{"id":549,"date":"2015-01-16T15:06:05","date_gmt":"2015-01-16T23:06:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wou.edu\/westernjournal\/?p=549"},"modified":"2015-01-16T15:06:05","modified_gmt":"2015-01-16T23:06:05","slug":"innovative-films-win-big-at-golden-globes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/innovative-films-win-big-at-golden-globes\/","title":{"rendered":"Innovative Films Win Big at Golden Globes"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"BY<\/a>
BY NATHANIEL DUNAWAY
ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

It\u2019s awards season for Hollywood, and one of the most hotly anticipated ceremonies of the year -the 72nd Annual Golden Globes \u2013 aired on Sunday, Jan. 11, with some winners bringing little surprise and others coming seemingly out of nowhere. Here\u2019s a brief rundown of the night\u2019s winners and a look at whether or not this year\u2019s Globes may have predicted the upcoming Academy Awards.<\/p>\n

Best Actress in a Motion Picture, Drama
\nJulianne Moore (\u201cMagnolia\u201d, \u201cChildren of Men\u201d) took home this award for her starring role in the film \u201cStill Alice,\u201d in which she plays Dr. Alice Howland, a university linguistics professor who\u2019s diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer\u2019s.
\nBest Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama-
\nThis award went to relative newcomer Eddie Redmayne (\u201cLes Miserables\u201d) for his portrayal of theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking in \u201cThe Theory of Everything.\u201d The film focuses on Hawking\u2019s early life as a student at Cambridge, his marriage and his eventual diagnosis of motor neuron disease at the age of 21.<\/p>\n

Best Actress in a Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical
\nAmy Adams won her award for the film \u201cBig Eyes.\u201d Directed by Tim Burton (\u201cBig Fish,\u201d \u201cBeetlejuice\u201d) and co-starring Christoph Waltz (\u201cDjango Unchained\u201d), \u201cBig Eyes\u201d is based on the true story of artist Margaret Keane (Adams) and her husband Walter (Waltz), who took credit for her paintings in the 50s and 60s.
\nBest Actor in a Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical-
\nConsidered by many in Hollywood to be past his prime, Michael Keaton\u2019s comeback in last year\u2019s mind-bending \u201cBirdman\u201d earned him a Golden Globe. Keaton stars as Riggan Thompson, a washed-up superhero actor attempting to mount a Broadway play as his big comeback. Keaton is one of the top contenders for the Oscar for Best Actor.<\/p>\n

Best Screenplay,
\nMotion Picture
\nAlejandro Gonz\u00e1lez I\u00f1\u00e1rritu, Nicol\u00e1s Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris, Jr. and Armando Bo won this award for their screenplay for the aforementioned \u201cBirdman,\u201d which was also directed by I\u00f1\u00e1rritu and edited to appear as though the film was shot in one long, continuous take.<\/p>\n

Best Director,
\nMotion Picture
\nRichard Linklater (\u201cDazed and Confused,\u201d \u201cBernie\u201d) beat out the competition to take home the coveted Best Director award for his film \u201cBoyhood.\u201d Shot over a period of twelve years and co-starring Ethan Hawke (\u201cBefore Midnight\u201d), Patricia Arquette (\u201cTrue Romance\u201d) and Linklater\u2019s daughter Lorelei, \u201cBoyhood\u201d shows the coming-of-age of a young boy named Mason, played by Ellar Coltrane.
\nBest Motion Picture, Drama-
\n\u201cBoyhood\u201d also earned the prized Best Picture, Drama award. Like \u201cBirdman,\u201d it was an immensely ambitious undertaking for Linklater and company, and there\u2019s nothing else in the world quite like it. \u201cBoyhood\u201d is easily the top contender for this year\u2019s Best Picture Oscar.<\/p>\n

Best Motion Picture,
\nComedy or Musical
\nUndoubtedly the biggest surprise of the evening was this award being given to the Wes Anderson (\u201cMoonrise Kingdom\u201d) comedy \u201cThe Grand Budapest Hotel.\u201d Released way back in March, \u201cBudapest\u201d was considered by many to have little chance against the awards juggernaut that is \u201cBirdman.\u201d The 1930s set ensemble piece features Wes Anderson alumni Bill Murray, Jeff Goldblum and Owen Wilson, alongside stars Ralph Fiennes and Tony Revolori.
\nThe Golden Globe Awards are typically seen as strong indicators for Oscar-winners, but surprises and snubs are nearly as common as correct predictions in the awards business. Will Best Actor go to Redmayne or Keaton? Or will Steve Carell steal the show for his haunting performance in \u201cFoxcatcher\u201d? And which film will find itself alongside the other historic Best Picture winners, such as \u201cThe Godfather\u201d and \u201cThe Silence of the Lambs\u201d? Predictions are running wild, but we\u2019ll all have to wait for the 87th Academy Awards, airing Feb. 22, 2015.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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