Golden Globes: Here are the winners (and what they mean for 'Birdman')
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Molly Driscoll Staff writer
Academy Award for Best Picture contender 鈥淏irdman鈥� lost out on the Best Motion Picture 鈥� Musical or Comedy聽prize at the 2015 Golden Globes, while awards-season frontrunner 鈥淏oyhood鈥� cemented its status by winning the Best Motion Picture 鈥� Drama prize at the ceremony.
Does this mean 鈥淏irdman鈥� won鈥檛 get nominated for Best Picture at the Oscars this year? Probably not. But it could give a boost to the film that did receive the best comedy or musical award at the Golden Globes, the film 鈥淭he Grand Budapest Hotel.鈥� Wes Anderson's quirky comedy was in the mix for the Best Picture race, but securing the Golden Globe may cause the public to give it more attention as the Oscars draw nearer.聽
However, the only winner of the Golden Globe comedy or musical prize that took the Best Picture award within the past 10 years was the 2011 movie 鈥�The Artist.鈥� Almost all of the other recipients of the Oscars' highest honor within the past 10 years were nominated in the drama category at the Golden Globes. (Only nominated 鈥� the Golden Globes best drama pick sometimes doesn鈥檛 match up with the Oscars Best Picture. To look at fairly recent history, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association picked 2010鈥檚 鈥淭he Social Network,鈥� the 2009 movie 鈥淎vatar,鈥� and 2007鈥檚 鈥淎tonement鈥� for best motion picture 鈥� drama, none of which won Best Picture.)聽
Meanwhile, many of the movie-acting races cemented actors鈥� statuses as those to beat when it comes to Oscar time. 鈥淲hiplash鈥� actor J.K. Simmons took the Best Supporting Actor prize (actors from all types of films are eligible for this award), while Patricia Arquette of 鈥淏oyhood鈥� won the Best Supporting Actress prize. Frontrunner Julianne Moore of the film 鈥淪till Alice鈥� took the Best Actress in a Drama prize.聽
However, with Amy Adams of 鈥淏ig Eyes鈥� winning the Best Actress in a Comedy or Musical award, we may see her appear on the Oscar ballot. Moore, 鈥淭he Theory of Everything鈥� actress Felicity Jones, Reese Witherspoon of 鈥淲ild,鈥� and Rosamund Pike of 鈥淕one Girl鈥� have long been regarded as locks for the Best Actress Oscar race. Jennifer Aniston of 鈥淐ake鈥� made the fifth slot for Best Actress in a Drama at the Globes. Those who will be competing at the Oscars have already been determined (according to , voting for whom to put on the ballet has already finished) and Aniston will be tough to edge out for that fifth spot, but Adams taking the Golden Globe may be a sign of support for her in the category.
Meanwhile, 鈥淏irdman鈥� actor Michael Keaton took the Best Actor in a Comedy or Musical prize and Eddie Redmayne of 鈥淭he Theory of Everything鈥� won the Best Actor in a Drama award. Redmayne will be hard to catch up to in the Best Actor race, but Keaton鈥檚 victory may give him a boost in a tough competition that also includes 鈥淔oxcatcher鈥� actor Steve Carell, Benedict Cumberbatch of 鈥淭he Imitation Game,鈥� 鈥淪elma鈥� actor David Oyelowo, and Jake Gyllenhaal of 鈥淣ightcrawler.鈥澛�
Stay tuned 鈥� the Oscar nominations will be announced on Jan. 16.
In TV, the Showtime program 鈥淭he Affair鈥� won the Best Drama Series prize over such shows as 鈥淕ame of Thrones鈥� and 鈥淗ouse of Cards,鈥� while the show 鈥淭ransparent鈥� took the comedy prize over such programs as 鈥淥range Is the New Black鈥� and 鈥淕irls.鈥� Both 鈥淎ffair鈥� and 鈥淭ransparent鈥� won the award for their first seasons. The praise for the shows spilled over to the acting categories, where 鈥淎ffair鈥� actress Ruth Wilson took the Best Actress in a Drama Series award and Jeffrey Tambor of 鈥淭ransparent鈥� won the Best Actor in a Comedy Series prize. Meanwhile, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association bestowed the best miniseries or TV movie award on 鈥�Fargo,鈥� and 鈥淔argo鈥� actor Billy Bob Thornton took the Best Actor in a Limited Series award.
