Other DIFF films were also in the news as nominees for the coveted awards.
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BEST PICTURE Winning best picture at the Golden Globes helps but rarely indicates what will win the big prize come Oscar night.
Without a runaway favourite for this year’s top Academy Award, a handful of key contenders will be looking to the Globes for a little traction on the road to the Oscars. “Spotlight is the only sure thing in a very crowded race”, Indiewire wrote.
The PBS series “Wolf Hall” also caused an upset when it took home the Golden Globe for Best Limited-Series, beating the more popular and critically-acclaimed “Fargo”. Meanwhile, Leonardo DiCaprio’s reaction after getting caught in the path of Lady Gaga created the most instantly gif-able moment of the evening.
Bryan Cranston is the Hollywood Reporter’s second most favorable prediction for best actor, for his role in Trumbo.
There was a lot of cheering at the Golden Globes viewing party held by media conglomerate 21st Century Fox on Sunday night.
The 40-year-old star, who picked up the best supporting actress gong for her role in Danny Boyle’s film Steve Jobs, said she did not expect to win.
Despite controversy over its nomination in the comedy category when the film didn’t have hard-hitting humor, its star Matt Damon also won best actor-comedy. Most suspected that Alicia Vikander would go home with the award especially since she was nominated for two awards.
In past Golden Globe hosting gigs, he has joked about his penis size and insulted Madonna, Jodie Foster and British royal Kate Middleton.
“The Son of Saul”, a Hungarian about the Holocaust, won for Best Foreign Language film. If Lawrence wins the Oscar for Best Actress, it would be quite unfortunate.
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR Sylvester Stallone really might win an Oscar next month, as 13 out of the last 15 men to win the Globe have won best supporting actor (including the last eight). On the other hand, Gael Garcia Bernal from “Mozart in the Jungle” and Rachel Bloom from “Crazy Ex-Girlfriends” got the award counterpart respectively, under the Comedy category.
This awards season, ET’s red carpet runs on Dunkin’ Donuts. The film’s director, Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, won best director.
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USA’s freshman show “Mr. Robot” grabbed the Best TV Drama Series award. Oscar nominations will be announced Thursday, with the show following on February 28.
