73rd Annual Golden Globes Wrap Up
Posted by Leah on
1/14/2016 9:53:21 AM
The 73rd annual Golden Globes were held on Sunday, January 10, 2016 in Hollywood, and while many have said since that this was the worst Golden Globes ever, I disagree. Ricky Gervais, hosted for the fourth time, but for the first time in the past three years. Gervais had hosted the 2010, 2011 and 2012 Globes before Tina Fey and Amy Poehler took over for 2013, 2014 and 2015.
Gervais warned on the red carpet, before the show even began, that quote “They said I could say what I want — NBC and the Hollywood Foreign Press. I don’t think they know what that means.” In years past Gervais has been known to throw quite a few punches, joke wise. This year was no different.
By the time the ceremonies were over the controversy had already taken over about some of the jokes Gervais made. People wondered on social media why he “went after” Ben Affleck, Sean Penn, Jennifer Lawrence, Jeffery Tambor and, most famously, Caitlyn Jenner. How quickly people forget. Creating controversy with his jokes during the Golden Globes is Rickey Gervais’s way. If you Google the 2010, 2011 and 2012 Golden Globes, the headlines are practically the same as the headlines out there about this year. His style is the same; it’s just the year and the “targets” of the jokes that are different. In actuality, I was surprised that Gervais didn’t get more screen time. It seemed to me that he practically disappeared after the opening monologue. I guess, in actuality, NBC and the Hollywood Foreign Press didn’t really want him to say whatever he wanted.
Like it or hate it, I’m going to put Gervais’s hosting job aside and focus, for a little bit, on the truly odd moments that happened during this year’s Globes. The Golden Globes are known for their awkward and unscripted moments, given that most of the celebrities are drunk, and this year’s ceremony didn’t disappoint.
The first of the odd moments came as Channing Tatum and Jonah Hill took the stage to present the Best Supporting Actress award. Hill was wearing a fake bear head and introduced himself as the co-star of the film The Revenant, The Bear. He went on to give a speech as The Bear that only seemed to get weirder as it dragged on.
The next odd moment came with presenters Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlburg. The duo came onstage wearing New Year’s 2016 glasses and Wahlburg immediately began rambling about how he couldn’t see anything. He then mentioned several times that Ferrell has a drinking problem, at which point Ferrell, very seriously, told everyone to sit down and shut up. I’m not sure if their “bit” was scripted or if they were just winging it, but either way it flopped…big time!
The biggest of the odd and awkward moments came when Gervais had to introduce Mel Gibson. Gervais began by saying “A few years ago I made a joke about Mel Gibson getting drunk and saying a few unsavory things, and now I find myself in the unsavory position of having to introduce him. I blame NBC. We know who Mel blames.” Of course, that wasn’t the last of the digs. Gervais went on to make a Bill Cosby Joke as Gibson came onstage. Gervais then grabbed his beer from the podium and retreated as Gibson decided to get in his own dig. Always one to have the last word, Gervais came back onstage to one up Gibson, at which time whatever he said was bleeped out. The whole thing had the uncomfortable feel of watching two drunken men in a bar argue about what sports team is better. I was happy when it was over!
Now to get on to what the Golden Globes are really all about, the awards!
· Best Motion Picture: The Revenant
· Best Actor: Leonardo DiCaprio
· Best Actress: Brie Larson
· Best Supporting Actor: Sylvester Stallone
· Best Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy: The Martian
· Best Actor in a Musical or Comedy: Matt Damon
· Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy: Jennifer Lawrence
· Best Supporting Actress: Kate Winslet
· Best Original Score: Ennio Morricone, The Hateful Eight
· Best Motion Picture – Animated: Inside Out
· Best Screenplay - Motion Picture: Aaron Sorkin, Steve Jobs
· Best Motion Picture - Foreign Language: Son of Saul (Hungary)
· Best Original Song - Motion Picture: "Writing's On The Wall," from the film Spectre
· Best Director: Alejandro González Iñárritu, The Revenant
· Best Actress in a Television Series : Taraji P. Henson, "Empire"
· Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Limited Series or Motion Picture made for Television: Maura Tierney, "The Affair"
· Best Actress in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy: Rachel Bloom, "Crazy Ex-Girlfriend"
· Best Television Series - Musical or Comedy: "Mozart in the Jungle"
· Best Television Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television: “Wolf Hall"
· Best Actor in a Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television: Oscar Isaac, "Show Me a Hero"
· Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Limited Series or Motion Picture made for Television: Christian Slater, "Mr. Robot"
· Best Actor in a Television Series: Jon Hamm, "Mad Men"
· Best Actor in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy: Gael García Bernal, "Mozart in the Jungle"
· Best Actress in a Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television: Lady Gaga, "American Horror Story: Hotel"
· Best Television Series : "Mr. Robot"
And now we prepare for the Oscars. I’ll have my predictions for you in the coming weeks, so stay tuned!