The 72nd Annual Golden Globe Awards took place over the weekend. Richard Linklater’s 12-years-in-the-making drama Boyhood is took top prizes at the annual awards. The Hollywood Foreign Press Association named the film Best Motion Picture Drama and Linklater Best Director at Sunday nights star-studded event.
Meanwhile John Legend and Common took home the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song for “Glory,” from Selma. In his acceptance, Legend says hes proud of the movie, which still resonates today. He added that he hopes people also find meaning in the song that goes beyond the film. Prince presented the award to Legend and Common, who are marking their first Golden Globe win with the event. In his acceptance, Common says being part of the Selma helped him rediscover his humanity, and see how the past and present are connected.
Listen to John Legend & Commons Golden Globe-winning “Glory” from Selmabelow!
John and Common were up against Lorde, Lana Del Rey and Sia are up for Best Original Song in a Motion Picture category.
Here is the list of nominees and winners for the 72nd Golden Globe Awards:
Best Motion Picture, Drama
Boyhood – WINNER
Foxcatcher
The Imitation Game
Selma
The Theory of Everything
Best Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical
Birdman
The Grand Budapest Hotel – WINNER
Into the Woods
Pride
St. Vincent
Best Performance by an Actress in TV Series, Drama
Claire Danes, “Homeland”
Viola Davis, “How to Get Away With Murder”Julianna Margulies, “The Good Wife”
Ruth Wilson, “The Affair” – WINNER
Robin Wright, “House of Cards”
Best Original Song in Motion Picture
“Big Eyes,” Big Eyes, Lana Del Rey “Glory,” Selma, John Legend and Common – WINNER
“Mercy Is,” Noah, Patty Smith and Lenny K
“Opportunity,” Annie, Sia
“Yellow Flicker Beat,” The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part I, Lorde
Best Original Score in a Motion Picture
The Imitation Game
The Theory of Everything – WINNER
Gone Girl
Birdman
Interstellar
Best Performance by an Actress in TV Series, Comedy
Lena Dunham, “Girls”
Edie Falco, “Nurse Jackie”
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, “Veep”
Gina Rodriguez, “Jane the Virgin” – WINNER
Taylor Schilling, “Orange is the New Black”
Best Screenplay, Motion Picture
Wes Anderson, The Grand Budapest Hotel
Gillian Flynn, Gone Girl
Alejandro González Inarritu, Nicolas Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris, Jr., Birdman – WINNER
Richard Linklater, Boyhood Graham Moore, The Imitation Game
Best Performance by Supporting Actress in TV
Uzo Aduba, “Orange is the New Black”
Kathy Bates, “American Horror Story”
Joanne Froggatt, “Downton Abbey” – WINNER
Allison Janney, “Mom”
Michelle Monaghan, “True Detective”
Best Performance by an Actor in TV Series, Comedy
Louis C.K., “Louie”
Don Cheadle, “House of Lies”
Ricky Gervais, “Derek”
William H. Macy, “Shameless”
Jeffrey Tambor, “Transparent” – WINNER
Best Comedy Series
“Girls”
“Jane the Virgin”
“Orange Is the New Black”
“Silicon Valley”
“Transparent” – WINNER
Best Performance by a Supporting Actor in TV
Matt Bomer, “The Normal Heart” – WINNER
Alan Cumming, “The Good Wife”
Colin Hanks, “Fargo”
Bill Murray, “Olive Kitteridge”
Jon Voight, “Ray Donovan”
Best Foreign Film
Force Majeure (Sweden)
Gett: The Trial of Viviane Amsalem (France)
Ida (Poland)
Leviathan (Russia) – WINNER
Tangerines (Estonia)
Best Actress in a Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical
Amy Adams, Big Eyes – WINNER
Emily Blunt, Into the Woods
Julianne Moore, Map to the Stars
Quvenzhané Wallis, Annie
Helen Mirren, Hundred Foot Journey
Best Actress in a Motion Picture, Drama
Jennifer Aniston, Cake
Felicity Jones, The Theory of Everything
Julianne Moore, Still Alice – WINNER
Rosamund Pike, Gone Girl
Reese Witherspoon, Wild
Best Performance by an Actor in a TV Miniseries or Movie
Martin Freeman, “Fargo”
Woody Harrelson, “True Detective”
Matthew Mcconaughey, “True Detective”
Mark Ruffalo, “The Normal Heart”
Billy Bob Thornton, “Fargo” – WINNER
Best Performance by an Actor in a TV Series, Drama
Clive Owen, “The Knick”
Liev Schreiber, “Ray Donovan”
Kevin Spacey, “House of Cards” – WINNER
James Spader, “The Blacklist”
Dominic West, “The Affair”
Best TV Series, Drama
“The Affair” – WINNER
“Downton Abbey”
“Game of Thrones”
“The Good Wife”
“House of Cards”
Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture
Patricia Arquette, Boyhood – WINNER
Jessica Chastain, A Most Violent Year
Keira Knightley, The Imitation Game
Emma Stone, Birdman
Meryl Streep, Into the Woods
Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture
Robert Duvall, The Judge
Ethan Hawke, Boyhood
Edward Norton, Birdman
Mark Ruffalo, Foxcatcher
J.K, Simmons, Whiplash – WINNER
Best Director Motion Picture
Wes Anderson, The Grand Budapest Hotel
Eva DuVernay, Selma
David Fincher, Gone Girl
Alejandro Gonzalez Iñárritu, Birdman
Richard Linklater, Boyhood – WINNER
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