The Revenant and The Martian, two movies both talking about desperate men left for dead and fighting for survival took top honors at Sunday’s Golden Globe Awards.
The awards celebrate achievement in film and TV.
The 73rd edition of the Golden Globes kicked off with a predictably astringent opening monologue from Gervais, who happily played the part of beer-sipping villain to the starry crowd that he labelled “pill-popping sexual deviant scum.”
“The Revenant,” Alejandro González Iñárritu’s harrowing drama about an 1820s trapper who survives a bear attack to seek revenge on the men who left him for dead, won the Golden Globe for best movie drama. The movie also collected awards for star Leonardo DiCaprio and for Iñárritu’s direction.
In the comedy/musical category, best picture went to “The Martian,” Ridley Scott’s saga about an astronaut forced to use science and his wits to survive for years after being left alone on Mars. Matt Damon also won best actor in a comedy for his role in the hit film — which many don’t consider a comedy.
“It’s literally been 18 years since I’ve been here doing this. With a little more context, I know how lucky I am and how lucky I am to do this for a living. When people go see movies, it’s just — it’s kind of rare. I’ve made a lot of movies that people just didn’t go see,” Damon said.
Newcomer Brie Larson won best actress in a movie drama for her role as a resourceful young mother in “Room” while Hollywood darling Jennifer Lawrence won best actress in a comedy film for David O. Russell’s “Joy,” based on the true story of a single mom who overcame poverty and a chaotic family by inventing an innovative mop that was sold on the Home Shopping Network.
Veteran actor Sylvester Stallone was named best supporting actor in a movie for “Creed.” Stallone has drawn praise for reinventing his iconic Rocky Balboa character as an aging, vulnerable ex-fighter who comes out of retirement to train an unproven young boxer.
“This is incredible. Last time I was here, that was 1977. I was kind of hit by a tumbleweed. It was a long time ago,” said Stallone, looking a bit dazed in accepting the award. “It’s like a different, different situation, and the view is so beautiful now.”
The best supporting actress prize went to Kate Winslet for “Steve Jobs,” Danny Boyle’s portrait of the late Apple co-founder.
Taraji P. Henson won best actress in a TV drama for her larger-than-life role as Cookie, the tough matriarch of a family-run record label, on “Empire.” As a reference to her character, Henson handed out cookies in the ballroom on her way to the stage.
Some see the Golden Globes, voted on by the 90 or so members of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, as predictors of the more prestigious Academy Awards. Oscar nominations will be announced Thursday, with the show following on February 28.
2016 Golden Globe winners
Motion pictures
- Best picture, drama: The Revenant
- Best picture, musical or comedy: The Martian
- Best actor, drama: Leonardo DiCaprio, The Revenant
- Best actress, drama: Brie Larson, Room
- Best director: Alejandro Inarritu, The Revenant
- Best actor, musical or comedy: Matt Damon, The Martian
- Best actress, musical or comedy: Jennifer Lawrence, Joy
- Best supporting actor: Sylvester Stallone, Creed
- Best supporting actress, motion picture: Kate Winslet, Steve Jobs
- Best foreign language: Son of Saul.
- Best animated film: Inside Out
- Best screenplay: Aaron Sorkin, Steve Jobs
- Best original score: Ennio Morricone, The Hateful Eight
- Best original song: Writing’s on the Wall music and lyrics by Sam Smith, Jimmy Napes, Spectre
Television
- Best series, drama: Mr. Robot
- Best actor, drama: Jon Hamm, Mad Men
- Best actress, Drama: Taraji P. Henson, Empire
- Best series, comedy: Mozart in the Jungle.
- Best actor, musical or comedy: Gael Garcia Bernal, Mozart in the Jungle
- Best actress, musical or comedy: Rachel Bloom, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
- Best movie or limited series: Wolf Hall
- Best actor, limited series or TV movie: Oscar Isaac, Show Me a Hero
- Best actress, movie or limited series: Lady Gaga, American Horror Story: Hotel
- Best supporting actor, series, limited series or TV movie: Christian Slater, Mr. Robot
- Best supporting actress, series, limited series or TV movie: Maura Tierney, The Affair
View full list of nominees and winners here.
