It was an exciting night for TV comedy at the Golden Globes, as an array of awards was handed out to recipients both new and old. Newcomer The Studio walked away with two statuettes, while a comedy legend (playing a fictional comedy legend) added another trophy to her already-groaning shelves.
The Studio was a big winner on the comedy side tonight, proving that Hollywood loves laughing at its own foibles. The series won Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy, beating out last year’s winner, Hacks, previous winners The Bear and Abbott Elementary, plus newcomer Nobody Wants This and veteran Only Murders in the Building. Star and executive producer Seth Rogen also took home Best Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy, triumphing over OMITB‘s Steve Martin and Martin Short, The Bear‘s Jeremy Allen White, Nobody Wants This‘ Adam Brody, and Chad Powers‘ Glen Powell. On the AppleTV series, Rogen plays Matt Remick, the new head of fictional studio Continental Studios. Over the course of the series, Remick does his best to navigate an increasingly IP-dominated movie landscape amid a bevy of celebrity cameos and inside-Hollywood gags.
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Winning Best Actress in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy was Jean Smart, for her role as acid-tongued comedienne Deborah Vance on HBO’s Hacks; it is her fourth nomination and third win for her performance on the series, which has been renewed for its fifth and final season. She surpassed Nobody Wants This‘ Kristen Bell, OMITB‘s Selena Gomez, The Bear‘s Ayo Edebiri, Poker Face‘s Natasha Lyonne, and <em>Wednesday</em>‘s Jenna Ortega. Meanwhile, funnyman and past Golden Globes host Ricky Gervais took home the award for Best Performance in Stand-Up Comedy on Television for his Netflix stand-up special Mortality, overcoming comedians Brett Goldstein, Kevin Hart, Bill Maher, Kumail Nanjiani, and Sarah Silverman.
Comedy did not have a good night outside its proscribed categories. Supporting Actor, which is shared between comedy and drama, went to Adolescence‘s Owen Cooper, who beat out the blackly comedic The White Lotus‘ Walton Goggins and Jason Isaacs. Likewise, Supporting Actress went to Erin Doherty of Adolescence, who beat out The White Lotus trio of Aimee Lou Wood, Carrie Coon, and Parker Posey; Catherine O’Hara of The Studio; and Hacks‘ Hannah Einbinder.
The Studio is now streaming on AppleTV; Hacks is streaming on HBO Max. Stay tuned to Collider for future updates.
