Dublin producer Guiney’s film wins big at Golden Globes

Dublin producer Ed Guiney looks set to secure a third Oscar nomination after his newest film Poor Things won two Golden Globes.

The surreal Emma Stone-starring comedy won Best Picture – Comedy or Musical while Stone won Best Actress in the same category.

Barbie was tipped to win in the categories, but came up short on the night.

Guiney and Stone have worked together before, with Guiney producing The Favourite in 2018.

Guiney has two Oscar nominations to his name for producing Room and The Favourite, and will most definitely secure a third for his production work on Poor THings.

Poor Things tells the story of a young woman who is brought back from the dead by an eccentric scientist played by Willem Dafoe.

The film sees Guiney and Stone reunite with The Favourite director Yorgos Lanthimos.

Poor Things marks the fourth collaboration between Guiney and the Greek director, with Guiney producing Lanthimo’s Oscar-nominated comedy The Lobster in 2015, the 2017 psychological drama Killing Of A Sacred Deer and The Favourite.

Lanthimos accepted the Best Picture – Comedy or Musical award on behalf of the film, thanking Bruce Springsteen in his acceptance speech as the pair share a birthday and cited Springsteen as an inspiration.

Guiney has established himself as one of Ireland’s most prominent film luminaries, beginning his career producing television shows such as Pure Mule and Prosperity before producing Irish films such as Garage, The Guard, What Richard Did and Frank.

On the acting front, Dublin men Andrew Scott and Barry Keoghan came up short.

The Dubliners lost to Cork man Cillian Murphy, who won the award for Best Actor in a Drama for his titular role in the Christopher Nolan film Oppenheimer.

Murphy alluded to his compatriots in his acceptance speech, dubbing all of his fellow nominees “legends” whether they were Irish or not.

Three of the six nominees in the category were Irish, marking a record.

Keoghan was nominated for his role in Saltburn, which made waves on social media after being added to Prime Video over Christmas, and Scott was nominated for his performance in the queer drama All Of Us Strangers which is due for release later this month.

Oppenheimer was the big winner on the night, picking up 5 awards including Best Motion Picture – Drama, Best Director for Christopher Nolan as well as Best Supporting Actor for Robert Downey Junior.

The Golden Globes, while suffering a bruised reputation in recent years, has come into sharper focus as a step on the road to the Oscars.

The Oscars themselves will take place on March 11th.