Australia came away empty-handed, Emilia Pérez was the surprise hit, and Wicked, the biggest film of the year, failed to cast a strong spell over this year’s Golden Globes. Nobody honestly thought it would defy gravity, but that it came up so short was still a shock.

Wicked’s Ariana Grande on the Golden Globes red carpet.Credit: AP

The 82nd annual Golden Globes got it mostly right with wins for Jean Smart, Demi Moore, Kieran Culkin and Hiroyuki Sanada. Nicole Kidman should have won for Babygirl, but against Pamela Anderson (The Last Showgirl) and Angelina Jolie (Maria), she was in what everyone assumed was the night’s toughest category.........

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