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Boyhood is a triple winner at Golden Globes

Written by . Published: January 12 2015

Director Richard Linklater's Boyhood was the toast of Hollywood at the Golden Globes on Sunday (11Jan15) after picking up three of the night's biggest honors.


Linklater claimed the Best Director prize, while the film was named Best Motion Picture, Drama and Patricia Arquette landed the Best Supporting Actress award for her portrayal of a single mother looking for love.


Boyhood has now become a clear favorite to pick up the Best Picture Oscar after taking home a string of top gongs this awards season.


The Theory of Everything and Birdman were double winners at the Globes, while The Affair, Transparent and Fargo led the TV categories with two awards apiece


It was also a very good night for newlyweds Eddie Redmayne, George Clooney and John Legend - Brit Redmayne picked up a Best Actor honor for his portrayal of Stephen Hawking in The Theory of Everything, John Legend was a winner for his song Glory from the movie Selma, and George Clooney took home the 2015 Cecil B. DeMille Award.


Both Clooney and Redmayne paid tribute to their new brides in their acceptance speeches, with Redmayne revealing he and his wife "of about a couple of weeks" had to cut their honeymoon short to attend the prizegiving.


He added, "I thank the HFPA (Hollywood Foreign Press Association) for giving us a night at the end of our honeymoon we will remember."


The full list of winners is:


Best Motion Picture, Drama - Boyhood


Best Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical - The Grand Budapest Hotel


Best Actress in a Motion Picture, Drama - Julianne Moore (Still Alice)


Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama - Eddie Redmayne (The Theory of Everything)


Best Actress in a Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical - Amy Adams (Big Eyes)


Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical - Michael Keaton (Birdman)


Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture - J.K. Simmons (Whiplash)


Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture - Patricia Arquette (Boyhood)


Best Director - Richard Linklater (Boyhood)


Best Original Score - Johann Johannsson (The Theory of Everything)


Best Original Song - Glory by John Legend & Common (Selma)


Best Animated Feature Film - How to Train Your Dragon 2


Best Screenplay - Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, Nicolas Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris & Armando Bo (Birdman)


Best Foreign Language Film - Leviathan (Russia)


Cecil B. DeMille Award - George Clooney


Best TV Series, Drama - The Affair


Best Mini-Series or TV Movie - Fargo


Best TV Series, Comedy or Musical - Transparent


Best Actress in a Mini-Series or TV Movie - Maggie Gyllenhaal (The Honorable Woman)


Best Actress in a TV Series, Comedy or Musical - Gina Rodriguez (Jane The Virgin)


Best Actress in a TV Series, Drama - Ruth Wilson (The Affair)


Best Actor in a Mini-Series or TV Movie - Billy Bob Thornton (Fargo)


Best Actor in a TV Series, Comedy or Musical - Jeffrey Tambor (Transparent)


Best Actor in a TV Series, Drama - Kevin Spacey (House of Cards)


Best Supporting Actress in a Series, Mini-Series or TV Movie - Joanne Froggatt (Downton Abbey)


Best Supporting Actor in a Series, Mini-Series or TV Movie - Matt Bomer (The Normal Heart)

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