When the Hollywood Foreign Press Association hired Ricky Gervais to host the Golden Globes after a three-year gap, you’ve got to think they were hoping for a bit of controversy. After all, all of his previous experiences has commenters asking whether he’d gotten too close to the knuckle.
This year the joke that raised many people’s ire almost inevitably involved Caitlyn Jenner, which Gervais delivered barely five seconds into the ceremony. He said, “I’m gonna be nice tonight – I’ve changed. Not as much as Bruce Jenner, obviously. Now Caitlyn Jenner, of course. What a year she’s had. She became a role model for trans people everywhere, showing great bravery in breaking down barriers and destroying stereotypes. She didn’t do a lot for women drivers. But, you can’t have everything; not at the same time.”
Oddly while many have decided it was transphobic, it’s not really, other than potentially the mention of her former name, as it fully accepts her as a woman. Easier to argue would be that it’s mysogynistic, as the real target of stereotyping is women drivers, or that making a joke about the fact Jenner was involved in an accident where someone died could be viewed as tasteless. However, just because it’s at Caitlyn’s expense doesn’t automatically make it transphobic, despite what some people would like to believe.
With the actual awards, The Revenant was the big winner, picking up Best Director, Best Actor – Drama for Leonardo DiCaprio and Best Picture – Drama. Some have suggested this now perfectly tees the movie up to repeat that at the Oscars.
The Martian also did well, with Matt Damon picking up Best Actor – Musical or Comedy and Best Picture – Music or Comedy. That’s despite many wondering how the movie got classed as either a comedy or a musical, other than in terms of the studio knowing they were more likely to win if they entered it in those categories than in the Drama ones.
Jennifer Lawrence picked up her third Golden Globe for Joy in the Best Actress – Musical or Comedy, while Brie Larson for her first for Room in the Best Actress – Drama category. The latter suprised many, who though Cate Blanchett was going to win for Carol. Jobs also picked up a couple of awards, with Kate Winslet taking Best Supporting Actress and Aaron Sorking picking up Best Screenplay.
It wasn’t a particularly strong showing on the LGBT front, but Sam Smith won Best Original Song for Spectre theme Writing’s On The Wall, and Lady Gaga got a Best Actress in a Limited-Series or TV Movie gong for American Horror Story: Hotel (the Globes loves giving acting awards to singers, even Madonna has one). While the lesbian-themed Carol was hotly tipped going into the awards season, it was completely shut out at the Globes, and some feel it may also struggle at the Oscars
You can take a look at the full list of winners below, as well as taking a look as the fabulous way out actor Denis O’Hare tipped his hat to his American Horror Story: Hotel character with his Globes outfit.
Winners
Best Motion Picture – Drama
The Revenant (WINNER)
Carol
Mad Max: Fury Road
Room
Spotlight
Best Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical
The Martian (WINNER)
The Big Short
Joy
Spy
Trainwreck
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama
Brie Larson, Room (WINNER)
Cate Blanchett, Carol
Rooney Mara, Carol
Saoirse Ronan, Brooklyn
Alicia Vikander, The Danish Girl
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama
Leonardo DiCaprio, The Revenant (WINNER)
Bryan Cranston, Trumbo
Michael Fassbender, Steve Jobs
Eddie Redmayne, The Danish Girl
Will Smith, Concussion
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical
Matt Damon, The Martian (WINNER)
Christian Bale, The Big Short
Steve Carell, The Big Short
Al Pacino, Danny Collins
Mark Ruffalo, Infinitely Polar Bear
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical
Jennifer Lawrence, Joy (WINNER)
Melissa McCarthy, Spy
Amy Schumer, Trainwreck
Maggie Smith, The Lady in the Van
Lily Tomlin, Grandma
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in Any Motion Picture
Sylvester Stallone, Creed (WINNER)
Paul Dano, Love & Mercy
Idris Elba, Beasts of No Nation
Mark Rylance, Bridge of Spies
Michael Shannon, 99 Homes
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in Any Motion Picture
Kate Winslet, Steve Jobs (WINNER)
Jane Fonda, Youth
Jennifer Jason Leigh, The Hateful Eight
Helen Mirren, Trumbo
Alicia Vikander, Ex Machina
Best Director – Motion Picture
Alejandro G. Inarritu, The Revenant (WINNER)
Todd Haynes, Carol
Tom McCarthy, Spotlight
George Miller, Mad Max: Fury Road
Ridley Scott, The Martian
Best Screenplay – Motion Picture
Aaron Sorkin, Steve Jobs (WINNER)
Emma Donoghue, Room
Tom McCarthy, Josh Singer, Spotlight
Charles Randolph, Adam McKay, The Big Short
Quentin Tarantino, The Hateful Eight
Best Original Score – Motion Picture
Ennio Morricone, The Hateful Eight (WINNER)
Carter Burwell, Carol
Alexandre Desplat, The Danish Girl
Daniel Pemberton, Steve Jobs
Ryuichi Sakamoto, Alva Noto, The Revenant
Best Original Song – Motion Picture
“Writing’s on the Wall,” Spectre, written by Sam Smith, Jimmy Napes (WINNER)
“Love me Like You Do,” Fifty Shades of Grey, written by Max Martin, Savan Kotecha, Ali Payami, Ilya Salmanzadeh
“One Kind of Love,” Love & Mercy, written by Brian Wilson, Scott Bennett
“See You Again,” Furious 7, written by Justin Franks, Andrew Cedar, Charlie Puth, Cameron Thomaz
“Simple Song #3,” Youth, written by David Lang
Best Animated Feature Film
Inside Out (WINNER)
Anomalisa
The Good Dinosaur
The Peanuts Movie
Shaun the Sheep Movie
Best Foreign-Language Film
Son of Saul (Hungary) (WINNER)
The Brand New Testament (Belgium/France/Luxembourg)
The Club (Chile)
The Fencer (Finland/Germany/Estonia)
Mustang (France)
Best Television Series – Drama
Mr. Robot (USA) (WINNER)
Empire (Fox)
Game of Thrones (HBO)
Narcos (Netflix)
Outlander (Starz)
Best Television Series – Comedy or Musical
Mozart in the Jungle (Amazon) (WINNER)
Casual (Hulu)
Orange Is the New Black (Netflix)
Silicon Valley (HBO)
Transparent (Amazon)
Veep (HBO)
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television
Christian Slater, Mr. Robot (WINNER)
Alan Cumming, The Good Wife
Damian Lewis, Wolf Hall
Ben Mendelsohn, Bloodline
Tobias Menzies, Outlander
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television
Maura Tierney, The Affair (WINNER)
Uzo Aduba, Orange Is the New Black
Joanne Froggatt, Downton Abbey
Regina King, American Crime
Judith Light, Transparent
Best Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television
Oscar Isaac, Show Me a Hero (WINNER)
Idris Elba, Luther
David Oyelowo, Nightingale
Mark Rylance, Wolf Hall
Patrick Wilson, Fargo
Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series – Drama
Taraji P. Henson, Empire (WINNER)
Caitriona Balfe, Outlander
Viola Davis, How to Get Away With Murder
Eva Green, Penny Dreadful
Robin Wright, House of Cards
Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Drama
Jon Hamm, Mad Men (WINNER)
Rami Malek, Mr. Robot
Wagner Moura, Narcos
Bob Odenkirk, Better Call Saul
Liev Schreiber, Ray Donovan
Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series – Comedy or Musical
Rachel Bloom, My Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (WINNER)
Jamie Lee Curtis, Scream Queens
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep
Gina Rodriguez, Jane the Virgin
Lily Tomlin, Grace and Frankie
Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Comedy or Musical
Gael Garcia Bernal, Mozart in the Jungle (WINNER)
Aziz Ansari, Master of None
Rob Lowe, The Grinder
Patrick Stewart, Blunt Talk
Jeffrey Tambor, Transparent
Best Performance by an Actress in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television
Lady Gaga, America Horror Story: Hotel (WINNER)
Kirsten Dunst, Fargo
Sarah Hay, Flesh and Bone
Felicity Huffman, American Crime
Queen Latifah, Bessie
Best Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Wolf Hall (BBC) (WINNER)
American Crime (ABC)
American Horror Story: Hotel (FX)
Fargo (FX)
Flesh and Bone (Starz)
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