Golden Globe awards

Richard Linklater's "Boyhood" clinched the top honors at the 72nd annual Golden Globe Awards on Sunday as Hollywood rallied against recent threats to the art of satire.

"Boyhood" won best movie and drama, and Linklater picked up the accolade for best director. Patricia Arquette won best supporting actress.

Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu's "Birdman," also came out well with Micheal Keaton winning best actor in a comedy or musical for its lead.

However, in a shock move, "Birdman" was upset by Wes Anderson's "Grand Budapest Hotel" for best film, comedy or musical.

Elsewhere, "The Theory of Everything," the story of Stephen Hawking's descent into disability as a young man, won best drama actor honors for British actor Eddie Redmayne, as well as best original score.

"Je suis Charlie"

Last week's deadly terrorist attack in Paris at the offices of the satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo hung heavily over the show.

George Clooney and others wore "Je Suis Charlie" pins, and British actress Helen Mirren was among the people holding up similar signs on the red carpet.

On accepting the Cecil B. DeMille lifetime achievement award, Clooney made direct reference to the terror attack: "Today was an extraordinary day... There were millions of people that marched not just in Paris but around the world. They marched in support of the idea that we will not walk in fear. We won't do it. So, je suis Charlie."

Best drama and comedy

Two new series, Showtime's "The Affair" and Amazon's "Transparent," were also winners. They took home the honors for best television drama and comedy respectively.

"Transparent" marked the first time an online streaming service received a Golden Globe for best series.

The show, about a transgender woman who comes out to her three adult children, won the award for best comedy series.

Its star, Jeffrey Tambor, also took home a statue for best actor in a comedy series, giving Amazon wins in the two categories it received nominations for.

"It was a huge risk," said the show's creator, Jill Soloway, who has a transgender parent herself. "The way Amazon is distributing it is transformative and the show is transformative."

"Transparent" beat HBO's "Girls" and "Silicon Valley", The CW's "Jane the Virgin" and Netflix Inc's "Orange is the New Black" to win the top comedy series award.

The winner for best drama series, "The Affair" is the story of a relationship between two married people told from the point of view of the man and woman.

It beat four longer-running series - "Downton Abbey", "Game of Thrones", "The Good Wife" and "House of Cards".

The show's co-creator, Sarah Treem said, "It does feel like a real whirlwind and it does feel like we just got on the air."

Ruth Wilson, one of the stars of "The Affair", picked up the award for best actress in a drama series.

Netflix, which is known for its original online programming, received seven nominations but only managed to pick up one award - best actor in a drama series for actor Kevin Spacey, who plays a conniving Washington politician in "House of Cards."

"This is just the beginning of my revenge," Spacey said as he accepted his Golden Globe.

The Hollywood Foreign Press Association, which hands out the Golden Globes, also honored new series "Jane the Virgin" and "Fargo."

lw/bw (AP, Reuters)