Twentieth also saw a win for “Joy”, with Jennifer Lawrence talking home a trophy for best actress in a motion picture, comedy or musical.
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And when organizers tried to cut off her speech, she hit back.
She said: “I am extremely surprised and overwhelmed”.
Among the nominees with the most to gain from a best-picture win when the Globes are handed out in Beverly Hills, California, are “Mad Max: Fury Road”, “The Revenant” and “Spotlight” in the drama category, and “The Big Short” and “The Martian” in the comedy category. They’re not awful, of course, as millions of people tuned in to watch host Ricky Gervais try to insult every single person in the room. “She’s amusing and hilarious and will win many things”. “Shame.” Although it seems Jennifer Lawrence can do no wrong in the eyes of the masses, it seems many fans are starting to see her “sarcastic and quirky” nature a different way now.
DiCaprio received a standing ovation as he accepted the award, but you can imagine that his eyes are still well and truly set on finally picking up that Oscar.
With British comedian Ricky Gervias’ penchant for crude jokes, his introduction of Mel Gibson was sure to be awkward for all – and he didn’t disappoint. “It’s alright, no more drinks for Will”, Wahlberg joked, handing the Elf star a Lifesaver.
Sunday’s telecast of the Golden Globes on NBC has joined other major awards shows over the past year to post ratings declines, with this year’s telecast – which went up against the closing minutes of National Football League playoff coverage on Fox in much of the country – down about 4% in viewership from last year. “If I had any questions about what we were doing on the presentation of native culture, I would go to those two guys”.
Sylvester Stallone, who dusted off the “Rocky” film franchise once again to play a boxing trainer, won a best supporting actor award for his turn in the critically acclaimed movie Creed. Iñárritu won for Best Director. “I wanted to be an actress before I wanted to be a singer, but music worked out first”, Lady Gaga said during her emotional speech. “David, I want us to be buried next to each other”.
The BFFs, who are now working on a script together, had all of their viewers laughing during their presentation on Sunday night. Foxx also introduced his daughter Corinne as Miss Golden Globes 2016.
Best actress in a TV drama went to Taraji P. Henson for Empire.
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The Cecil B. DeMille lifetime achievement honoree, often an emotional high point in the awards, also lacked a memorable moment.
