Timothee Chalamet, Seth Rogen big Jewish winners at Golden Globes

Dark comedy “One Battle After Another” and “Hamnet,” a story about William Shakespeare’s grief over the death of his son, claimed the top prizes on Sunday at the Golden Globes, one of the first major ceremonies in Hollywood’s annual awards season.

“One Battle” was named best movie musical or comedy, one of its four Globe honors, and “Hamnet” earned the best movie drama prize.

Overall, the celebrities in attendance largely steered clear of political topics, there were a handful of Jewish moments sprinkled throughout the star-studded event.

Timothee Chalamet, who is Jewish, triumphed in one of the most competitive categories, taking the trophy for best male actor in a movie musical or comedy for his role as a professional table tennis player in “Marty Supreme.”

The film features Chalamet playing Marty Mauser, a Jewish kid working at a shoe store who aspires to be the best table tennis pro in the world. The character is loosely based on a real-life player, Marty Reisman, but the movie is just as much a reflection of Chalamet and writer-director Josh Safdie’s own whatever-it-takes ambitions.

Chalamet defeated “One Battle” star Leonardo DiCaprio, “Jay Kelly” actor George Clooney, “Blue Moon” star Ethan Hawke and other big names in his category at the red-carpet ceremony in Beverly Hills, California.

Jewish comedian Seth Rogen won his first Golden Globe only months after his showbiz satire “The Studio” set an entire episode at the same awards ceremony.

“This is so weird! We just pretended to do this and now it is happening!” Rogen said, cradling his trophy. “I thought the only way I would get to hold one is to create a whole show to give myself a fake one.”

The Golden Globe episode of “The Studio” follows Rogen’s studio executive character, Matt, as he attends the Globes, where he’s obsessed with the idea that his name gets mentioned in an acceptance speech.

In the best non-English language film category, Brazil’s “The Secret Agent” — set during the country’s 1977 military dictatorship — took the win. It beat out five other films, including Tunisia’s “The Voice of Hind Rajab,” a dramatized retelling of the story of a 5-year-old Palestinian girl who was apparently killed by Israeli troops while fleeing Gaza City in 2024.

“The Secret Agent” director Kleber Mendonca Filho tried to make a political point, but was played off the stage by music.

“This is a very important moment in time and history to be making films — here in the US, in Brazil,” he began. “America’s young filmmakers — make films.”

“Good Hang with Amy Poehler” won the inaugural best podcast award and the host had a joke about her rivals at National Public Radio.

“I know that I am new to this game. I have great respect for this form,” Poehler said. “I have great respect for everyone I am nominated with. I am big fans of all of you — except for NPR: just a bunch of celebs phoning it in. Try harder.”

The podcast nominations avoided politics or controversy by passing on popular podcasts from conservative-leaning programs like “The Megyn Kelly Show,” “The Tucker Carlson Show,” “The Ben Shapiro Show,” Candace Owen’s “Candace” and “The Joe Rogan Experience.”

The evening was not entirely devoid of politics. Several celebrities including Mark Ruffalo, Natasha Lyonne and Wanda Sykes walked the red carpet sporting pins with the message “BE GOOD.” Jean Smart and Ariana Grande donned the pins once they were inside the ballroom.

The badges were part of a tribute to Renee Good, the US woman whose fatal shooting by a federal agent has sparked renewed protests against US President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown.

At the Oscars in 2024, Ruffalo sported a pin calling for a ceasefire in Gaza.