The Golden Globes turned out to be a more interesting show this year. Ricky Gervais' return as host went down as expected with lots of sharp stabs at Hollywood and the privileged elites, PC culture, recent scandals and celebrities using awards shows as political platforms. I'll be honest, I would pay money to watch Gervais host the Oscars, but I guess that will never happen. Kudos to the Hollywood Foreign Press Association for bringing him back for another go.
As for the awards themselves, there were a few surprises. Perhaps the most unexpected was that the WWI drama "1917" won Best Picture - Drama and Best Director (Sam Mendes), propelling it ahead of Scorsese's "The Irishman" in this awards season. Quentin Tarantino's "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood" scored three big wins for Best Picture - Musical or Comedy, Best Screenplay (Tarantino) and Supporting Actor (Brad Pitt).
In the acting categories, Joaquin Phoenix won Best Actor - Drama for his incredible performance in "Joker", and Renee Zellweger won Best Actress for playing the iconic Judy Garland in the biopic "Judy". Laura Dern helped "Marriage Story" bring home its only trophy out of six nominations with a Supporting Actress win.
In the television categories, "Succession" scored two wins for Best Drama Series and Actor (Brian Cox), "Chernobyl" won Limited Series and Supporting Actor (Stellan Skarsgard), and "Fleabag" took home awards for Comedy Series and Actress - Musical or Comedy (Phoebe Waller-Bridge).
Check out the complete list of 77th annual Golden Globe Awards winners after the jump.


