At the Critics Choice Awards, Judd Apatow had some strong words for the Golden Globes, and award shows in general, for underserving comedies.
The Martian, while a humorous movie, is certainly not a comedy. At least not according to Judd Apatow, director of Trainwreck, whose film lost out to Ridley Scott’s space romp at the Golden Globes earlier this month.
At last night’s Critics Choice Awards, Apatow took the stage to present an award to Trainwreck lead Amy Schumer, and took the opportunity to condemn both the Golden Globes and other award shows for placing non-comedies in the comedy category — effectively assuring a win for the more high-profile, expensive film.
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“I don’t mean to be weird about it, but to all the dramas out there, go f**k yourself. And your period costumes, and your concussion, and your bears, and your sexuality, go f**k yourself!” Apatow proclaimed, earning applause from the audience.
He also got in a little dig at the Critics Choice Awards themselves, saying, “I’m here to give an award to the funniest person in the world, miss Amy Schumer. The MVP award! They made up an award to get her here. That’s how valid these awards are.”
Watch Judd Apatow’s full takedown:
Do you agree with the comedy director? Are actual comedy films being underserved by award shows blurring the genre lines? Or is the real problem that a movie like The Martian, which is neither a real comedy nor a hard-hitting, emotionally impactful drama, simply doesn’t have a place in either category?