The 72nd annual Golden Globes show Sunday night was Tina Fey and Amy Poehler’s final time hosting, or so they say. Together, they brought their audience jokes featuring Margaret Cho as a North Korean commentator and even slipped in a couple of Bill Cosby jokes.
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The movie, “Boyhood” won the Golden Globe for best picture, drama. The film follows the life of one boy, played by sensitive newcomer Ellar Coltrane. It was filmed over 12 years, a much-acclaimed feat that provides a unique perspective on the evolution of a family. It won Richard Linklater a Golden Globe for best director. The film also stars Ethan Hawke and Patricia Arquette.
Eddie Redmayne won the Golden Globe for best actor in a drama for “The Theory of Everything.”
Redmayne plays the real-life role of brilliant physicist Stephen Hawking, who was diagnosed with motor neuron disease at the age of 21. The actor has been praised for his skillful depiction of Hawking’s gradual physical decline, eventually using only his eyes and a crooked smile to express what’s inside Hawking’s mind.
The other nominees Sunday were: Steve Carell, “Foxcatcher”; Benedict Cumberbatch, “The Imitation Game”; Jake Gyllenhaal, “Nightcrawler”; and David Oyelowo, “Selma.”
Julianne Moore won the Golden Globe for best actress in a drama for “Still Alice.”
In the most acclaimed performance by an actress this awards season, Moore gives a heart-rending portrayal of a vibrant and ambitious Columbia University professor diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer’s.
The other nominees Sunday were: Jennifer Aniston, “Cake”; Felicity Jones, “The Theory of Everything”; Rosamund Pike, “Gone Girl”; and Reese Witherspoon, “Wild.”
“The Grand Budapest Hotel” won the Golden Globe for best picture, musical or comedy.
Directed by Wes Anderson, the film is a visually sumptuous concoction starring Ralph Fiennes — displaying admirable comic chops — as the pompous concierge of an Eastern European resort between the two world wars.
The other nominees Sunday were: “Birdman,” ”Into the Woods,” ”Pride,” and “St. Vincent.”
Michael Keaton won the Golden Globe for best actor in a musical or comedy for “Birdman.”
Keaton, in a career-topping performance, plays an aging movie actor trying to exorcise his superhero past — and jumpstart his fading career — by putting on a serious Broadway play.
The other nominees Sunday were: Ralph Fiennes, “The Grand Budapest Hotel”; Bill Murray, “St. Vincent”; Joaquin Phoenix, “Inherent Vice”; and Christoph Waltz, “Big Eyes.”