{"id":35102,"date":"2014-12-13T04:00:42","date_gmt":"2014-12-12T20:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=35102"},"modified":"2014-12-12T23:56:28","modified_gmt":"2014-12-12T15:56:28","slug":"birdman-tops-golden-globes-with-leading-7-nominations-boyhood-and-imitation-game-net-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2014\/12\/13\/birdman-tops-golden-globes-with-leading-7-nominations-boyhood-and-imitation-game-net-5\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Birdman\u2019 tops Golden Globes with leading 7 nominations, \u2018Boyhood\u2019 and \u2018Imitation Game\u2019 net 5"},"content":{"rendered":"
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NEW YORK\u2014\u201cBirdman\u201d squawked loudest in the Golden Globes nominations, flying away with a leading seven nods including best picture in the comedy or musical category.<\/p>\n

In nominations for the 72 annual Golden Globes announced Thursday morning by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, \u201cBoyhood\u201d and \u201cThe Imitation Game\u201d trailed with five nods apiece. Those two films led a best drama category that also included \u201cFoxcatcher,\u201d \u201cSelma\u201d and \u201cThe Theory of Everything.\u201d<\/p>\n

In the best picture, comedy or musical, category, \u201cBirdman\u201d was joined by \u201cSt. Vincent,\u201d \u201cGrand Budapest Hotel,\u201d \u201cInto the Woods\u201d and\u2014in a surprise\u2014the independent British film \u201cPride.\u201d<\/p>\n

Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu\u2019s \u201cBirdman, or (The Unexpected Virtue or Ignorance),\u201d in which Michael Keaton plays a Hollywood star trying to mount a serious drama on Broadway, earned nods for Keaton and supporting players Edward Norton and Emma Stone, as well as for its direction, screenplay and score.<\/p>\n

Richard Linklater\u2019s long-in-the-making coming-of-age drama \u201cBoyhood,\u201d thus far the critical darling and the perceived front-runner of Hollywood\u2019s awards season, added nominations for Linklater\u2019s direction and script, and supporting actors Ethan Hawke and Patricia Arquette.<\/p>\n

The World War II code breaker drama \u201cThe Imitation Game,\u201d starring Benedict Cumberbatch as mathematician Alan Turing, also went over well with the HFPA. In addition to its best picture nod, the Weinstein Co. release won nods for Cumberbatch as best actor, Keira Knightley for best supporting actress, Graham Moore for best screenplay and Alexandre Desplat for best score.<\/p>\n

The other nominees for best actor in a drama were Steve Carell (\u201cFoxcatcher\u201d), David Oyelowo (\u201cSelma\u201d) and Jake Gyllenhaal (\u201cNightcrawler\u201d) and Eddie Redmayne (\u201cThe Theory of Everything\u201d).<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve been a bit frantic,\u201d said Redmayne, who plays Stephen Hawking in the film, on the phone from London. \u201cI\u2019m trying to finish all my Christmas shopping in a day, and now I got this phone call. I\u2019m about to have a few mulled wines to celebrate.\u201d<\/p>\n

Most awards season favourites were rewarded with decent showings Thursday, though some hopefuls failed to break through. Most notably, Angelina Jolie\u2019s World War II drama \u201cUnbroken\u201d yielded no nominations at all, though Jolie has seven times previously been nominated (winning thrice) by the Globes, including a nod for best foreign language film for her previous directing effort, \u201cIn the Land of Blood and Honey.\u201d<\/p>\n

Clint Eastwood\u2019s \u201cAmerican Sniper,\u201d starring Bradley Cooper as Navy SEAL Chris Kyle, also went unnoticed. Christopher Nolan\u2019s sci-fi epic \u201cInterstellar\u201d landed only a nomination for Hans Zimmer\u2019s score.<\/p>\n

But \u201cSelma,\u201d the story of The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.\u2019s 1965 march, netted a strong four nods despite losing out in Wednesday\u2019s Screen Actors Guild nominations. Director Ava Duvernay became the first black woman nominated for best director. Wes Anderson (\u201cGrand Budapest Hotel\u201d) and David Fincher (\u201cGone Girl\u201d) rounded out the category.<\/p>\n

Oyelowo said the \u201cSelma\u201d team watched the nominations together while promoting the film Thursday at a Toronto hotel. Duvernay, who has previously attended the Globes as a publicist for films like \u201cDreamgirls,\u201d said: \u201cThis year I\u2019ll be at the party with a seat in an actual chair instead of standing on the side. It\u2019s going to be thrilling.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI jumped so high for Ava I think I\u2019ve shattered my kneecap,\u201d said Oyelowo, who called \u201cSelma\u201d a timely, much needed film. \u201cWe\u2019re going to celebrate by getting on a plane to Washington to show the film to Congress.\u201d<\/p>\n

One of the surprise winners of the day was Anderson\u2019s \u201cGrand Budapest Hotel.\u201d Along with a best picture nod in comedy, it earned nominations for Ralph Fiennes as best actor, and Anderson for screenplay and director.<\/p>\n

Fiennes and Keaton were joined in best actor, comedy or musical, by Bill Murray (\u201cSt. Vincent\u201d) and in a few less expected choices, Joaquin Phoenix for \u201cInherent Vice\u201d and Christoph Waltz for \u201cBig Eyes.\u201d<\/p>\n

In the best actress category, 11-year-old Quvenzhane Wallis (\u201cAnnie\u201d) joined a battery of veteran performers in Julianne Moore (\u201cMaps to the Stars\u201d), Helen Mirren (\u201cThe Hundred-Foot Journey\u201d), Amy Adams (\u201cBig Eyes\u201d) and Emily Blunt (\u201cInto the Woods\u201d).<\/p>\n

On the dramatic side, the best actress category was notable for two stars in notably less adorned performances: Reese Witherspoon in the hiking drama \u201cWild\u201d and Jennifer Aniston for \u201cCake.\u201d Also nominated were Moore (her second, for \u201cStill Alice\u201d), Felicity Jones (\u201cThe Theory of Everything\u201d) and Rosamund Pike (\u201cGone Girl\u201d).<\/p>\n

\u201c\u2018Wild\u2019 is truly my baby and was a labour of love from the beginning,\u201d said Witherspoon, who produced the adaption of Cheryl Strayed\u2019s memoir.<\/p>\n

The Globes are known for sometimes idiosyncratic choices that help populate its flashy red carpet with celebrities. But there weren\u2019t many odd picks in the mould of its infamous fondness for \u201cSalmon Fishing in the Yemen\u201d or \u201cThe Tourist\u201d in years past. The Globes wrapped up the attendance of one star\u2014George Clooney\u2014ahead of Thursday\u2019s nominations by selecting the actor-director for its honorary Cecil B. DeMille Award.<\/p>\n

Meryl Streep added her 26th nomination (eight wins) with a best supporting actress nod for the Stephen Sondheim musical \u201cInto the Woods.\u201d She joins Stone, Arquette, Knightley and Jessica Chastain for \u201cA Most Violent Year.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI have no words,\u201d said Stone, noting that she was honoured to be a part of \u201cthe beautiful madness that is \u2018Birdman.\u201d\u2018 \u201cNow can someone please explain who this \u2018Meryl Streep\u2019 woman is?!\u201d?<\/p>\n

In supporting actor, J.K. Simmons (\u201cWhiplash\u201d), Mark Ruffalo (\u201cFoxcatcher\u201d) and Robert Duvall (\u201cThe Judge\u201d) joined Hawke and Norton.<\/p>\n

Among the TV categories, \u201cFargo\u201d led with five nominations, including best TV miniseries or movie. HBO dominated with 15 nominations, while upstarts Netflix (seven nods) and Amazon (two) also made inroads.<\/p>\n

The best drama series nominations went to \u201cThe Affair,\u201d \u201cDownton Abbey,\u201d \u201cGame of Thrones,\u201d \u201cThe Good Wife\u201d and \u201cHouse of Cards.\u201d The nominees for best TV comedy series are: \u201cGirls,\u201d \u201cJane the Virgin,\u201d \u201cOrange is the New Black,\u201d \u201cSilicon Valley,\u201d and \u201cTransparent.\u201d<\/p>\n

For the third time in a row, the Globes telecast will be hosted by Tina Fey and Amy Poehler. The show will air live from the Beverly Hills Hotel in California on Sunday, Jan. 11. Last year\u2019s awards drew 20.9 million viewers, marking it the most-watched Globes since 2004.<\/p>\n

Going into Thursday\u2019s nominations, \u201cBoyhood\u201d had emerged as the unlikely favourite in Hollywood\u2019s awards season, taking top honours from the New York Film Critics Circle and the Los Angeles Film Critics Association.<\/p>\n

But support has also been strong for \u201cBirdman,\u201d which topped the Gotham Independent Awards. On Wednesday, the Screen Actors Guild\u2014a strong predictor of the Academy Awards since its memberships overlap a lot\u2014nominated the ensemble casts of \u201cBirdman,\u201d \u201cBoyhood,\u201d \u201cThe Imitation Game,\u201d \u201cThe Theory of Everything\u201d and \u201cGrand Budapest Hotel.\u201d<\/p>\n

Last year, the Globes chose the eventual Academy Awards best-picture winner, \u201c12 Years a Slave,\u201d as its best drama. Best comedy or musical went to \u201cAmerican Hustle.\u201d<\/p>\n

Derrik J. Lang and Sandy Cohen contributed to this report from Los Angeles.<\/em><\/p>\n

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