Golden Globes: Alejandro G. Inarritu wins best director for 'The Revenant'

Golden Globes: Alejandro G. Inarritu wins best director for ‘The Revenant’

Alejandro G. Inarritu won the Golden Globe for director for his work on "The Revenant."

Jan. 10, 2016 7:55 PM PT

Alejandro G. Inarritu won the Golden Globe for director Sunday night for his work on the beautiful, brutal western thriller “The Revenant.”

Inarritu won the screenplay Globe last year for “Birdman,” a movie that would go on to net him three Oscars as producer, director and writer.

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Comedian and host Ricky Gervais opened the show with jokes that made some laugh hysterically, and others cringe.

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Jennifer Lawrence accepts the award for actress in a motion picture comedy for her role in “Joy.” “Every time I’m up here, it’s because of you,” Lawrence said of her director David O. Russell.

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In the final award of the night, Alejandro G. Inarritu accepts the honor for motion picture drama for his film “The Revenant.”

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Brie Larson accepts the award for actress in a motion picture drama for her role in “Room.” After a long list of folks to shout out, she said, “I’m sorry to anyone I forgot, I’ll write you a thank you card.”

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As Taraji P. Henson walked to the stage to accept her award for actress in a TV drama, she passed out cookies to those around her, including one to Lady Gaga. “Cookies for everyone tonight, my treat,” she said for her winning role playing a character named Cookie in “Empire.” And just as she was asked to wrap up her speech, she refused. “I waited 20 years for this,” Henson said.

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After being announced as a two-time Golden Globe award winner, Jim Carrey made it known that he isn’t just a regular person, he is a two-time Golden Globe award winner. Though, of course, his dreams won’t be fulfilled, as he said, until he becomes a three-time Golden Globe award winner.

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Presenter Morgan Freeman announces the nominees for directing.

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Alejandro G. Inarritu accepts the award for director for “The Revenant.”

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Presenter Andy Samberg sparks laughs.

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Michael Keaton takes the stage to present an award.

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Sophia Bush, left, and Kate Bosworth present an award onstage.

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Maggie Gyllenhaal introduces the nominated film “The Room.”

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Music, what music? Ridley Scott made sure to get in all this “thank yous” while accepting the award for motion picture comedy for “The Martian.”

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“Every film is so difficult to make but I have to tell, in my experience, this has been the most difficult journey,” Inarritu said, accepting the Globe, of making “The Revenant.” “I was lucky to be saved and rescued by an incredible crew, cast, producers that we struggled for so many months ... in very difficult conditions to make this film happen.”

“The Revenant” follows a frontiersman (Leonardo DiCaprio) forced to survive a series of dire scenarios, including a marauding mama bear, after being abandoned and left for dead by members of his party.

“This is a film about adventure, and it’s man against man, and man against nature, and a bear against a man, and a man against a mountain,” Inarritu told The Times in an earlier interview.

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