Last night the 90-odd members of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association handed out their awards in the annual ceremony known as The Golden Globes. The Oscars’ little brother, and easily the most popular awards handed out by the press, the Globes are seen as a symbolic precursor to Oscar night, even though they don’t always line up with the awards The Academy hands out.
Nevertheless, the Globes capture our attention. And this year, as is the case in many a year, the HFPA made some curious choices. Some of which were even more odd than letting host Ricky Gervais get up on stage and insult everyone. Or even worse, let Ricky Gervais and Mel Gibson have a conversation on stage.
Before we get to the list of winners and losers, let’s fire up both the hype and outrage machines, as there were plenty of wins that could be categorized as delightful and some losses that were clear snubs. How do we come up with these delineations? Like the HFPA and The Academy, we’re not required to show our math, so we’re not going to.
The Most Delightful Wins of the Night:
- Brie Larson, Best Actress (Drama) for Room. Did you see that performance? It slayed everyone who stepped into its path, leaving nothing but tears in its wake.
- The Martian, Best Picture (Comedy). Laugh riot.
- Ennio Morricone, Best Original Score for The Hateful Eight. The only downside of this win was the fact that they let Quentin Tarantino get up and say a few words.
- Rachel Bloom, Best Actress in a TV comedy for Crazy Ex-Girlfriend. This is a show I not-so-secretly love and Rachel Bloom is the realest there is.
- Oscar Isaac, Best Actor in a Miniseries for Show Me a Hero. He’s more than just the galaxy’s best pilot. Even more than your girlfriend’s new celebrity crush.
The Biggest Snubs of the Night:
- Kirsten Dunst, Best Actress in a Miniseries for Fargo. She, alongside Flesh & Bone‘s Sarah Hay, lost to Lady Gaga’s performance in American Horror Story: Hotel. No offense to Gaga, but there should be no such thing as “awards” and “that show.”
- Fargo, Best Miniseries. It lost to Wolf Hall, a show that I’m sure is fine. But come on, did the HFPA even watch Fargo?
- Everyone who lost to Christian Slater for Best Supporting Actor in a Series. Mr. Robot is a very good show, but that doesn’t mean that everyone on it is delivering good performances. Also, this appears to be the beginning of people touting the Slatersance. Let’s be honest. He is no McConaughey.
- Game of Thrones, Best Television Drama. Because, obviously.
- “See You Again,” from Furious 7, for Best Song. Or the song from Youth. Really anything other than that Sam Smith song.
- Mad Max: Fury Road. It was nominated for Best Motion Picture and Best Director, yet The Revenant won both. Charlize Theron easily deserved a Best Actress nomination. If the HFPA was actively trolling the Internet, this was their best effort by omission.
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