The Revenant, directed by de Alejandro González Iñárritu and The Martian, directed by Ridley Scott, were the big winners at the 73rd gala of Golden Globes, which took place last night in Los Angeles, USA. The event was hosted by the British actor Ricky Gervais, marking his fourth time heading the Golden Globe Awards.
The Golden Globes are organized by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, are the first major film honors of the Hollywood awards season that culminates with the Oscars on February 28.
“This is the most difficult journey I’ve embarked on,” said Inarritu, who last year won directing and best picture Oscars for Birdman. Leonardo DiCaprio, who still didn’t yet win an Oscar, received a standing ovation and said he shared his award with indigenous people around the world.“It is time that we heard your voice and protected this planet for future generations,” the actor, an environmental activist, said, quoted by Reuters newswire.
Jennifer Lawrence’s role as Joy Mangano in David O. Russell’s Joy has won the actress her third Golden Globe award. “Everytime I’m up here, it’s because of you,” Lawrence said of Russell in her acceptance speech. Lawrence and Russell continue to be an awards power couple, notes Entertainement Weekly. Both of Lawrence’s previous wins also came from Russell-directed movies, for Silver Linings Handbook and American Hustle.
Next in line, Matt Damon, who took home a Golden Globe on Sunday night for his role in The Martian, said in his acceptance speech for Best Actor in a Comedy or Musical that “I’ve made a lot of movies that people just didn’t go see. So to make one that everyone enjoyed this much…”
Also, the best foreign language movie was Son of Saul, the Hungarian movie was included on many critics’ year-end lists and for some time was considered a potential Best Picture Oscar nominee. It tells the story of a Jewish man working in Auschwitz who believes that he’s found the remains of his son and intends to give the boy a proper burial. It was the first Golden Globe win for a film from Hungry, as pointed out by Helen Mirren while announcing the award, notes Entertainement Weekly. The movie screens also the Romanian actor Levente Molnár, who plays the role of Abraham Warsawski, the closest friend of the main character, Saul.
Below are listed all the winners:
Best Motion Picture, Drama: The Revenant
Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama: Leonardo DiCaprio, The Revenant
Best Actress in a Motion Picture, Drama: Brie Larson, Room
Best Motion Picture, Comedy: The Martian
Best Actress in a Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy: Jennifer Lawrence, Joy
Best Actress in a TV Series, Drama: Taraji P. Henson, Empire
Best Director, Motion Picture: Alejandro González Iñárritu, The Revenant
Best TV Series, Drama: Mr. Robot, USA Network
Best Original Song, Motion Picture: “Writing’s on the Wall,” Spectre
Best Actress in a Limited-Series or TV Movie: Lady Gaga, American Horror Story: Hotel
Best Foreign Language Film: Son of Saul, Hungary
Best Actor in a TV Series, Comedy: Gael García Bernal, Mozart in the Jungle
Best Screenplay, Motion Picture: Aaron Sorkin, Steve Jobs
Best Original Score: Ennio Morricone, The Hateful Eight
Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture: Sylvester Stallone, Creed
Best Animated Feature Film: Inside Out
Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy: Matt Damon, The Martian
Best Actor in a TV Series, Drama: Jon Hamm, Mad Men
Best Supporting Actor in a Series, Limited-Series or TV Movie: Christian Slater, Mr. Robot
Best Actor in a Limited-Series or TV Movie: Oscar Isaac, Show Me a Hero
Best TV Movie or Limited-Series: Wolf Hall, PBS
Best TV Series, Musical or Comedy: Mozart in the Jungle, Amazon Video
Best Supporting Actress in a Series, Limited-Series or TV Movie: Maura Tierney, The Affair
Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture: Kate Winslet, Steve Jobs
Cecil B. DeMille Award: Denzel Washington
Photo courtesy of Golden Globes’s Facebook page
Oana Vasiliu