The Golden Globe Award Winners for 2014

by Christopher Barr │POSTED ON JANUARY 11, 2015

The 72nd Golden Globe Awards ceremony has aired revealing all its winners of 2014 and many of its losers or as George Clooney would put it in his Cecil B. DeMille award, all the nominees have 'caught the brass ring'. There were a few surprises for sure and their were a few that were locks but over all those that won best actor and actress, best comedy or musical or best drama deserve their wins.

Tina Fey and Amy Poehler started out funny as hell 

but lost it when they brought out their North Korean female soldier to poke fun at the free speech situation.  It was barely okay the first time this stereo typical Asian person appeared, but to have her reappear two more times ended up being overdone.  

The one guy I wanted to win the most won for Birdman, Michael Keaton.  I wished Birdman would have won best picture in the comedy and musical category but I'm just as happy that The Grand Budapest Hotel won.  I'm quite pleased that Richard Linklater won for best director and Boyhood for best motion picture drama.  The film is a historical piece of cinema, with ground breaking ambition.

I liked the TV series Fargo but I was a little surprised that True Detective lost out to this Coen Brothers inspired piece of television.  I personally felt that the characters and the storytelling of True Detective was quite unique and more original than Fargo.

It was really nice to see J.K. Simmons win for Whiplash as well as Julianne Moore for Still Alice.  I actually thought Benedict Cumberbatch would have won for The Imitation Game, I thought The Lego Movie would have won best animated feature.  I figured Amy Adams would win for Big Eyes as well as Kevin Spacey for House of Cards.

Over all the ceremony went well, George Clooney among others paid tribute to the Charlie Hebdo tragedy in Paris quite respectfully.  Tina and Amy were pretty funny and Ricky Gervais stole the show with his 'non' remakes about celebrities in attentance.

The winners are highlighted in red.

BEST MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA

BOYHOOD - IFC Productions and Detour Filmproduction; IFC Films
FOXCATCHER - Annapurna Pictures; Sony Pictures Classic
THE IMITATION GAME - Black Bear Pictures; The Weinstein Company
SELMA - Paramount Pictures and Pathé; Paramount Pictures
THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING Working Title Films; Focus Features

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMAJENNIFER ANISTON - CAKE
FELICITY JONES - THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING
JULIANNE MOORE - STILL ALICE
ROSAMUND PIKE - GONE GIRL
REESE WITHERSPOON - WILD

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMASTEVE CARELL - FOXCATCHER
BENEDICT CUMBERBATCH - THE IMITATION GAME
JAKE GYLLENHAAL - NIGHTCRAWLER
DAVID OYELOWO - SELMA
EDDIE REDMAYNE - THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING

BEST MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY OR MUSICALBIRDMAN - Regency Enterprises and M Productions and Le Grisbi Productions; Fox Searchlight Pictures
THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL - American Empirical Picture; Fox Searchlight Pictures
INTO THE WOODS - Disney; Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
PRIDE - Pathé Productions Limited, British Broadcasting Corporation, The British Film Institute and Calamity Films; CBS Films Inc.
ST. VINCENT - Chernin Entertainment; The Weinstein Company

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY OR MUSICAL

AMY ADAMS - BIG EYES
EMILY BLUNT - INTO THE WOODS
HELEN MIRREN - THE HUNDRED-FOOT JOURNEY
JULIANNE MOORE - MAPS TO THE STARS
QUVENZHANÉ WALLIS - ANNIE

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY OR MUSICAL

RALPH FIENNES - THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL
MICHAEL KEATON - BIRDMAN
BILL MURRAY - ST. VINCENT
JOAQUIN PHOENIX - INHERENT VICE
CHRISTOPH WALTZ - BIG EYES

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM 
BIG HERO 6 - Walt Disney Animation Studios; Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
THE BOOK OF LIFE - Twentieth Century Fox and Reel FX Animation Studios; Twentieth Century Fox
THE BOXTROLLS - Laika; Focus Features
HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON 2 - DreamWorks Animation LLC; Twentieth Century Fox
THE LEGO MOVIE - Warner Bros. Pictures / Village Roadshow Pictures / RatPac-Dune Entertainment / Lego System A/S / Vertigo Entertainment/Lin Pictures; Warner Bros. Pictures

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILMFORCE MAJEURE TURIST (SWEDEN) - Coproduction Office; Magnolia Pictures
GETT: THE TRIAL OF VIVIANE (ISRAEL) - Arte France Cinéma; Music Box Films
IDA (POLAND/DENMARK) - Phoenix film investments; Music Box Films
LEVIATHAN (RUSSIA) - Non-Stop Production, Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation of the Cinema Funds, RuArts Foundation; Sony Pictures Classics
TANGERINES MANDARIINID (ESTONIA) - Allfilm

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A MOTION PICTURE

PATRICIA ARQUETTE - BOYHOOD
JESSICA CHASTAIN -  A MOST VIOLENT YEAR
KEIRA KNIGHTLEY -  THE IMITATION GAME
EMMA STONE – BIRDMAN
MERYL STREEP - INTO THE WOODS

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A MOTION PICTUREROBERT DUVALL - THE JUDGE
ETHAN HAWKE - BOYHOOD
EDWARD NORTON - BIRDMAN
MARK RUFFALO - FOXCATCHER
J.K. SIMMONS - WHIPLASH

BEST DIRECTOR – MOTION PICTUREWES ANDERSON THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL
AVA DUVERNAY - SELMA
DAVID FINCHER - GONE GIRL
ALEJANDRO GONZÁLEZIÑÁRRITU - BIRDMAN
RICHARD LINKLATER - BOYHOOD

BEST SCREENPLAY – MOTION PICTUREWES ANDERSON - THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL
GILLIAN FLYNN - GONE GIRL
ALEJANDRO GONZÁLEZ IÑÁRRITU, NICOLÁS GIACOBONE, ALEXANDER DINELARIS, ARMANDO BO - BIRDMAN
RICHARD LINKLATER - BOYHOOD
GRAHAM MOORE  - THE IMITATION GAME

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE – MOTION PICTUREALEXANDRE DESPLAT -THE IMITATION GAME
JÓHANN JÓHANNSSON - THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING
TRENT REZNOR, ATTICUS ROSS - GONE GIRL
ANTONIO SANCHEZ – BIRDMAN
HANS ZIMMER - INTERSTELLAR

BEST ORIGINAL SONG – MOTION PICTURE“BIG EYES” — BIG EYES - Music by: Lana Del Rey, Lyrics by: Lana Del Rey
“GLORY” — SELMA - Music by: John Legend, Common, Lyrics by: John Legend, Common
“MERCY IS” — NOAH - Music by: Patti Smith, Lenny Kaye, Lyrics by: Patti Smith, Lenny Kaye
“OPPORTUNITY” — ANNIE - Music by: Greg Kurstin, Sia Furler, Will Gluck, Lyrics by: Greg Kurstin, Sia Furler, Will Gluck
“YELLOW FLICKER BEAT” — THE HUNGER GAMES: MOCKINGJAY – PART 1 - Music by: Lorde, Lyrics by: Lorde

BEST TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA

THE AFFAIR (SHOWTIME) - SHOWTIME Presents, SHELEG, HIGLEWATER
DOWNTON ABBEY (PBS) - A Carnival Films/Masterpiece Co-Production in association with NBCUniversal
GAME OF THRONES (HBO) - HBO Entertainment in association with Bighead, Littlehead; Television 360; Startling Television and Generator Productions
THE GOOD WIFE (CBS) - CBS Television Studios with Scott Free Productions and King Size Productions
HOUSE OF CARDS (NETFLIX) - Donen/Fincher/Roth and Trigger Street Productions, Inc. in association with Media Rights Capital for Netflix

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMACLAIRE DANES - HOMELAND
VIOLA DAVIS - HOW TO GET AWAY WITH MURDER
JULIANNA MARGULIES - THE GOOD WIFE
RUTH WILSON – THE AFFAIR
ROBIN WRIGHT – HOUSE OF CARDS

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMACLIVE OWEN - THE KNICK
LIEV SCHREIBER – RAY DONOVAN
KEVIN SPACEY - HOUSE OF CARDS
JAMES SPADER - THE BLACKLIST
DOMINIC WEST - THE AFFAIR

BEST TELEVISION SERIES – COMEDY OR MUSICALGIRLS (HBO) - HBO Entertainment in association with Apatow Productions and I Am Jenni Konner Productions
JANE THE VIRGIN (THE CW) - CBS Television Studios and Warner Bros. Television in association with Electus
ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK (NETFLIX) - Lionsgate Television for Netflix
SILICON VALLEY (HBO) - HBO Entertainment in association with Judgemental Films, Alec Berg, Altschuler Krinsky works, and 3 Arts Entertainment
TRANSPARENT (AMAZON) - Amazon Studios INSTANT VIDEO

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES –COMEDY OR MUSICALLENA DUNHAM - GIRLS
EDIE FALCO - NURSE JACKIE
JULIA LOUIS-DREYFUS - VEEP
GINA RODRIGUEZ - JANE THE VIRGIN
TAYLOR SCHILLING - ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES – COMEDY OR MUSICALLOUIS C. K. - LOUIE
DON CHEADLE - HOUSE OF LIES
RICKY GERVAIS - DEREK
WILLIAM H. MACY - SHAMELESS
JEFFREY TAMBOR - TRANSPARENT

BEST MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION

FARGO (FX) - FX Productions & MGM Television
THE MISSING (STARZ) - New Pictures, Company Pictures, Two Brothers Pictures, Playground Entertainment, BBC
THE NORMAL HEART (HBO) - HBO Films in association with Plan B Entertainment, Blumhouse and Ryan Murphy Productions
OLIVE KITTERIDGE (HBO) - HBO Miniseries in association with Playtone
TRUE DETECTIVE (HBO) - HBO Entertainment in association with Neon Black, Anonymous Content, Parliament of Owls and Passenger

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION

MAGGIE GYLLENHAAL - THE HONORABLE WOMAN
JESSICA LANGE - AMERICAN HORROR STORY: FREAK SHOW
FRANCES MCDORMAND - OLIVE KITTERIDGE
FRANCES O’CONNOR - THE MISSING
ALLISON TOLMAN - FARGO

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISIONMARTIN FREEMAN - FARGO
WOODY HARRELSON - TRUE DETECTIVE
MATTHEW MCCONAUGHEY - TRUE DETECTIVE
MARK RUFFALO - THE NORMAL HEART
BILLY BOB THORNTON - FARGO

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A SERIES, MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISIONUZO ADUBA - ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK
KATHY BATES - AMERICAN HORROR STORY: FREAK SHOW
JOANNE FROGGATT - DOWNTON ABBEY
ALLISON JANNEY - MOM
MICHELLE MONAGHAN - TRUE DETECTIVE

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A SERIES, MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION

MATT BOMER - THE NORMAL HEART
ALAN CUMMING - THE GOOD WIFE
COLIN HANKS - FARGO
BILL MURRAY - OLIVE KITTERIDGE
JON VOIGHT - RAY DONOVAN