Sam Mendeshas won best director at the 2020Golden Globes, and he used the win for a special remembrance.Mendes, 54, accepted the prize on Sunday night from actorsAntonio BanderasandHelen Mirrenfor his World War I drama1917.During his speech, Mendes spoke about his grandfather Alfred Hubert Mendes — a WWI veteran — and how Alfred inspired the film.“I’d like to dedicate this to my grandfather,” Mendes said. “He signed up for the first world war, he was age 17. And I hope he’s looking down on us. And I fervently hope it never, ever happens again. Thank you very much.”Mendes additionally thanked his wife, Alison Balsom, as well as the “extraordinary young actors” and producers of the film.The director beat outfellow nomineesBong Joon-Ho,Parasite; Todd Phillips,Joker; Martin Scorsese,The Irishmanand Quentin Tarantino,Once Upon a Time…In Hollywood.This is the second time Mendes has won the Golden Globe for best director, which he previously took home in 1999 forAmerican Beauty.He was also nominated in the category in 2008, forRevolutionary Road.Alberto E. Rodriguez/GettyThe best director categorydrew almost immediate criticismwhenGolden Globesnominations were announced in December with an all-male list. Critics hoped Greta Gerwig, who had also been shutout the year before, would earn a nomination for the highly lauded hitLittle Women.There has not been a female best director nominee at the awards show since 2015, when Ava DuVernay earned a nod forSelma.Barbara Streisand is the only woman to ever win a best director Golden Globe, for 1983’sYentl.Before announcing the presenters for the award on Sunday, Gervais joked about the continual snub of female directors in the category.“No female directors were nominated this year. Not one. I mean, that’s bad. I’ve had a word with the Hollywood Foreign Press and they’ve guaranteed that will never happen again. Because working with all the major studios, they’ve agreed to go back the way things were a few years ago, when they didn’t even hire women directors, and that will solve the problem,” Gervais joked. “You’re welcome.”The 77th Annual Golden Globe Awards ceremony is airing live on NBC from the Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles on Sunday, Jan. 5.
Sam Mendeshas won best director at the 2020Golden Globes, and he used the win for a special remembrance.
Mendes, 54, accepted the prize on Sunday night from actorsAntonio BanderasandHelen Mirrenfor his World War I drama1917.
During his speech, Mendes spoke about his grandfather Alfred Hubert Mendes — a WWI veteran — and how Alfred inspired the film.
“I’d like to dedicate this to my grandfather,” Mendes said. “He signed up for the first world war, he was age 17. And I hope he’s looking down on us. And I fervently hope it never, ever happens again. Thank you very much.”
Mendes additionally thanked his wife, Alison Balsom, as well as the “extraordinary young actors” and producers of the film.
The director beat outfellow nomineesBong Joon-Ho,Parasite; Todd Phillips,Joker; Martin Scorsese,The Irishmanand Quentin Tarantino,Once Upon a Time…In Hollywood.
This is the second time Mendes has won the Golden Globe for best director, which he previously took home in 1999 forAmerican Beauty.
He was also nominated in the category in 2008, forRevolutionary Road.
Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty
The best director categorydrew almost immediate criticismwhenGolden Globesnominations were announced in December with an all-male list. Critics hoped Greta Gerwig, who had also been shutout the year before, would earn a nomination for the highly lauded hitLittle Women.
There has not been a female best director nominee at the awards show since 2015, when Ava DuVernay earned a nod forSelma.
Barbara Streisand is the only woman to ever win a best director Golden Globe, for 1983’sYentl.
Before announcing the presenters for the award on Sunday, Gervais joked about the continual snub of female directors in the category.
“No female directors were nominated this year. Not one. I mean, that’s bad. I’ve had a word with the Hollywood Foreign Press and they’ve guaranteed that will never happen again. Because working with all the major studios, they’ve agreed to go back the way things were a few years ago, when they didn’t even hire women directors, and that will solve the problem,” Gervais joked. “You’re welcome.”
The 77th Annual Golden Globe Awards ceremony is airing live on NBC from the Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles on Sunday, Jan. 5.
source: people.com
