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 Pioneer-era tale "The Revenant" won three awards including
best drama film, beating out front-runners "Carol," a lesbian
romance, and investigative journalism drama "Spotlight."
"Revenant" star Leonardo DiCaprio won best drama actor and
Alejandro Inarritu was named best director.
"This is the most difficult journey I've embarked on," said
Inarritu, who last year won directing and best picture Oscars
for "Birdman."
"We struggled in low temperatures and difficult conditions to
make this film happen, but we all know in this room that pain is
temporary but a film is forever, so who cares?"
In a closely-contested men's field, DiCaprio prevailed over "The
Danish Girl" star Eddie Redmayne and "Concussion" lead Will
Smith, to win best actor for his role as a fur-trapper seeking
retribution.
DiCaprio, 41, who has yet to win an Oscar, received a standing
ovation and said he shared his award with indigenous people
around the world.
"It is time that we heard your voice and protected this planet
for future generations," the actor, an environmental activist,
said.
The Golden Globes, handed out by the Hollywood Foreign Press
Association, are the first major film honors of the Hollywood
awards season that culminates with the Oscars on Feb. 28. They
can give much-needed momentum to films in a crowded field, and
in recent years, top Globes have gone to movies that went on to
win the Oscar for best picture.
But it is also a more raucous and risk-filled affair than the
Academy Awards, starting with the humor of the host.
Gervais, who returned to the show as host after a three-year
absence, sipped beer and took shots took shots at everyone from
Jennifer Lawrence to Matt Damon and at one of his favorite
targets, the Golden Globes themselves.
"Listen, if you do win tonight, remember no one cares about that
award as much as you do," he said.
Gervais riled up the audience with an opening monologue in which
he called the A-list audience "disgusting, pill-popping, sexual
deviant scum," setting the tone for the bawdy humor that filled
the night.
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There were a large number of bleeped-out words during the telecast
of the show, from Jonah Hill swearing while pretending to be the
bear from "The Revenant," to Amy Schumer using an expletive while
enaging in light-hearted banter with Lawrence.
LARSON LANDS BREAKTHROUGH AWARD
Damon won best comedy actor for "The Martian," about an astronaut
stranded on Mars, and the film also won the best comedy/musical
movie category.
"I've made a lot of movies that people just didn't go to see, so to
make a movie that people just enjoyed this much ... it really came
down to (director) Ridley Scott," Damon said.
"Carol" went into the night with five nominations but came out
empty-handed, as did "The Big Short," about the financial crisis,
and admired Catholic Church sex abuse probe film "Spotlight."
Rising star Brie Larson, 26, beat veteran Cate Blanchett to win best
drama actress for her role as a young woman held captive for years
with a young son in "Room," while Lawrence won best comedy actress
for "Joy," about the Miracle Mop inventor.
Lawrence, 25, dedicated most of her speech to thanking "Joy"
director David O. Russell, with whom she has made several films.
"David, I want us to be buried next to each other. I really do."
Other key winners included Sylvester Stallone, 69, who received a
standing ovation as best supporting film actor for reprising his
iconic role as boxer Rocky Balboa in "Creed."
"Steve Jobs," a controversial look at the late Apple co-founder that
floundered at the box office despite warm reviews, took home Golden
Globes for supporting actress Kate Winslet, and screenwriter Aaron
Sorkin.
In the television categories, newcomers prevailed in key categories
as USA Network's "Mr. Robot," a cybersecurity expert with social
anxiety, won best TV drama series while Amazon's musical show
"Mozart in the Jungle" won best TV comedy series.
(Additional reporting by Lisa Richwine; Editing by Jill Serjeant and
Mary Milliken)
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