He said he had won Golden Globes and kept one near his bed for his personal gratification – yes, he said that.
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“Shut up, you disgusting, pill-popping deviant scum!” he said by way of greeting the crowd at the event organized by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association.
Thanking her fellow cast members, Lady Gaga said: “Because of you I was able to shine I guess, thank you for sharing your talent with me”.
Saoirse Ronan, Michael Fassbender and Monaghan actress Caitriona Balfe are nominated for acting while there are three nominations for Room, including Best Drama. She salutes the show’s writers and says co-star Dominic West deserves a category for “best performance in a role that makes every woman hate him”.
BBC drama Wolf Hall was named best limited series or TV movie and producer Colin Callender was joined by stars Damian Lewis and Mark Rylance as he accepted the award and made a plea to protect BBC funding.
Newcomer USA Network scored big with TV Drama ‘Mr.
Though “Steve Jobs” failed to win over many critics or moviegoers, Danny Boyle’s drama about the Apple co-founder earned best screenplay for Aaron Sorkin and best supporting actress for Kate Winslet, her fourth Globe in 11 nominations.
The Golden Globes will be handed out at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles at 5pm local time (1am Monday GMT). Actors in both shows – Christian Slater for “Mr. Robot” and Gabriel Garcia Bernal for “Mozart in the Jungle” – also won.
Denzel Washington was honored with the Cecil B. DeMille Award for his “outstanding contributions to the world of entertainment”.
In the best foreign movie category, Hungarian Holocaust drama “Son of Saul” was the victor. He has proved a controversial choice in the past because of his irreverent jokes about the famous faces in attendance at the ceremony and this year has promised to “bite the hand that feeds me”.
-Actress, Movie or Limited Series: Lady Gaga, “American Horror Story: Hotel”. They present the dramatic TV actor prize to Jon Hamm of the now-concluded “Mad Men”. He thanked the HFPA for the support to their long support of the show and his “horrible” character, Don Draper. After the laughter died down the actor and singer revealed the award went to Ennio Morricone for his score of Quentin Tarantino’s Hateful Eight.
The FX anthology series was also nominated for Best Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television.
Gervais spared little time before laying into the HFPA and the awards’ network, NBC, which he noted had no nominations. The Comedy film awards largely went to films no one would label as comedy. One of his three Globes, Gervais said, he stuffs up his rear.
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It was all glitz and glamour in Hollywood tonight, where stars came out for the 73rd annual Golden Globe awards recognizing film and television.
