four grammys. he was nominated for six. that s not bad. including record of the year, song of the year and best new artist. the other major category of album of the year, the people s jaws were dropping. beck won for morning phase. you saw that moment there. kanye west acted like he was going to interrupt. remember he interrupted back in the day with taylor swift. good to see he was having fun. he beat beyonce in this category. beat ed sheerhan beat sam smith. it was like this may not be funny. speaking of beyonce, her performance with the choir was one of the most talked about of the evening. singing the gospel song take my hand precious lord featured in selma. different from the usual high octane sasha fierce performances. i was waiting for that. to come out. madonna contrasted for her
hit it. madonna, we talked about that matador outfit looking fantastic at the age of 56. meantime celebrity fashion was on parade at another important awards show yesterday across the pond. the red carpet was smoking in london. the baftas. the film awards the equivalent of the oscars. across the pond. julianne moore, the lady in red was stunning in a sizzling low cut dress with velvet top and sheer peekaboo panel. i never thought i would hear you say that. opting for extreme cleavage, reese witherspoon in a stunning purple stella mccartney number perfectly contrasting her signature blond tresses. this stunner. i love this lady. britt i canish actress a delicate act by prada accented by black trim and crystals. there were actual awards were handed out as well. best actress went to julianne moore for a college professor slowly sliding into early on set alzheimer s. in still alice. best actor in a leading role was eddie redmayne for his portrayal of stephen hawking i
but it wasn t the performance, i think, we were both waiting for. we can t forget about madonna. madonna doesn t age. 56 years old. my legs look like her legs. maybe i d walk around without pants on. i know. she looks unbelievable. she keeps reinventing herself decade after decade. it s unbelievable if you think about it. it s a magz how many grammy awards she s been to. any upsets? i would have expected to see taylor swift on stage because i don t remember an awards show where she hasn t. no. i think i expected sam to have a big night. it was a monster record, a great song. he s such a likeable guy. honestly, while it would have been nice to see other people in play, it s not so bad seeing sam smith on stage all the time. if anyone deserved it, the nice guy does. abc news entertainment editor leslie messer, thank you so much for giving us the high points of the show. thank you for having me.
this morning on world news now, miserable monday. the serious storm system impacting tens of millions of americans. northeast and the floods and fires in the west. accu-weather has it covered. fighting isis, taking aim at the terrorists. new questions about the american hostage and the latest insight from the retired general at the forefront of the battle. an abc news exclusive. deadly crash. bruce jenner s involvement in a highway tragedy in california. was he being chased by paparazzi? why police may ask for cell phone records. later in the skinny, the biggest night for american music, the grammy awards. madonna as a matador and did beyonce disappoint? the biggest moments on stage and the red carpet. it s monday, february 9th.