“I’ve changed,” pleaded host Ricky Gervais, who returned to the stage at the Beverly Hilton for the 73rd annual Golden Globe Awards in one of the most highly anticipated comebacks in the award show’s history.

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And the British comic, 54, who hosted the glitzy award show from 2010 to 2012, came out swinging with his skewering opening monologue, “Relax, I’m going to try to be nice,” he started, before segueing into biting jokes that covered the broad scope of news stories that came out of Hollywood this past year, from the movie remakes with all-female lead casts to Jennifer Lawrence’s speaking out against the gender pay gap in Hollywood. And with his deadpan delivery, Ricky’s opening skit had A-listers like Julianne Moore and Melissa McCarthy in stitches.

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Sipping on a pint between jokes, Ricky, who was dapperly dressed in Ted Baker, then introduced the first presenters of the night, Channing Tatum and Jonah Hill, who was dressed as the now-infamous bear in director Alejandro González Iñárritu’s film, The Revenant, starring Leonardo DiCaprio. The 21 Jump Street duo presented the first award of the evening, Best Supporting Actress in a motion picture, to Kate Winslet. She started the parade of the night's big winners, including Jennifer Lawrence for Best Actress in a Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy for Joy, Brie Larson for Best Actress in a Motion Picture, Drama, for The Room, and Leonardo DiCaprio, who picked up his third career Best Actor award for The Revenant.

Dressed in royal blue Ralph Lauren, a visibly surprised Kate claimed the coveted award for her supporting role in director Danny Boyle’s Steve Jobs biopic. “I am extremely surprised and overwhelmed,” she began, before taking a moment to compose herself. In her moving speech, she praised her co-star and “legend” Michael Fassbender and “my wonderful husband Ned, my everything.”

A notable win early on in the night went to Mad Men’s Jon Hamm, who picked up the award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series, Drama, for the show’s the final season. The Golden Globe was Jon’s second – he first claimed the honour in 2008, when the AMC series kicked off ­– and he’s been nominated every year since. Seemingly shocked by the win, Jon thanked the Hollywood Foreign Press Association “for supporting our show all the way to the end.”

Amy Adams later presented the award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical to Matt Damon, who was nominated alongside Christian Bale and Steve Carell (The Big Short) and Al Pacino (Danny Collins). Humbled by the win, Matt couldn't help but thank his kids watching at home. “Get read to go to bed now!” he said, before thanking, his wife, Lucy, “for everything.” Picking up the award for The Martian, Matt told the audience that knew how “lucky” he was for the honour. “It’s been 18 years since I’ve been up here,” he said, smiling. “I made a lot of movies that people didn't go see!”

Film:

Best motion picture – drama

Carol
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Revenant - WINNER
Room
Spotlight

Best performance by an actor in a motion picture – drama

Bryan Cranston, Trumbo
Leonardo DiCaprio, The Revenant - WINNER
Michael Fassbender, Steve Jobs
Eddie Redmayne, The Danish Girl
Will Smith, Concussion

Best performance by an actress in a motion picture – drama

Cate Blanchett, Carol
Brie Larson, Room - WINNER
Rooney Mara, Carol
Saoirse Ronan, Brooklyn
Alicia Vikander, The Danish Girl

Best motion picture – comedy or musical

The Big Short
Joy
The Martian - WINNER
Spy
Trainwreck

Best performance by an actor in a motion picture – comedy or musical

Christian Bale, The Big Short
Steve Carell, The Big Short
Matt Damon, The Martian - WINNER
Al Pacino, Danny Collins
Mark Ruffalo, Infinitely Polar Bear

Best performance by an actress in a motion picture – musical or comedy

Jennifer Lawrence, Joy - WINNER
Amy Schumer, Trainwreck
Melissa McCarthy, Spy
Maggie Smith, The Lady in the Van
Lily Tomlin, Grandma

Best performance by an actress in a supporting role in a motion picture

Jane Fonda, Youth
Jennifer Jason Leigh, The Hateful Eight
Helen Mirren, Trumbo
Alicia Vikander, Ex Machina
Kate Winslet, Steve Jobs - WINNER

Best performance by an actor in a supporting role in a motion picture

Paul Dano, Love & Mercy
Idris Elba, Beast of No Nation
Mark Rylance, The Bridge of Spies
Michael Shannon, 99 Homes
Sylvester Stallone, Creed - WINNER

Best director

Todd Haynes, Carol
Alejandro González Iñárritu, The Revenant - WINNER
Tom McCarthy, Spotlight
George Miller, Mad Max: Fury Road
Ridley Scott, The Martian

Best screenplay

Room
Spotlight
The Big Short
Steve Jobs - WINNER
The Hateful Eight

Best foreign language film

The Brand New Testament
The Club
The Fencer
Mustang
Son of Saul - WINNER

Best animated feature film

Anomalisa
Inside Out - WINNER
Shaun the Sheep Movie
The Good Dinosaur
Snoopy and Charlie Brown: The Peanuts Movie

Best original song

Love Me Like You Do, Fifty Shades of Grey
One Kind of Love, Love & Mercy
See You Again, Fast and Furious 7
Simple Sound #3, Youth
Writing’s on the Wall, Spectre - WINNER

Best original score

Carol
The Danish Girl
Inside Out
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Theory of Everything – WINNER
Revenant

TELEVISION

Best television series C drama

Empire
Game of Thrones
Mr Robot – WINNER
Narcos
Outlander

Best performance by an actor in a television series – drama

Liev Schreiber, Ray Donovan
Wagner Moura, Narcos
Bob Odenkirk, Better Call Saul
Rami Malek, Mr Robot
Jon Hamm, Mad Men - WINNER

Best television series – comedy

Casual
Mozart in the Jungle - WINNER
Orange Is the New Black
Silicon Valley
Transparent
Veep

Best performance by an actor in a television series - musical or comedy

Jeffrey Tambor, Transparent - WINNER
Aziz Ansari, Master of None
Rob Lowe, The Grinder
Will Forte, Last Man on Earth
Patrick Stewart, Blunt Talk

Best performance by an actress in a television series - musical or comedy

Rachel Bloom, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend - WINNER
Jamie Lee Curtis, Scream Queens
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep
Gina Rodriguez, Jane the Virgin
Lily Tomlin, Grace and Frankie

Best performance by an actress in a television series – drama

Viola Davis, How to Get Away with Murder
Caitriona Balfe, Outlander
Eva Green, Penny Dreadful
Taraji P Henson, Empire- WINNER
Robin Wright, House of Cards

Best performance by an actress in a miniseries or motion picture made for television

Lady Gaga, American Horror Story: Hotel - WINNER
Sarah Hay, Flesh & Bone
Felicity Huffman, American Crime
Kirsten Dunst, Fargo
Queen Latifah, Bessie

Best performance by an actor in a miniseries or motion picture made for television

Idris Elba, Luther
Oscar Isaac, Show Me a Hero - WINNER
David Oyelowo, Nightingale
Mark Rylance, Wolf Hall
Patrick Wilson, Fargo

Best performance by an actress in a supporting role in a series, miniseries or motion picture made for television

Uzo Aduba, Orange is the New Black
Joanne Froggatt, Downton Abbey
Regina King, American Crime
Judith Light, Transparent
Maura Tierney, The Affair - WINNER

Best performance by an actor in a supporting role in a series, miniseries or motion picture made for television

Alan Cumming, The Good Wife
Damian Lewis, Wolf Hall
Ben Mendelsohn, Bloodlines
Tobias Menzies, Outlander
Christian Slater, Mr Robot - WINNER

Best miniseries or motion picture made for television

American Crime
American Horror Story: Hotel
Fargo
Flesh and Bone
Wolf Hall - WINNER