Tina Fey and Amy Poehler speak during the 72nd Annual Golden Globe Awards on Sunday, Jan. 11, 2015 (NBC)
Tina Fey and Amy Poehler speak during the 72nd Annual Golden Globe Awards on Sunday, Jan. 11, 2015 (NBC)

When Richard Linklater’s Boyhood arrived in theaters many months ago, many critics suspected that the film could walk away with a bunch of awards this year and if tonight’s winnings at the 72nd Golden Globes are any indication, that suspicion could come true. The movie was nominated for five awards and won three including Best Motion Picture. Other than that, the rest of the night was full of surprises.

Shown live from the Beverly Hilton Hotel and hosted once again by Amy Poehler and Tina Fey (who both swear that this will be their last time to host), were fantastic as usual. The Grand Budapest Hotel won for Best Motion Picture: Comedy or Musical (for some reason), and The Theory of Everything and Birdman both won two awards each. How to Train Your Dragon 2 actually beat out Disney for Best Animated Film and the only musical, Annie, did not for Best Original Song. That tribute went to Selma for John Legend’s song “Glory.”

For the TV awards, one of the biggest surprises was that only one TV show from the conventional TV stations won an award and it was for one of the least well-known shows on the air. Gina Rodriguez won for Best Performance by an Actress in a TV Series for her role in Jane the Virgin which is from the CW network. Perhaps the next biggest surprise was that on the players newest to the field, Amazon, walked away with winnng two arwards for Transparent. Jeffrey Tambor gave an emotional speech dedicating his award to the trans-gender community and thanked them for allowing him to be part of “the change” in America.

The hight points of the night included commedianne Margaret Cho came dressed as Kim Jon Un and George Clooney winning the DeMille award and Michael Keaton’s acceptance speech for Birdman thanking his son for being his best friend.

Here is the complete list of this year’s winners:

  • MOVIES
    Best Motion Picture – Drama: Boyhood
    Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama: Julianne Moore (Still Alice)
    Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama: Eddie Redmayne (The Theory of Everything)
    Best Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical: The Grand Budapest Hotel
    Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical: Amy Adams (Big Eyes)
    Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical: Michael Keaton (Birdman)
    Best Animated Feature Film: How to Train Your Dragon 2
    Best Foreign Language Film: Leviathan (Russia)
    Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture: Patricia Arquette (Boyhood)
    Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture: J.K. Simmons (Whiplash)
    Best Director – Motion Picture: Richard Linklater (Boyhood)
    Best Screenplay – Motion Picture: Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, Nicolas Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris, Armando Bo (Birdman)
    Best Original Score – Motion Picture: Johann Johannsson (The Theory of Everything)
    Best Original Song – Motion Picture: “Glory” (Selma)
  • TELEVISION
    Best TV Series – Drama: The Affair
    Best Performance by an Actress in a TV Series – Drama: Ruth Wilson (The Affair)
    Best Performance by an Actor in a TV Series – Drama: Kevin Spacey (House of Cards)
    Best TV Series – Comedy or Musical: Transparent
    Best Performance by an Actress in a TV Series – Comedy or Musical: Gina Rodriguez (Jane the Virgin)
    Best Performance by an Actor in a TV Series – Comedy or Musical: Jeffrey Tambor (Transparent)
    Best Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV: Fargo
    Best Performance by an Actress in a Mini Series or Motion Picture Made for TV: Maggie Gyllenhaal (The Honorable Woman)
    Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV: Billy Bob Thornton (Fargo)
    Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV: Joanne Froggatt (Downton Abbey)
    Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Min-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV: Matt Bomer (The Normal Heart)
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