Golden Globe Awards 2015

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The 72nd annual Golden Globe Awards took place in Beverly Hills on Sunday night with all the usual glitz & glamour and red-carpet dress obsession that comes with it, there was also the small matter of people being recognized for the great work they did on TV and Film in 2014 and here at Filmphonic we’ll give you a quick recap on the Movie nominees and winners this year.

When the nominations for this year’s awards were announced in December they were as significant for the great films that were overlooked as they were for the great films that were recognized this year, nevertheless the awards took place last night with several deserving winners and just as many who perhaps deserved recognition but not victory, not to mention of course the many that were snubbed all together.

There was a mixed bag of winners with no one film dominating in any way, perhaps the biggest winner of the night was Richard Linklater’s unique and original drama Boyhood which won 3 major awards, there was some British success as the British press always loves to obsess about with Eddie Redmayne winning big for his portrayal of Stephen Hawking in The Theory of Everything.

We break down the night’s major movie nominees and winners as well as who we thought should have won from the films officially nominated and our pick of the year’s best overall.

Best Motion Picture- Drama

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Boyhood (Winner)

Our pick from the nominees: The Imitation Game

Our pick overall: Nightcrawler

Best Motion Picture- Musical or Comedy

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The Grand Budapest Hotel (Winner)

Birdman
Into the Woods
Pride
St. Vincent

Our pick from the nominees: Birdman

Our pick overall: Birdman

Best Director

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Richard Linklater for Boyhood (Winner)

Wes Anderson for The Grand Budapest Hotel
Ava Duvernay for Selma
David Fincher for Gone Girl
Alejandro González Iñárritu for Birdman

Our pick from the nominees: David Fincher for Gone Girl

Our pick overall: David Fincher for Gone Girl

Best Actor in a Motion Picture- Drama

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Eddie Redmayne for The Theory of Everything

Steve Carell for Foxcatcher
Benedict Cumberbatch for The Imitation Game
Jake Gyllenhaal for Nightcrawler
David Oyelowo for Selma

Our pick from the nominees: Jake Gyllenhaal for Nightcrawler

Our pick overall: Jake Gyllenhaal for Nightcrawler

Best Actress in a Motion Picture- Drama

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Julianne Moore for Still Alice (Winner)

Jennifer Aniston for Cake
Felicity Jones for The Theory of Everything
Rosamund Pike for Gone Girl
Reese Witherspoon for Wild

Our pick from the nominees: Rosamund Pike for Gone Girl

Our pick overall: Rosamund Pike for Gone Girl

Best Actor in a Motion Picture- Musical or Comedy

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Michael Keaton for Birdman (Winner)

Ralph Fiennes for The Grand Budapest Hotel
Bill Murray for St. Vincent
Joaquin Phoenix for Inherent Vice
Christoph Waltz for Big Eyes

Our pick from the nominees: Michael Keaton for Birdman

Our pick overall: Michael Keaton for Birdman

Best Actress in a Motion Picture- Musical or Comedy

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Amy Adams for Big Eyes (Winner)

Emily Blunt Into the Woods
Helen Mirren for The Hundred-Foot Journey
Julianne Moore for Map to the Stars
Quvenzhané Wallis for Annie

Our pick from the nominees: Amy Adams for Big Eyes

Our pick overall: Amy Adams for Big Eyes

Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture

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J.K. Simmons for Whiplash (Winner)

Robert Duvall for The Judge
Ethan Hawke for Boyhood
Edward Norton for Birdman
Mark Ruffalo for Foxcatcher

Our pick from the nominees: Mark Ruffalo for Foxcatcher

Our pick overall: Mark Ruffalo for Foxcatcher

Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture

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Patricia Arquette for Boyhood (Winner)

Jessica Chastain for A Most Violent Year
Keira Knightley for The Imitation Game
Emma Stone for Birdman
Meryl Streep for Into the Woods

Our pick from the nominees: Patricia Arquette for Boyhood

Our pick overall: Carie Coon for Gone Girl

Best Screenplay- Motion Picture

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Alejandro González Iñárritu, Nicolás Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris, and Armando Bo for Birdman (Winner)

Wes Anderson for The Grand Budapest Hotel
Gillian Flynn for Gone Girl
Richard Linklater for Boyhood
Graham Moore for The Imitation Game

Our pick from the nominees: Gillian Flynn for Gone Girl

Our pick overall: Gillian Flynn for Gone Girl

Best Original Score- Motion Picture

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Jóhann Jóhannsson for The Theory of Everything

Alexandre Desplat for The Imitation Game
Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross for Gone Girl
Antonio Sanchez for Birdman
Hans Zimmer for Interstellar

Our pick from the nominees: Hans Zimmer for Interstellar

Our pick overall: Hans Zimmer for Interstellar

Let us know what you think of this year’s nominees and winners and our alternative picks by commenting here and on social media.

As usual let’s all remember that film criticism is subjective and we all have our opinions on who should win what and why, the important thing is that the majority of the nominees at these shows deserve recognition for great work done, but no more than the many who often do not feature at all.