Lanthimos’ ‘Poor Things’ wins Golden Globe for Best Motion Picture – Musical Or Comedy

Yorgos Lanthimos' "Poor Things," an off-key Victorian-era riff on "Frankenstein," pulled off an upset victory over "Barbie" to triumph in the best comedy or musical category at the 81st Golden Globes.

"Poor Things" also won for Emma Stone's performance as Bella, a young woman, created by a scientist, who experiences a surreal sexual awakening.

When the "Poor Things" cast and crew took the stage to receive the award, the 50-year-old director from Athens thanked Bruce Springsteen, who was sitting in the audience.

Upon revealing to Springsteen that they have the same birthday and expressing "he's been my hero since I grew up," Lanthimos said, "thank you everybody who worked on the film, people at Searchlight… the people that produced the film and made it happen. The actors, wonderful actors, Bruce Springsteen for making me grow up the way I did."

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