Gervais, returning for the fourth time as host and for the first time in three years, delivered some of his most scathing jokes yet, poking fun at everyone from Caitlyn Jenner to Jennifer Lawrence and Matt Damon. “Not even Sean Penn will find me”, referring to recent reports that the actor interviewed escaped Mexican drug kingpin, El Chapo, before his recapture.
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Stallone won the best supporting actor in a motion picture trophy for his role in “Creed” and was received with a standing ovation.
Best TV drama went to the upstart “Mr. Robot“, USA Network’s critically praised hacker drama, which beat out such heavyweights as Fox’s “Empire” and HBO’s “Game of Thrones”.
He said having a food plan was the most important part of the night and whipped a cereal bar out of his pocket as he told NBC, “I have a pound of M&Ms in my left cheek, I’m not joking”. “There’s a certain kind of appreciation for difference and for taking risks”.
Other films vying for top honors include the lesbian romance “Carol” starring Cate Blanchett, epic survival thriller “The Revenant” with Leonardo DiCaprio, the harrowing kidnap tale “Room”, and the summer blockbuster “Mad Max: Fury Road”. Though Inarritu had a similar run at the Academy Awards last year with the best-picture winning “Birdman”, he won only a share of best screenplay at last year’s Globes.
“I want to thank my imaginary friend Rocky Balboa for being the best friend I ever had”, Stallone said. “I haven’t had a moment for it to all sink in yet”.
Gervais’ question, which was censored for television viewers, was reportedly overheard by Los Angeles Times reporter Amy Kaufman who was front and centre during the awards show.
“There is a feeling that it’s his year”, said Tom O’Neil, founder of awards tracker GoldDerby.com.
An emotional Lady Gaga has taken to the stage to thank the cast and crew after winning the Golden Globe for best actress in a TV movie or mini-series.
Best supporting actress in a TV series went to Maura Tierney for Showtime’s “The Affair”, in which she plays a middle-age woman who learns that her husband is cheating on her. The drama, also starring Dominic West, Ruth Wilson and Joshua Jackson, just wrapped its second season.
No one expects him to hold back this year.
The measure of any awards show host is revealed in the opening volley.
He also blamed alcohol in a pre-emptive apology posted on Twitter last week: “Because I can see the future, I’d like to apologise now for the things I said at next week’s Golden Globes”.
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