‘Martian,’ ‘Revenant’ take home top Globes

Published 9:07 am Monday, January 11, 2016

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — The 73rd annual Golden Globes had a few curveballs up its sleeves, and the biggest ones weren’t even from acerbic host Ricky Gervais, who kept the show alive with his biting quips and takedowns of the business that the awards were celebrating.

But, instead of just being another booze-soaked, starry year at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, Sunday’s bleep-filled ceremony also gave a boost to two films that have been lingering on the edges of an undefined award season — the crowd-pleasing space romp “The Martian” and the brutal frontier epic “The Revenant,” mere days before the Academy Award nominees are revealed.

Alejandro Inarritu’s “The Revenant” won awards in the drama category for best picture and best actor for star Leonardo DiCaprio, who seems to be on a path to an Oscar for his portrayal of the 1820s fur trapper Hugh Glass.

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Inarritu, whose “Birdman” swept the Oscars last year, also beat out “The Martian’s” Ridley Scott for the best director award. “The Martian” did win best comedy film and best actor in a comedy for star Matt Damon. The dubious placement of “The Martian” in the comedy category was a running joke throughout the evening — even Scott questioned it as he walked on stage to accept the best picture award.

But a win is a win, and although this awards season is far from predetermined, neither “The Martian” nor “The Revenant” were considered real frontrunners, especially against nominees like “Spotlight,” ‘’Carol,” ‘’Mad Max: Fury Road,” and “The Big Short.”

“Spotlight,” the fact-based drama about The Boston Globe’s investigation into sex abuses in the Catholic Church has been the one favorite throughout the season in both critics and guild awards. While it is considered a lock for a Best Picture nomination on Thursday, the film apparently did not win the favor of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association and received no awards on Sunday.

Adam McKay’s star-studded financial collapse comedy “The Big Short” also walked away empty handed, despite some rising awards momentum lately with recent Producers Guild and Writers Guild nominations. Critics darlings “Carol” and “Mad Max: Fury Road” were surprisingly shut out as well.

But all will come into focus on Thursday when Oscar nominees are announced. Voting for Oscar nominations closed on Friday, but the campaigning won’t end until the actual ceremony on Feb. 28.

Golden Globe winners

Movies:

Best picture, drama: “The Revenant”
Best picture, comedy or musical: “The Martian”
Actress, drama: Brie Larson, “Room”
Actor, drama: Leonardo DiCaprio, “The Revenant”
Actress, musical or comedy: Jennifer Lawrence, “Joy”
Actor, musical or comedy: Matt Damon, “The Martian”
Supporting actress: Kate Winslet, “Steve Jobs”
Supporting actor: Sylvester Stallone, “Creed”
Director: Alejandro G. Inarritu, “The Revenant”
Screenplay: Aaron Sorkin, “Steve Jobs”
Animated: “Inside Out”
Foreign film: “Son of Saul,” Hungary
Original score: Ennio Morricone, “The Hateful Eight”
Original song: “Writing’s on the Wall,” “Spectre”

Television:

Best series, drama: “Mr. Robot” (USA)
Best series, comedy or musical: “Mozart in the Jungle” (Amazon)
Best TV movie or miniseries: “Wolf Hall” (PBS)
Actress, miniseries or TV movie: Lady Gaga, “American Horror Story: Hotel”
Actor, miniseries or TV movie: Oscar Isaac, “Show Me a Hero”
Actress, drama: Taraji P. Henson, “Empire”
Actor, drama: Jon Hamm, “Mad Men”
Actress, comedy or musical: Rachel Bloom, “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend”
Actor, comedy or musical: Gael García Bernal, “Mozart in the Jungle”
Supporting actress, miniseries or TV movie: Maura Tierney, “The Affair”
Supporting actor, miniseries or TV movie: Christian Slater, “Mr. Robot”