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‘Mr. Robot’ & ‘The Revenant’ big winners at the Golden Globes

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It was Netflix who dominated the Golden Globe nominations going into this year’s award ceremony, but it was another streaming service who came out on top. Amazon’s Mozart in the Jungle surprised by beating out Orange is the New Black and even HBO’s heavy-hitters Veep and Silicon Valley for Best TV Series–Musical or Comedy. Amazon’s musically inclined series, which stars Gael García Bernal, ended up with two awards; Bernal beat out Aziz Ansari (Master of None) and Jeffrey Tambor (Transparent) for Best TV Actor. Also on top at this year’s Globes was USA’s breakout drama Mr. Robot. Not only did it win Best TV Series–Drama; supporting actor Christian Slater took home a trophy for his performance. It’s only unfortunate that series star Rami Malek didn’t win Best TV Actor; that award went to Jon Hamm (Mad Men). Elsewhere in TV land, The Affair kept its winning streak alive when Maura Tierney was crowned Best Supporting TV Actress. Lady Gaga represented American Horror Story‘s creative comeback in this year’s Hotel saga winning Best TV Actress. And last, in addition to awarding freshman Mozart, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association made sure to recognize the lowly-rated but critically accepted new CW romantic comedy Crazy Ex-Girlfriend. Series star Rachel Bloom was named Best TV Actress in the comedy category.

At the movies, The Revenant soared with three wins–the most Globes presented to any property last night. The gritty flick about the endurance of the human spirit was crowned Best Motion Picture–Drama, Leonardo DiCaprio was awarded for his stellar performance in it (hopefully this puts him on track to finally win an Oscar!), and director Alejandro González Iñárritu took the stage to accept a Globe. Right on The Revenant‘s coattails was The Martian and Steve Jobs; they both won two Globes apiece. The former won Best Motion Picture–Comedy (I don’t get it either), plus Matt Damon won for his performance. Kate Winslet and Aaron Sorkin (screenwriting) won for the latter. Other big winners include The Hateful Eight (Best Original Score), Inside Out (Best Animated Film), Joy (Jennifer Lawrence), and Room (Brie Larsen).

All in all, it was a fun, lax occasion led by Ricky Gervais who just didn’t give a crap about any of it. Whether or not that was an act, I can’t see NBC asking him to return for a fifth time. He did have some funny bits, but eventually his shtick of “none of this really matters” grew old and some of the actors (including presenter Morgan Freeman) clearly weren’t having any of it. At the very least, we’ll always have Leonardo DiCaprio’s honest reaction to Lady Gaga bumping her way up to the stage.

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Netflix and the streaming services dominate Golden Globe nominations

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Popular streaming services like Netflix and Amazon made a considerable splash at the Golden Globe nominations ceremony today. Netflix, the maker of original content like House of Cards and Orange is the New Black, leads the TV competition including streaming services, cable and broadcast networks with a total of 8 nominations. Not so far behind is premium cable networks HBO and Starz with 7 and 6 nods, respectively, and Amazon ties FX with 5.

Speaking of the streaming services taking over, you needn’t look further than the Best Television Series — Musical or Comedy category which is utterly dominated by offerings from Netflix (Orange is the New Black), Amazon (Transparent), and Hulu (Casual). They’ll be facing off against HBO’s Silicon Valley and Veep. You’ll notice not a single broadcast network comedy enters the race here; the times, they are a-changin’. Fox’s Empire managed to squeeze into Best Drama Series where it is instantly overshadowed by HBO’s Game of Thrones, USA’s Mr. Robot, Starz’s Outlander, and yet another Netflix show, Narcos.

Actresses across the comedy TV category up for Globes include Rachel Bloom (The CW’s Crazy Ex-Girlfriend), Jamie Lee Curtis (Fox’s Scream Queens), Julia Louis-Dreyfus (HBO’s Veep), Gina Rodriguez (The CW’s Jane the Virgin), and Lily Tomlin (Netflix’s Grace and Frankie). Leading actors include Aziz Ansari (Netflix’s Master of None), Gael Garcia Bernal (Amazon’s Mozart in the Jungle), Rob Lowe (Fox’s The Grinder), Patrick Stewart (Starz’s Blunt Talk), and of course Jeffrey Tambor (Amazon’s Transparent).

In the drama department, the following actresses are vying for the shiny statue: Caitriona Balfe (Starz’s Outlander), Viola Davis (ABC’s How to Get Away with Murder), Eva Green (Showtime’s Penny Dreadful), Taraji P. Henson (Fox’s Empire), and Robin Wright (House of Cards). Leading actors nominated include Jon Hamm (AMC’s Mad Men), Rami Malek (USA’s Mr. Robot), Wagner Moura (Netflix’s Narcos), Bob Odenkirk (AMC’s Better Call Saul), and Liev Schreiber (Showtime’s Ray Donovan).

Elsewhere, ABC’s American Crime, FX’s American Horror Story: Hotel and Fargo, Starz’ Flesh and Bone, and PBS’ Wolf Hall have all been nominated for Best TV Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for TV. Shout outs to Kirsten Dunst (Fargo), Lady Gaga (AHS: Hotel), Felicity Huffman & Regina King (American Crime), Maura Tierney (The Affair), Ben Mendelsohn (Netflix’s Bloodline), and Christian Slater (Mr. Robot) for scoring lead and supporting acting nods.

Moving onto the snubs… Where’s the love for stellar shows like HBO’s The Leftovers, FX’s The Americans, AMC’s The Walking Dead, A&E’s Bates Motel, Netflix’s Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, FXX’s You’re the Worst, NBC’s Parks & Rec, Fox’s Brooklyn Nine-Nine and and The Last Man on Earth? The decision to completely omit these shows and their stellar casts makes me scratch my head indefinitely.

Now let’s not forget that the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) also votes on the best films of the year. Movies nominated for best Motion Picture — Musical or Comedy include The Big Short, Joy, The Martian (??), Spy, and Trainwreck. Best Dramas include Carol, Mad Max: Fury Road, The Revenant, Room, and Spotlight. The movies up for Best Animated Picture: Anomalisa, Pixar’s The Good Dinosaur and Inside Out, The Peanuts Movie, and Shawn the Sheep Movie.

Click here for the full list of Golden Globe-nominated TV series, movies, actors, actresses, screenplays, directors, scores, and songs. The 73rd Golden Globes airs live Sunday, Jan. 10 at 8pm (ET) on NBC.