The stars of film and TV gathered in Hollywood for the first big awards ceremony of the season held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel yesterday (Sunday January 11). The show was presented by Tina Fey and Amy Poehler who left no superstar unscathed during their riotous opening monologue: “Good evening, good evening, and welcome you bunch of despicable, spoiled, minimally talented brats.” The pair gave the best opening monologue of any awards show we have ever seen. They managed to keep it warm even though their jokes were quite mean.
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Fey and Poehler continued in much the same tone with North Korea’s threat to attack the US if Sony Pictures released The Interview with Fey pointing out, “North Korea referred to The Interview as ‘absolutely intolerable and a wanton act of terror.’ Even more amazing, not the worst review the movie got.” Later, Fey turned her attention to George Clooney who was receiving the Cecil B de Mille award, mentioning Clooney’s recent marriage to Amal Alamuddin, saying, “Amal is a human rights lawyer who worked on the Enron case, was an advisor to Kofi Annan regarding Syria, and was selected for a three person UN commission investigating rules of war violations in the Gaza strip. So tonight, her husband is getting a Lifetime Achievement Award!”
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The pair were hilariously scathing and continued by looking at some of most revered movies of the year, from The Theory of Everything (“It combines the two things that audiences love,” Poehler said, “a crippling nerve disease and super complicated math”) to Selma, which was about, “The American Civil Rights movement that totally worked and now everything’s fine.” Just when you thought it couldn’t get any more scandalous, and proving nothing is sacred, Fey and Poehler offered an alternative plot line for Into the Woods in which Sleeping Beauty just thought she was getting coffee with Bill Cosby…!
The whole evening went down without a hitch and had all the ingredients for a great award show – plenty of laughs, quite a few upraise wins and lots of emotional acceptance speeches.
To cut a long story short, here are our other favourite moments:
– Je Suis Charlie support – Many stars showed their support for free speech following the Charlie Hebdo attacks. George Clooney wore a Je Suis Charlie badge, while Helen Mirren had a pen attached to her dress. Some held Je suis Charlie signs on the red carpet, while others referred to it on stage. Actress Kathy Bates had Je Suis Charlie on her phone and held it up for the cameras. George Clooney, who was awarded Cecil B DeMille lifetime achievement award, in recognition of his film career, but also of his humanitarian work, ended his acceptance speech by commenting on the marches which took place around the world on Sunday. He said: “They didn’t march in protest. They marched in support of the idea that we will not walk in fear. So, Je suis Charlie.”
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– Prince presented the award for Best Original Song in a Motion Picture to John Legend and Common and the assembled stars went wild. “I want to thank God and the Hollywood Foreign Press,” began Common. “I am the hopeful black woman who was denied the right to vote. I am the caring white supporter,” added Common. “I am the unarmed black kid, who maybe needed a hand, but instead of, was given a bullet. Selma has awakened my humanity,” he continued, thanking Ava DuVernay, Oprah Winfrey and more. “I’m so honored to be a part of this amazing film,” said Legend. “We’re so grateful to write this song.”
– The standing ovation earned by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association president Theo Kingma, whose speech centred on how Hollywood stands behind free speech, everywhere from France to North Korea. Usually these speeches are so boring – this was emotional and spot on.
– Kevin Spacey swearing in his acceptance speech. He finally took home a Golden Globe for his performance in House of Cards. We think the F bomb he delivered was totally called for considering the fact that he has been nominated 8 times before!
– The Grand Budapest Hotel beat Birdman for Best Comedy of Musical Movie. It was such a surprise as Michael keaton had just walked away with the award for Best Actor in Birdman. It’s these kind of surprises that keep award shows interesting.
While the Golden Globes is thought of as the grand opening of the film awards season, it is not always a reliable indicator of future Oscar success. In the past 10 years, only four Golden Globe winners for Best Picture – in either category – have gone on to triumph at the Oscars.
George Clooney Receives Cecil B. DeMille Award – The 2015 Golden Globes (tap here to open this video in Creation 5)
Tina Fey and Amy Poehler’s Funniest Moments – The 2015 Golden Globes (tap here to open this video in Creation 5)
Here we present a selected winners list:
Best Original Song in a Motion Picture
“Glory,” Selma, John Legend and Common (WINNER)
“Big Eyes,” Big Eyes, Lana Del Rey
“Mercy Is,” Noah, Patti Smith and Lenny Kaye
“Opportunity,” Annie
“Yellow Flicker Beat,” The Hunger Games: Mockingjay — Part I, Lorde
Selma – John Legend ft. Common Music Video – “Glory” (tap here to open this video in Creation 5)
Best Motion Picture, Drama
Boyhood (WINNER)
Foxcatcher
The Imitation Game
Selma
The Theory of Everything
Boyhood Official Trailer (tap here to open this video in Creation 5)
Best Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical
The Grand Budapest Hotel (WINNER)
Birdman
Into the Woods
Pride
St. Vincent
The Grand Budapest Hotel – Official International Trailer (tap here to open this video in Creation 5)
Best TV Series, Drama
The Affair (WINNER)
Downton Abbey
Game of Thrones
The Good Wife
House of Cards
The Affair – Season 1 Trailer (tap here to open this video in Creation 5)
To see the 2015 winners in full, as chosen by the members of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA), click here.
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