In another year that fictionalized stories and documentaries about serial killers dominated streaming, there is one that stood out above all. for something, Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story It was one of the series of the year and is one of the candidates to win this Tuesday the Golden Globe for “Best Miniseries”.
Created by Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan, the Netflix original production is part of the list of the most nominated television dramas of the 80th edition of the awards which tonight Tuesday airs TNT from 10pm.
Only Two other series aspire to four awards such as Monster: the fifth season of The crown (Netflix) and the second installment of The White Lotus (HBO), both winners in previous editions. The most nominated series of the gala is comedy Abbott Elementary (ABC), with five.
But it is valid to say that of the titles mentioned above, none have generated as much debate as the ten episodes chronicling the gruesome crimes of the “Milwaukee Butcher.” -played by Evan Peters- and how he became a monster, killing 17 innocent victims.
So many give it as the top favorite to keep the award for “best limited series or film made for television”. will be imposed black bird (AppleTV+), Pam & Tommy -the story of Pamela Anderson and Tommy Lee-, The abandonment already owned The White Lotuswhose second season takes place in Sicily.
In addition, he aspires to three more awards for “Best Actor” (Peter Evans) and “Best Supporting Performance” (Richard Jenkins and Niecy Nash) in the same category as “limited series, anthology, or telefilm.”
Evans, the famous cannibal of Milwaukee
Dahmer’s ten episodes show these inconceivable crimes and focuses on victims, communities affected by systemic racism, and institutional failures which allowed one of America’s most notorious serial killers to continue his killing spree with impunity for more than a decade.
The series has not had the best reviews from the specialized media: Many called it predictable and judged that it added nothing new to a well-known criminal history. Also, Murphy accused of ‘romanticizing’ the ‘Milwaukee cannibal’.
The review agreed on something: Peters brilliant and haunting portrait of Dahmera boy who grew up in a broken home and who as an adult killed 17 children and young people, many of whom were black and gaybetween 1978 and 1991.
Beyond lovers and detractors, the miniseries hasn’t stopped racking up plays, capitalizing on the furor for the true crime genrea trend that never seems to go out of style and has broken all-time ratings records Netflix, which garnered 14 nominations, like HBO Max.
In the sixty days following its premiere, has surpassed one billion hours of viewing on the platform, a milestone achieved by only two other titles in the history of the service stream: the squid game in 2021; and the fourth season of stranger things in early 2022.
It is clear that those astronomical numbers and the noise that the series has generated ended up convincing the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA for its acronym in English) when it came to naming Dahmer – Monster to four Golden Globes, we’ll see if in September of this year the same thing will happen with the Emmys, the most important awards on the small screen.
Murphy Recognition and other awards
Ryan Murphy, creator of Glee, American Horror Story, Pose, Feud and many successful productions, will receive the Carol Burnett Award. The producer and screenwriter, winner of five Golden Globes and nominated 16 times, will be honored for his career.
Between movies, The Banshees of Inisherinby Anglo-Irish director Martin McDonagh leads the 80th awards with eight nominations, which will have Jerrod Carmichael as host.
To the starring film Colin Farrell follows him All everywhere all at once, by Dan Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, with six nominations, while Babylonby Damien Chazelle, e the fabelman, Of Steven Spielbergthey continue as favorites having achieved a total of five nominations.
Avatar: The Shape of Water Y Top Gun: nonconformist, two of the highest-grossing films of the year, are competing for the “best picture” award. While House of the Dragon, Better Call Saul, The Crown, Severance Y ozarks They compete for the award for “Best Drama Series”.
Source: Clarin
