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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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2012 Golden Globe winners: ‘Homeland’, ‘Modern Family’, ‘The Descendants’ & ‘The Artist’ big winners

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The Golden Globes came and went last Sunday, so let’s take a quick look at the big winners. On the TV side of things, premium cable channels dominated the field. Showtime’s Homeland won Best TV Series Drama and Claire Danes took home the Best Actress (Drama) award for her role in that show. Kelsey Grammer won the Best Actor (Drama) award for his role in the Starz series Boss and the great Peter Dinklage was crowned Best Supporting Actor (TV Series, Miniseries, or TV Movie) for his portrayal as Tyrion Lannister in the HBO fantasy series Game of Thrones. Matt LeBlanc won the Best Actor (Comedy or Musical) award for his lead role in another Showtime series Episodes. Enlightened‘s Laura Dern took home the Best Actress (Comedy or Musical) award for her work in the new HBO dark comedy. The PBS Masterpiece series Downton Abbey won Best Miniseries or TV Movie. Also of note, Jessica Lange (American Horror Story) rightfully accepted the award for Best Supporting Actress. And then there was Modern Family, the only show from the big networks (read: CBS, NBC, FOX, ABC) to win a Globe. Modern Family beat out FOX’s Glee and New Girl and Episodes and Enlightened for Best TV Series (Comedy).

In the movie categories, The Descendants and The Artist were named Best Picture in the Drama and Comedy or Musical sections, respectively. George Clooney (The Descendants) and Jean Dujardin (The Artist) won Best Actor Globes, and The Artist‘s Ludovic Bource was also recognized for his original score. Other notable wins include… Meryl Streep won Best Actress for her turn as Margret Thatcher in The Iron Lady, Octavia Spencer (The Help) nabbed Best Supporting Actress, Michelle Williams (My Week With Marilyn) won Best Supporting Actress, Christopher Plummer won Best Supporting Actor (Beginners), Woody Allen’s Midnight in Paris won Best Screenplay,  Martin Scorsese won Best Director for Hugo, and The Adventures of Tintin was named Best Animated Film.

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2011 Golden Globe winners: ‘The Social Network’, ‘The Kids Are Alright’, ‘Boardwalk Empire’, ‘Glee’

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Honestly, every year the Golden Globes telecast just comes across as drab.  Where are the shiny musical numbers, the high-spirited jokes?  Host Ricky Gervais was funny, but he promoted a rather dreary atmosphere with his harsh jabs at many celebrities.  But let’s move on to the night’s big winners, shall we?

Movies… The Social Network was the night’s big winner.  In addition to winning Best Picture (drama), director David Fincher, screenwriter Aaron Sorkin, and composers Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross were recognized for their contributions to the film.  The Kids Are All Right was named Best Picture (comedy or musical), and Annette Bening beat out her co-star Julianne Moore for Best Actress (comedy or musical).  The Fighter took home a pair of wins; Christian Bale and Melissa Leo won Best Supporting Actor and Actress (drama), respectively.  Other notable mentions: Natalie Portman won Best Actress (drama) for her star role in Black Swan; Colin Firth won Best Actor (drama) for his role in The King’s Speech; Paul Giamatti was Best Actor (comedy or musical) for Barney’s Version; and joining Portman in the “duh!” category was Toy Story 3 for Best Animated Feature.  Quote of the night came from TS3‘s director Lee Unkirk when he described his film as “an animated movie that beat with a human heart.”  No love for Inception‘s brilliant director and soundtrack, unfortunately.

Television… Boardwalk Empire and Glee were the night’s big winners in the TV categories.  The HBO Prohibition-era show won Best Drama and its star Steve Buscemi took home Best Actor (drama); that’s right–Mad Men finally met its match.  Glee won Best Comedy or Musical for the second consecutive year, and Chris Colfer and Jane Lynch were crowned by Best Supporting Actors (comedy or musical).  Fun fact: Colfer and Lynch are the youngest and oldest Globe winners at 20 and 50 years old, respectively.  Other notable mentions: Jim Parsons won Best Actor (comedy or musical) for his fantastic role as Sheldon Cooper on The Big Bang Theory; Sons Of Anarchy‘s Katey Sagal (surprisingly) beat out Julianna Margulies, Elisabeth Moss, Piper Perabo, and Kyra Sedgwick for Best Actress (drama); and Laura Linney (The Big C) topped Tiny Fey, Collette, Falco, and Lea Michele for Best Actress (comedy or musical).  The Walking Dead and Modern Family will surely be recognized next year, let’s hope.

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