Literary adaptations had a good night at the Golden Globes, with the film Emilia Pérez and the television series Shōgun among the winners of the annual prizes.
Emilia Pérez, based on director Jacques Audiard’s opera libretto, which was itself based on Boris Razon’s novel Écoute, won the awards for best motion picture–musical or comedy, and best non-English language picture. Zoe Saldaña won best supporting female actor for her role in the film, and “El Mal,” written by Camille Ducol, Clement Ducol, and Audiard, won the best original song award.
Shōgun, the FX series based on James Clavell’s novel, won the prize for best television series–drama, along with three other awards: best female actor–drama (Anna Sawai), best male actor–drama (Hiroyuki Sanada), and best supporting male actor–drama (Tadanobu Asano).
The film Conclave, based on Robert Harris’ novel, won the prize for best screenplay (Peter Straughan), while Fernanda Torres took home the award for best female actor–drama for her role in I’m Still Here, an adaptation of Marcelo Rubens Paiva’s memoir.
Wicked, the film version of the blockbuster musical based on Gregory Maguire’s Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West, became the second film to win the Golden Globe for cinematic and box office achievement, following Barbie last year.
Michael Schaub is a contributing writer.
