'The Bear' Devours the 2024 Golden Globes
Yes, chef. The 2024 Golden Globes thought season two of The Bear was absolutely delicious, with the FX series taking home three statues over the course of the night, including for best comedy series.
Lionel Boyce, who plays pastry chef Marcus, accepted the award for best comedy series. “[I] also just want to say, most importantly, thank you to the entire restaurant community,” said Boyce. “We play these characters for a couple of hours a day for a couple of months out of the year. But this is y’all’s reality, the highs and the lows. So thank you for embracing us while we tell this story.”
The Bear was nominated for five Golden Globes going into the night, including best actor in a comedy series for Jeremy Allen White, best supporting actor in a television series for Ebon Moss-Bachrach, and best actress in a comedy series for Ayo Edebiri. VF had a feeling that the show would be a hit with the newly revamped Golden Globes after it gained more critical and commercial success in its second season, which followed White’s Carmen “Carmy” Berzatto and his struggle to open up a new restaurant.
After burning up the internet with his steamy Calvin Klein ad campaign earlier this week, White kept his hot streak alive—emerging victorious in the best-actor-in-a-comedy-series category for the second year running, honored for playing the head chef on the series. This year he triumphed over worthy comedy foes including Bill Hader for Barry, Jason Sudeikis for Ted Lasso, Jason Segel for Shrinking, and Steve Martin and Martin Short for Only Murders in the Building. “I can’t believe I’m in this room with all these people I’ve loved and admired so much for so long,” said White. “It’s unreal.”
White went on to thank the ensemble cast of The Bear—all by first name. “I must have done something right in this life to be in your company,” he said. White ended his speech by shouting out his young children. “Ezer and Dolores, you are my heart,” he said. “I love you, I love you, I love you.” White is also nominated for best lead actor in a comedy series at the upcoming Emmys.
Edebiri, a rising star who also charmed viewers in Bottoms last year, took home her first Golden Globe, winning best actress in a comedy series for playing Sydney Adamu, sous chef to White's Carmy. The comedian, who got her big break replacing Jenny Slate as the voice of Missy on Netflix’s animated comedy series Big Mouth, took home the trophy over heavyweights like Natasha Lyonne for Poker Face, Selena Gomez for Only Murders in the Building, Rachel Brosnahan for the last season of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Elle Fanning for The Great, and her onscreen sister Quinta Brunson for Abbott Elementary.
“I’m so very grateful for this—in a room full of so many people who I admire and whose work has lifted me up,” Edebiri said. “I am an artist, and I’m very lucky to be an artist, and I really want to acknowledge it.” She went on to thank her family—although it was adorably unclear which family she was thanking at first. “My family, my family, my family—everybody at The Bear,” she said. “That’s my family. It’s an honor to work with you and grow along with you.” Don’t worry, Edebiri thanked her blood relatives as well: “My real family also—I love you guys too.”
In perhaps the most surprising moment of the evening, Edebiri shouted out not her agents and managers, but her agents’ and managers’ assistants, prompting Taylor Swift to nod in approval and mouth “okay” from the audience. Edebiri ended her speech by thanking everyone she forgot, “unless you were mean or something.” She’s also nominated for best supporting actress at this year’s Emmys, although she’ll be switching to the lead-actress category when being submitted for season two of The Bear.
According to White, season three of The Bear will find the gang headed back into the kitchen now that the restaurant is up and running. Who gets Carmy out of the freezer, however, is still anyone’s guess.
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