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Michael Phillips: 8 takeaways from the Golden Globes and a tough night for Jo Koy

Jo Koy attends the 81st Annual Golden Globe Awards at The Beverly Hilton on Jan. 7, 2024, in Beverly Hills, California.

I’m still reeling, quietly — it’s like quiet quitting, but with reeling — from Sunday’s exercise in cringe-watch hosting suspense and occasional legitimate delight, plus some excellent awards choices, also known as the 81st Golden Globes.

The telecast felt like a three-hour long COVID symptom, not quite with it. Forgetful. Blurry. Everybody kept thanking the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, which no longer exists. Dick Clark Productions took over the Globes last year, after NBC let the show go after its lowest-ever ratings. The HFPA’s scandal-clouded history (from sexual harassment to

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