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72nd Annual Golden Globes Winners

With last night's airing of the 72nd Annual Golden Globes, the best films and TV series of 2014 finally received their accolades, painting a picture of what to expect from the Oscars next month. Like all awards shows, I disagreed with a lot of the selections, but ultimately agreed on the major categories. Boyhood, my absolute favorite film of 2014, won big with three awards for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture for Patricia Arquette, Best Director - Motion Picture for Richard Linklater, and the night's biggest award, Best Motion Picture - Drama. The momentum should carry over to the Oscars, but I wouldn't be surprised if Birdman swoops in and wins some more categories.

The full list of Golden Globes winners is below.

Best Performance By an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
Robert Duvall, The Judge
Ethan Hawke, Boyhood
Edward Norton, Birdman
Mark Ruffalo, Foxcatcher
J.K. Simmons, Whiplash

Best Performance By an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries, or Motion Picture Made for Television
Uzo 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 Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television
Fargo, FX
The Missing, Starz
The Normal Heart, HBO
Olive Kitteridge, HBO
True Detective, HBO

Fargo - Billy Bob Thornton

Best Performance By an Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television
Martin 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 TV Series – Comedy or Musical
Lena Dunham, Girls
Edie Falco, Nurse Jackie
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep
Gina Rodriguez, Jane the Virgin
Taylor Schilling, Orange Is the New Black

Best Television Series – Comedy or Musical
Girls, HBO
Jane the Virgin, The CW
Orange Is the New Black, Netflix
Silicon Valley, HBO
Transparent, Amazon Instant Video

Best Original Score – Motion Picture
Alexandre Desplat, The Imitation Game
Jóhann Jóhannsson, The Theory of Everything
Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, Gone Girl
Antonio Sanchez, Birdman
Hans Zimmer, Interstellar

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Best Original Song – Motion Picture
“Big Eyes” from Big Eyes
“Glory” from Selma
“Mercy Is” from Noah
“Opportunity” from Annie
“Yellow Flicker Beat” from The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1

Best Performance By an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries, 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

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 Animated Feature Film
Big Hero 6
The Book of Life
The Boxtrolls
How to Train Your Dragon 2
The Lego Movie

Boyhood - Patricia Arquette

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 Screenplay – Motion Picture
Wes Anderson, The Grand Budapest Hotel
Gillian Flynn, Gone Girl
Alejandro González Iñárritu, Nicolás Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris, and Armando Bo, Birdman
Richard Linklater, Boyhood
Graham Moore, The Imitation Game

Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Comedy or Musical
Louis C.K., Louie
Don Cheadle, House of Lies
Ricky Gervais, Derek
William H. Macy, Shameless
Jeffrey Tambor, Transparent

Best Foreign Language Film
Force Majeure Turist, Sweden
Gett: The Trial of Viviane Amsalem Gett, Israel
Ida, Poland and Denmark
Leviathan, Russia
Tangerines Mandariinid, Estonia

Best Performance by an Actress in a Miniseries 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

The Affair

Best Television Series – Drama
The Affair, Showtime
Downton Abbey, PBS
Game of Thrones, HBO
The Good Wife, CBS
House of Cards, Netflix

Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Drama
Clive Owen, The Knick
Liev Schreiber, Ray Donovan
Kevin Spacey, House of Cards
James Spader, The Blacklist
Dominic West, The Affair

Best Director – Motion Picture
Wes Anderson, The Grand Budapest Hotel
Ava DuVernay, Selma
David Fincher, Gone Girl
Alejandro González Iñárritu, Birdman
Richard Linklater, Boyhood

Best Performance By an Actress in a Television Series – Drama
Claire Danes, Homeland
Viola Davis, How to Get Away With Murder
Julianna Margulies, The Good Wife
Ruth Wilson, The Affair
Robin Wright, House of Cards

Michael Keaton in Birdman

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 Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical
Birdman
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Into the Woods
Pride
St. Vincent

Best Performance By an Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama
Jennifer 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 – Drama
Steve Carell, Foxcatcher
Benedict Cumberbatch, The Imitation Game
Jake Gyllenhaal, Nightcrawler
David Oyelowo, Selma
Eddie Redmayne, The Theory of Everything

Best Motion Picture – Drama
Boyhood
Foxcatcher
The Imitation Game
Selma
The Theory of Everything


72nd Golden Globe Awards Nominations

Earlier this morning, the 72nd annual Golden Globe Awards nominations were released. The full list, which you can read below, echo a lot of my personal sentiments for the year's best films and TV shows. Birdman, which is definitively in the year's Top 3 films list, received seven nominations. Another personal favorite, Boyhood, received five nominations. True Detective also received a plethora of nominations with four, with both Woody Harrelson and Matthew McConaughey receiving Best Actor nominations.

We'll have a much longer, comprehensive breakdown of the Golden Globes nominations (with our own personal picks) soon, so keep an eye out for that! For now, check out the full list of nominees below.

1. BEST MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA

Boyhood

a. BOYHOOD

b. FOXCATCHER

c. THE IMITATION GAME

d. SELMA

e. THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING

2. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA

Gone Girl Rosamund Pike

a. JENNIFER ANISTON CAKE

b. FELICITY JONES THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING

c. JULIANNE MOORE STILL ALICE

d. ROSAMUND PIKE GONE GIRL

e. REESE WITHERSPOON WILD

3. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA

Jake Gyllenhaal in Nightcrawler

a. STEVE CARELL FOXCATCHER

b. BENEDICT CUMBERBATCH THE IMITATION GAME

c. JAKE GYLLENHAAL NIGHTCRAWLER

d. DAVID OYELOWO SELMA

e. EDDIE REDMAYNE THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING

4. BEST MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY OR MUSICAL

The Grand Budapest Hotel

a. BIRDMAN

b. THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL

c. INTO THE WOODS

d. PRIDE

e. ST. VINCENT

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

MUSICAL

Big Eyes

a. AMY ADAMS BIG EYES

b. EMILY BLUNT INTO THE WOODS

c. HELEN MIRREN THE HUNDRED-FOOT JOURNEY

d. JULIANNE MOORE MAPS TO THE STARS

e. QUVENZHANÉ WALLIS ANNIE

6. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY

OR MUSICAL

Joaquin Phoenix and Josh Brolin in Inherent Vice

a. RALPH FIENNES THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL

b. MICHAEL KEATON BIRDMAN

c. BILL MURRAY ST. VINCENT

d. JOAQUIN PHOENIX INHERENT VICE

e. CHRISTOPH WALTZ BIG EYES

7. BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM

Big Hero 6

a. BIG HERO 6

b. THE BOOK OF LIFE

c. THE BOXTROLLS

d. HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON 2

e. THE LEGO MOVIE

8. BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM

Force Majeure

a. FORCE MAJEURE TURIST (SWEDEN)

b. GETT: THE TRIAL OF VIVIANE (ISRAEL)

c. IDA (POLAND/DENMARK)

d. LEVIATHAN (RUSSIA)

e. TANGERINES MANDARIINID (ESTONIA)

9. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A

MOTION PICTURE

Birdman Emma Stone

a. PATRICIA ARQUETTE BOYHOOD

b. JESSICA CHASTAIN A MOST VIOLENT YEAR

c. KEIRA KNIGHTLEY THE IMITATION GAME

d. EMMA STONE BIRDMAN

e. MERYL STREEP INTO THE WOODS

10. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A

MOTION PICTURE

Birdman

a. ROBERT DUVALL THE JUDGE

b. ETHAN HAWKE BOYHOOD

c. EDWARD NORTON BIRDMAN

d. MARK RUFFALO FOXCATCHER

e. J.K. SIMMONS WHIPLASH

11. BEST DIRECTOR – MOTION PICTURE

Selma

a. WES ANDERSON THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL

b. AVA DUVERNAY SELMA

c. DAVID FINCHER GONE GIRL

d. ALEJANDRO GONZÁLEZ IÑÁRRITU BIRDMAN

e. RICHARD LINKLATER BOYHOOD

12. BEST SCREENPLAY – MOTION PICTURE

The Imitation Game

a. WES ANDERSON THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL

b. GILLIAN FLYNN GONE GIRL

c. ALEJANDRO GONZÁLEZ IÑÁRRITU, NICOLÁS GIACOBONE, ALEXANDER DINELARIS, ARMANDO BO BIRDMAN

d. RICHARD LINKLATER BOYHOOD

e. GRAHAM MOORE THE IMITATION GAME

13. BEST ORIGINAL SCORE – MOTION PICTURE

The Theory of Everything

a. ALEXANDRE DESPLAT THE IMITATION GAME

b. JÓHANN JÓHANNSSON THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING

c. TRENT REZNOR, ATTICUS ROSS GONE GIRL

d. ANTONIO SANCHEZ BIRDMAN

e. HANS ZIMMER INTERSTELLAR

14. BEST ORIGINAL SONG – MOTION PICTURE

Promotional photo of Russell Crowe in Darren Aronofsky's Noah

a. “BIG EYES” — BIG EYES

Music by: Lana Del Rey

Lyrics by: Lana Del Rey

b. “GLORY” — SELMA

Music by: John Legend, Common

Lyrics by: John Legend, Common

c. “MERCY IS” — NOAH

Music by: Patti Smith, Lenny Kaye

Lyrics by: Patti Smith, Lenny Kaye

d. “OPPORTUNITY” — ANNIE

Music by: Greg Kurstin, Sia Furler, Will Gluck

Lyrics by: Greg Kurstin, Sia Furler, Will Gluck

e. “YELLOW FLICKER BEAT” — THE HUNGER GAMES: MOCKINGJAY - PART 1

Music by: Lorde

Lyrics by: Lorde

15. BEST TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA

Game of Thrones Iron Throne

a. THE AFFAIR SHOWTIME

b. DOWNTON ABBEY PBS

c. GAME OF THRONES HBO

d. THE GOOD WIFE CBS

e. HOUSE OF CARDS NETFLIX

16. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES –

DRAMA

House of Cards Robin Wright

a. CLAIRE DANES HOMELAND

b. VIOLA DAVIS HOW TO GET AWAY WITH MURDER

c. JULIANNA MARGULIES THE GOOD WIFE

d. RUTH WILSON THE AFFAIR

e. ROBIN WRIGHT HOUSE OF CARDS

17. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA

The Blacklist James Spader

a. CLIVE OWEN THE KNICK

b. LIEV SCHREIBER RAY DONOVAN

c. KEVIN SPACEY HOUSE OF CARDS

d. JAMES SPADER THE BLACKLIST

e. DOMINIC WEST THE AFFAIR

18. BEST TELEVISION SERIES – COMEDY OR MUSICAL

Orange is the New Black

a. GIRLS HBO

b. JANE THE VIRGIN THE CW

c. ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK NETFLIX

d. SILICON VALLEY HBO

e. TRANSPARENT AMAZON INSTANT VIDEO

19. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES –

COMEDY OR MUSICAL

Girls Lena Dunham

a. LENA DUNHAM GIRLS

b. EDIE FALCO NURSE JACKIE

c. JULIA LOUIS-DREYFUS VEEP

d. GINA RODRIGUEZ JANE THE VIRGIN

e. TAYLOR SCHILLING ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK

20. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES –

COMEDY OR MUSICAL

Louie Louis CK

a. LOUIS C. K. LOUIE

b. DON CHEADLE HOUSE OF LIES

c. RICKY GERVAIS DEREK

d. WILLIAM H. MACY SHAMELESS

e. JEFFREY TAMBOR TRANSPARENT

21. BEST MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION

True Detective

a. FARGO FX

b. THE MISSING STARZ

c. THE NORMAL HEART HBO

d. OLIVE KITTERIDGE HBO

e. TRUE DETECTIVE HBO

22. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MINI-SERIES OR MOTION

PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION

Fargo Allison Tolman

a. MAGGIE GYLLENHAAL THE HONORABLE WOMAN

b. JESSICA LANGE AMERICAN HORROR STORY: FREAK SHOW

c. FRANCES MCDORMAND OLIVE KITTERIDGE

d. FRANCES O’CONNOR THE MISSING

e. ALLISON TOLMAN FARGO

23. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MINI-SERIES OR MOTION

PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION

True Detective

a. MARTIN FREEMAN FARGO

b. WOODY HARRELSON TRUE DETECTIVE

c. MATTHEW MCCONAUGHEY TRUE DETECTIVE

d. MARK RUFFALO THE NORMAL HEART

e. BILLY BOB THORNTON FARGO

24. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A

SERIES, MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION

Downtown Abbey Joanne Froggatt

a. UZO ADUBA ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK

b. KATHY BATES AMERICAN HORROR STORY: FREAK SHOW

c. JOANNE FROGGATT DOWNTON ABBEY

d. ALLISON JANNEY MOM

e. MICHELLE MONAGHAN TRUE DETECTIVE

25. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A SERIES,

MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION

Olive Kitteridge Bill Murray

a. MATT BOMER THE NORMAL HEART

b. ALAN CUMMING THE GOOD WIFE

c. COLIN HANKS FARGO

d. BILL MURRAY OLIVE KITTERIDGE

e. JON VOIGHT RAY DONOVAN


Group photo of American Hustle

2014 Golden Globes Reactions

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The conclusion of the year brings with it the beginning of the awards season in which many films are recognized for their endeavors. The 71st Golden Globes, held on Sunday, January 12, 2014 and hosted once again by Tina Fey and Amy Poehler, revealed the victors for each of their many categories covering both film and television. However, focusing on the film aspect of this huge awards ceremony, 2013 definitely has produced a vast array of movies that all could be worthy of an award. Not all get the opportunity to bring home a much deserved trophy, though. Those who win seemed to be what the Hollywood Foreign Press Association viewed as the most notable for receiving an honor, and for the most part I failed to disagree with most of their decisions. In this article, you will find my reaction to most of the highly anticipated category recipients, and hopefully it will help justify the victories of each.