Movie screened at DIFF 2015 claims top honours at the Golden Globes

The 88th Annual Academy Awards will air on ABC at 7:30 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 28, 2016. Best dramatic actress prize went to Taraji P. Henson for her role as Cookie on “Empire”. Gaga told the audience that winning was “one of the greatest moments in my life”.

Saoirse Ronin from Brooklynwas nominated for Best Performance by an actress in a Motion Picture, Drama and Will Smith was nominated for Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama for Concussion. It was Hamm’s sixth nomination and second win.

Stallone won the best supporting actor in a motion picture trophy for his role in Creed and was received with a standing ovation.

Jennifer Lawrence won Best Actress in a Comedy Film for “Joy”. “Thank you very much”, DiCaprio said.

Brie Larson walked away a victor as well. Larson beat out Cate Blanchett for “Carol” and Alicia Vikander in “The Danish Girl“. Still, voters might find “Room” a bit harder to stomach than the heartwarming “Brooklyn”, so maybe Ronan has a shot.

Ennio Morricone’s theme song for “The Hateful Eight” was awarded best original score, which was collected on his behalf by Quentin Tarantino who did not hesitate to compare the Italian genius with legends such as Mozart or Beethoven. The Revenant was also named best picture.

Matt Damon was dubbed Best Actor in a Comedy or Musical for “The Martian”.

Other films that vied for the best drama prize – and should figure in the Oscars conversation – were 1950s lesbian romance Carol, harrowing kidnap tale Room, and the summer action blockbuster Mad Max: Fury Road.

Hungarian “Son of Saul” won the best picture in foreign language, overcoming competition from the Chilean “El Club”. Its films nabbed six, while television networks it owns snared two awards.

Howard says he and his friends were watching in Vancouver when DiCaprio took the stage on Sunday to claim the best dramatic film actor award for his role in the 19th century survival epic.

The latest saga in the Star Wars line-up was released in mid-December, well after the October 30 deadline for Golden Globe submissions.

The Hollywood Reporter’s awards columnist Scott Feinberg tweeted “none of this means anything for the Oscar race”, though many Golden Globe winners are consistent with Oscar predictions this year.