The 76th annual Golden Globe Awards kicked off with hosts Andy Samberg and Sandra Oh taking a break from political jabs which have become par for the course in Hollywood award shows. Instead, the co-hosts opted to keep their opening monologue positive and upbeat with Oh singing off with an emotional ending about diversity in Hollywood.
Samberg, who comes largely from a comedy background, and Oh, who hails from drama, felt like an unusual choice to helm the awards. The unlikely duo addressed their pairing first thing in their monologue joking that they are the only two people left in Hollywood who haven't gotten in trouble for saying something offensive.
From there, they tried keep in line with the usual hosting duties we've seen since last year, by "roasting" the vast array of stars in the room. However, it quickly became apparent that all of their prepared roast jokes were mostly compliments.
"Amy Adams is nominated for multiple Globes tonight," Samberg said. "Hey Amy, save some for the rest of us you mega-talented piece of dog c--p.”
"Gina Rodriguez is here, that's weird," Oh joked. "Last time I checked, she resided in heaven.”
The group then went on to skewer some of the movies and pop-culture news of the year, notably tackling Lady Gaga and her repeated speech praising her "A Star Is Born" co-star Bradley Cooper.
After the lightning-fire "roast jokes," the duo got serious about the growing diversity in the film industry that expanded in the wake of movements like #MeToo, #TimesUp and #OscarsSoWhite.
"'Black Panther' is nominated tonight for best picture drama,” Oh said. “It is the third-highest grossing movie of all time in the U.S., which just goes to show that people want more movies where the characters ride on rhinoceros like they’re horses!”
While the hosts took the high road in terms of avoiding politics in general, the opening monologue was not without its controversial jabs. In speaking about "Black Panther" director Ryan Coogler, Samberg, joking that being from the Bay Area he was surprised that the film, given its title, had nothing to do with the political party that rose to prominence in the area decades ago.
Samberg characterized the movement as a group that was "framed for murder" for promoting "justice and equality."
Elsewhere in the monologue, they joked about the Dick Cheney biopic "Vice" for being categorized in the "musical or comedy" category.
"'Vice' is the most nominated film of the night," Samberg said. "'It erroneously invaded the wrong category due to false intelligence."
Once the jokes were done, Samberg and Oh got serious, with the "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" star kicking things off.
"I know we’re up here joking, but on a serious note we saw incredible work,” he said. “And they’re not just here tonight because they resonated with audiences that Hollywood often ignores, they’re here because they told stories that resonated with everyone and that truly is a beautiful thing.”
With that, it was time to dive into a night of awards and speeches from some of the most famous people working in the entertainment industry today.
The night's first win went to Michael Douglas for the Netflix series "The Kominsky Method." He dedicated the honor to his 102-year-old father. The second award went to "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse" for best animated film. Things stayed politics-free for the most part, as the cast of "A Star is Born," “Black Panther” and “Big Bang Theory” presented awards. However, the head of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, Meher Tatna, announced that the organization was extending its outreach to international journalists. She ended with a rousing speech about how journalism is "under siege" in this current day and age.
"It is incumbent on all of us to protect and preserve the freedom of creative expression, of speech and of the press. This is our story to tell, this is our story to write, this is our stand to take."
The next major award of the evening went to "Game of Thrones" star Richard Madden for his work on "The Bodyguard." He was awarded best performance by an actor in a television series - drama. Soon after, "The Americans" took home the award for best drama TV series.
Steve Carell then took the stage to give Carol Burnett a rousing introduction calling her “respected, revered and well-liked” in show business, before welcoming her on stage to accept the first ever Carol Burnett award, which she was pretty much guaranteed to win.
After a video montage of her work and past accolades, the 85-year-old comedic actress took the stage.
“I’m really gobsmacked by this,” she joked. “Does this mean I get to accept it every year?”
The star got more serious, explaining how she was always fascinated by television and movies and talked about the incredible journey she went on with “The Carol Burnett Show” highlighting the fact that a variety show like that is not something that could happen on TV today.
“The networks just wouldn’t spend the money and because there are so many cable competitors. It’s sad to say that today’s audiences might never know what they’re missing,” she concluded. “So, here’s to reruns and Youtube.”
As expected, Lady Gaga was awarded the Golden Globe for best original song in a motion picture for “Shallow” from “A Star Is Born.” She was showered with praise by her fellow award-winners before taking the microphone herself.
“As a woman in music, it is really hard to be taken seriously,” she said, thanking those who worked on the film for not giving her that problem. “They lifted me up and supported me.”
The Associated Press Contributed to this report.
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