Explaining the Golden Globes Winners
“The Martian” took home the other Best Movie award of the night, as well as a Best Actor in a Comedy award for the star of the film, Matt Damon. Lawrence won Best Actress in a Comedy for “Joy”, and the hilarious duo caught a lot of attention as rumors buzzed over the potential of them co-hosting the awards next year.
The Globe award, itself, he said, is “a bit of metal that some confused old journalist wanted to give you to meet you in person and take a selfie”.
The Golden Globes were handed out by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association at a glitzy Beverly Hills dinner packed with A-list celebrities.
All eyes in Hollywood are now on the Oscar nominations, to be announced on Thursday, to see if the “Titanic” star scores his fifth nomination for an acting role as widely expected. As for a potential Oscar nom, Gaga sighed, “Shall we just take it a day at a time, dear?” But the show’s lineup, which opened with supporting actress, may have been a hint that the first category would not go to favorite Alicia Vikander for “Ex Machina”. Other DIFF films were also in the news as nominees for the coveted awards. He went on thank his director for his leadership and vision, as well as the cast and crew in the film. She also beat out her friend Amy Schumer in the category. “They hung out for twenty minutes laughing and chatting and Leo explained that he had no idea she was even behind him when she walked up”, the source continued. The first movie was a surprise hit two years ago and for the sequel they head off to Miami to solve crime bringing along Olivia Munn and Ken Jeong for good measure.
Director Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu and actor Leonardo DiCaprio arrive at the Premiere of 20th Century Fox and Regency Enterprises” “The Revenant’ at TCL Chinese Theatre on December 16, 2015 in Hollywood, California.
“Mozart” star Gael Garcia Bernal won the best comedic actor award, beating out Jeffrey Tambor of “Transparent” and Patrick Stewart of “Blunt Talk”. The crowd greeted him with a standing ovation. “The Son of Saul” also won the Grand Prix at this year’s Cannes Film Festival.
Those wins, along with Leonardo DiCaprio’s Best Actor Globe, added up to a sweeping victory for the gritty survival movie.
The big television winners included USA’s “Mr. Robot”, Taraji P. Henson for “Empire” and Jon Hamm for “Mad Men”.
Though security was especially tight to guard against terrorism, the Gervais-led Globes, evidenced little of seriousness that marks most award shows, or the teary-eyed acceptances speeches.
The Globes clearly ain’t a popularity contest, as the underdog winners of new TV series Mozart In The Jungle and Best Supporting Actress in a Series, Limited Series or TV movie Maura Tierney (above) from The Affair were given the awkward silent treatment from the media.
Denzel Washington didn’t look excited about receiving the Cecil B. DeMille Award.