In case you missed the Tweeting, Facebooking, and Instagramming of beautiful people in fabulous garb walking on a carpet hued rouge, the 72nd Annual Golden Globes Awards were tonight. The show aired tonight with incredible comedic talents Tina Fey and Amy Poehler hosting for their third and final time. Spoiler Alerts ahead! 

 

Fey and Poehler opened the show with a monologue filled with jokes poking fun at their fellow Hollywood elites, as well as one might-be-too-much Bill Cosby joke. One of the major highlights of their monologue was when they pointed out Amal Clooney's endeavors as a renowned attorney, then saying that's why George Clooney was receiving the "Cecil B. DeMille Lifetime Achievement Award". A small game of "Would You Rather" ensued, with Fey quickly exclaiming "CHRIS PINE!" and Poehler picking her favorite Hulk man, saying "I like it Ruffalo." After selecting the eager Benedict Cumberbatch to assist Jennifer Aniston to present the first award of the evening, the team surrendered the stage.

The award winners were determined by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. Whiplash star J.K. Simmons won the first award of the evening, taking home "Best Supporting Actor in A Motion Picture". Following Simmon's win, Downton Abbey's Joanne Froggatt was able to deliver a powerful acceptance speech for her role as Anna Bates. Froggatt revealed she had many women write her, expressing their feelings towards what her character had gone through this past season. The winners list goes on and on, from newcomer Gina Rodriguez, winning for her role as "Jane" on CW's surprising hit, Jane The Virgin, to a not surprising Eddie Redmayne for his exceptional portrayal of Stephen Hawking. The "Best Picture" winners were Wes Anderson's The Grand Budapest Hotel and Boyhood. For a complete list of winners, please see below. 

A few MAJOR highlights from the show:

If you weren't watching, you missed the fangirling going on when PRINCE of all people came to present the award for "Best Original Song, Motion Picture". No one seemed more excited than Mom star Allison Janney (you'll probably see plenty of gifs of her reaction tomorrow). 

The Skeleton Twins' stars Kristen Wiig and Bill Hader came out to present "Best Screenplay". The duo made up hilarious false lines from famous movies that led to Wiig's very failed, yet hysterical, Robert DeNiro impression.

A bigger winner for the night was Amazon's Transparent. Jeffrey Tambor won a "Best Actor In TV Series, Musical or Comedy" for his portrayal of transgendered Maura Pfefferman. The show also received best "TV Series, Musical or Comedy". The creator of the show, Jill Soloway, dedicated the win to the transgendered of the world, especially those that have lost their lives, including Leelah Alcorn. These wins, along with Jared Leto's Oscar win for "Best Supporting Actor" in Dallas Buyers Club, will more than likely keep the conversation about transgender alive. 

Actor Kevin Spacey went up to receive his award, "Best Actor In A TV Series, Drama". He certainly shocked the crowd when he uttered, "I can't believe I f***ing won." Lupita Nyong'o's face was priceless when the f-bomb dropped (see gifs). 

A theme that seemed to reoccur was the discussion of strong women and women playing powerful women. Amy Adams' eyes shined as she claimed her fellow actresses were role models for her daughter. Maggie Gyllenhaal also stated how real women are finally being shown on tv, some powerful, some not, some sexy, some not. With Fey and Poehler leading the way, there was definitely a dash of girl power in the room.

To add to the North Korea situation (It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia would be so proud) that rocked Hollywood after Sony's hack, Tina Fey and Amy Poehler introduced Margaret Cho as a North Korean journalist who preferred a selfie with Meryl Streep over the awards show itself. 

George Clooney was this year's "Cecil B. DeMille Lifetime Achievement Award" winner. Presenting the award were Julianna Margulies and Don Cheadle, both of whom worked with Clooney during his extensive career. Margulies played Clooney's love interest in doctor drama ER and Cheadle was a member of Danny Ocean's thief squad in Ocean's 11, 12, and 13. Clooney was recognized not only for his acting and directing talent, but for his humanitarian work as well. Clooney gave the "You're all winners" speech to his fellow celebrities. Among his list to thank was his wife, Amal, who is an incredible woman by herself. The pair is destined to be a classic Hollywood couple immortalized throughout history. Clooney admirably stood at the podium and used his speech to shed light on recent situations. He boldly said "We will not walk in fear", ending his speech with "Je suis Charlie."

Several times throughout the night, "free speech" was mentioned. President of the HPFA, Theo Kingma, referenced the controversy with North Korea, as well as the shootings in Paris, stating "We'll stand against anyone who's against free speech." Rapper Common and singer John Legend both spoke of how powerful music can be. Jared Leto also mentioned the Charlie Hebdo incident. Leto shouted out support for those who lost loved ones in the attack. I could get into why it's so important and what "free speech" means, but that's for another time.

All in all, the Golden Globes was a delightful, light hearted ceremony. The actors were appreciative and kind to one another. Amy Poehler and Tina Fey were much more subdued than I had anticipated, but all in all a very good show. Despite being a Hollywood glamour party, the Golden Globes really became a platform for people to voice their support for movements. Civil rights, women's rights, and free speech were all kept alive tonight by these celebrities. Not a bad way to get your message out there. 

Next up for the BIG awards season: THE GRAMMYS.

See you all on February 8th! In the meantime, #JeSuisCharlie. 

 

72ND ANNUAL GOLDEN GLOBES AWARDS WINNERS LIST:

Best Motion Picture, Drama
Boyhood

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 Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy
The Grand Budapest Hotel

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

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

Best Animated Feature Film
How To Train Your Dragon 2

Best Foreign Language Film
Leviathan

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

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

Best Director - Motion Picture
Richard Linklater (Boyhood)

Best Screenplay - Motion Picture
Alejandro González Iñárritu, Nicolás Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris, Armando Bo (Birdman)

Best Original Score - Motion Picture
Jóhann Jóhannsson (The Theory of Everything)

Best Original Song - Motion Picture
Selma

Best TV Series, Drama
The Affair

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

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

Best TV Series, Musical or Comedy
Transparent

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

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

Best TV Movie or Mini-Series
Fargo

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

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

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)