In true Ricky Gervais fashion, the Golden Globes started out with one offensive joke and they continued on from there.
The comedian and host for the Golden Globes opened the ceremony by saying something nice about Mel Gibson, at Bill Cosby’s expense in an effort to make up for ripping on the Australian actor back in 2010.
As the night went on, Gervais took aim at many of the A-listers in the room, disregarding their celebrity status, after being invited back to host the Golden Globes. Within five minutes, the comedian was able to roast Caitlyn Jenner, Jeffrey Tambor and Jennifer Lawrence.
The first award was presented by Channing Tatum, who was joined on stage by Jonah Hill, supporting a bear costume in commemoration of DiCaprio’s The Revenant.
Another memorable moment was the crack at Steve Harvey after the mix up at the Miss Universe pageant a few weeks prior and where Jamie Foxx purposefully muddled the winner for Best Score in a Motion Picture, which went out to The Hateful Eight.
When Eva Longoria and America Ferrera took the stage, they used the opportunity to point out the casual racism of Hollywood by stating “neither one of us is Rosario Dawson.” The quip was a reference to the Golden Globes twitter account who mistakenly referred to Ferrera as Gina Rodriguez.
When Jennifer Lawrence and Amy Schumer went up, they discussed the importance of Hollywood nicknames.
Mark Wahlberg and Will Ferrell called out the lack of seriousness of the crowd when, donning leftover New Years props, they tried to have a serious and conservative tone.
Other highlights included Jim Carey’s summary of the importance of the awards and Ridley Scott’s inability to finish his speech in time.
At last, when Leonardo DiCaprio was awarded Best Actor for The Revenant, the audience got to their feet and cheered, with the film also winning
Best Motion Picture – Drama.
Check out the full list of winners below: (winners shown in red)
Best Motion Picture, Drama
“Mad Max: Fury Road”
“Carol”
“The Revenant”
“Room”
“Spotlight”
Best Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy
“Joy”
“Spy”
“The Big Short”
“The Martian”
“Trainwreck”
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture, Drama
Saoirse Ronin, “Brooklyn”
Cate Blanchett, “Carol”
Rooney Mara, “Carol”
Brie Larson, “Room”
Alicia Vikander, “The Danish Girl”
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy
Jennifer Lawrence, “Joy”
Melissa McCarthy, “Spy”
Amy Schumer, “Trainwreck”
Maggie Smith, “The Lady in the Van”
Lily Tomlin, “Grandma”
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama
Bryan Cranston, “Trumbo”
Leonardo DiCaprio, “The Revenant”
Michael Fassbender, “Steve Jobs”
Eddie Redmayne, “The Danish Girl”
Will Smith, “Concussion”
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
Paul Dano,” Love”
Idris Elba, “Beasts of No Nation”
Mark Rylance, “Bridge of Spies”
Michael Shannon, “99 Homes”
Sylvester Stallone, “Creed”
Best Performance by Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
Jane Fonda, “Youth”
Jennifer Jason Leigh, “Hateful Eight”
Helen Mirren, “Trumbo”
Alicia Vikander, “Ex Machina”
Kate Winslet, “Steve Jobs”
Best Director, Motion Picture
Alejandro González Iñárritu, “The Revenant”
Todd Haynes, “Carol”
Tom McCarthy, “Spotlight”
George Miller, “Mad Max: Fury Road”
Ridley Scott, “The Martian”
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy
Christian Bale, “The Big Short”
Steve Carell, “The Big Short”
Matt Damon, “The Martian”
Al Pacino, “Danny Collins”
Mark Ruffalo, “Infinitely Polar Bear”
Best Screenplay, Motion Picture
Emma Donoghue, “Room”
Tom McCarthy and Josh Singer, “Spotlight”
Charles Randolph and Adam McKay, “The Big Short”
Aaron Sorkin, “Steve Jobs”
Quentin Tarantino, “The Hateful Eight”
Best Original Score, Motion Picture
Carter Burwell, “Carol”
Alexander Desplat, “The Danish Girl”
Ennio Morricone, “The Hateful Eight”
Daniel Pemberton, “Steve Jobs”
Ryuchi Sakamoto, “The Revanant”
Best Motion Picture, Animated
“Anomalisa”
“The Good Dinosaur”
“Inside Out”
“The Peanuts Movie”
“Shaun the Sheep Movie”
Best Original Song, Motion Picture
“Love Me Like You Do,” “Fifty Shades of Grey”
“One Kind of Love,” “Love & Mercy”
“See You Again,” “Furious 7”
“Simple Song #3,” “Youth”
“Writing’s on the Wall,” “Spectre”
Best Motion Picture, Foreign Language
“The Brand New Testament”
“The Club”
“The Fencer”
“Mustang”
“Son of Saul”
Best Television Series, Drama
“Empire,” Fox
“Game of Thrones,” HBO
“Mr. Robot,” USA
“Narcos,” Netflix
“Outlander,” Starz
Best Television Series, Musical or Comedy
“Casual,” Hulu
“Mozart in the Jungle,” Amazon Video
“Orange Is the New Black,” Netflix
“Silicon Valley,” HBO
“Transparent,” Amazon Video
“Veep,” HBO
Best Television Limited Series or Motion Picture made for Television
“American Crime,” ABC
“American Horror Story: Hotel,” FX
“Fargo,” FX
“Flesh and Bone,” Starz
“Wolf Hall,” PBS
Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series, Drama
Jon Hamm, “Mad Men”
Rami Malek, “Mr. Robot”
Wagner Moura, “Narcos”
Bob Odenkirk, “Better Call Saul”
Liev Schreiber, “Ray Donovan”
Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series, Musical or Comedy
Aziz Ansari, “Master of None”
Gael García Bernal, “Mozart in the Jungle”
Rob Lowe, “The Grinder”
Patrick Stewart, “Blunt Talk”
Jeffrey Tambor, “Transparent”
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Series, Limited Series or Motion Picture made for Television
Idris Elba, “Luther”
Oscar Isaac, “Show Me a Hero”
David Oyelowo, “Nightingale”
Mark Rylance, “Wolf Hall”
Patrick Wilson, “Fargo”
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Limited Series or Motion Picture made for Television
Alan Cumming, “The Good Wife”
Damian Lewis, “Wolf Hall”
Ben Mendelson, “Bloodline”
Tobias Menzies, “Outlander”
Christian Slater, “Mr. Robot”
Best Performance by an Actress in a TV Series, Drama
Caitriona Balfe, “Outlander”
Viola Davis, “How to Get Away With Murder”
Eva Green, “Penny Dreadful
Taraji P. Henson, “Empire”
Robin Wright, “House of Cards”
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Limited Series or Motion Picture made for Television
Uzo Aduba, “Orange Is the New Black”
Joanna Froggatt, “Downton Abbey”
Regina King, “American Crime”
Judith Light, “Transparent”
Maura Tierney, “The Affair”
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Series, Limited Series or Motion Picture made for Television
Kirsten Dunst, “Fargo”
Lady Gaga, “American Horror Story: Hotel”
Sarah Hay, “Flesh and Bone”
Felicity Huffman, “American Crime”
Queen Latifah, “Bessie”
Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series, Musical or Comedy
Rachel Bloom, “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend”
Jamie Lee Curtis, “Scream Queens”
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, “Veep”
Gina Rodriguez, “Jane the Virgin”
Lily Tomlin, “Grace and Frankie
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– Written by John Ardic
