Here we have the "73rd Golden Globe Awards", a television event that ran for slightly for slightly over 2 hours back in early 2016 and honored the best of film and television. The host was once again Ricky Gervais (with his trademark beer), who took over from Poehler/Fey. Well.. what can I say about him as a host. I thought he was amazing. His comments were as provocative as they were funny and it was great to see him really not care at all about what he says. One example would be the comment at Matt Damon (or I should say Ben Affleck) that perfectly summarizes his approach to hosting this event. It was also pretty hilarious how he got fed up with the show more and more the longer it run. His introduction to Morgan Freeman was another highlight. Now about the categories. The show sadly started on a really low note with Kate Winslet (who I usually like) winning for a pretty weak style-over-substance performance. There was a lot of controversy over The Martian being nominated for comedy and with Damon's and the movie's win, it certainly added fuel to the fire. In terms of the quality, I cannot say too much as I have not seen that film yet.
Maybe the worst win of the night was probably Lady Gaga though, which shows that the Globes are an event that loves honoring big names (also musicians) and get them to give a speech. This description also fits Stallone who won his Globe over Rylance, but that's fine as Rylance got the Oscar afterward. Another really really weak moment was the Jennifer Larwrence win. I am certainly biased when it comes to her, but I found it a joke and she is among the most overrated Hollywood has ever seen. Her earlier presentation with Schumer was also as cringeworthy as it gets and I loved Gervais making fun of the two posing as best friends. Helen Mirren's introduction was also on the more embarrassing side. This ceremony gave awards to DiCaprio and Morricone who also both went on to finally win their Oscars. Just like with DiCaprion, his female equivalent Brie Larson swept the awards season last year and I am fine with that. The Revenant really won big here and they carried the AGJ win to Oscar glory, but the Best Picture transition did not work out in the film's favor as the Oscar there went to Spotlight that was shut out at the Globes entirely in terms of wins.
Hungary dominated the Foreign language category that year as well and I cannot share the love for this movie, but Aaron Sorkin's win was a bit surprising probably. One of my favorite (maybe the favorite) win of the night was Bond winning Best Song as it's a great performance by Sam Smith. Inside Out is also an amazing choice as it is a contender for my personal favorite film of the year. Wins for Jon Hamm and Oscar Isaac in the television category made me happy too. The possibly biggest surprise of the night was Mozart in the Jungle triumphing twice over Transparent and I don't mind it at all. Aziz Ansari who provided the biggest cringeworthy fail moment of the night did not expect it either I guess. Happy for Rachel Bloom, not so much for Maura Tierney. Hollywood actor Christian Slater wins his first really big awards of his career. All in all, a decent award show, even if there were major lows in terms of several of the winners. Final thumbs-up for Mel Gibson who was the only one that owned Gervais that night and I am glad to see him back this year with an Oscar nominations. And of course, we are all unworthy in the face of Katy Perry's cleavage and dress. Luckily, she was not only presenting, but also sitting in the front row. What a goddess!
Maybe the worst win of the night was probably Lady Gaga though, which shows that the Globes are an event that loves honoring big names (also musicians) and get them to give a speech. This description also fits Stallone who won his Globe over Rylance, but that's fine as Rylance got the Oscar afterward. Another really really weak moment was the Jennifer Larwrence win. I am certainly biased when it comes to her, but I found it a joke and she is among the most overrated Hollywood has ever seen. Her earlier presentation with Schumer was also as cringeworthy as it gets and I loved Gervais making fun of the two posing as best friends. Helen Mirren's introduction was also on the more embarrassing side. This ceremony gave awards to DiCaprio and Morricone who also both went on to finally win their Oscars. Just like with DiCaprion, his female equivalent Brie Larson swept the awards season last year and I am fine with that. The Revenant really won big here and they carried the AGJ win to Oscar glory, but the Best Picture transition did not work out in the film's favor as the Oscar there went to Spotlight that was shut out at the Globes entirely in terms of wins.
Hungary dominated the Foreign language category that year as well and I cannot share the love for this movie, but Aaron Sorkin's win was a bit surprising probably. One of my favorite (maybe the favorite) win of the night was Bond winning Best Song as it's a great performance by Sam Smith. Inside Out is also an amazing choice as it is a contender for my personal favorite film of the year. Wins for Jon Hamm and Oscar Isaac in the television category made me happy too. The possibly biggest surprise of the night was Mozart in the Jungle triumphing twice over Transparent and I don't mind it at all. Aziz Ansari who provided the biggest cringeworthy fail moment of the night did not expect it either I guess. Happy for Rachel Bloom, not so much for Maura Tierney. Hollywood actor Christian Slater wins his first really big awards of his career. All in all, a decent award show, even if there were major lows in terms of several of the winners. Final thumbs-up for Mel Gibson who was the only one that owned Gervais that night and I am glad to see him back this year with an Oscar nominations. And of course, we are all unworthy in the face of Katy Perry's cleavage and dress. Luckily, she was not only presenting, but also sitting in the front row. What a goddess!