Globes16: 'Mr. Robot,' 'Mozart' Each Win Pair
USA's Mr. Robot and Amazon Video's Mozart in the Jungle each took home a pair of Golden Globe Awards Sunday night.
Mr. Robot won the Globe for best TV series, drama, and creator Sam Esmail gave credit to USA's Alex Sepiol and Jackie De Crinis who "really backed this show from the beginning." Christian Slater (pictured before the ceremony in Beverly Hills) claimed the Globe for best performance by an actor in a supporting role for a series, limited series or TV movie for Mr. Robot.
The Globe for best TV series, musical or comedy, went to Amazon's Mozart in the Jungle. Best performance by an actor in a TV series, musical or comedy, went to Gael Garcia Bernal for Mozart in the Jungle.
In other TV Globes:
--The first TV award of the night went to Maura Tierney as best supporting actress in a series, limited series or TV movie, for her portrayal of Helen Solloway in Showtime's The Affair.
--The Globe for best performance by an actress in a TV musical or comedy, went to Rachel Bloom for The CW's Crazy Ex-Girlfriend.
--The Globe for best limited series or TV movie went to Wolf Hall on PBS.
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--Best performance by an actor in a limited series or TV movie went to Oscar Isaac for HBO's Show Me a Hero.
--Mad Men's Jon Hamm won for best performance by an actor in a television series -- drama.
--The Globe for an actress in a limited series or TV movie went to Lady Gaga for playing The Countess in FX's American Horror Story: Hotel; she declared it was "one of the greatest moments of my life."
--Empire's Taraji Henson won for best performance by an actress in a TV series, drama. She credited numerous Fox executives and pleaded for more speech time.
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