Revenge drama The Revenant and space adventure The Martian won the top movie prizes at the Golden Globes on Sunday on a night of surprises, laughter and barbed comments from fourth-time host Ricky Gervais.
In a closely-contested men’s field, Leonardo DiCaprio won for his lead role as a fur trapper seeking retribution in The Revenant while Matt Damon’s astronaut stranded on Mars in The Martian won the comedy acting award.
The Revenant also brought a directing prize for Alejandro Iñárritu, who recalled the long arduous shoot in sub-zero temperatures.
“Pain is temporary, but a film is for ever,” Inarritu said.
Jennifer Lawrence won best comedy movie actress for her portrayal of the Miracle Mop inventor in Joy, while Brie Larson beat veteran Cate Blanchett to take home her first major award for playing a young woman who is abducted and locked up for years in the movie drama Room.
Other popular winners includes Sylvester Stallone, 69, who received a standing ovation as best supporting film actor for reprising his iconic role as boxer Rocky Balboa in Creed, beating presumed frontrunner Mark Rylance for Bridge of Spies.
“I want to thank my imaginary friend Rocky Balboa for being the best friend I ever had,” Stallone said.
Other winners included British actress Kate Winslet for her supporting role in Steve Jobs, and the movie’s screenwriter Aaron Sorkin.
Golden Globe organisers, The Hollywood Foreign Press Association, chose Disney-Pixar’s feel-good movie Inside Out for best animated film, and Hungary’s Holocaust drama Son Of Saul as best foreign language film.
