'Boyhood,' 'Birdman' Big Winners At Golden Globe Awards 2015
"Boyhood" emerged as one of the big winners during the 72nd Golden Globe Awards on Sunday, bagging top honors of "Best Drama" as well as "Best Director" for writer and director Richard Linklater.
Linklater, who spent 12 years filming the drama, dedicated the recognitions to parents who "are evolving everywhere and families that are just passing through this world and doing their best."
"Bottom line is we're all flawed in this world. No one's perfect," Linklater said.
The coming-of-age drama movie also won "Best Supporting Actress" for Patricia Arquette, who got a little emotional accepting the recognition, thanking her children. "My favorite role in my whole life has been being your mom," she said in her acceptance speech.
The night also seemed to be set up just right for Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu's backstage romp "Birdman," which led the Globes' twin categories of drama and comedy.
Michael Keaton won "Best Actor, Musical or Comedy" for portraying Riggan, a former superhero star mounting a serious play on Broadway in "Birdman." Its writers bagged the night's "Best Screenplay" in the movie category.
In a major surprise, Wes Anderson's "The Grand Budapest Hotel" swooped in to win "Best Picture, Comedy or Musical," listing a mock thank you to the members of the Hollywood Foreign Press.
This was Anderson's first ever victory at the Golden Globes.
The DreamWorks sequel "How to Train Your Dragon 2" took best animated film while the Stephen Hawking biopic "The Theory of Everything" won best score for Johann Johannsson.
Meanwhile, AMC's adaptation of the 1996 film "Fargo" came in the leading TV contender with five nominations, winning "Best Miniseries or Movie" as well as "Best Actor, Miniseries or Movie" for Billy Bob Thornton.
Showtime's newcomer "The Affair," which explores the ripple effects of an extramarital affair between a married novelist and a waitress, won for "Best Series, Drama" and "Best Actress, Drama" for Ruth Wilson.
After eight nominations, veteran actor Kevin Spacey won this year's Golden Globe for Best Actor in a Television Series Drama for his stellar portrayal of Francis Underwood in the "House of Cards."
"This is just the beginning of my revenge... This is the eighth time I've been nominated, I cannot f***ing believe I won," he said.