GOLDEN GLOBES 2015
The 72nd annual Golden Globes had many amazing nominees, but not everyone could leave with a statue.
And the Golden Globe goes to…
Comprised of just over 90 members of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, who nominate and vote on a variety of film and TV productions, the Golden Globes is often referred to as the official kick off of “awards season”. Broadcast in early January of each year, the Golden Globes are a precursor to the Oscars, with many Globe winners either nominated for, or winners of an Oscar for their work during the previous year.
The Golden Globes is often more of a party atmosphere and was hosted this year by comedians Tina Fey and Amy Poehler.
With many nominations going to memorable movies such as The Imitation Game, The Theory of Everything, Boyhood, Birdman, and Selma, the 72nd Annual Golden Globes was sure to be one of the best yet.
In the Best Motion Picture, Drama category, Boyhood beat out Foxcatcher, The Imitation Game, Selma, and The Theory of Everything for the coveted “Best Motion Picture” in a Drama. The coming-of-age film may be best remembered for the fact that it took 12 years — a few weeks of filming annually — to make. Director Richard Linklatter, a native Houstonian, won the Best Director category.
With the Best Actress in a Motion Picture, Drama category, Julianne Moore of Still Alice best Rosamund Pike (Gone Girl), Reese Witherspoon (Wild), Felicity Jones (The Theory of Everything), and Jennifer Aniston (Cake). Julianne Moore’s character experienced the early onset stages of Alzheimer’s.
Wes Anderson’s The Grand Budapest Hotel won in the Best Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy category – yep, that is an actual category. It triumphed over Into The Woods, Birdman, St. Vincent, and Pride. Once again, Wes Anderson and his troop of consistent players continued to deliver on the quirkiness and hilarity of the absurd.
Eddie Redmayne beat Steve Carell (Foxcatcher), Benedict Cumberbatch (The Imitation Game), David Oyelowo (Selma), and Jake Gyllenhaal (Nightcrawler) in the Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama category. He played the famed theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking in The Theory of Everything, a biopic. His performance embodied the physical, contortionistic pain, of someone who experiences ALS – the debilitating disease that you did the Ice Bucket Challenge for this past summer!
In the Best Actress in a Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy, Amy Adams beat Julianne Moore (Maps to the Stars), Emily Blunt (Into the Woods), Helen Mirren (The Hundred Foot Journey), and eleven-year-old Quvenzhané Wallis (Annie). She played artist Margaret Keane in Big Eyes, a true story.
Birdman’s Michael Keaton won the Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy category. Other nominees were Bill Murray (St. Vincent), Ralph Fiennes (The Grand Budapest Hotel), Christoph Waltz (Big Eyes), and Joaquin Phoenix (Inherent Vice). He played a washed-up comic book film star in search of redemption for his talent.
In a stunning upset, How To Train Your Dragon 2 conquered Big Hero 6 (one of the highest grossing films of 2014 and one of the most ethnically diverse children’s films of all time), The Lego Movie, The Book of Life, and The Boxtrolls in the Best Animated Feature Film category.
Long-time Hollywood actress Patricia Arquette of Boyhood and J.K. Simmons, a character actor with a resume as long as any A-lister, of Whiplash won Supporting Actress and Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture, respectively.
While only 93 people nominate and vote in the Golden Globes, their size may be small, but their impact on Hollywood, and the awards season, is great.
More to come as the 2015 Awards Season progresses with the SAG (Screen Actor’s Guild) Awards and the Oscars.
