BOYHOOD Takes Home The Golden Globe for Best Picture

The awards season shows kicked off with the 72nd annual Golden Globes on Sunday, where the coming-of-age drama BOYHOOD was the night’s big winner.

Richard Linklater’s 12-years-in-the-making movie won Best Drama, as well as Best Director for Linklater and Best Supporting Actress for Patricia Arquette.

Taking out her written speech, Arquette apologized: “I’m the only nerd with a piece of paper.”

“Bottom line is we’re all flawed in this world. No one’s perfect,” said Linklater, accepting his directing Globe. “I want to dedicate this to parents that are evolving everywhere and families that are just passing through this world and doing their best.”

The star-studded ceremony, hosted by Tina Fey and Amy Poehler for the third year in a row, aired live coast-to-coast on NBC.

List of winners of the 72nd annual Golden Globe Awards:

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-Picture, Drama: “Boyhood.”

-Picture, Musical or Comedy: “The Grand Budapest Hotel.”

-Actor, Drama: Eddie Redmayne, “The Theory of Everything”

-Actress, Drama: Julianne Moore, “Still Alice.”

-Director: Richard Linklater, “Boyhood.

-Actor, Musical or Comedy: Michael Keaton, “Birdman.”

-Actress, Musical or Comedy: Amy Adams, “Big Eyes.”

-Supporting Actor: J.K. Simmons, “Whiplash.”

-Supporting Actress: Patricia Arquette, “Boyhood.”

-Foreign Language: “Leviathan.”

-Animated Film: “How to Train Your Dragon 2.”

-Screenplay: Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, Nicolas Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris, Armando Bo, “Birdman.”

-Original Score: Johann Johannsson, “The Theory of Everything.”

-Original Song: “Glory” (music by John Legend, Common), “Selma.”

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-Series, Drama: “The Affair.”

-Actor, Drama: Kevin Spacey, “House of Cards.”

-Actress, Drama: Ruth Wilson, “The Affair.”

-Series, Musical or Comedy: “Transparent.”

-Actress, Musical or Comedy: Gina Rodriguez, “Jane the Virgin.”

-Actor, Musical or Comedy: Jeffrey Tambor, “Transparent.”

-Miniseries or Movie: “Fargo.”

-Actress, Miniseries or Movie: Maggie Gyllenhaal, “The Honorable Woman.”

-Actor, Miniseries or Movie: Billy Bob Thornton, “Fargo.”

-Supporting Actress, Series, Miniseries or Movie: Joanne Froggatt, “Downton Abbey.”

-Supporting Actor, Series, Miniseries or Movie: Matt Bomer, “The Normal Heart.”

The night seemed to be setting up for the top two Oscar contenders – BOYHOOD and Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu’s BIRDMAN – to lead the Globes’ twin categories of drama and comedy. But in a major surprise, Wes Anderson’s GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL swooped in to win best picture, comedy or musical. He listed a mock thank you to the members of the Hollywood Foreign Press, the collection of mostly freelance foreign journalists who put on the Globes, naming “Yorum and Dagmar and Yukiko and Mounawar.”

The elegantly crafted backstage romp BIRDMAN nevertheless won Best Actor in a comedy or musical for its lead, Michael Keaton, who plays a former superhero star mounting a serious play on Broadway, and Best screenplay.

Reflecting on his life, Keaton’s voice broke up as he thanked his son, whom he called his best friend. “Shoot,” said Keaton. “Two things I said I wasn’t going to do: cry and give air quotes.”

In one of the evening’s most hotly contested categories, Best Actor in a drama, Eddie Redmayne won for his performance as Stephen Hawking in THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING.

Julianne Moore won Best Actress in a drama for her startling performance as an academic with early on-set Alzheimer’s in STILL ALICE.

Amy Adams surprised in taking Best Actress in a comedy or musical for her performance in BIG EYES ”I didn’t even reapply lip gloss,” said an unprepared Adams.

The first award of the night went to J.K. Simmons for Best Supporting Actor for his performance as a domineering jazz teacher in the acclaimed indie WHIPLASH.

Source: AP