'Boyhood' is all grown up with Golden Globes wins
Posted Monday, January 12, 2015 at 4:08 PM Central
Last updated Monday, January 12, 2015 at 4:11 PM Central
by John Couture
As much as we hold the Academy Awards above all others in terms of pomp, circumstance and all that prestigious malarkey, there's just something cool about the Golden Globes. Personally, I think it's all the alcohol flowing combined with the fun mix of TV and film celebrities.
Did I mention the alcohol?
There's just something infinitely cool about seeing former host Ricky Gervais come out to present an award with a pint of beer in hand. It was only topped by him having to set the pint down on the stage so that he could open the envelope and announce the winner.
As much as I'm looking forward to seeing Neil Patrick Harris host the Oscars this year, it's just a different beast altogether. It seems that Hollywood Foreign Press Association really knows how to throw a great party and the winners usually coincide with its laissez-faire attitude. As a predictor of Oscar glory, it's pretty middle of the road with about a 50% success rate.
But, who cares? Really, it can get a bit boring if the same films or actors win all of the awards. Spreading out the acclaim before the Oscars only heightens the anticipation for the biggest awards show of them all.
As for the Golden Globes, the celebrities stole the show yet again with their quick wit and alcohol-induced acceptance speeches. Jeremy Renner probably won the show with a fast improvisation that said what we were all (mostly all) thinking.
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Of course, that wasn't the only verbal sparring to take place last night. Co-hosts Tina Fey and Amy Poehler touched on the Bill Cosby controversy with a couple of ill-timed jokes that didn't really seem to find an audience. Ricky Gervais was his usual snarky self and all of Hollywood's stars took cover when he hit the stage and started calling them out by name.
Cecil B. DeMille honoree George Clooney was all class in his acceptance speech. He was most complimentary of new wife Amal and really seemed to be smitten which was a nice departure from his usual stoic stance on the fairer sex. Whatever spell she has him under, it's working. Of course, Amal is quite the catch in her own right, so perhaps it's just another case of two amazing people finding each other.
Well, I suppose I should recap the actual award portion of the night, eh?
Boyhood certainly won the evening with three wins including Best Picture, Drama and Best Director for Richard Linklater. Birdman is the odds on favorite to compete for Boyhood at the Oscars as it won two Globes of its own including one for Michael Keaton, Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy.
As I mentioned there were a few upsets along the way, mostly on the TV side where venerable shows such as True Detective were shut out despite four nominations. On the movie side, surprise wins by Julianne Moore and Patricia Arquette leave the Oscars race wide open. Of course, we will get more clarity on that when the Academy announces their nominations on Thursday.
The full list of winners are in BOLD below.
2015 GOLDEN GLOBE AWARD WINNERS
Best Motion Picture, Drama
Best Actress in a Motion Picture, Drama
- Julianne Moore, Still Alice
- Reese Witherspoon, Wild
- Rosamund Pike, Gone Girl
- Felicity Jones, The Theory of Everything
- Jennifer Aniston, Cake
Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama
- Eddie Redmayne, The Theory of Everything
- Benedict Cumberbatch, The Imitation Game
- Steve Carell, Foxcatcher
- David Oyelowo, Selma
- Jake Gyllenhaal, Nightcrawler
Best Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy
Best Actress In A Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy
- Amy Adams, Big Eyes
- Julianne Moore, Maps To The Stars
- Emily Blunt, Into The Woods
- Helen Mirren, The Hundred Foot Journey
- Quvenzhane Wallis, Annie
Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy
- Michael Keaton, Birdman
- Bill Murray, St. Vincent
- Ralph Fiennes, The Grand Budapest Hotel
- Joaquin Phoenix, Inherent Vice
- Christoph Waltz, Big Eyes
Best Animated Feature Film
Best Foreign Language Film
- Leviathan (Russia)
- Ida (Poland/Denmark)
- Force Majeure Turist (Sweden)
- Gett: The Trial of Viviane Amsalem Gett (Israel)
- Tangerines Mandariinid (Estonia)
Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture
- Patricia Arquette, Boyhood
- Meryl Streep, Into The Woods
- Keira Knightley, The Imitation Game
- Emma Stone, Birdman
- Jessica Chastain, A Most Violent Year
Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture
- J.K. Simmons, Whiplash
- Edward Norton, Birdman
- Mark Ruffalo, Foxcatcher
- Ethan Hawke, Boyhood
- Robert Duvall, The Judge
Best Director - Motion Picture
- Richard Linklater, Boyhood
- Alejandro Inarritu, Birdman
- Ava DuVernay, Selma
- Wes Anderson, The Grand Budapest Hotel
- David Fincher, Gone Girl
Best Screenplay - Motion Picture
- Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, Nicolas Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris, Armando Bo, Birdman
- Richard Linklater, Boyhood
- Gillian Flynn, Gone Girl
- Wes Anderson, The Grand Budapest Hotel
- Graham Moore, The Imitation Game
Best Original Score - Motion Picture
- Johann Johannsson, The Theory of Everything
- Alexandre Desplat, The Imitation Game
- Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross, Gone Girl
- Antonio Sanchez, Birdman
- Hans Zimmer, Interstellar
Best Original Song - Motion Picture
- "Glory" — Selma
- "Big Eyes" — Big Eyes
- "Mercy Is" — Noah
- "Opportunity" — Annie
- "Yellow Flicker Beat" — The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1
Best TV Series, Drama
Best Actress in a TV Series, Drama
- Ruth Wilson, The Affair
- Viola Davis, How to Get Away With Murder
- Robin Wright, House of Cards
- Julianna Margulies, The Good Wife
- Claire Danes, Homeland
Best Actor in a TV Series, Drama
- Kevin Spacey, House of Cards
- Clive Owen, The Knick
- James Spader, The Blacklist
- Dominic West, The Affair
- Liev Schreiber, Ray Donovan
Best TV Series, Musical or Comedy
Best Actress in a TV Series, Musical or Comedy
- Gina Rodriguez, Jane the Virgin
- Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep
- Taylor Schilling, Orange is the New Black
- Lena Dunham, Girls
- Edie Falco, Nurse Jackie
Best Actor in a TV Series, Musical or Comedy
- Jeffrey Tambor, Transparent
- Ricky Gervais, Derek
- Louis C.K., Louie
- Don Cheadle, House of Lies
- William H. Macy, Shameless
Best TV Movie or Mini-Series
Best Actress in a Mini-Series or TV Movie
- Maggie Gyllenhaal, The Honorable Woman
- Frances McDormand, Olive Kitteridge
- Jessica Lange, American Horror Story: Freak Show
- Allison Tolman, Fargo
- Frances O'Connor, The Missing
Best Actor in a Mini-Series or TV Movie
- Billy Bob Thornton, Fargo
- Matthew McConaughey, True Detective
- Woody Harrelson, True Detective
- Mark Ruffalo, The Normal Heart
- Martin Freeman, Fargo
Best Supporting Actress in a Series, Mini-Series or TV Movie
- Joanne Froggatt, Downton Abbey
- Kathy Bates, American Horror Story: Freak Show
- Allison Janney, Mom
- Uzo Aduba, Orange is the New Black
- Michelle Monaghan, True Detective