Hollywood’s hottest are hitting the red carpet for the 73rd annual Golden Globes.
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Sam Smith and his songwriting partner Jimmy Napes slapped each other on the back as they were announced as the winners of best original song for Writing’s On The Wall for the James Bond film Spectre.
In an election year, Gervais had the only cutting political remark in the show.
Jon Hamm, on the heels of his first Emmy win in November, won best actor in a TV drama for his defining role as the tormented, womanizing Don Draper in AMC’s “Mad Men“, which wrapped its final season past year.
“One Hollywood publication said that me hosting would mean that some film stars would stay away for fear of being made fun of”.
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”. “This year, there is genuine suspense”. Leonardo DiCaprio won for best actor in a film drama.
Matt Damon was honoured with the best actor in a music or comedy gong for The Martian.
Read on to know more about the big names who are flaunting their best looks in impressive gowns, tuxedos, and best sheath outfit. “It was a long time ago”, said Stallone, looking a bit dazed in accepting the award.
Inside Out was named best animated feature film while the best screenplay award was given to Aaron Sorkin for Steve Jobs.
Eddie Redmayne presents Best Actress in a Motion Picture, Comedy to Brie Larson for the Room.
Presenters at Sunday night’s Golden Globes will include Tom Hanks, Helen Mirren, Michael Keaton, Amy Adams, Kurt Russell, Lady Gaga, Jamie Foxx, Jennifer Lopez, Eddie Redmayne, Kate Hudson, Channing Tatum and Kate Bosworth.
Amazon’s “Mozart in the Jungle“, about classical musicians in NY, was named best TV comedy.
Best foreign film went to “Son of Saul“, a Hungarian drama about an Auschwitz concentration camp prisoner trying to give a proper burial to his son.
Gervais got noticeably less laughter when he joked about French-Polish director Roman Polanski, who stays away from the United States to avoid prosecution for the 1977 statutory rape of a 13-year-old girl. Also presenting will be Mel Gibson, who is returning to the Hollywood spotlight after keeping a low profile for nearly a decade, following an explosive drunken-driving arrest and public custody dispute.
It was unclear whether Penn would attend the party.
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Bets are that Sean Penn’s stunning revelation about his secret interview with Mexican drug kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman three months before his recapture on Friday will provide some great fodder for Gervais.
