It’s no wonder The Martian took best comedy. Damon’s comedic timing was consistently on point. The role was a departure from Damon’s typically dramatic films, and he nailed it. The Martian is a laugh-a-minute romp. The film follows funny man Watney across the 4th planet from our sun, interspersed with scenes of zany hijinks from his plucky fellow astronauts. Despite the superficially tense scenario, Damon is able to maintain an atmosphere of playfulness throughout, ensuring that the movie doesn’t slip from laughs into nail-biter territory. One thing is for sure, the laughs don’t let up. Like when NASA director tells the audience, “Astronaut Mark Watney… was killed.” Of course, we know better! Imagine NASAs surprise when a lowly analyst finds out that Mark Watney has been moving things around on the planet of Mars. He’s not actually dead, but stranded. Whoops! But if you think they’re going to tell the crew, you’ve got another thing coming. Wait until you see how NASA’s director tries to weasel out of letting the crew know -and then trying to nix the rescue mission! After that fiasco, we see one of the greatest comedic twists of the movie, when Watney’s captain, deciding to violate mission orders to save the life of a crew member, says, “this is mutiny.” Stranded on Mars, Watney’s survival becomes increasingly unlikely. The people of Earth wait for the inevitable. But then, by combining the science and engineering of his friends at NASA, the bravery of his crew, and his own force of will, Watney is able to travel to another vessel and modify it for a triumphant escape, in an ending that can only be described as hilarious. Knocked unconscious by the g-force (good gracious!) and then woken up only to find he has broken ribs (ha!) Watney has to leap into the arms of a fellow astronaut on the end of a tether (that’s a new one!). Needless to say, the audience was left in stitches. (Speaking of stitches, one of the film’s strongest comedic moments comes when Watney is forced to sew up his own bleeding wounds, grimacing and shaking throughout.) It’s no wonder The Martian picked up Best Comedy. If you’re looking for a good joke, you can count on the Golden Globes.