“It’s all over-exciting and overwhelming and I’ve never experienced it before so I’m just trying to take it one step at a time”, Larson told Reuters last week.
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The first win of the night Sunday was a slight surprise, with Kate Winslet winning best supporting actress for the Aaron Sorkin-penned, box-office dud “Steve Jobs”.
Last year, Patricia Arquette won Best Supporting Actress for Boyhood.
“What an incredible year for women in film, these categories are so crowded and crammed with incredible skill and integrity and I feel prouder than ever to be included this year”, the British actress said.
Hollywood’s awards season kicks off on Sunday in the form of a star-studded and often raucous party, as film and television’s biggest names and nervous newcomers converge at the Golden Globe awards.
Mexican authorities captured Guzman earlier this week.
Questionably nominated in the comedy categories (a theoretically easier route to statuettes), “The Martian” took best film comedy and best actor in a comedy for Matt Damon, who also suffered withering jabs from Gervais.
“He’s… the only person who Ben Affleck hasn’t been unfaithful to”, Gervais said of Damon. The Globes president thanks Gervais for his support.
-Original Score: Ennio Morricone, “The Hateful Eight”.
Oscar Isaac, a star of the box-office behemoth “Star Wars: The Force Awakens”, won best actor in a miniseries for HBO’s “Show Me a Hero”.
He also slammed NBC, the network hosting the awards show, saying NBC was the only network who could host fairly because, “They’re the only network with zero nominations”.
Gervais also joked that he was earning what Tina Fey and Amy Poehler combined earned when they hosted the Globes previous year.
During an emotional acceptance for best actress in a limited series (for “American Horror Story: Hotel”), Lady Gaga accomplished a logical paradox, expressing lengthy remarks that caused the orchestra to play her offstage, yet insisting, “I’m truly speechless”.
-Series, Comedy: “Mozart in the Jungle”.
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The 73rd annual Golden Globe Awards red carpet was hot and one highlight was sequins. It’s still a different animal than the Oscars, and there could be a few more surprises left in store as we come to the February 28 Academy Awards.
