The 72nd Golden Globes 2015

The highly anticipated 72nd annual Golden Globe Awards is here, bigger and better! With Tina Fey and Amy Poehler as hosts, tactfully playing around some of Hollywood's delicate subjects; talking about Sony Pictures being hacked over 'The Interview', the sexual assault allegations against Bill Cosby and many more.

The three-time hosts for the awards welcomed Hollywood's celebrated personalities to the function.

One subject which could not be overlooked was the recent terrorist attack in Paris at the offices of the satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo, with live coverage from the Beverly Hill Hilton in Beverly Hills, California. Attendees such as Clooney sported "Je Suis Charlie" pins and others like Helen Mirren held up signs that read the same on the red carpet.

The first award of the night went to J.K. Simmons for best supporting actor for his performance as a domineering jazz teacher in the acclaimed indie "Whiplash." He thanked his confident co-star, Miles Teller, whom he called: "A young actor of such maturity and brilliance that he inspired me every day to want to scream at him and hit him in the face."

Whereas Some winners were caught by surprise, accepting the award for best actress in a comedy or musical for her performance in Big Eyes, was an unprepared Amy Adams and she said: "I didn't even reapply lip gloss."

Canadian director Dean DeBlois accepted the award for Best Animated Film for How to Train Your Dragon 2.

As the only major awards show to honour both movies and TV, the Globes have also benefited from television's rise. Fey and Poehler alluded to that by leading the crowd in a call-and-response cheer, chanting "Movies ... Awesome! TV ... Better!"

AMC's adaptation of the Coen brothers' acclaimed 1996 film, Fargo, came in the leading TV contender with five nominations and promptly won best miniseries or movie, as well as best actor, miniseries or movie, for Billy Bob Thornton.

"You can say anything in the world and get in trouble. I know this for a fact," said Thornton. "So I'm just going to say thank you."

Amazon, crashing the party like Netflix did before it, celebrated its first Golden Globe for the sexual identity comedy Transparent, winning best TV series, musical or comedy.

In the mean time, this is a partial list of winners:

Film

• Director: Richard Linklater, Boyhood.
• Actor, Musical or Comedy: Michael Keaton, Birdman.
• Actress, Musical or Comedy: Amy Adams, Big Eyes.
• Supporting Actor: J.K. Simmons, Whiplash.
• Supporting Actress: Patricia Arquette, Boyhood.
• Animated Film: How to Train Your Dragon 2.
• Screenplay: Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, Nicolas Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris, Armando Bo,Birdman.
• Original Score: Johann Johannsson, The Theory of Everything.
• Original Song: Glory (music by John Legend, Common), Selma.

Television

• Series, Drama: The Affair.
• Series, Musical or Comedy: Transparent.
• Actress, Drama: Ruth Wilson, The Affair.
• Actress, Musical or Comedy: Gina Rodriguez, Jane the Virgin.
• Actor, Musical or Comedy: Jeffrey Tambor,Transparent.
• Miniseries or Movie: Fargo.
• Actress, Miniseries or Movie: Maggie Gyllenhaal, The Honorable Woman.
• Actor, Miniseries or Movie: Billy Bob Thornton, Fargo.
• Supporting Actress, Series, Miniseries or Movie: Joanne Froggatt, Downton Abbey.
• Supporting Actor, Series, Miniseries or Movie: Matt Bomer, The Normal Heart.

And a quick rundown of some of the nominations: 

Best Motion Picture Drama

• Boyhood
• Foxcatcher
• The Imitation Game
• Selma
• The Theory of Everything

Best Motion Picture Musical or Comedy

• Birdman
• The Grand Budapest Hotel
• Into the Woods
• Pride
• St. Vincent

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