the lesser known big winners tonight, but it’s really good and if you have a chance to see it, I recommend it.

Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy

• Diego Calva, Babylon
• Daniel Craig, Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
• Adam Driver, White Noise
• Colin Farrell, The Banshees of Inisherin
• Ralph Fiennes, The Menu

Best Actress in a Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy

• Lesley Manville, Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris
• Margot Robbie, Babylon
• Anya Taylor-Joy, The Menu
• Emma Thompson, Good Luck to You, Leo Grande
• Michelle Yeoh, Everything Everywhere All at Once

Best Director, Motion Picture

• James Cameron, Avatar: The Way of Water
• The Daniels, Everything Everywhere All at Once
• Baz Luhrmann, Elvis
• Martin McDonagh, The Banshees of Inisherin
• Steven Spielberg, The Fabelmans

Best Motion Picture, Animated

• Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio
• Marcel the Shell With Shoes On
• Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
• Turning Red

Best Original Score, Motion Picture

• Alexandre Desplat, Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio
• Hildur Guðnadóttir, Women Talking 
• Justin Hurwitz, Babylon
• John Williams, The Fabelmans 
• Carter Burwell, The Banshees of Inisherin

Best Screenplay, Motion Picture

• Todd Field, Tár
• Tony Kushner & Steven Spielberg, The Fabelmans
• Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert, Everything Everywhere All at Once
• Martin McDonagh, The Banshees of Inisherin
• Sarah Polley, Women Talking

Best Limited Series or TV Movie

• Black Bird
• Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story
• Pam and Tommy
• The Dropout
• The White Lotus: Sicily

Best Actor in a Limited Series or TV Movie

• Taron Egerton, Black Bird
• Colin Firth, The Staircase
• Andrew Garfield, Under the Banner of Heaven
• Evan Peters, Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story
• Sebastian Stan, Pam and Tommy

Best Actress in a Limited Series or TV Movie

• Jessica Chastain, George & Tammy
• Julia Garner, Inventing Anna
• Lily James, Pam & Tommy
• Julia Roberts, Gaslit
• Amanda Seyfried, The Dropout

Best Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or TV Movie

• F. Murray Abraham, The White Lotus
• Domhnall Gleeson, The Patient
• Paul Walter Hauser, Black Bird
• Richard Jenkins, Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story
• Seth Rogen, Pam & Tommy

Best Supporting Actor in a Television Series

• John Lithgow, The Old Man
• Jonathan Pryce, The Crown
• John Turturro, Severance
• Tyler James Williams, Abbott Elementary
• Henry Winkler, Barry

Best Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or TV Movie

• Jennifer Coolidge, The White Lotus
• Claire Danes, Fleishman Is in Trouble
• Daisy Edgar-Jones, Under the Banner of Heaven
• Niecy Nash-Betts, Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story
• Aubrey Plaza, The White Lotus

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