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Golden Globe Winners 2024
The Golden Globe Foundation (GGF) has announced the winners of the 82nd Golden Globe Awards, honoring the best in film and American television of 2024.
In the Best Original Score category composers Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross won the award for their upbeat electro-pop inspired score for Challengers, director Luca Guadagnino’s spicy drama starring Zendaya, Josh O’Connor, and Mike Feist, about a love triangle that develops over several years in the world of professional tennis. This is the third Golden Globe win for Reznor and Ross – they previously won for The Social Network in 2010, and for Soul in 2020. In the acceptance speech Ross, speaking on behalf of both men, said:
“Thank you to Golden Globes, this really means a lot, particularly in this special moment. First I’d like to thank my best friend, my musical partner, the great talent Trent Reznor. The music that revealed itself as the voice to Challengers never felt like a safe choice, but it always felt like the right one. I’d like to thank the maestro, the visionary director, and our friend Luca Guadagnino – where is he? – for his unwavering support and commitment to the idea. In fact I’d like to thank everyone that helped bring this film to life, and to acknowledge Amy Pascal, Rachel O’Connor, and the fabulous Zendaya, for their encouragement. To be honest we always we thought we’d get the call – ‘can you just turn it down a little bit’ – but it never came, and here we are. Lastly, we want to thank the most important people in our lives, our wives and our children. Mariqueen [Maandiq], Trent loves you. Claudia [Sarne], I love you. And all the kids, we love you. Thank you! ”
The other nominees were Volker Bertelmann for Conclave, Daniel Blumberg for The Brutalist, Kris Bowers for The Wild Robot, Clément Ducol and Camille Dalmais for Emilia Pérez, and Hans Zimmer for Dune: Part 2
In the Best Original Song category, the winners were Clément Ducol, Camille Dalmais, and Jacques Audiard for “El Mal” from the audacious Mexican drug cartel musical drama Emilia Pérez.
The other nominees were Brittany Amaradio (Delacey), Jordan K. Johnson, Stefan Johnson, Maren Morris, Michael Pollack, and Ali Tamposi for “Kiss The Sky” from The Wild Robot; Clément Ducol and Camille Dalmais for “Mi Camino” from Emilia Pérez; Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross, and Luca Guadagnino for “Compress/Repress” from Challengers; Robbie Williams, Freddy Wexler, and Sacha Skarbek for “Forbidden Road” from Better Man; and Andrew Wyatt, Miley Cyrus, and Li Lykke Zachrisson (Lykke Li) for “Beautiful That Way” from The Last Showgirl.
CHALLENGERS – Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross
Original Review by Jonathan Broxton
The first truly buzzy film of 2024, Challengers is a sexy drama set in the competitive world of professional tennis. It stars Zendaya as Tashi Duncan, a tennis prodigy who finds herself in the middle of a menage-a-trois with two other junior players, Patrick Zweig (Josh O’Connor) and Art Donaldson (Mike Faist), both of whom are attracted to Tashi, and who are also attracted to each other. Shockingly, Tashi’s career is ended by a devastating knee injury, and over the next few years she marries Art, becomes his coach, and transforms him from a mediocre tour player into a world-famous grand slam champion. However, to help jolt him out of a recent losing streak, Tashi enters Art into a second-tier challenger event… which brings them back into the world of the burnt-out Patrick, who is now an unknown player living out of his car, scraping by on winnings from the lower circuits, and whose presence threatens Art and Tashi’s already feisty relationship. The film is directed by Luca Guadagnino and has already been the recipient of a great deal of acclaim, but also some notoriety, both for its raw emotions, and for the sizzling sexual chemistry between its three leads. Read more…

