'Birdman' soars with seven Golden Globe nominations
Posted Thursday, December 11, 2014 at 4:26 PM Central
Last updated Friday, December 12, 2014 at 9:40 AM Central
by John Couture
I woke up this morning and something odd happened. The Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) decided to announce their nominations for the 72nd Golden Globe Awards. Did I know this was coming? Did I miss a reminder somewhere?
I mean, I should have at least expected it was coming up, right? It's not like the Screen Actors Guild have announced their nominees yet or anything. Oh, what's that? They did?
Huh, well, don't I feel a bit sheepish?
If yesterday's appetizer was any indication, then Bird would be today's main course. As in Birdman, which led the SAG announcement with four nominations. The HFPA did not disappoint as Birdman was clearly the winner when all of the Golden Globe nominations were announced. The film led the way again with seven Golden Globe nominations, including Best Picture - Comedy or Musical and Best Actor - Comedy or Musical for Michael Keaton.
Interestingly, Richard Linklater's Boyhood is getting some well-deserved early awards love which tickles our fancies in a big bad way. The film was shot over a dozen years and follows a family as they age and grow over that time. We actually first reported on this film back in 2002 and I still can't believe that my math was that bad back then. Naturally, 2002 + 12 years = 2014 and with five Golden Globe nominations, it seems that Boyhood will continue to grow on voters right through the Oscars.
A fun awards season prop bet would be to track the wins by competing "nerd films" The Imitation Game and The Theory of Everything. Both films center on really intelligent people who changed our lives, but even I can't tell them apart half of the time. The Imitation Game, the story of Brit genius Alan Turing who helped to crack the Enigma Code during WWII, snagged five nominations while The Theory of Everything, the story of Brit genius (see, there's a pattern here) Stephen Hawking overcame adversity to literally write the book on astrophysics, scored four nominations of its own.
The best part is that they compete head-to-head in many categories. There's a part of me that really hopes that Eddie Redmayne and Benedict Cumberbatch duke it out for the Golden Globe for Best Actor - Drama. Hey, it's the Golden Globes, where the alcohol flows freely and anything can happen.
The nominations weren't without a bit of intrigue though. Films such as Interstellar, American Sniper and Unbroken which were considered serious awards contenders only managed to score one nomination between them (Best Original Score for Interstellar).
A lot can happen though between today and January 15, 2015 when the Oscar nominations are revealed. The Golden Globe Awards will air live on NBC on January 11, 2015. Oh, I should also mention that Greer Grammer has been tapped to be Miss Golden Globe 2015. This may seriously be Kelsey Grammer's greatest contribution to film.
Greer wore a Brumani ring and five Sethi Couture (no relation) rings.
The full film and TV nominations are listed below.
2015 GOLDEN GLOBE AWARD NOMINATIONS
Best Motion Picture, Drama
Best Actress in a Motion Picture, Drama
- Julianne Moore, Still Alice
- Reese Witherspoon, Wild
- Rosamund Pike, Gone Girl
- Felicity Jones, The Theory of Everything
- Jennifer Aniston, Cake
Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama
- Eddie Redmayne, The Theory of Everything
- Benedict Cumberbatch, The Imitation Game
- Steve Carell, Foxcatcher
- David Oyelowo, Selma
- Jake Gyllenhaal, Nightcrawler
Best Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy
Best Actress In A Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy
- Amy Adams, Big Eyes
- Julianne Moore, Maps To The Stars
- Emily Blunt, Into The Woods
- Helen Mirren, The Hundred Foot Journey
- Quvenzhane Wallis, Annie
Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy
- Michael Keaton, Birdman
- Bill Murray, St. Vincent
- Ralph Fiennes, The Grand Budapest Hotel
- Joaquin Phoenix, Inherent Vice
- Christoph Waltz, Big Eyes
Best Animated Feature Film
Best Foreign Language Film
- Ida (Poland/Denmark)
- Leviathan (Russia)
- Force Majeure Turist (Sweden)
- Gett: The Trial of Viviane Amsalem Gett (Israel)
- Tangerines Mandariinid (Estonia)
Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture
- Patricia Arquette, Boyhood
- Meryl Streep, Into The Woods
- Keira Knightley, The Imitation Game
- Emma Stone, Birdman
- Jessica Chastain, A Most Violent Year
Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture
- J.K. Simmons, Whiplash
- Edward Norton, Birdman
- Mark Ruffalo, Foxcatcher
- Ethan Hawke, Boyhood
- Robert Duvall, The Judge
Best Director - Motion Picture
- Richard Linklater, Boyhood
- Alejandro Inarritu, Birdman
- Ava DuVernay, Selma
- Wes Anderson, The Grand Budapest Hotel
- David Fincher, Gone Girl
Best Screenplay - Motion Picture
- Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, Nicolas Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris, Armando Bo, Birdman
- Richard Linklater, Boyhood
- Gillian Flynn, Gone Girl
- Wes Anderson, The Grand Budapest Hotel
- Graham Moore, The Imitation Game
Best Original Score - Motion Picture
- Alexandre Desplat, The Imitation Game
- Johann Johannsson, The Theory of Everything
- Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross, Gone Girl
- Antonio Sanchez, Birdman
- Hans Zimmer, Interstellar
Best Original Song - Motion Picture
- "Big Eyes" — Big Eyes
- "Glory" — Selma
- "Mercy Is" — Noah
- "Opportunity" — Annie
- "Yellow Flicker Beat" — The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1
Best TV Series, Drama
Best Actress in a TV Series, Drama
- Viola Davis, How to Get Away With Murder
- Robin Wright, House of Cards
- Julianna Margulies, The Good Wife
- Ruth Wilson, The Affair
- Claire Danes, Homeland
Best Actor in a TV Series, Drama
- Kevin Spacey, House of Cards
- Clive Owen, The Knick
- James Spader, The Blacklist
- Dominic West, The Affair
- Liev Schreiber, Ray Donovan
Best TV Series, Musical or Comedy
Best Actress in a TV Series, Musical or Comedy
- Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep
- Taylor Schilling, Orange is the New Black
- Lena Dunham, Girls
- Edie Falco, Nurse Jackie
- Gina Rodriguez, Jane the Virgin
Best Actor in a TV Series, Musical or Comedy
- Jeffrey Tambor, Transparent
- Ricky Gervais, Derek
- Louis C.K., Louie
- Don Cheadle, House of Lies
- William H. Macy, Shameless
Best TV Movie or Mini-Series
Best Actress in a Mini-Series or TV Movie
- Frances McDormand, Olive Kitteridge
- Maggie Gyllenhaal, The Honorable Woman
- Jessica Lange, American Horror Story: Freak Show
- Allison Tolman, Fargo
- Frances O'Connor, The Missing
Best Actor in a Mini-Series or TV Movie
- Matthew McConaughey, True Detective
- Billy Bob Thornton, Fargo
- Woody Harrelson, True Detective
- Mark Ruffalo, The Normal Heart
- Martin Freeman, Fargo
Best Supporting Actress in a Series, Mini-Series or TV Movie
- Kathy Bates, American Horror Story: Freak Show
- Allison Janney, Mom
- Uzo Aduba, Orange is the New Black
- Joanne Froggatt, Downton Abbey
- Michelle Monaghan, True Detective