2015 Golden Globes

Amy Poehler and Tina Fey's opening of the 72nd Annual Golden Globes was fairly weak but warmed up with their round of "who would you rather." The pair continued to poke fun at George Clooney as they did last year.

The best joke of the night goes to Anna Faris and Chris Pratt, "'We have a mixed marriage. I am CBS.' 'I am NBC but we plan to raise our children HBO.'"

The most likely Oscar forecast to come from the awards ceremony may be Eddie Redmayne's win for Best Actor in a Drama for the Theory of Everything and Michael Keaton for Birdman in a Comedy or Musical. Their nominations for Best Actor Academy Awards seem locked, and a close race between the two for the Oscar statue likely. The many wins for Boyhood also seem promising for the film's Oscar hopes. The Academy Award nominations are announced at 5:30am Pacific time on Thursday, January 15th.

The Cecil B DeMille award was presented to George Clooney by Julianna Margulies and Don Cheadle. Regrettably Clooney did comment and thank his new bride.

The full list of winners follows the red carpet looks.

Jessica Chastain, Atelier Versace 

Amy Adams, Versace

Anna Kendrick, Monique Lhullier 

Jennifer Aniston, Saint Laurent

Sienna Miller, Miu Miu

Salma Hayek, Alexander McQueen

Emily Blunt, Michael Kors

Faris and Pratt, Reem Acra and Tom Ford

Film:
BEST MOTION MOTION PICTURES BEST DRAMA Boyhood
BEST COMEDY The Grand Budapest Hotel
BEST DIRECTOR Richard Linklater, Boyhood
BEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA Julianne Moore, Still Alice
BEST ACTOR IN A DRAMA Eddie Redmayne, The Theory of Everything
BEST ACTOR IN A MUSICAL OR COMEDY Michael Keaton, Birdman
BEST ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL OR COMEDY Amy Adams, Big Eyes
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS Patricia Arquette, Boyhood
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR JK Simmons, Whiplash
BEST SCREENPLAY Richard Linklater, Boyhood
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM Leviathan, Russia
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE How to Train Your Dragon 2
BEST ORIGINAL SONG "Glory" from Selma, Music and lyrics by John Legend and Common
BEST SCORE The Theory of Everything

Television:
BEST TV COMEDY OR MUSICAL Transparent
BEST TV DRAMA The Affair
BEST ACTRESS IN A TV DRAMA Ruth Wilson, The Affair
BEST ACTOR IN A TV DRAMA Kevin Spacey, House of Cards
BEST ACTRESS IN A TV COMEDY Gena Rodriguez, Jane the Virgin
BEST ACTOR IN A TV COMEDY Jeffrey Tambor, Transparent
BEST MINISERIES OR TV MOVIE Fargo
BEST ACTRESS IN A MINISERIES OR TV MOVIE Maggie Gyllenhaal, The Honorable Woman
BEST ACTOR IN A MINISERIES OR TV MOVIE Billy Bob Thornton, Fargo
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A TV SHOW, MINISERIES OR TV MOVIE Joanne Froggatt, Downton Abbey
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A TV SHOW, MINISERIES OR TV MOVIE Matt Bomer, The Normal Heart

2014 Hollywood Film Awards

The Hollywood Film Awards were televised for the first time Friday, November 14th. A little known precursor to awards season, nominees were not announced, only winners presented. All the winners knew ahead of time. This was the 18th annual ceremony for the Hollywood Film Awards and it has previously been a private Hollywood event.

Awards season's opening ceremony, self proclaimed Official Launch of the Award Season -- trademark -- it is the first stomp on the campaign trail to the Oscars. The number of A List actors in attendance and presenting awards seemed confusing for an event with little prestige. Almost as confusing was when the "winners" would say what an honor it was to receive the award. There does seem to be plenty of easily googled photographic evidence of previous awards seasons' top winners appearing at the Hollywood Film Awards first.

Angelina Jolie was a combination of sincere and stern as she described casting Jack O'Donnell in the film Unbroken, which she directed. Johnny Depp was completely wasted when he presented the best documentary winner to Shep Gordon.

A bright spot was Geena Davis' introduction to Michael Keaton's career achievement award and the accompanying montage. The minimum of three shots of Ben Affleck seeming to worry if he'd be a good enough Batman the whole time was also quite amusing. Keaton's performance in Birdman looks to have strong traction for an Academy nod.

All the films and roles honored have good early buzz for awards season. The event seemed like the epitome of Hollywood's self congratulating and endless award shows that many criticize. Great movie montages though. It looks to be as strong of a season as any.

A list of the winners follows the red carpet looks. Best Dressed goes to Reese Witherspoon in J Mendel.

HOLLYWOOD FILM Gone Girl
HOLLYWOOD ACTOR Benedict Cumberbatch, The Imitation Game
HOLLYWOOD BLOCKBUSTER Guardians of the Galaxy
HOLLYWOOD DOCUMENTARY Mike Myers, Supermensch: The Legend of Shep Gordon
HOLLYWOOD ACTRESS Julianne Moore, Still Alice
CAREER ACHIEVEMENT Michael Keaton 
HOLLYWOOD ANIMATION How to Train Your Dragon 2
HOLLYWOOD COMEDY FILM Chris Rock, Top Five
NEW HOLLYWOOD Jack O'Connell, Unbroken
HOLLYWOOD ENSEMBLE Foxcatcher
HOLLYWOOD DIRECTOR Morten Tyldum, The Imitation Game
HOLLYWOOD SONG Janelle Monae, "What is Love?" Rio 2
HOLLYWOOD SCREENWRITER Gillian Flynn, Gone Girl
HOLLYWOOD BREAKOUT PERFORMANCE ACTOR Eddie Redmayne, The Theory of Everything
HOLLYWOOD BREAKTHROUGH DIRECTOR Jean-Marc Vallee, Wild
HOLLYWOOD Supporting Actress: Keira Knightley, The Imitation Game
HOLLYWOOD BREAKOUT PERFORMANCE ACTRESS Shailene Woodley, The Fault in Our Stars
HOLLYWOOD SUPPORTING ACTOR Robert Duvall, The Judge
HOLLYWOOD CINEMATOGRAPHY AWARD Emmanuel Lubezki, Birdman
HOLLYWOOD INTERNATIONAL AWARD Jing Tian
HOLLYWOOD VISUAL EFFECTS AWARD Scott Farrar, Transformers: Age of Extinction
HOLLYWOOD FILM COMPOSER AWARD Alexandre Desplat, The Imitation Game
HOLLYWOOD COSTUME DESIGN AWARD Milena Canonero, The Grand Budapest Hotel
HOLLYWOOD EDITING AWARD Jay Cassidy and Dody Dorn, Fury
HOLLYWOOD PRODUCTION DESIGN AWARD Dylan Cole and Gary Freeman, Maleficent
HOLLYWOOD SOUND AWARD Ren Klyce, Gone Girl
HOLLYWOOD MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING David White (Special Makeup Effects) and Elizabeth Yanni-Georgiou (Hair Designer and Makeup Designer), Guardians of the Galaxy