Golden Globes 2015: 'Boyhood' takes best drama prize, though another other Oscar favorite 'Birdman' loses to 'Grand Budapest Hotel' for best comedy, Boyhood' cast and director, (from left) Patricia Arquette, Lorelei Linklater, director Richard Linklater, Ellar Coltrane and Ethan Hawke pose backstage with the Golden Globe for Best Motion Picture, Drama.
A broken-family drama that took 12 years to make came up the big winner at the Golden Globe Awards Sunday night as Tina Fey and Amy Poehler made Hollywood laugh even while the real world was in flames.
“Boyhood” was crowned best motion picture drama, while Richard Linklater picked up best director honors and Patricia Arquette scored for best supporting actress.
The perennial Golden Globe hosts opened the 72nd annual awards show by mostly sidestepping bad news rather than risk derailing the booze-fueled revelry of Hollywood’s second-biggest night.
The three-hour ceremony broadcast on NBC just hours after global anti-terrorism rallies stemming from the attack at the satirical French newspaper Charlie Hebdo and weeks after hackers stole embarrassing emails from Sony over its release of the anti-North Korea comedy, “The Interview.”
Fortunately, “The Interview” was an easy topic for laughs and a perfect Fey and Poehler icebreaker.“North Korea referred to ‘The Interview’ as ‘absolutely intolerable’ and ‘a wanton act of terror,’” Fey said. “Even more amazing — not the worst review the movie got.”After that opening, the pair focused their wit on inside Hollywood jokes, such as mocking the industry by citing how “Boyhood” star Patricia Arquette proves that there still are good roles for women over 40 — “as long as you get hired before you’re 40,” Poehler quipped.
“Boyhood” — shot over a 12-year period — ended up winning the award for best dramatic movie.
And Poehler noted that Wes Anderson — director of best comedy film winner “The Grand Budapest Hotel" — arrived “on a bike made out of antique tuba parts.”
The night’s Cecil B. DeMille Award honoree, George Clooney, was also ribbed by the pair, who celebrated his wife’s many achievements in the real world as a human rights lawyer.
“But he gets the lifetime achievement award,” Fey said, prompting a knowing nod from Clooney, who sported a pin reading “Je Suis Charlie,” the global hashtag for solidarity with the murder victims at the satirical magazine.
And to start the business portion of the evening, Fey and Poehler selected an apparently shocked Benedict Cumberbatch to present the first award of the night with a prepared Jennifer Aniston.
That honor, supporting actor in a movie, went in a surprise to J.K. Simmons for “Whiplash.”
Later, Michael Keaton’s role in “Birdman” won him the award for best actor in a motion picture comedy.
Julianne Moore collected hardware for best actress in a motion picture drama for her role as a middle-aged women battling Alzeheimer’s disease in "Still Alice."
In one of the biggest upsets of the night, “The Grand Budapest Hotel” beat out favorite “Birdman” for best motion picture comedy.
Eddie Redmayne was chosen best actor in a motion picture drama for his portrayal of Nobel Prize-winning physicist Stephen Hawking and his battle with Lou Gehrig’s Disease.
Joanne Froggatt won a best supporting actress award for TV’s “Downton Abbey,” “Fargo” won for best TV mini-series or movie and actor Billy Bob Thornton won for his role in the FX show — the first two wins in the five nominations for “Fargo.”
“Transparent” — the Amazon show about transgender people — won the award for best TV comedy, and star Jeffrey Tambor won for best actor in a TV comedy. Tambor dedicated his award to the transgender community, saying, “This is much bigger than me.”
Gina Rodriguez snagged the trophy for best actress in a TV comedy for her role in the CW series “Jane the Virgin.”
“This award is so much more than myself — it represents a culture that wants to see themselves as heroes,” the Latina actress said.Few celebs invoked the horrors of recent events, but Hollywood Foreign Press Association President Theo Kingma received a standing ovation when he condemned the terrorist attacks in Paris and the Sony hacking scandal.
“The freedom of artistic expression ... is a beacon across the globe. We stand united everywhere from North Korea to Paris,” he said.
The Golden Globes honor the best in television and movies — but because categories are divided into dramas and comedies, there was no heavyweight bout between “Birdman” and “Boyhood,” the two presumed Oscar front-runners. Alejandro González Iñárritu’s backstage romp, with seven overall nominations, is considered a comedy, while Richard Linklater’s 12-years-a-set piece earned five nominations as a drama.
Patricia Arquette won for best supporting actress in a motion picture for her role as a divorced mom in “Boyhood” and Richard Linklater won for best director.
In accepting the Cecil B. DeMille Award, Clooney thanked his wife of five months, Amal.Co-hosts Tina Fey, left, and Amy Poehler close out their three-year run with a memorable performance.
“It’s a humbling thing when you find someone to love,” Clooney said. “Whatever alchemy brought us together, I couldn’t be prouder to be your husband.”
Clooney also noted the demonstration in Paris on Sunday that drew millions of protesters and world leaders, noting that they were of all races and religions.
“They marched in support of the idea we will not walk in fear,” said Clooney.
Thus far, Hollywood’s award season has generally gone in favor of the critical darling “Boyhood,” but the season has featured a diverse bunch of candidates, albeit ones lacking major box-office draws. The civil rights drama “Selma,” the Stephen Hawking bio “The Theory of Everything” and Anderson’s "Budapest Hotel” are also in the mix.
The best screenplay award went to the writers of “Birdman.”
Jeffrey Tambor accepts the award for best actor in a TV series, comedy or musical, for his landmark role in Amazon's 'Transparent,' dedicating the win to the transgender community.
The Showtime series “The Affair” won for best TV drama, and the show’s star Ruth Wilson was picked best actress in a TV drama.
Kevin Spacey won for best actor in a TV drama for his role in the Netflix series “House of Cards.”
“This is just the beginning of my revenge,” said Spacey, who had previously been nominated for the award eight times but never won.
Led by Fey and Poehler, the Globes have been on a terrific upswing in recent years. Last year’s awards drew 20.9 million viewers, the most since 2004.
