The Hollywood Foreign Press Association has a reputation for catering to its A-list nominees but this year’s Golden Globes have been dominated by first-time nominees and new shows.
Director Richard Linklater, actors Eddie Redmayne (“The Theory of Everything”), Gina Rodriguez (“Jane the Virgin”), Jeffrey Tambor (“Transparent”), Matt Bomer (“The Normal Heart”), Joanne Froggatt (“Downton Abbey”) and J.K. Simmons (“Whiplash”) and composer Johann Johannsson (“The Theory of Everything”) capitalized on their first nominations and won Golden Globes.
Maggie Gyllenhaal and Patricia Arquette won Golden Globes on their third and fourth tries, respectively, while Michael Keaton won on his second attempt for “Birdman.” Meanwhile, “House of Cards” star Kevin Spacey won his first Golden Globe on his eighth nomination, including a loss last year to “Breaking Bad’s'” Bryan Cranston.
Arquette won after being nominated three times for her work on “Medium” and going empty-handed each time. She won on her first film nomination for “Boyhood,” which the actress shot over a 12-year period.
Gyllenhaal had the inverse experience, losing twice for the indie movies “Secretary” and “Sherrybaby” and winning on her first TV nomination for SundanceTV’s “The Honourable Woman.”
On the TV side, the HFPA honored new series “Fargo,” “The Affair” and “Transparent,” dealing traditional networks a blow by lauding cable’s FX and Showtime as well as Amazon’s acclaimed online offering.
“The Affair” star Ruth Wilson also won her first Golden Globe after being previously nominated for the 2006 BBC miniseries “Jane Eyre.”
After going 0-for-4, Amy Adams won her second straight Golden Globe for “Big Eyes” following last year’s win for “American Hustle.” Adams thanked The Weinstein Company, director Tim Burton and her charismatic co-star, Christoph Waltz.
Froggatt topped established actresses Kathy Bates and Allison Janney as well as “True Detective” star Michelle Monaghan and “Orange Is the New Black” breakout Uzo Aduba.
Simmons has been the perceived frontrunner throughout awards season, so his win over the Hulks — Mark Ruffalo and Edward Norton — wasn’t terribly surprising.
His win served in stark contrast to Rodriguez’s triumph, which was trending on Twitter in no time. The young ingenue fended off former Golden Globe winners Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Edie Falco, as well as the higher-profile Lena Dunham, whose series “Girls” returned to HBO on Sunday night.
Linklater has two Oscar nominations under his belt for writing “Before Sunset” and “Before Midnight” but had never before been nominated for a Golden Globe. While he lost in the screenplay category to “Birdman,” he won Best Director, beating out that film’s Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu. Perhaps it was the HFPA’s way of acknowledging both filmmakers.
Golden Globes: Red Carpet Arrivals (Photos)
Lupita Nyong'o ("12 Years a Slave")
Getty Images
Anna Kendrick ("Into the Woods")
Getty Images
Kevin Spacey and Kate Mara ("House of Cards")
Getty Images
Kerry Washington ("Scandal")
Getty Images
Benedict Cumberbatch ("The Imitation Game") and theater director Sophie Hunter
Getty Images
Bill Murray ("St. Vincent")
Getty Images
Ruth Wilson ("The Affair")
Getty Images
Emily Blunt ("Into the Woods")
Getty Images
Katie Holmes ("The Giver")
Getty Images
Naomi Watts ("St. Vincent")
Getty Images
Jennifer Aniston ("Cake")
Getty Images
Chris Pratt ("Guardians of the Galaxy") and Anna Farris ("Mom")
Getty Images
Felicity Huffman ("Cake")
Getty Images
Keira Knightley ("The Imitation Game")
Getty Images
Matthew McConaughey ("True Detective") and Camila Alves
Getty Images
Helen Mirren ("The Hundred-Foot Journey")
Getty Images
David Oyelowo ("Selma") and Jessica Oyelowo
Getty Images
Jennifer Lopez ("American Idol")
Getty Images
George Clooney and wife Amal Clooney
Getty Images
Salma Hayek
Getty Images
Catherine Zeta-Jones
Getty Images
Adrien Brody ("The Grand Budapest Hotel")
Getty Images
Melissa McCarthy ("St. Vincent")
Getty Images
Katie Cassidy ("Arrow")
Getty Images
Claire Danes ("Homeland")
Getty Images
Channing Tatum ("Foxcatcher") and Jenna Dewan ("American Horror Story")
Getty Images
Sunrise Coigney and Mark Ruffalo ("The Normal Heart")
Getty Images
Katherine Heigl, "State of Affairs"
Getty Images
Dakota Johnson ("Fifty Shades of Grey")
Getty Images
Supermodel Heidi Klum
Getty Images
Jamie Dornan ("Fifty Shades of Grey") and Amelia Warner
Getty Images
Reese Witherspoon ("Wild")
Getty Images
Golden Globes hosts Tina Fey and Amy Poehler
Getty Images
Emma Stone ("Birdman")
Getty Images
"Girls" stars Lena Dunham and Andrew Rannells
Getty Images
Maroon 5 singer Adam Levine ("The Voice") and model Behati Prinsloo
Getty Images
Julianna Margulies ("The Good Wife")
Getty Images
Taylor Schilling ("Orange Is the New Black")
Getty Images
The Walt Disney Company Chairman and CEO Bob Iger and Willow Bay
Getty Images
Jessica Chastain ("A Most Violent Year")
Getty Images
Rosamund Pike ("Gone Girl")
Getty Images
Michael Keaton ("Birdman")
Getty Images
Allison Williams ("Girls")
Getty Images
Julianne Moore ("Still Alive")
Getty Images
Harrison Ford ("Star Wars") and Calista Flockhart ("Brothers and Sisters")
Getty Images
Matt Bomer ("The Normal Heart")
Getty Images
Jake Gyllenhaal ("Nightcrawler")
Getty Images
Maggie Gyllenhaal ("The Honourable Woman")
Getty Images
Jessica Lange ("American Horror Story")
Getty Images
Producer Judd Apatow ("Girls") and wife Leslie Mann ("The Other Woman")
Getty Images
Jack Black
Getty Images
Julia Louis-Dreyfus ("Veep")
Getty Images
Joshua Jackson ("The Affair") and Diane Kruger ("The Bridge")
Getty Images
Amy Adams ("Big Eyes")
Getty Images
Laura Prepon ("Orange Is the New Black")
Getty Images
Gina Rodriguez ("Jane the Virgin")
Getty Images
Singer Lana Del Rey
Getty Images
Patricia Arquette ("Boyhood")
Getty Images
Model Chrissy Teigen
Getty Images
Michelle Monaghan ("True Detective")
Getty Images
Quvenzhane Wallis ("Annie")
Getty Images
Helen Mirren ("The Hundred-Foot Journey")
Getty Images
Emmanuelle Chriqui ("Entourage")
Getty Images
Jerry Ferrara, Kevin Dillon, Adrian Grenier, Kevin Connolly, Emmanuelle Chriqui, and Jeremy Piven ("Entourage")
Getty Images
Matt Lauer and Savannah Guthrie ("The Today Show")
Getty Images
Maria Menounos, "Extra" host
Getty Images
Adrian Grenier ("Entourage")
Getty Images
Golden Globes host Tina Fey
Getty Images
Jessica Chastain ("A Most Violent Year")
Getty Images
Eva LaRue ("CSI: Miami")
Getty Images
1 of 70
See what the stars are wearing as they arrive at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills for the 72nd Annual Golden Globes Awards