There were upsets galore at the 2016 Golden Globes, with Rachel Bloom from Crazy Ex-Girlfriend seemingly coming out of nowhere to snag the best actress in a comedy series award in a category that included Jamie Lee Curtis, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Gina Rodriguez, and Lily Tomlin. Bloom’s award was one of the first of the evening and set up a night of surprises that included Mozart in the Jungle earning the best comedy series award, Oscar Isaac winning for Show Me a Hero, and Lady Gaga winning the best actress in a limited series over Kirsten Dunst, Felicity Huffman, Queen Latifah, and Sarah Hay.
Two films that aren’t comedies – The Martian and Joy – won in comedy movie categories, and Aaron Sorkin’s win for the Steve Jobs screenplay was a shocker. Less shocking was The Revenant‘s win in three categories: Best Motion Picture Drama, Best Director, and Best Actor, Drama. Leonardo DiCaprio’s odds of winning an Oscar just improved and after delivering a thank you speech recalling the amount of work that went into The Revenant and thanking his director and co-stars (in particular Tom Hardy), DiCaprio finished up by recognizing the First Nations people represented in the film. “It is time that we recognize your history and that we protect your indigenous lands from corporate interests and people that are out there to exploit them. It is time that we heard your voice and protected this planet for future generations.”
Host Ricky Gervais was missing for a good deal of the broadcast, but did get in some pretty wicked zingers in his limited time on stage. Gervais kicked off the Golden Globes shushing the star-studded crowd, calling them disgusting, pill-popping sexual deviants. His monologue also included calling out Caitlin Jenner’s driving, Jeffrey Tambor’s large testicles, NBC’s lack of nominations, and Jennifer Lawrence’s campaign for equal pay for women. Gervais pointed out that the Globes really don’t mean a thing and that no one but the winners actually care about these awards. Not shying away from the biting the hand that feeds him, Gervais said the Globes are decided upon by nice old confused journalists who like to meet celebrities so that they can take selfies with them.
2016 Golden Globes – The Nominees and Winners:
BEST MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA
CAROL
MAD MAX: FURY ROAD
WINNER: THE REVENANT
ROOM
SPOTLIGHT
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA
CATE BLANCHETT – CAROL
WINNER: BRIE LARSON – ROOM
ROONEY MARA – CAROL
SAOIRSE RONAN – BROOKLYN
ALICIA VIKANDER – THE DANISH GIRL
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA
BRYAN CRANSTON – TRUMBO
WINNER: LEONARDO DICAPRIO – THE REVENANT
MICHAEL FASSBENDER – STEVE JOBS
EDDIE REDMAYNE – THE DANISH GIRL
WILL SMITH – CONCUSSION
BEST MOTION PICTURE – MUSICAL OR COMEDY
THE BIG SHORT
JOY
WINNER: THE MARTIAN
SPY
TRAINWRECK
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE – MUSICAL OR COMEDY
WINNER: JENNIFER LAWRENCE – JOY
MELISSA MCCARTHY – SPY
AMY SCHUMER – TRAINWRECK
MAGGIE SMITH – THE LADY IN THE VAN
LILY TOMLIN – GRANDMA
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE – MUSICAL OR COMEDY
CHRISTIAN BALE – THE BIG SHORT
STEVE CARELL – THE BIG SHORT
WINNER: MATT DAMON – THE MARTIAN
AL PACINO – DANNY COLLINS
MARK RUFFALO – INFINITELY POLAR BEAR
BEST MOTION PICTURE – ANIMATED
ANOMALISA
THE GOOD DINOSAUR
WINNER: INSIDE OUT
THE PEANUTS MOVIE
SHAUN THE SHEEP MOVIE
BEST MOTION PICTURE – FOREIGN LANGUAGE
THE BRAND NEW TESTAMENT (BELGIUM / FRANCE / LUXEMBOURG)
THE CLUB (CHILE)
THE FENCER (FINLAND / GERMANY / ESTONIA)
MUSTANG (FRANCE)
WINNER: SON OF SAUL (HUNGARY)
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN ANY MOTION PICTURE
JANE FONDA – YOUTH
JENNIFER JASON LEIGH – THE HATEFUL EIGHT
HELEN MIRREN – TRUMBO
ALICIA VIKANDER – EX MACHINA
WINNER: KATE WINSLET – STEVE JOBS
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN ANY MOTION PICTURE
PAUL DANO – LOVE & MERCY
IDRIS ELBA – BEASTS OF NO NATION
MARK RYLANCE – BRIDGE OF SPIES
MICHAEL SHANNON – 99 HOMES
WINNER: SYLVESTER STALLONE – CREED
BEST DIRECTOR – MOTION PICTURE
TODD HAYNES – CAROL
WINNER: ALEJANDRO G. IÑÁRRITU – THE REVENANT
TOM MCCARTHY – SPOTLIGHT
GEORGE MILLER – MAD MAX: FURY ROAD
RIDLEY SCOTT – THE MARTIAN
BEST SCREENPLAY – MOTION PICTURE
EMMA DONOGHUE – ROOM
TOM MCCARTHY, JOSH SINGER – SPOTLIGHT
CHARLES RANDOLPH, ADAM MCKAY – THE BIG SHORT
WINNER: AARON SORKIN – STEVE JOBS
QUENTIN TARANTINO – THE HATEFUL EIGHT
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE – MOTION PICTURE
CARTER BURWELL – CAROL
ALEXANDRE DESPLAT – THE DANISH GIRL
WINNER: ENNIO MORRICONE – THE HATEFUL EIGHT
DANIEL PEMBERTON – STEVE JOBS
RYUICHI SAKAMOTO, ALVA NOTO – THE REVENANT
BEST ORIGINAL SONG – MOTION PICTURE
“LOVE ME LIKE YOU DO” — FIFTY SHADES OF GREY
“ONE KIND OF LOVE” — LOVE & MERCY
“SEE YOU AGAIN” — FURIOUS 7
“SIMPLE SONG #3” — YOUTH
WINNER: “WRITING’S ON THE WALL” — SPECTRE
BEST TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA
EMPIRE
GAME OF THRONES
WINNER: MR. ROBOT
NARCOS
OUTLANDER
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA
CAITRIONA BALFE – OUTLANDER
VIOLA DAVIS – HOW TO GET AWAY WITH MURDER
EVA GREEN – PENNY DREADFUL
WINNER: TARAJI P. HENSON – EMPIRE
ROBIN WRIGHT – HOUSE OF CARDS
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA
WINNER: JON HAMM – MAD MEN
RAMI MALEK – MR. ROBOT
WAGNER MOURA – NARCOS
BOB ODENKIRK – BETTER CALL SAUL
LIEV SCHREIBER – RAY DONOVAN
BEST TELEVISION SERIES – MUSICAL OR COMEDY
CASUAL
WINNER: MOZART IN THE JUNGLE
ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK
SILICON VALLEY
TRANSPARENT
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES – MUSICAL OR COMEDY
WINNER: RACHEL BLOOM – CRAZY EX-GIRLFRIEND
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 – MUSICAL OR COMEDY
AZIZ ANSARI – MASTER OF NONE
WINNER: GAEL GARCÍA BERNAL – MOZART IN THE JUNGLE
ROB LOWE – THE GRINDER
PATRICK STEWART – BLUNT TALK
JEFFREY TAMBOR – TRANSPARENT
BEST TELEVISION LIMITED SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
AMERICAN CRIME
AMERICAN HORROR STORY: HOTEL
FARGO
FLESH & BONE
WINNER: WOLF HALL
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
KIRSTEN DUNST – FARGO
WINNER: LADY GAGA – AMERICAN HORROR STORY: HOTEL
SARAH HAY – FLESH & BONE
FELICITY HUFFMAN – AMERICAN CRIME
QUEEN LATIFAH – BESSIE
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
IDRIS ELBA – LUTHER
WINNER: OSCAR ISAAC – SHOW ME A HERO
DAVID OYELOWO – NIGHTINGALE
MARK RYLANCE – WOLF HALL
PATRICK WILSON – FARGO
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A SERIES, LIMITED SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
UZO ADUBA – ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK
JOANNE FROGGATT – DOWNTON ABBEY
REGINA KING – AMERICAN CRIME
JUDITH LIGHT – TRANSPARENT
WINNER: MAURA TIERNEY – THE AFFAIR
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A SERIES, LIMITED SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
ALAN CUMMING – THE GOOD WIFE
DAMIAN LEWIS – WOLF HALL
BEN MENDELSOHN – BLOODLINE
TOBIAS MENZIES – OUTLANDER
WINNER: CHRISTIAN SLATER – MR. ROBOT
