The song “Writing’s on the wall”, sung by Grammy victor Sam Smith for “Spectre“, won the best original song while the best original score award was won by Ennio Morricone for “The Hateful Eight”. The Hollywood Foreign Press Association, which votes on the Globes, is around 90 members; the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, which votes on the Oscars, is around 7,000, and includes actors (the largest contingent) along with many others who work in the industry.
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Brie Larson speaks after winning Best Actress – Motion Picture, Drama for her performance in “Room”, at the 73rd Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills, California on January 10, 2016.
Leo’s refreshingly honest reaction pretty much stole the show during an otherwise boring Golden Globes, where most celebrities tried waaaay too hard to make us laugh.
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The ceremony included the presenting of an award by actor Mel Gibson, who during a widely publicized DUI arrest in 2006 made anti-Semitic slurs to the arresting officer.
The first award victor of the night, Jobs actress Kate Winslet began her acceptance speech for best supporting actress in a motion picture by thanking her fellow nominees.
According to our trusted numbers cruncher Kevin Sullivan, the Globes have correctly predicted the Academy’s Best Picture victor only 40 percent of the time. This is the first Golden Globe in Stallone’s career, in which, let’s be honest, he has never been considered a serious artist.
Ricky Gervais hosted the night making a slew of transphobic jokes about Caitlyn Jenner, “The Danish Girl” and “Transparent” star Jeffrey Tambor. Thank you. What an incredible honor.
The Globes seemed to take their biggest risks in television, giving top prizes to Mr. Robot (drama), Mozart In The Jungle (comedy) and Wolf Hall (TV movie or limited series) – all smaller shows that might have been lost in the push for bigger, better-connected properties. Despite the tough competition, ‘Mozart’ won for Best Musical or Comedy Series.
Awards aside, all eyes will be on Gervais, who raised eyebrows for his off-color jokes when he hosted the show for three years starting in 2010.
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All eyes in Hollywood are now on the Oscar nominations, to be announced on Thursday, to see if the “Titanic” star scores his fifth nomination for an acting role as widely expected.
