Boyhood takes top prize at the Golden Globes

The Grand Budapest Hotel also wins big.

by Jennie Kermode

Ellar Coltrane in Boyhood
Ellar Coltrane in Boyhood

The Golden Globes awards ceremony took place in Los Angeles tonight, and the big winner was Richard Linklater's Boyhood, which took Best Picture (Drama), Best Director and Best Supporting Actress (Patricia Arquette) - see what its stars told us about making it. The biggest surprise was The Grand Budapest Hotel beating Birdman to win Best Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical, while there was also a shock as Russia's Leviathan taking Best Film not in the English Language, adding intrigue to a race that has so far been dominated by Polish film Ida.

There were some striking clothes on display, with Lupita N'yongo knocking 'em dead in an amethyst dress, Jessica Chastain looking resplendent in a dark bronze gown and Prince making a rare appearance in a brass and silver suit. Several guests sported badges with the slogan je suis Charlie, in reference to the staff of satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo who were recently killed in Paris.

George Clooney, who has been nominated for Golden Globes in more categories than anybody else, received the Cecil B de Mille lifetime achievement award as the audience was treated to a montage including clips from The Men Who Stare At Goats and South Park, in which he provided the voice of a gay dog. "[If] you get to work in Hollywood, your dream came true. Everyone knows who you are. Keep it in perspective," he said, adding that what people will remember is not the award but the winner's body of work.

Those awards in full:-

Best Motion Picture, Drama

Best Director

Best Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical

Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama

Best Actress in a Motion Picture, Drama

Best Actress in a Motion Picture, Comedy

Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Comedy

Best Supporting Actress

Best Supporting Actor

Best Animated Feature Film

Best Foreign Language Film

Best Screenplay

  • Alejandro González Iñárritu, Nicolás Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris, Armando Bo, Birdman

Best Original Score

Best Original Song

Lifetime Achievement

  • George Clooney

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