The nominations for the awards were announced earlier on December 10, 2015.
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In his acceptance speech, the actor dedicated his award to the Native Americans represented in the film and indigenous communities across the world.
DiCaprio was saluted with a standing ovation from the audience when his name was called at the Beverly Hilton hotel.
The Revenant – a western about survival and revenge – has been named best film at the Golden Globe awards in Los Angeles.
The star said: “What an incredible year for women in film”.
After leaving the stage, the host quickly returned holding a beer in his hand – to which Gibson remarked: “You don’t need to leave your drink here, I’ll put you to sleep another way”.
“I still feel really bad about it, Mel’s forgotten all about it apparently”.
“We were all so impressed by you and overwhelmed by your talent”. At this point, signs seem to suggest Winslet might win her second Oscar.
In the television categories, USA Network’s “Mr. Robot”, a cyber-security expert with social anxiety, surprised some by winning best TV drama series while Amazon’s musical show “Mozart in the Jungle” won best TV comedy series. For teaching me. Your love of cinema is so pure. “I mean that as a compliment, I just heard it”. Ronan was nominated for best actress at the Golden Globes.
The other actors nominated for best actor were Will Smith for ‘Concussion, ‘ Michael Fassbender for ‘Steve Jobs, ‘ Eddie Redmayne for ‘The Danish Girl, ‘ and Bryan Cranston for ‘Trumbo’.
In the last 15 years only seven movies have done the double. But if you politely and perhaps wisely avoided sitting through the three-hour plus broadcast, and just want to catch up with the highlights, we’ve got you covered.
The pair said the win was a “dream come true”. The 73rd Goldern Globe awards ceremony was hosted by Ricky Gervais for the fourth time.
Sean Penn was one of the first to be on the receiving end of one of the British comedian’s barbs.
Jeffrey Tambor: Speaking of his admiration for the Transparent star, Gervais said: “I’m not sure if that’s because he’s a great actor or he reminds me of my nan”. “I guess I’m going to have to get a TiVo of it”, he laughed. “I was here 18 years ago…”
The Revenant earned Globes for best motion picture and best director for Alejandro Inarritu.
Fox had a better night than any its competitors, scoring a total of eight trophies from the Hollywood Foreign Press Assn. for its movie and TV properties.
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