Egyptian-American’s TV series wins big at Golden Globes

Jason Merritt/Getty Images Actor Leonardo DiCaprio attends the 73rd Annual Golden Globe Awards.

“I can not say how surprised I am and how proud I am to have survived this movie…Pain is temporary, film is forever, so who cares”, Inarritu said referring to the sub-zero temperatures in which the movie was shot in Canada and the USA among other places. The series has already received the Television Program of the Year award from the 2015 American Film Institute Awards and Audience Award for Best Episodic from the 2015 SXSW Film Audience Award.

The Revenant also won best director for Iñárritu and a best actor, drama, honor for star Leonardo DiCaprio.

Amazon beat its rival streaming service to win best comedy series, as well as best actor in this category, with Mozart in the Jungle.

Aaron Sorkin poses in the press room with the award for Best Motion Picture Screenplay at the 73rd Annual Golden Globe Awards.

In fact, Mad Men’s Jon Hamm was the night’s only repeat victor; his previous award came in 2008.

Matt Damon snaps a photo with his Golden Globe.

“Roman Polanski called it the best date movie ever”.

Room, the small movie about a woman and son held hostage in a shed, may have been the least-known film in the best actress, drama, category but star Brie Larson got the statuette. “To anyone I forgot, I’ll write you a thank you card”.

At a bleep-filled, irreverent Beverly Hills, Calif., ceremony Sunday, Ricky Gervais presided over a Globes that seemed to risk unraveling before the Hollywood Foreign Press Association’s show coalesced its support for “The Revenant” and “The Martian”.

Good friends Amy Schumer and Jennifer Lawrence introduced their respective films Trainwreck and Joy.

The Golden Globes packed a lot in over the course of three hours – big wins for The Revenant, The Martian, and Mozart in the Jungle; an nearly rumble between host Ricky Gervais and Mel Gibson; a standing ovation for Sylvester Stallone; Taraji P. Henson passing out cookies; a whole lot of cursing.

The Globes have instead grown into one of the most popular award show broadcasts of the year, thanks to increasingly credible nominees, its trademark relaxed atmosphere and its unique position as a major awards show that honours both film and television.

Another slight curveball was the dominance of The Revenant on the film side, as it picked up the prize for best drama.

Denzel Washington was the recipient of the Cecil B. DeMille Award given annually to an artist for outstanding contributions to the world of entertainment.

Actress, Movie or Limited Series: Lady Gaga, American Horror Story: Hotel.

The song “Writing’s on the wall”, sung by Grammy victor Sam Smith for “Spectre”, won the best original song while the best original score award was won by Ennio Morricone for “The Hateful Eight”.