Boyhood has walked away with the top prize at the Golden Globes, as Hollywood's Awards season gets underway. The film follows the life of one boy, played by sensitive newcomer Ellar Coltrane, and was filmed over 12 years.
The film won Best Picture for Drama with Richard Linklater also winning the Best Director prize.
Eddie Redmayne won the best actor in a drama category for his portrayal of Stephen Hawking in the Theory of Everything while Michael Keaton took home Best Actor in a Comedy or Musical.
While Julianne Moore was named best actress in a drama for Still Alice while Amy Adams won for Big Eyes.
The Grand Budapest Hotel was the surprise winner for best comedy or musical, in a big upset to awards season front-runner Birdman.
The 72nd Golden Globes was hosted by Amy Poehler and Tina Fey for the third consecutive year.
They opened with a joke about the hacking at Sony Pictures, which the US government has blamed on North Korea.
The country, which denies it is behind the hacking, was angered over the studio's comedy The Interview, which depicts the assassination of leader King Jong Un.
"Tonight we are celebrating all TV shows we know and love and all the movies North Korea was OK with," Fey quipped.
Winners of the Golden Globes are selected by a group of freelance journalists from the Hollywood Foreign Press Association.
Although this ceremony kicks off the awards season, it is not seen as an indicator of which films or actors could enjoy glory in the Oscars.
Here is the full list of winners at the 72nd annual Golden Globe Awards:
FILM
- Picture, Drama: Boyhood
- Picture, Musical or Comedy: The Grand Budapest Hotel
- Actor, Drama: Eddie Redmayne, The Theory of Everything
- Actress, Drama: Julianne Moore, Still Alice
- Director: Richard Linklater, Boyhood
- Actor, Musical or Comedy: Michael Keaton, Birdman
- Actress, Musical or Comedy: Amy Adams, Big Eyes
- Supporting Actor: J.K. Simmons, Whiplash
- Supporting Actress: Patricia Arquette, Boyhood
- Foreign Language: Leviathan."
- Animated Film: How to Train Your Dragon 2
- Screenplay: Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, Nicolas Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris, Armando Bo, Birdman
- Original Score: Johann Johannsson, The Theory of Everything
- Original Song: "Glory" (music by John Legend, Common), Selma
TELEVISION
- Series, Drama: The Affair
- Actor, Drama: Kevin Spacey, House of Cards
- Actress, Drama: Ruth Wilson, The Affair
- Series, Musical or Comedy: Transparent
- Actress, Musical or Comedy: Gina Rodriguez, Jane the Virgin
- Actor, Musical or Comedy: Jeffrey Tambor, Transparent
- Miniseries or Movie: Fargo
- Actress, Miniseries or Movie: Maggie Gyllenhaal, The Honorable Woman
- Actor, Miniseries or Movie: Billy Bob Thornton, Fargo
- Supporting Actress, Series, Miniseries or Movie: Joanne Froggatt, Downton Abbey
- Supporting Actor, Series, Miniseries or Movie: Matt Bomer, The Normal Heart
- CECIL B DeMILLE LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD: George Clooney
Several Hollywood stars and organisers used the occasion to vow solidarity with France after the deadly terror attacks in Paris.
"Together we will stand united against anyone who will repress free speech, anywhere, from North Korea to Paris," said Theo Kingma, head of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association.
His words brought the audience of Hollywood's finest to its feet with a standing ovation.
A short time later, Oscar-winning actor Jared Leto paid a moving tribute, saying: "On vous aime. Je suis Charlie ("We love you. I am Charlie").
George Clooney, upon accepting the Cecil B DeMille award for outstanding contributions to the world of entertainment, also voiced his support. He said: "There were millions of people who marched not just in Paris, but around the world. And they were Christians and Jews and Muslims.
"They were leaders of countries all over the world. And they didn't march in protest; they marched in support of the idea that we will not walk in fear. We won't do it.
"So, Je Suis Charlie. Thank you."
On the red carpet, several stars including Clooney and his wife Amal, Helen Mirren and Kathy Bates displayed the "Je Suis Charlie" slogan, which has become a rallying cry after the Paris attacks.
