Taylor Swift’s Stare-Down Steals Spotlight at Movie Awards

The 81st Golden Globe Awards, the prelude to the Academy Awards, were held in Los Angeles on January 7 (January 8 in Japan time). Oppenheimer” (directed by Christopher Nolan), a biographical film about Robert Oppenheimer, the physicist who led the U.S. in the production of atomic bombs during World War II and was called the “father of the atomic bomb,” won a total of five awards including Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Actor.

In addition, “How Do You Live?” directed by Hayao Miyazaki became the first Japanese film ever to win Best Animated Film.

Speaking of Hollywood film awards, at the 2010 Academy Awards ceremony, when comedian Chris Rock, who hosted the ceremony, made a joke about Jada Pinkett Smith’s shaved head, her husband, Will Smith, got angry and ran up on the stage to slap her. The “slapping incident” is still fresh in our memories.

At the Golden Globes, the New York Post reported on Taylor Swift’s “host glare” and Best Actor winner Killian Murphy’s “lipstick incident. The New York Post reports

The host, comedian Joe Coy, cited Swift’s frequent attendance at the games of her boyfriend, NFL player Travis Kelce, as a reason for the controversy,

He joked, “The big difference between the Golden Globes and the NFL is that there are fewer camera shots of Taylor Swift at the Golden Globes.”

He joked.

Swift, who was attending the awards ceremony after her concert film “Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour” was nominated for the newly established box office award, was annoyed by the joke and glared at the host, Coy, on the CBS broadcast, causing her rabid fans to say

Swift ended this man’s career with just one glare.

Or…

“That Taylor Swift death stare was the nail in the coffin.

and other such posts on X (formerly Twitter) that have caused an uproar.