The 72nd Golden Globe Awards, honoring the best in film and American television of 2014, was broadcast live from the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California on January 11, 2015, by NBC.Butler, Don. "Beverly Hilton recaptures lustre of its glory days" , Regina Leader-Post, May 9, 2008. "And the Golden Globe Awards have been handed out in its swanky International Ballroom since 1961." The ceremony was produced by Dick Clark Productions in association with the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. George Clooney was announced as the Cecil B. DeMille Lifetime Achievement Award honoree on September 14, 2014. Tina Fey and Amy Poehler were the co-hosts for the third consecutive time.015 Will Be the Last Time Tina Fey and Amy Poehler Host the Golden Globes . Retrieved 15 December 2014. The nominations were announced on December 11, 2014 by Kate Beckinsale, Peter Krause, Paula Patton and Jeremy Piven.72ND ANNUAL GOLDEN GLOBE AWARDS NOMINEES ANNOUNCED . Retrieved 11 December 2014. The Affair, Birdman, Boyhood, Fargo, The Theory of Everything, and Transparent were among the films and television shows that received multiple awards.
Winners and nominees
These are the nominees for the 72nd Golden Globe Awards. Winners are listed at the top of each list.
Film Best Motion PictureDramaMusical or ComedyBoyhood Foxcatcher The Imitation Game Selma The Theory of EverythingThe Grand Budapest Hotel Birdman Into the Woods Pride St. VincentBest Performance in a Motion Picture – DramaActorActressEddie Redmayne – The Theory of Everything as Stephen Hawking Steve Carell – Foxcatcher as John du Pont Benedict Cumberbatch – The Imitation Game as Alan Turing Jake Gyllenhaal – Nightcrawler as Louis "Lou" Bloom David Oyelowo – Selma as Martin Luther King Jr.Julianne Moore – Still Alice as Dr. Alice Howland Jennifer Aniston – Cake as Claire Bennett Felicity Jones – The Theory of Everything as Jane Hawking Rosamund Pike – Gone Girl as Amy Elliott-Dunne Reese Witherspoon – Wild as Cheryl StrayedBest Performance in a Motion Picture – Musical or ComedyActorActressMichael Keaton – Birdman as Riggan Thomson Ralph Fiennes – The Grand Budapest Hotel as Monsieur Gustave H. Bill Murray – St. Vincent as Vincent MacKenna Joaquin Phoenix – Inherent Vice as Larry "Doc" Sportello Christoph Waltz – Big Eyes as Walter KeaneAmy Adams – Big Eyes as Margaret Keane Emily Blunt – Into the Woods as The Baker's Wife Helen Mirren – The Hundred-Foot Journey as Madame Mallory Julianne Moore – Maps to the Stars as Havana Segrand Quvenzhané Wallis – Annie as Annie BennettBest Supporting Performance in a Motion PictureSupporting ActorSupporting ActressJ. K. Simmons – Whiplash as Terence Fletcher Robert Duvall – The Judge as Judge Joseph Palmer Ethan Hawke – Boyhood as Mason Evans, Sr. Edward Norton – Birdman as Mike Shiner Mark Ruffalo – Foxcatcher as Dave SchultzPatricia Arquette – Boyhood as Olivia Evans Jessica Chastain – A Most Violent Year as Anna Morales Keira Knightley – The Imitation Game as Joan Clarke Emma Stone – Birdman as Sam Thomson Meryl Streep – Into the Woods as The WitchOtherBest DirectorBest ScreenplayRichard Linklater – Boyhood Wes Anderson – The Grand Budapest Hotel Ava DuVernay – Selma David Fincher – Gone Girl Alejandro G. Iñárritu – BirdmanAlejandro G. Iñárritu, Nicolás Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris Jr., and Armando Bo – Birdman Wes Anderson – The Grand Budapest Hotel Gillian Flynn – Gone Girl Richard Linklater – Boyhood Graham Moore – The Imitation GameBest Original ScoreBest Original SongJóhann Jóhannsson – The Theory of Everything Alexandre Desplat – The Imitation Game Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross – Gone Girl Antonio Sánchez – Birdman Hans Zimmer – Interstellar"Glory" (John Legend and Common) – Selma "Big Eyes" (Lana Del Rey) – Big Eyes "Mercy Is" (Patti Smith and Lenny Kaye) – Noah "Opportunity" (Greg Kurstin, Sia Furler, Will Gluck) – Annie "Yellow Flicker Beat" (Lorde) – The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1Best Animated Feature FilmBest Foreign Language FilmHow to Train Your Dragon 2 Big Hero 6 The Book of Life The Boxtrolls The Lego MovieLeviathan (Russia) Force Majeure (Sweden) Gett: The Trial of Viviane Amsalem (Israel) Ida (Poland/Denmark) Tangerines (Estonia and Georgia)
Films with multiple nominations The following 12 films received multiple nominations:
Nominations Film 7 Birdman 5 Boyhood The Imitation Game 4 Gone Girl Selma The Grand Budapest Hotel The Theory of Everything 3 Big Eyes Foxcatcher Into the Woods 2 Annie St. Vincent
Films with multiple wins The following 3 films received multiple wins:
Wins Film 3 Boyhood 2 Birdman The Theory of Everything
Television Best SeriesDramaMusical or ComedyThe Affair (Showtime) Downton Abbey (PBS) Game of Thrones (HBO) The Good Wife (CBS) House of Cards (Netflix)Transparent (Amazon Prime Video) Girls (HBO) Jane the Virgin (The CW) Orange Is the New Black (Netflix) Silicon Valley (HBO)Best Performance in a Television Series – DramaActorActressKevin Spacey – House of Cards (Netflix) as Francis Underwood Clive Owen – The Knick (Cinemax) as Dr. John "Thack" Thackery Liev Schreiber – Ray Donovan (Showtime) as Ray Donovan James Spader – The Blacklist (NBC) as Raymond "Red" Reddington Dominic West – The Affair (Showtime) as Noah SollowayRuth Wilson – The Affair (Showtime) as Alison Lockhart Claire Danes – Homeland (Showtime) as Carrie Mathison Viola Davis – How to Get Away with Murder (ABC) as Professor Annalise Keating, J.D. Julianna Margulies – The Good Wife (CBS) as Alicia Florrick Robin Wright – House of Cards (Netflix) as Claire UnderwoodBest Performance in a Television Series – Musical or ComedyActorActressJeffrey Tambor – Transparent (Prime Video) as Maura Pfefferman Louis C.K. – Louie (FX) as Louie Don Cheadle – House of Lies (Showtime) as Marty Kaan Ricky Gervais – Derek (Netflix) as Derek Noakes William H. Macy – Shameless (Showtime) as Frank GallagherGina Rodriguez – Jane the Virgin (The CW) as Jane Gloriana Villanueva Lena Dunham – Girls (HBO) as Hannah Horvath Edie Falco – Nurse Jackie (Showtime) as Jackie Peyton Julia Louis-Dreyfus – Veep (HBO) as Vice President Selina Meyer Taylor Schilling – Orange Is the New Black (Netflix) as Piper ChapmanBest Performance in a Miniseries or Television FilmActorActressBilly Bob Thornton – Fargo (FX) as Lorne Malvo Martin Freeman – Fargo (FX) as Lester Nygaard Woody Harrelson – True Detective (HBO) as Detective Martin Hart Matthew McConaughey – True Detective (HBO) as Detective Rustin Cohle Mark Ruffalo – The Normal Heart (HBO) as Ned WeeksMaggie Gyllenhaal – The Honourable Woman (Sundance TV) as Nessa Stein, Baroness Stein of Tilbury Jessica Lange – American Horror Story: Freak Show (FX) as Elsa Mars Frances McDormand – Olive Kitteridge (HBO) as Olive Kitteridge Frances O'Connor – The Missing (Starz) as Emily Hughes / Walsh Allison Tolman – Fargo (FX) as Deputy Molly SolversonBest Supporting Performance in a Series, Miniseries, or Television FilmSupporting ActorSupporting ActressMatt Bomer – The Normal Heart (HBO) as Felix Turner Alan Cumming – The Good Wife (CBS) as Eli Gold Colin Hanks – Fargo (FX) as Officer Gus Grimly Bill Murray – Olive Kitteridge (HBO) as Jack Kennison Jon Voight – Ray Donovan (Showtime) as Mickey DonovanJoanne Froggatt – Downton Abbey (PBS) as Anna Bates Uzo Aduba – Orange Is the New Black (Netflix) as Suzanne "Crazy Eyes" Warren Kathy Bates – American Horror Story: Freak Show (FX) as Ethel Darling Allison Janney – Mom (CBS) as Bonnie Plunkett Michelle Monaghan – True Detective (HBO) as Maggie HartBest Miniseries or Television FilmFargo (FX) The Missing (Starz) The Normal Heart (HBO) Olive Kitteridge (HBO) True Detective (HBO)
Series with multiple nominations The following 15 series received multiple nominations:
Nominations Series 5 Fargo 4 True Detective 3 The Affair The Good Wife House of Cards The Normal Heart Olive Kitteridge Orange Is the New Black 2 American Horror Story: Freak Show Downton Abbey Girls Jane the Virgin The Missing Ray Donovan Transparent
Series with multiple wins The following 3 series received multiple wins:
Wins Series 2 The Affair Fargo Transparent
Presenters The Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced the following presenters:
Amy Adams with Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy Jennifer Aniston and Benedict Cumberbatch with Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture Kate Beckinsale and Adrien Brody with Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film Jack Black introduced Boyhood Don Cheadle and Julianna Margulies with Cecil B. DeMille Award Bryan Cranston and Kerry Washington with Best Actress in a Television Series – Comedy or Musical and Best Television Series – Comedy or Musical Jamie Dornan and Dakota Johnson with Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film Robert Downey Jr. with Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy David Duchovny and Katherine Heigl with Best Actor in a Television Series – Drama Anna Faris and Chris Pratt with Best Actress in a Television Series – Drama Colin Farrell and Lupita Nyong'o with Best Foreign Language Film Colin Firth introduced The Imitation Game Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin with Best Actor in a Television Series – Comedy or Musical Harrison Ford with Best Director – Motion Picture Ricky Gervais with Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy Bill Hader and Kristen Wiig with Best Screenplay Kevin Hart and Salma Hayek with intro of Miss Golden Globe and Best Animated Feature Film Katie Holmes and Seth Meyers with Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film Kate Hudson introduced Into the Woods Jared Leto with Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture Adam Levine and Paul Rudd with Best Television Series – Drama Jennifer Lopez and Jeremy Renner with Best Miniseries or Television Film and Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film Melissa McCarthy introduced St. Vincent Matthew McConaughey with Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama Sienna Miller and Vince Vaughn with Best Original Score Clive Owen introduced The Theory of Everything Gwyneth Paltrow with Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama Prince with Best Original Song Meryl Streep with Best Motion Picture – Drama Channing Tatum introduced Foxcatcher Naomi Watts introduced Birdman Owen Wilson introduced The Grand Budapest Hotel Oprah Winfrey introduced Selma Catherine Zeta-Jones introduced Pride
Reception The show received mixed to positive reviews, with critics praising hosts Tina Fey and Amy Poehler's jokes as well as the multitude of political commentary in speeches. However, the ceremony's lack of energy and adherence to routine faced negative criticism. Sean O'Neal of The A.V. Club lamented Fey and Poehler's previous announcement that this would be their final year hosting—"Hosts Tina Fey and Amy Poehler reminded everyone why they will be sorely missed next year"O'Neal, Sean. "Boys, virgins, and the Internet win big at the Golden Globes" , The A.V. Club, 12 January 2015. Retrieved 17 January 2015.—which presenter Meryl Streep echoed as she introduced the "Best Motion Picture—Drama" category.Gerard, Jeremy. "Amy Poehler & Tina Fey Leave The Bar High For Golden Globes Show – Review" , Deadline, 11 January 2015. Retrieved 17 January 2015. Jethro Nededog of The Wrap was among many reviewers to praise Fey and Poehler, though he wished they had appeared more often throughout the ceremony, claiming, "the fun was front-loaded".Nededog, Jethro. "Golden Globe Awards Review: Checking Boxes Doesn't Make for an Entertaining Show" , The Wrap, 11 January 2015. Retrieved 17 January 2015.