Watch Ricky Gervais kick off the Golden Globes

The 73rd annual Golden Globes started off with an insult, with host Ricky Gervais calling the Hollywood A-listers in front of him "disgusting, pill-popping, deviant scum." After jokes about Sean Penn, NBC, and the wage gap, he let the celebrities in on a little secret: "Remember that no one cares about that award as much as you do. Don't get emotional, it's embarrassing. That award is, no offense, worthless. It's a bit of metal that some nice old confused journalists wanted to give you in person so they can meet you and have a selfie with you." Ouch. Watch the video below. Catherine Garcia

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Catherine Garcia has worked as a senior writer at The Week since 2014. Her writing and reporting have appeared in Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, Wirecutter, NBC News and "The Book of Jezebel," among others. She's a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.