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White Lotus Bags Golden Globe for Best Television Limited Series

11 Jan 2023

Poster for the HBO show White Lotus

The Golden Globes returned to primetime television after a year and delivered the expected glitz, glamour, and spontaneity it's famous for.

One of the biggest winners is HBO's dark comedy series White Lotus, which won Best Television Limited Series. The breakout show takes a deep and dark look into human nature within the context of peace and pleasure. 

White thanked his Italian crew and star Jennifer Coolidge, who won the award for Best Supporting Actress.

"And Jennifer, I love you. We went out with a show we wanted to do with Jennifer, and everybody passed. I know you all passed, you all passed on this show. So yes, it's very gratifying to have this moment," White said.

White Lotus is one of the many series that uses the vast APM Music Library. In an interview with Variety, the show's music supervisor, Janet Lopez, disclosed how she picked the track Hukia Mai, a track from the Sonoton Authentic Series album Authentic Hawaii 3.

"A common misconception about production library music is that it's affordable and therefore not valuable. This is just not true," Lopez told Variety.

Kapono Beamer, a beloved and respected, Grammy-nominated and 12-time Nā Hōkū Hanohano Award winner (Hawaii's premier music award), and co-writer of Hukia Mai along with Mac Prindy and Grahame Roy Maclean, added:

"APM Music is a perfect example of how important and credible library songs can be. Hukia Mai' was not an alternative to a more expensive song, but rather a proud first pick for what worked best in the scene."

Read the full Variety interview HERE.

Here's the list of other winners that used APM music.

  • Abbott Elementary
  • Dahmer
  • Elvis
  • Everything Everywhere
  • Ozark
  • Banshees of Inisherin
  • The Bear
  • The Dropout
  • The Fabemans
  • White Lotus
  • Yellowstone

That's a total of 18 total wins and 11 different productions. 

Meanwhile. here's the complete list of winners of the 2023 Golden Globes Awards.

Best performance by an actor in a supporting role in any motion picture

  • Brendan Gleeson, "The Banshees of Inisherin"
  • Barry Keoghan, "The Banshees of Inisherin"
  • Brad Pitt, "Babylon"
  • Ke Huy Quan, "Everything Everywhere All at Once" - WINNER
  • Eddie Redmayne, "The Good Nurse"

Best performance by an actress in a supporting role in any motion picture

  • Angela Bassett, "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever" - WINNER
  • Kerry Condon, "The Banshees of Inisherin"
  • Jamie Lee Curtis, "Everything Everywhere All at Once"
  • Dolly De Leon, "Triangle of Sadness"
  • Carey Mulligan, "She Said"

Best performance by an actor in a supporting role in a musical-comedy or drama television series

  • John Lithgow, "The Old Man"
  • Jonathan Pryce, "The Crown"
  • John Turturro, "Severance"
  • Tyler James Williams, "Abbott Elementary" - WINNER
  • Henry Winkler, "Barry"

Best original score

  • Carter Burwell, "The Banshees of Inisherin"
  • Alexandre Desplat, "Guillermo Del Toro's Pinocchio"
  • Hildur Guðnadóttir, "Women Talking"
  • Justin Hurwitz, "Babylon" - WINNER
  • John Williams, "The Fabelmans"

Best original song

  • "Carolina, "Where the Crawdads Sing"
  • "Ciao Papa," "Guillermo Del Toro's Pinocchio"
  • "Hold My Hand," "Top Gun: Maverick"
  • "Lift Me Up," "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever"
  • "Naatu Naatu," "RRR" - WINNER

Best performance by an actor in a television series (musical or comedy)

  • Donald Glover, "Atlanta"
  • Bill Hader, "Barry"
  • Steve Martin, "Only Murders in the Building"
  • Martin Short, "Only Murders in the Building"
  • Jeremy Allen White, "The Bear" - WINNER

Best performance by an actress in a television series (musical or comedy)

  • Quinta Brunson, "Abbott Elementary" - WINNER
  • Kaley Cuoco, "The Flight Attendant"
  • Selena Gomez, "Only Murders in the Building"
  • Jenna Ortega, "Wednesday"
  • Jean Smart, "Hacks"

Best performance by an actor in a motion picture (musical or comedy)

  • Diego Calva, "Babylon"
  • Daniel Craig, "Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery"
  • Adam Driver, "White Noise"
  • Colin Farrell, "The Banshees of Inisherin" - WINNER
  • Ralph Fiennes, "The Menu"

Best performance by an actress in a motion picture (musical or comedy)

  • Lesley Manville, "Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris"
  • Michelle Yeoh, "Everything Everywhere All at Once" - WINNER
  • Margot Robbie, "Babylon"
  • Anya Taylor-Joy, "The Menu"
  • Emma Thompson, "Good Luck to You, Leo Grande"

Best motion picture (animated)

  • "Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio" - WINNER
  • "Inu-Oh"
  • "Marcel the Shell With Shoes On"
  • "Puss in Boots: The Last Wish"
  • "Turning Red"

Best performance by an actor in a motion picture (drama)

  • Austin Butler, "Elvis" - WINNER
  • Brendan Fraser, "The Whale"
  • Hugh Jackman, "The Son"
  • Bill Nighy, "Living"
  • Jeremy Pope, "The Inspection"

Best performance by an actress in a television series (drama)

  • Emma D'Arcy, "House of the Dragon"
  • Laura Linney, "Ozark"
  • Imelda Staunton, "The Crown"
  • Hilary Swank, "Alaska Daily"
  • Zendaya, "Euphoria" - WINNER

Best performance by an actress in a supporting role in a musical-comedy or drama television series

  • Elizabeth Debicki, "The Crown"
  • Hannah Einbinder, "Hacks"
  • Julia Garner, "Ozark" - WINNER
  • Janelle James, "Abbott Elementary"
  • Sheryl Lee Ralph, "Abbott Elementary"

Best performance by an actress in a motion picture (drama)

Cate Blanchett, "TAR" - WINNER

  • Olivia Colman, "Empire of Light"
  • Viola Davis, "The Woman King"
  • Ana de Armas, "Blonde"
  • Michelle Williams, "The Fabelmans"

Best motion picture (non-English language)

  • "All Quiet on the Western Front" (Germany)
  • "Argentina, 1985" (Argentina) - WINNER
  • "Close" (Belgium/France/Netherlands)
  • "Decision to Leave" (South Korea)
  • "RRR" (India)

Best Screenplay

  • Todd Field, "TAR"
  • Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, "Everything Everywhere All at Once"
  • Martin McDonagh, "The Banshees of Inisherin" - WINNER
  • Sarah Polley, "Women Talking"
  • Steven Spielberg and Tony Kushner, "The Fabelmans"

Best Director

  • James Cameron, "Avatar: The Way of Water"
  • Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, "Everything Everywhere All at Once"
  • Baz Luhrmann, "Elvis"
  • Martin McDonagh, "The Banshees of Inisherin"
  • Steven Spielberg, "The Fabelmans" - WINNER

Best performance by an actor in a supporting role in a limited series, anthology series or motion picture made for television

  • F. Murray Abraham, "The White Lotus"
  • Domhnall Gleeson, "The Patient"
  • Paul Walter Hauser, "Black Bird" - WINNER
  • Richard Jenkins, "Dahmer - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story"
  • Seth Rogen, "Pam & Tommy"

Best performance by an actress in a supporting role in a limited series, anthology series or motion picture made for television

  • Jennifer Coolidge, "The White Lotus" - WINNER
  • Claire Danes, "Fleishman Is in Trouble"
  • Daisy Edgar-Jones, "Under the Banner of Heaven"
  • Niecy Nash, "Dahmer - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story"
  • Aubrey Plaza, "The White Lotus"

Best performance by an actress in a limited series, anthology series, or a motion picture made for television

  • Jessica Chastain, "George & Tammy"
  • Julia Garner, "Inventing Anna"
  • Lily James, "Pam & Tommy"
  • Julia Roberts, "Gaslit"
  • Amanda Seyfried, "The Dropout" - WINNER

Best performance by an actor in a limited series, anthology series, or a motion picture made for television

  • Taron Egerton, "Black Bird"
  • Colin Firth, "The Staircase"
  • Andrew Garfield, "Under the Banner of Heaven"
  • Evan Peters, "Dahmer - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story" - WINNER
  • Sebastian Stan, "Pam & Tommy"

Best television limited series, anthology series, or motion picture made for television

  • "Black Bird"
  • "Dahmer - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story"
  • "The Dropout"
  • "Pam & Tommy"
  • "The White Lotus" - WINNER

Best performance by an actor in a television series (drama)

  • Jeff Bridges, "The Old Man"
  • Kevin Costner, "Yellowstone" - WINNER
  • Diego Luna, "Andor"
  • Bob Odenkirk, "Better Call Saul"
  • Adam Scott, "Severance"

Best television series (musical or comedy)

  • "Abbott Elementary" - WINNER
  • "The Bear"
  • "Hacks"
  • "Only Murders in the Building"
  • "Wednesday"

Best television series (drama)

  • "Better Call Saul"
  • "The Crown"
  • "House of the Dragon" - WINNER
  • "Ozark"
  • "Severance"

Best motion picture (drama)

  • "The Fabelmans" - WINNER
  • "Top Gun: Maverick"
  • "Elvis"
  • "Tár"
  • "Avatar: The Way of Water"

Best motion picture (musical or comedy)

  • "Babylon"
  • "The Banshees of Inisherin" - WINNER
  • "Everything Everywhere All at Once"
  • "Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery"
  • "Triangle of Sadness"