Last night the 90-odd members of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association handed out their awards in the annual ceremony known as The Golden Globes. The Oscars’ little brother, and easily the most popular awards handed out by the press, the Globes are seen as a symbolic precursor to Oscar night, even though they don’t always line up with the awards The Academy hands out.
Nevertheless, the Globes capture our attention. And this year, as is the case in many a year, the HFPA made some curious choices. Some of which were even more odd than letting host Ricky Gervais get up on stage and insult everyone. Or even worse, let Ricky Gervais and Mel Gibson have a conversation on stage.
Before we get to the list of winners and losers, let’s fire up both the hype and outrage machines, as there were plenty of wins that could be categorized as delightful and some losses that were clear snubs. How do we come up with these delineations? Like the HFPA and The Academy, we’re not required to show our math, so we’re not going to.
The Most Delightful Wins of the Night:
- Brie Larson, Best Actress (Drama) for Room. Did you see that performance? It slayed everyone who stepped into its path, leaving nothing but tears in its wake.
- The Martian, Best Picture (Comedy). Laugh riot.
- Ennio Morricone, Best Original Score for The Hateful Eight. The only downside of this win was the fact that they let Quentin Tarantino get up and say a few words.
- Rachel Bloom, Best Actress in a TV comedy for Crazy Ex-Girlfriend. This is a show I not-so-secretly love and Rachel Bloom is the realest there is.
- Oscar Isaac, Best Actor in a Miniseries for Show Me a Hero. He’s more than just the galaxy’s best pilot. Even more than your girlfriend’s new celebrity crush.
The Biggest Snubs of the Night:
- Kirsten Dunst, Best Actress in a Miniseries for Fargo. She, alongside Flesh & Bone’s Sarah Hay, lost to Lady Gaga’s performance in American Horror Story: Hotel. No offense to Gaga, but there should be no such thing as “awards” and “that show.”
- Fargo, Best Miniseries. It lost to Wolf Hall, a show that I’m sure is fine. But come on, did the HFPA even watch Fargo?
- Everyone who lost to Christian Slater for Best Supporting Actor in a Series. Mr. Robot is a very good show, but that doesn’t mean that everyone on it is delivering good performances. Also, this appears to be the beginning of people touting the Slatersance. Let’s be honest. He is no McConaughey.
- Game of Thrones, Best Television Drama. Because, obviously.
- “See You Again,” from Furious 7, for Best Song. Or the song from Youth. Really anything other than that Sam Smith song.
- Mad Max: Fury Road. It was nominated for Best Motion Picture and Best Director, yet The Revenant won both. Charlize Theron easily deserved a Best Actress nomination. If the HFPA was actively trolling the Internet, this was their best effort by omission.
Click over to the next page for a full list of winners.
Best Motion Picture, Drama
Carol
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Revenant
Room
Spotlight
Best Motion Picture, Comedy
The Big Short
Joy
The Martian
Spy
Trainwreck
Best Director – Motion Picture
Todd Haynes, Carol
Alejandro Iñárritu, The Revenant
Tom McCarthy, Spotlight
George Miller, Mad Max
Ridley Scott, The Martian
Best Actress in a Motion Picture, Drama
Cate Blanchett, Carol
Brie Larson, Room
Rooney Mara, Carol
Saoirse Ronan, Brooklyn
Alicia Vikander, The Danish Girl
Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama
Bryan Cranston, Trumbo
Leonardo DiCaprio, The Revenant
Michael Fassbender, Steve Jobs
Eddie Redmayne, The Danish Girl
Will Smith, Concussion
Best Actress in a Motion Picture, Comedy
Jennifer Lawrence, Joy
Melissa McCarthy, Spy
Amy Schumer, Trainwreck
Maggie Smith, Lady in the Van
Lily Tomlin, Grandma
Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy
Christian Bale, The Big Short
Steve Carell, The Big Short
Matt Damon, The Martian
Al Pacino, Danny Collins
Mark Ruffalo, Infinitely Polar Bear
Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture
Jane Fonda, Youth
Jennifer Jason Leigh, The Hateful Eight
Helen Mirren, Trumbo
Alicia Vikander, Ex Machina
Kate Winslet, Steve Jobs
Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture
Paul Dano, Love & Mercy
Idris Elba, Beasts of No Nation
Mark Rylance, Bridge of Spies
Michael Shannon, 99 Homes
Sylvester Stallone, Creed
Best Screenplay – Motion Picture
Emma Donoghue, Room
Tom McCarthy, Josh Singer, Spotlight
Charles Randolph, Adam McKay, The Big Short
Aaron Sorkin, Steve Jobs
Quentin Tarantino, The Hateful Eight
Best Animated Feature Film
Anomalisa
The Good Dinosaur
Inside Out
The Peanuts Movie
Shaun the Sheep Movie
Best Original Song – Motion Picture
“Love Me Like You Do” 50 Shades of Grey
“One Kind of Love” Love and Mercy
“See You Again” Furious 7
“Simple Song No. 3” Youth
“Writing’s on the Wall” Spectre
Best Original Score
Carter Burwell, Carol
Alexandre Desplat, The Danish Girl
Ennio Morricone, The Hateful Eight
Daniel Pemberton, Steve Jobs
Ryuichi Sakamoto Alva Noto, The Revenant
Best Motion Picture, Foreign Language
The Brand New Testament
The Club
The Fencer
Mustang
Son of Saul
Best TV Series, Drama
Empire
Game of Thrones
Mr. Robot
Narcos
Outlander
Best TV Series, Comedy
Casual
Mozart in the Jungle
Orange Is the New Black
Silicon Valley
Transparent
Veep
Best TV Movie or Limited-Series
American Crime
American Horror Story: Hotel
Fargo
Flesh and Bone
Wolf Hall
Best Actor in a TV Series, Drama
Jon Hamm, Mad Men
Rami Malek, Mr. Robot
Wagner Moura, Narcos
Bob Odenkirk, Better Call Saul
Liev Schreiber, Ray Donovan
Best Actress in a TV Series, Drama
Caitriona Balfe, Outlander
Viola Davis, How to Get Away With Murder
Eva Green, Penny Dreadful
Taraji P. Henson, Empire
Robin Wright, House of Cards
Best Actor in a TV Series, Comedy
Aziz Ansari, Master of None
Gael Garcia Bernal, Mozart in the Jungle
Rob Lowe, The Grinder
Patrick Stewart, Blunt Talk
Jeffrey Tambor, Transparent
Best Actress in a TV Series, Comedy
Rachel Bloom, Crazy Ex Girlfriend
Jamie Lee Curtis, Scream Queens
Julia Louis Dreyfus, Veep
Gina Rodriguez, Jane the Virgin
Lilly Tomlin, Grace & Frankie
Best Actor in a Limited-Series or TV Movie
Idris Elba, Luther
Oscar Isaac, Show Me a Hero
David Oyelowo, Nightingale
Mark Rylance, Wolf Hall
Patrick Wilson, Fargo
Best Actress in a Limited-Series or TV Movie
Kirsten Dunst, Fargo
Lady Gaga, American Horror Story: Hotel
Sarah Hay, Flesh & Bone
Felicity Huffman, American Crime
Queen Latifah, Bessie
Best Supporting Actress in a Series, Limited-Series, or TV Movie
Uzo Aduba, Orange is the New Black
Joanne Froggatt, Downton Abbey
Regina King, American Crime
Judith Light, Transparent
Maura Tierney, The Affair
Best Supporting Actor in a Series, Limited-Series or TV Movie
Alan Cumming, The Good Wife
Damian Lewis, Wolf Hall
Ben Mendelson, Bloodline
Tobias Menzies, Outlander
Christian Slater, Mr. Robot