The Barbenheimer battle is officially settled… or is it? There were a few surprises at the 81st Golden Globes on Sunday evening but Oppenheimer reigned supreme, taking home five awards (and beating out Killers of the Flower Moon for Best Picture) while Barbie lagged with only two in the lesser categories (Best Song and Cinematic and Box Office Achievement Prize) despite raking in more in the box office, and having the second most nominations in history, and the most for this year’s awards. Ultimately, the jury’s still out on the standoff until the Oscars take place in March.

Killers of the Flower Moon didn’t do as well as expected. It looked like the highly-praised Scorsese picture was on track to miss out on all seven of its nominations but Lily Gladstone managed to, rightfully, snag the Actress category (drama) and saved the team from tying for the most losses in Golden Globes history. For a second it seemed like Sandra Hüller might nab it for Anatomy of a Fall, but Gladstone’s heartfelt speech about being the first Indigenous person to win the award and what that means for her community could put her on track for the Oscars in two months.

Succession, The Bear, and Beef were the main contenders in the television category of the Golden Globes: Succession took the lead with four wins including Best Drama Series, Best Leading Actress in a TV Drama to Sarah Snook, and Best Leading Actor in a TV Drama awarded to Kieran Culkin. The Bear grabbed three prizes — surprisingly beating out Ted Lasso and Abbott Elementary for best comedy. While Beef ended up with the Best-limited Series and two acting prizes.

The usual suspects dominated the movie awards. Yorgos Lanthimos’ Poor Things, starring Emma Stone, went home with two awards including Best Motion Picture, Musical, or Comedy. The Holdovers tugged on everyone’s heartstrings and walked away with three awards while Anatomy of a Fall beat out Barbie and Oppenheimer for Best Screenplay.

Get the rest of the scoop from Variety,BBC, andThe Guardian.

Researchers at Harvard are studying how introducing evidence-based material to content on Tiktok can have a positive impact on users’ mental health, and increase the reach of this type of content, reports NPR.Their yet-to-be-published study is designed to determine whether influencers on the platform can use their large audiences to have a positive impact on those who consume their content.

Help me help you: The process began by selecting 62 mental health TikTok content creators, providing them with some Harvard or Harvard-affiliated training material, and offering training sessions with the researchers. They focused on issues such as the “mind-body connection, intergenerational trauma, and mental health inequities” with each of them presenting the theme in their unique style.

The researchers banked on the TikTokers’ ready audience to spread their message, says lead researcher Amanda Yarnell. With more young people searching for #mentalhealthon the platform they theorized that rather than be a source of depression and suicidal thoughts among the youth, TikTok can be used for users’ benefit.

The outcome:800k more views were reported by the content creators after they began using the Harvard-provided material in their posts over four months, starting from January-April 2023.

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