Anything can be a comedy at the Golden Globes

The 2016 Golden Globe awards started out with a few questionable jokes, courtesy of Ricky Gervais. Word on the ’net is that not too many people are pleased with him right now. As for me, I started off the night listening to slightly offensive jokes about feminism, and it seemed lighthearted enough to overlook (you know, pick your battles and all). Honestly, Ricky’s got a lot of snark and a cool accent, so I generally liked and enjoyed him as a host.

Best dressed man of the evening was, hands down, the Rock (or, excuse me, I suppose he goes by Dwayne Johnson now). His maroon velvet suit? Golden, and very form-fitting to his biceps, might I say. Women shined in a beautiful way this year: Brie Larson for her exquisite performance in “The Room”; Taraji P. Henson as everyone’s favorite character, Cookie, on “Empire”; Lady Gaga nearly in tears as she accepted her award for her first acting role on “American Horror Story: Hotel”. Each of these wins filled me with joy as I watched them unfold.

There was, however, a general cloud of WTF hanging over the awards show on Sunday night.

It started off with controversy around the nominations. “The Martian” was nominated into the comedy category, seemingly just to get a better chance at a win. Total confusion resulted for everyone watching, though, who knew without even watching the movie that it was definitely not a comedy.

It turned completely surreal when Matt Damon won Best Actor in a Musical or Comedy. So, Damon is a comedian now? Noted. My outrage grew as “The Martian” went on to win Best Comedy Motion Picture. Which… what? “The Martian” is not a comedy, people!

Similar moments of “What the heck is happening?” followed as the show progressed. An Amazon original series, “Mozart in the Jungle,” won a slew of awards, most notably Best Musical or Comedy Series. This came as a complete shock to viewers everywhere, including me. I’m sure it’s a great show, but America doesn’t love it more than “Orange is the New Black” or “Transparent,” shows that have taken viewers by storm. I distinctly remember sitting on my couch, mid-ravioli bite, completely baffled that neither of these groundbreaking shows won. How many of you have heard or even seen an episode of “Mozart in the Jungle”?

Complaining time is over, though, and I digress. You can’t help the bureaucratic nature of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, which runs the Globes, unfortunately. I suppose we’ll never know whether or not our favorite movies and TV shows truly have a shot at an award, at least as concretely as we feel they deserve it. Luckily, we have beautiful, talented, charismatic people and pretty dresses to make up for the inevitable disappointment.

The peak of the night was Lady Gaga’s acceptance speech when she won for Best Actress in a Mini-Series. For me, it was a rather raw and genuine speech. She mentioned nearly everyone who makes “American Horror Story”, all the way up to executive producers who are rarely mentioned in these speeches. (However, to the abject horror of my mother, Gaga did not thank her fiancé, Taylor Kinney, in her speech.) Seeing her on stage invigorated me, honestly. It was refreshing to see someone who is, for all intents and purposes, a rookie among the other trophy winners. And that’s awesome.

I give the 2016 Golden Globes a 3/5 on the golden globe scale.