Golden Globes kicks off Hollywood Awards season

Lawrence also wore the most searched dress of the night. Comcast was the only other company that was close, racking up a total of four. Basically, Leonardo DiCaprio is the biggest actor in the world at the moment.

THE Revenant had a good day yesterday at the 73rd Golden Globes winning major awards-best picture-drama, best director for Alejandro Iñarritu and best actor for Leonardo DiCaprio, his third. An HD video-on-demand version has been available on several digital platforms since December 22.

Joy actress and victor Jennifer Lawrence (25) was pilloried for her $52 million (€47.7 million) paycheck and Gervais talked of keeping his own Golden Globe statuette for a door stopper. “Now Caitlyn Jenner, of course”, he said, according to the Los Angeles Times. As a result you have to take the Hollywood Foreign Press Association’s (HFPA) picks with a grain of salt. He also introduced the first presenters Channing Tatum and Jonah Hill and questioned why there were in the Golden Globes when they have never won. While Damon hadn’t yet read the article, he explained, “It’s nothing new, actors … and writers for that matter… going an seeking out meetings like this”.

Best Original Score went to Ennio Morricone’s soundtrack for Quentin Tarantino’s The Hateful Eight.

Lady Gaga won best actress in a limited series or TV movie for the latest incarnation of FX’s “American Horror Story” while the Globe for the best animated film went to “Inside Out”.

Also not appearing on the PGA list and conspicuously absent from this year’s Globes nominees is J.J. Abrams’ galactic juggernaut “Star Wars: The Force Awakens”, which on Wednesday, became the highest-grossing movie of all time in North America. He mocked the whole enterprise, assuring losing actors that “no one cares about awards as much as you do”. The dubious placement of “The Martian” in the comedy category was a running joke throughout the evening – even Scott questioned it as he walked on stage to accept the best picture award.

Actor and fellow Santa Monica High School alum Rob Lowe joked about Penn’s secret trip on the red carpet before the Globes.

The awards season whirlwind seems to get bigger every year with more parties, events and publicity – so what keeps the stars running?