Golden Globes 2016 Surprising Wins: Rachel Bloom, Lady Gaga, and More

Big movie stars shined at a profane 73rd annual Golden Globes, but an internet shopping company’s television station and a handful of other channels that float somewhere in the Kuiper belt of most viewers’ ecosystems stole the show on the small screen.

Amazon in particular could become even more appealing to comedy producers and writers, as it’s now home to the last two Golden Globe winners in that category. Ennio Morricone was given the Best Original Score award for The Hateful Eight. And with Netflix now moving into films, too, future Golden Globes may see further shake ups from the streaming industry.

Netflix stock was up 2%, near 113 in afternoon trading on the stock market today.

Hulu made its mark this year, too – not by the total number of nominations, clearly, but for getting on the ballot for the first time with its single nod for “Casual“, which lost Best TV Comedy early on in the evening to “Mozart in the Jungle”. Price and other Amazon executives – including head of drama Morgan Wandell and head of comedy Joe Lewis – emphasized how proud the studio is of actor Gabriel Gael Garcia and the entire cast of Mozart in the Jungle for scoring best actor and best TV series (comedy or musical) statuettes.

Supporting actor: Alan Cumming, The Good Wife; Damian Lewis, Wolf Hall; Ben Mendelsohn, Bloodline; Tobias Menzies, Outlander; Christian Slater, Mr. Robot.

“Robot“, which aired its first season on US this past summer, beat out fellow contenders such as HBO’s “Game of Thrones” to take the best drama prize. “My family here and my family in Egypt. And to them I just want to say shukran!” said Esmail before ending his speech.

Its the best movie I saw in 2015. Not really: Globes voters from the Hollywood Foreign Press Association are suckers for shows with Profound Truths About The Flaws Of America, and American Crime fits that bill very well.

Equally puzzling was the voters’ decision to award “Joy” star Jennifer Lawrence the best actress in a comedy statuette over her off-screen pal, Amy Schumer.

Rachel Bloom immediately burst into tears upon learning that she had won best actress in a comedy for her work in the freshman series “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend” on the CW network.

As for Amazon’s “Mozart in the Jungle”: WTF?

And while I didn’t officially pick a victor for the Best TV Movie/Anthology category, the fact that wooden, vamping amateur Lady Gaga won for “American Horror Story: Hotel”, speaks volumes about the artistic hollowness of these awards. The Best Performance in a Supporting Role was given to Kate Winslet for her role in Steve Jobs.