“The Revenant” wins big at Golden Globes

Sam Esmail’s remarkable new entry Mr. Robot was rewarded with Globes for Best Television Series – Drama and a Best Supporting Actor award for Christian Slater and co-author/star Rachel Bloom won a Globe for her thoroughly original Crazy Ex Girlfriend.

Fox FOXA, -0.04% FOX, +0.27% took home eight Golden Globes, the most of any other distributor. It’s the fourth time the comedian has hosted the awards and he didn’t pull his punches…

Its leading man also had a starring role on Twitter after being caught pulling a face when he was bumped into by Lady Gaga as she went to collect a prize.

Leonardo DiCaprio answers questions in the press room at The Beverly Hilton after winning best actor for The Revenant, his third career Golden Globe Award. There has never been an Oscar best picture victor that hasn’t also been on the PGA’s list of best picture nominees since the guild started handing out awards in 1990.

Sly hasn’t been nominated for a Globe since 1977. The Revenant also earned Best Picture and Best Director trophies for Alejandro GonzalezIñárritu. Competition remains thick this season, even if contenders like “Spotlight” and “The Big Short” finished empty-handed Sunday night.

When the Oscar nominations are announced on Thursday, industry experts will be eager to see whether the film nabs a nomination aside from editing and visual effects. Voting for Oscar nominations closed on Friday, but the campaigning won’t end until the actual ceremony on February 28. The HFPA turned to Tina Fey and Amy Poehler to host for three years, and when they did not return for 2016, Gervais was asked back.

The star is (the now-Golden Globe winner) Gael García Bernal, who plays the weirdo conductor of the fictional symphony at the center of the show.

There’s so much more to good TV than awards.

Jennifer Lawrence won for best comedic actress for her turn in “Joy”, about a woman who becomes the founder and matriarch of a powerful family business dynasty. “My family here and my family in Egypt. And to them I just want to say shukran!” “She’s amusing and hilarious and will win many things”. Last year’s victor Julianne Moore (“Still Alice”) went on to win the Oscar as well.

Trying to win the crowd round, Ricky mentioned that he’s “changed”.

The Gervais-led Globes evidenced little of the seriousness that marks most award shows, or the teary-eyed acceptance speeches.