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Golden Globes 2015 Winners & Nominees

The 72nd Golden Globe Awards (2015) took place on January 11, 2015. Boyhood won Best Picture – Drama and 2 more awards. Every winner and nominee in all 14 categories is below.

All 14 categories Most wins
categories
14
nominations
61
films nominated
35
winners
13
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Best Picture – Drama
Boyhood
Headline winners

Golden Globes 2015: The Winners

Boyhood won Best Picture – Drama against 4 other nominees. Richard Linklater (Best Director), Eddie Redmayne (Best Actor – Drama) and Julianne Moore (Best Actress – Drama) took the main individual prizes.

Boyhood (2014) movie poster Best Picture – Drama

Best Picture – Drama

Boyhood

2014 · Drama · $48.1M worldwide

3 wins from 4 nominations at the 72nd Golden Globe Awards (2015)

  • Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture
  • Best Director

Filmed over twelve years, this unique film follows Mason as he grows from a young boy into a young man. The story explores his childhood, adolescence, and the evolving relationships with his parents, portrayed by Ethan Hawke and Patricia Arquette, and his sister Samantha, played by Lorelei Linklater. It’s a poignant and intimate portrait of growing up, capturing the passage of time and the complexities of family life.

About Boyhood
Scoreboard

Golden Globes 2015: Which Films Won the Most

Boyhood won 3 awards from 4 nominations. 9 films won at least once, while Selma went home empty-handed from 4 nominations. Green is wins, blue is nominations.

  1. Boyhood (2014) movie poster
    Boyhood 3 / 4
    2014 · Drama · 3 wins from 4 nominations
  2. The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) movie poster
    The Grand Budapest Hotel 2 / 4
    2014 · Drama, Comedy · 2 wins from 4 nominations
  3. The Theory of Everything (2014) movie poster
    The Theory of Everything 2 / 4
    2014 · Biography, Drama · 2 wins from 4 nominations
  4. The Imitation Game (2014) movie poster
    The Imitation Game 1 / 5
    2014 · Biography, Drama · 1 win from 5 nominations
  5. Big Eyes (2014) movie poster
    Big Eyes 1 / 3
    2014 · Biography, Drama · 1 win from 3 nominations
  6. Still Alice (2014) movie poster
    Still Alice 1 / 1
    2014 · Drama · 1 win from 1 nomination
  7. Whiplash (2014) movie poster
    Whiplash 1 / 1
    2014 · Drama, Music · 1 win from 1 nomination
  8. How to Train Your Dragon 2 (2014) movie poster
    How to Train Your Dragon 2 1 / 1
    2014 · Action, Adventure · 1 win from 1 nomination
  9. Leviathan (2013) movie poster
    Leviathan 1 / 1
    2013 · Documentary · 1 win from 1 nomination
  10. Selma (2014) movie poster
    Selma 0 / 4
    2014 · Biography, Drama · 0 wins from 4 nominations
Full results

All 14 Golden Globes 2015 Categories: Winners & Nominees

14 categories and 61 nominations. The winner of each comes first, on a green row. Search for a film or a person, show only the winners, or jump straight to a category.

14 categories · 61 nominations

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Movie marathon

The Golden Globes 2015 Best Picture – Drama Marathon

All 5 Best Picture – Drama nominees at the 72nd Golden Globe Awards (2015), back to back: 10 hours 59 minutes.

Total running time 10h 59m 10 hours 59 minutes All 5 films
Longest
Boyhood 2h 45m
Shortest
The Imitation Game 1h 54m
By genre

The Genres Behind the Golden Globes 2015 Winners

Drama led with 51 nominations across 27 films and won 11. A film with several genres counts for each one.

  1. Drama 11 wins · 51 nominations · 22%
  2. Biography 4 wins · 22 nominations · 18%
  3. Comedy 3 wins · 18 nominations · 17%
  4. Thriller 1 win · 14 nominations · 7%
  5. Adventure 1 win · 11 nominations · 9%
  6. Family 1 win · 10 nominations · 10%
  7. Fantasy 1 win · 8 nominations · 13%
  8. Romance 2 wins · 7 nominations · 29%
  9. Action 1 win · 7 nominations · 14%
  10. Animation 1 win · 7 nominations · 14%
2015 season

How the Rest of the 2015 Awards Season Voted

The other 13 ceremonies of 2015, with the winner of each top prize. Boyhood also won the top prize at 2 of them.

All 2015 awards
Earlier years

Previous Golden Globes Ceremonies

The 6 ceremonies before this one, with the winner of each top prize. The Golden Globes page has every year back to 1944.

Every Golden Globes ceremony

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Golden Globes 2015: Questions & Answers

The top prize, the film that won the most, the most-nominated film, the individual winners and the date of the 72nd Golden Globe Awards (2015), answered from the results on this page.

Who won Best Picture – Drama at the 72nd Golden Globe Awards (2015)?

Boyhood (2014) won Best Picture – Drama. The other nominees were Foxcatcher, The Imitation Game, Selma and The Theory of Everything.

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Which film won the most awards at the 72nd Golden Globe Awards (2015)?

Boyhood (2014) won the most: 3 awards from 4 nominations. The Grand Budapest Hotel and The Theory of Everything followed with 2 wins each.

Which film had the most nominations at the 72nd Golden Globe Awards (2015)?

The Imitation Game (2014) led with 5 nominations and won one of them.

Who won the acting and directing awards at the 72nd Golden Globe Awards (2015)?

Best Director: Richard Linklater for Boyhood. Best Actor – Drama: Eddie Redmayne for The Theory of Everything. Best Actress – Drama: Julianne Moore for Still Alice. Best Actress – Musical or Comedy: Amy Adams for Big Eyes. Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture: J.K. Simmons for Whiplash. Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture: Patricia Arquette for Boyhood.

When was the 72nd Golden Globe Awards (2015)?

The 72nd Golden Globe Awards (2015) took place on January 11, 2015. The database has 14 categories and 61 nominations for it.