Golden Globes 2017: Who won last year?

Here’s a list of last year’s Golden Globe winners.

Ricky Gervais isn’t a good fit for the Golden Globes. Since he took the stage in 2012, ratings have hovered between five and six, according to Nielsen. What’s generally more embarrassing for the telecast is that many comedians are expected to liven up and excite the audience – the Golden Globes fails at that endeavor. Despite all the star power packed into one auditorium, many of the main attractions end up being odd cameos.

Awards season might be a headache to watch, but it’s a biased microscope that zooms in on the future of the industry. In terms of the 2016 Golden Globes, which had the attention of 18.5 million people, embraced the veterans, like Bryan Cranston and Leonardo DiCaprio. And with the 2017 Golden Globes on the horizon, it’s time to recap the winners from last year’s affair.

Best Motion Picture (Drama)

2016 Winner: The Revenant

Box Office Statistics: $474,560 (opening), $183.6 million (since release date)

Fellow Nominees: Mad Max: Fury Road, Spotlight, Carol, Room

Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hardy

Directed By: Alejandro Innaritu

Best Motion Picture (Comedy or Musical)

2016 Winner: The Martian

Box Office Statistics: $54.3 million (opening), $228.4 million (since release date)

Fellow Nominees: Joy, The Big Short, Spy, Trainwreck

Starring: Matt Damon

Directed By: Ridley Scott

Best Female Performance in a Motion Picture (Drama)

2016 Winner: Brie Larson, Room

Fellow Nominees: Cate Blanchett (Carol), Rooney Mara (Carol), Alicia Vikander (The Danish Girl), Saoirse Ronan (Brooklyn)

Directed By: Lenny Abrahamson

Element Pictures produced what would be one of the most successful films of 2016. In fact, of the 129 nominations, Room claimed 103 of them – a nearly 80-percent success rate. Outside of dedicating her role as Ma, Brie Larson is rumored to be a part of Avengers: Infinity Warfare, which is scheduled for a 2018 release.

Best Female Performance in a Motion Picture (Comedy or Musical)

2016 Winner: Jennifer Lawrence, Joy

Fellow Nominees: Melissa McCarthy (Spy), Lily Tomlin (Grandma), Maggie Smith (The Lady in the Van), Amy Schumer (Trainwreck)

Directed By: David O’Russell

The show that Jennifer Lawrence put up in Joy was surprising, yet spontaneous. The role of playing an entrepreneur allowed her to indulge in a more professional, yet liberal, persona. Outside of her action movies, Lawrence was also nominated for a 2016 Oscar in the same category but fell short to Room‘s Brie Larson.

Best Male Performance in a Motion Picture (Drama)

2016 Winner: Leonardo DiCaprio, The Revenant

Fellow Nominees: Will Smith (Concussion), Michael Fassbender (Steve Jobs), Eddie Redmayne (The Danish Girl), Bryan Cranston (Trumbo)

Directed By: Alejandro Innaritu

One of Hollywood’s most gifted actors, Leonardo DiCaprio had a great 2016. Not only did he snag up a Golden Globe, but also clinched his first-ever Oscar for his role as Hugh Glass in The Revenant. The four-hour long film also stole the night, dominating other categories. In addition to the Golden Globes, The Revenant also appeared a dozen times on the Oscars board. Those are fair results given that the budget was $135 million.

Best Male Performance in a Motion Picture (Comedy or Musical)

2016 Winner: Matt Damon, The Martian

Fellow Nominees: Al Pacino (Danny Collins), Mark Ruffalo (Spotlight), Christian Bale (The Big Short), Steve Carell (The Big Short)

Directed By: Ridley Scott

After his days as Will Hunting, Matt Damon hasn’t shied away from roles that require some mental stamina. (Damon was one semester shy of graduating from Harvard.) In addition to being close with the Afflecks, Damon has also grown very fond of his wife, Luciana Barroso, of 11 years and their three children.

Best Director

2016 Winner: Alejandro Inarritu, The Revenant

Fellow Nominees: George Miller (Mad Max: Fury Road), Tom McCarthy (Spotlight), Ridley Scott (The Martian), Todd Haynes (Carol)

Other Notable Work by Inarritu: Birdman or the Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance, 21 Grams

Best TV Series (Drama)

2016 Winner: Mr. Robot

Fellow Nominees: Game of Thrones, Narcos, Empire, Outlander

Starring: Rami Malek, Christian Slater

Created By: Sam Esmail

Even though it’s becoming to be one of the most well-documented lifestyles of the Information Age, hacking is a fairly new concept. In Mr. Robot, Rami Malek portrays a recluse, who starts off with a desk job but is eventually met by Mr. Robot himself, Christian Slater. Aside from Mr. Robot, Rami Malek also won a claim to fame as a voice actor in Until Dawn, in which he plays a sociopath serial killer.

Best TV Series (Comedy or Musical)

2016 Winner: Mozart in the Jungle

Fellow Nominees: Orange is the New Black, Transparent, Silicon Valley, Casual

Starring: Lola Kirke, Gael Garcia Bernal

Created By: Jason Schwartzman, Roman Coppola, Alex Timbers

Band geeks rejoice. Amazon’s Mozart in the Jungle focuses a spotlight on the world of Hailey, who dabbles in the oboe for New York City’s top symphony ensemble. She manages to find love along the way with the symphony’s conductor, Rodrigo, who is played by Gael Garcia Bernal. Personally, there isn’t enough respect concentrated on the inner workings of a concert – or marching – band.

Some say the art of Hollywood is dying out. It seems that every year voting members miss out on the gold mine of a film. The year’s highest-grossing film won’t always be the winner and the low-budget films seem to do well outside of indie awards. The 2016 Golden Globes defied the theory of indie versus mainstream Hollywood – a duel that won’t die out any time soon.

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