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Sunday
Jan102016

Golden Globe Winners: That Damn Bear Movie and the Martian Surge. 

Technical issues with my TV and my phone and my computer tonight?  -- someone did some voodoo on TFE for the booziest Hollywood party this year! They suck but their timing is pure evil genius so we bow down. Obviously there will be a bit more Globes tomorrow but for tonight, a quick list of winners, super brief thoughts and amusing tweets after the jump...

We kick off with an image of an unfunny joke because it's so emblematic of the evening both because the jokes were terrible. (Ricky Gervais is the worst. And somehow he is popular enough to keep bringing back) 

See there's a bear in the Revenant so Jonah Hill obviously thought was hi-lar-ious to wear a bear hoodie and claim to be the bear from the Revenant. Doesn't Jonah Hill know that the bear is is female? The surprise surge of The Revenant tonight -- which everyone (including me) thought was not in the race to win much beyond Leonardo Dicaprio's Best Survivor in a Motion Picture trophy made this fairly innocuous tweet hours before the show started from the parody account Revenant Bear look eerily prescient after the fact...

 

 

I mean seriously. Did anyone predict this movie to win the most prizes tonight? 

Or no, possibly this tweet was the most prescient of the night

 

 

Because Ricky Gervais. Ugh. (I said this already. Moving on...)

This awards season has been wildly strange. At first Spotlight looked like a quiet frontrunner with The Martian as threatening populist alternative. Then suddenly female driven masterworks Carol and Mad Max: Fury Road started making bold moves for critical dominance (as well they should) with Spotlight kinda sorta holding them off. Then it the guilds were all but what about Trumbo and Straight Outta Compton and The Big Short. And Brooklyn and Room kept standing in the room but were knocked over again and again... like what are they still doing here? (clue: they've very good pictures). And now ... The Revenant? And maybe back to The Martain again. Each week we have to rethink everything.

That's healthy but it's also... strange. Because usually consensus is a mighty force that has no time for you personal feelings about "bests" It wants one or two pictures to take everything!

FILM 

Picture, Drama The Revenant
Picture, Comedy
The Martian
Director
 Inarittu, The Revenant

 

 

 

 

 

Actor, Comedy  Matt Damon, The Martian
Actress, Comedy Jennier Lawrence, Joy
 

Actor, Drama Leonardo DiCaprio, The Revenant
Actress, Drama Brie Larson, Room

 

 

 


Supporting Actor Sylvester Stallone, Creed
Supporting Actress
Kate Winslet, Steve Jobs
Screenplay Aaron Sorkin, Steve Jobs
Animated Film Inside Out
Foreign Film Son of Saul, Hungary
Original Score
Ennio Morricone, The Hateful Eight 
Original Song Sam Smith, "Writings on the Wall" from Spectre 

 

 

 

 

 

TELEVISION

Drama Series Mr Robot
Comedy Series Mozart in the Jungle
Miniseries  Wolf Hall
Actor in Musical/Comedy Series
Gael Garcia Bernal, Mozart in the Jungle
Actress in Musical/Comedy Series
  Rachel Bloom, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
Actor in Drama Series
Jon Hamm, Mad Men
Actress in Drama Series
Taraji P Henson, Empire 

Supporting Actor in Series, Limited Series  Christian Slater, Mr Robot
Supporting Actress in Series, Limited Series
 Maura Tierney, The Affair
Actor in Limited Series or Movie Oscar Isaac, Show Me a Hero
Actress in Limited Series or Movie Lady Gaga, American Horror Story: Hotel

 

 

 

AND FINALLY...

A special shout out to the bitchiest but truest diss of the night via Erik Childress...

 

 

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Reader Comments (104)

I love how both Jamie Fox and Quentin Tarantino made that momention almost exclusively about themselves in the absolute worst way. Thankfully, America Ferrera and Eva Longoria's following bit was so hilarious. What a timely palate cleanser.

January 10, 2016 | Unregistered CommenterTroy H.

Awwe.. Christian Slater was adorable...good for him!!!

January 10, 2016 | Unregistered CommenterDAVID

you are missing best score for h8full 8

January 10, 2016 | Unregistered Commenterskyfly_to

Happy for Rachel Bloom. That show was dancing like nobody's watching even before they knew that (sadly) nobody is watching.

January 10, 2016 | Unregistered CommenterDave S.

Mark Rylance was just robbed by Sly Stallone.

January 10, 2016 | Unregistered CommenterEz

Well-deserved IMO for Stallone. Never been a fan, but that was truly the best supporting performance of the year.

January 10, 2016 | Unregistered CommenterBruno

By the look of it, there might not be any movie / TV show winning more than one award tonight.

January 10, 2016 | Unregistered CommenterPJ

Love the acting wins so far. If he's nominated on Thursday, Sly is so winning that Oscar after tonight's applause and speech. Love the Kate Winslet win, but I don't see it affecting the Oscar race much.

January 10, 2016 | Unregistered CommenterSteve

Loving The Big Short being shut out so far (as of screenplay)

January 10, 2016 | Unregistered CommenterBD

Mozart in the Jungle is this year's Transparent I guess. Anyone watch that show?

January 10, 2016 | Unregistered CommenterBruno

I had never heard of 'Mozart in the Jungle' until today.

January 10, 2016 | Unregistered CommenterEz

Stallone conveniently forgot every black person responsible for Creed in his speech.

Christian Slater is adorable. Heathers and his great early 90's run forever!

January 10, 2016 | Unregistered Commenter/3rtful

I think tonight is the night people start questioning Spotlight's frontrunner status (if they haven't started already). That Screenplay loss probably means that it's winning Best Picture ONLY (I can't see them giving Director to McCarthy). If it is the frontrunner, it's a very vulnerable one.

Or who knows? Frankly I wouldn't be surprised if the Globes threw us a curveball and sent Spotlight home with nothing. Avatar won Best Picture at the Globes. Who says Mad Max can't?

January 10, 2016 | Unregistered CommenterEdwin

Oh my Gaga....

January 10, 2016 | Unregistered CommenterBD

Golden Globes just defy all odds and predictions.

January 10, 2016 | Unregistered CommenterCraver

yep Lady Gaga just won a Golden Globe. They are throwing some curve balls but honestly, I am happy about the wins so far.

January 10, 2016 | Unregistered CommenterTom

Leo's reaction to Gaga!

January 10, 2016 | Unregistered CommenterEz

Tom hanks should have metioned Streep in that company... Denzel Washington... A lot of forgettable films....!?

January 10, 2016 | Unregistered Commenterjamie

Oh noes. Poor Todd.

January 10, 2016 | Unregistered CommenterEz

Official the foreign press hates Viola Davis.

January 10, 2016 | Unregistered Commenter/3rtful

Alejandro G. Innaritu is so insufferable. I hope he does not win the Oscar again.

January 10, 2016 | Unregistered CommenterRaul

Jennifer Lawrence completes the David O trifecta. Let's hope they're not going to attempt the quadrifecta.

January 10, 2016 | Unregistered CommenterBruno

JLAW NO WHYYY

January 10, 2016 | Unregistered CommenterCharles O

/3rtful . . . give it a break. why do you have to be so melodramatic. Taraji is awesome and a perfectly valid choice, and I worship Viola.

January 10, 2016 | Unregistered CommenterJones

Say what you want about Joy the film, but Lawrence's performance in Joy was unquestionably stunning.

January 10, 2016 | Unregistered CommenterMeep

I think I dislike Inarritu more than any other figure in contemporary film. He is pretentious, his movies are insufferable, and he's had some pretty ridiculous criticisms about the US economic system, given how expensive the films he chooses to finance here in America are. (I know, it's not about the budgets, right? Then let's see what you can do with a $5 million budget instead of $150 million, AGI...)

That said, I really like these awards so far. Taraji, Jon Hamm, Oscar Isaac, Winslet, Aaron Sorkin, Lawrence were all good to see.

January 10, 2016 | Unregistered CommenterSuzanne

Not surprising Alejandro won remember globes gave best picture to Babel they obviously like him a lot.

January 10, 2016 | Unregistered CommenterMike Troutman

It's a shame to give out comedy awards and then give them to films that are not funny. Why bother?

January 10, 2016 | Unregistered CommenterRaul

Not to mention that this was actually Inarritu's first GG for directing. Might not have the same type of backing at the Oscars.

January 10, 2016 | Unregistered CommenterBruno

In such an unpredictable awards season... Why so many uninspiring winners?

January 10, 2016 | Unregistered Commenterjamie

"from the hunger games... julianne moore"

what.

January 10, 2016 | Unregistered CommenterCharles O

Kate Gregson done won a Golden Globe!

January 10, 2016 | Unregistered CommenterBruno

But I do like the Larson and Dicaprio win :)

January 10, 2016 | Unregistered Commenterjamie

Lawrence and GaGa winning was very uninspired.

January 10, 2016 | Unregistered CommenterDevon

I think the year of the unpredictable acting categories will be coming to an end as Leo, Brie, and Sly extend their leads tonight. Supporting Actress remains the wildcard.

January 10, 2016 | Unregistered CommenterSteve

No love for Carol :( Too much love for The Revenant :(

As the great Liz Lemon would say,"I need to talk to some food about this".

January 10, 2016 | Unregistered CommenterEz

The Revenant is an almost indefensible choice for best picture... Hopefully not a good predictor for Oscar.

January 10, 2016 | Unregistered CommenterBD

I have to admit I like how totally up in the air the Best Picture race seems now. The movie people assumed was the frontrunner (Spotlight) was shut out, and to top that off, the movie a lot of people assumed was becoming its biggest threat (The Big Short) was ALSO shut out.

Best Director is likewise completely open.

It's rare that we even get a two-movie race, but could we actually have a three or even FOUR-movie race this year? Let's hope the guilds don't all go for the same thing.

January 10, 2016 | Unregistered CommenterEdwin

Well best picture is now a total mystery. Which I actually think is awesome. The Revenant won't win the oscar, I don't think, but suddenly Spotlight looks real shaky as a front runner and The Big Short lost a lot of steam, could the Martian win? It's been awhile since they rewarded a crowd pleaser.

January 10, 2016 | Unregistered CommenterMike Troutman

For the most part: ugh.

January 10, 2016 | Unregistered CommenterPaul Outlaw

"I know, it's not about the budgets, right? Then let's see what you can do with a $5 million budget instead of $150 million, AGI.."

The Revenant only cost $60 million (not much in Hollywood) and his previous movies never cost more that $25 million. Given that he managed to make Amores Perros for only 2.5 million I'm pretty sure he's more than capable of making something good for 5 million.

January 10, 2016 | Unregistered CommenterMJS

It really sucks that Carol couldn't get enough traction to hoist it to the top of that weak BP Drama field. I don't know if it's an anti-Haynes thing or an anti-gay thing or just seeing $$$ instead of quality, but The Revenant is just nowhere near the winner.

January 10, 2016 | Unregistered CommenterBruno

Uninspiring is the word for Lawrence's win (though not worse than Streep's win for Iron Lady in GG, oh wait, the Oscar, oh wait everything!). Yay for Larson and Stallone and Winslet.

January 10, 2016 | Unregistered Commentermetagame

Wish Carol had won something!

January 10, 2016 | Unregistered Commentermetagame

Carol and Spotlight completely shut out.

The chances of Carol getting a Oscar Best Pic nom are now fading.

I think Stallone has just sewn up the Best Supporting Oscar. It'll be the fairytale moment - winning 40 years after being nominated for playing the same role.

January 10, 2016 | Unregistered CommenterBette Streep

Wow, this may be the most wide-open Best Pic field now since 2006 or even 1995. Martian, Revenant, Spotlight, and Big Short all have to be considered in the running. And maybe that means the vote gets split and Carol or Mad Max wins up the middle. (Marsha gets the wishful thinking Globe.)

Unfortunately, this means I think I have to see The Revenant. In a theatre. Soon.

January 10, 2016 | Unregistered CommenterMarsha Mason

Brie Larson won. Hopefully it's the start of a sweep to the Oscar podium.

January 10, 2016 | Unregistered Commenter/3rtful

I can't believe they overlooked 2 legends, Ridley Scott & George Miller to give Inarritu both best director and best dramatic film.
Also it seems that surviving ONE Canadian winter was enough to seal that win. I've lived through decades of Canadian winters... what pussies.
George Miller & Ridley Scott shot in blistering hot weather in deserts, but that doesn't count, and they certainly didn't complain about "their struggle".

On a happier note, it was fun to see Jim Carrey in truly great form being far more entertaining than
Gervais. Brie Larson is a worthy winner but I'm really sad for Saoirse Ronan.

January 10, 2016 | Unregistered CommenterLadyEdith

MJS: According to The Wrap, the estimated budget on The Revenant was $135 million, and the final budget was in the realm of $165 million.

It's nice AGI made Amores Perros for nickels and cents... but that was a long time ago.

http://www.thewrap.com/revenant-budget-soars-to-165-million-with-new-regency-footing-most-of-bill-exclusive/

January 10, 2016 | Unregistered CommenterSuzanne

Here's to hoping PGA, DGA, and SAG each go to a different movie so this Best Picture confusion continues. (Although I wouldn't mind if Mad Max won PGA and DGA, still can't talk about Carol's lack of PGA).

January 10, 2016 | Unregistered CommenterSteve
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