'The Revenant' wins best film drama at Globes

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. -- Two star-led tales of frontier survival triumphed at the 73rd annual Golden Globes, where Alejandro Inarritu's bloody 1820s thriller "The Revenant" swept three of the top honors, and Ridley Scott's stranded astronaut tale "The Martian" answered with a pair of its own.

At a bleep-filled, irreverent ceremony Sunday, Ricky Gervais presided over a Globes that seemed to risk unraveling before the Hollywood Foreign Press Association's show coalesced its support for "The Revenant" and "The Martian."

In an upset, "The Revenant" won best film, drama, as well as best director for Inarritu and best actor for Leonardo DiCaprio.

Though Inarritu had a similar run at the Academy Awards last year with the best-picture winning "Birdman," he won only a share of best screenplay at last year's Globes.

Referring to the film's arduous shoot in the Canadian Rockies, Innaritu said: "Pain is temporary. A film is forever."

Sylvester Stallone holds his Golden Globe award Sunday for best performance by an actor in a supporting role in a motion picture for "Creed." (Jordan Strauss ~ Invision/AP)

This award season has lacked definition and two of the top critical picks -- the journalism procedural "Spotlight" and Todd Haynes' lesbian romance "Carol" -- went home empty-handed. Instead, it was "The Revenant" -- made with the same seamless cinematography of "Birman" that emerged triumphant -- on the same weekend it nearly toppled the box-office juggernaut "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" with a $37 million opening.

DiCaprio, who appears headed for his first Oscar, dedicated his award to Native Americans.

"I want to share this award with all the First Nations people represented in this film and all the indigenous peoples around the world," DiCaprio said. "It is time that we recognize your history and that we protect your indigenous lands from corporate interests and people out there to exploit them."

Questionably nominated in the comedy categories, "The Martian" took best film comedy and best actor in a comedy for Matt Damon, who also suffered jabs from Gervais. Taking the podium, Scott wondered, "Comedy?" and answered with a skeptical wave of his hand.

Nominated for the same character that earned him his only other Golden Globe nod, Sylvester Stallone took best supporting actor for the "Rocky" sequel-reboot "Creed." The crowd greeted him with a standing ovation.

"I want to thank my imaginary friend Rocky Balboa for being the best friend I ever had," Stallone said.

Best actress went to Brie Larson, the breakout star of the captive mother-son drama "Room." A gleeful Larson concluded: "I'm sorry for anyone I forgot. I'll write you a thank-you card."

Jennifer Lawrence, who spent much of the night with friend and collaborator Amy Schumer (herself a nominee for "Trainwreck"), scored her third Globe for a David O. Russell-directed film. After winning for "Silver Linings Playbook" and "American Hustle," she made it three for "Joy."

Damon had to suffer being introduced by Gervais as "the only person who Ben Affleck hasn't been unfaithful to." The actor later said the success of "The Martian" was an unlikely pleasure: "I have made a lot of movies that people just didn't go see."

Though "Steve Jobs" failed to win over many critics or moviegoers, Danny Boyle's drama about the Apple co-founder earned best screenplay for Aaron Sorkin and best supporting actress for Kate Winslet, her fourth Globe in 11 nominations. Citing the crowded categories, Winslet remarked: "What an incredible year for women in film."

USA's "Mr. Robot" won best TV drama for its first season, besting more established favorites like HBO's "Game of Thrones" and Fox's "Empire." Best comedy series was a similar upset, with Amazon's "Mozart in the Jungle," winning over the HBO heavyweight "Veep." Actors in both shows -- Christian Slater for "Mr. Robot" and Gabriel Garcia Bernal for "Mozart in the Jungle" -- also won.

In an election year, Gervais had the only cutting political remark in the show. He introduced presenters Eva Longoria and America Ferrera as two talented actresses "your next president, Donald Trump, can't wait to deport."

The Cecil B. DeMille lifetime achievement honoree, often an emotional high point in the awards, also lacked a memorable moment. Honoree Denzel Washington fumbled with his speech, while his wife, Pauletta, prodded him. As he wound down, Washington finally granted: "Yeah, I do need my glasses."

Best foreign language film went to Hungary's Laszlo Nemes' "Son of Saul," a harrowing view of life inside Auschwitz. Said Nemes: "The Holocaust over the years has become an abstraction. For me, it is more of a face. Let us not forget this face."

Best animated film went to Pixar's acclaimed "Inside Out." Lady Gaga, who has seven Grammys, won her first major acting honor for her performance on the anthology series "American Horror Story." Gaga compared the sensation to being like Cher in "Moonstruck."

Best actress in a TV drama went to Taraji P. Henson for "Empire." Jon Hamm won his second Globe for the final season of "Mad Men." He thanked the HFPA for the support to their long support of the show and his "horrible" character, Don Draper.

Quentin Tarantino accepted the award for Ennio Morricone's score for his "The Hateful Eight" -- a winner presenter Jamie Foxx initially read as "Straight Outta Compton" in a parody of the Miss Universe winner debacle.

Oscar Isaac, a star of the box-office behemoth "Star Wars: The Force Awakens," won best actor in a miniseries for HBO's "Show Me a Hero." Best limited series went to "Wolf Hall."