( CNN ) The 72nd Golden Globes started out pretty much how we expected with Tina Fey and Amy Poehler hosting : irreverent and funny . The pair made jokes about everything from the `` spoiled '' actors and actresses to the marriage of George Clooney and the controversy surrounding North Korea 's issue with the Sony film `` The Interview . '' `` Tonight we celebrate all the great television shows we know and love as well as all the movies that North Korea was okay with , '' Fey said . There was a moment of uncomfortable tittering in the audience when Poehler took on the controversy of allegations that Bill Cosby had drugged and sexually assaulted women . `` In 'Into the Woods ' Cinderella runs from her prince , Rapunzel is thrown from a tower for her prince , and Sleeping Beauty just thought she was getting coffee with Bill Cosby , '' Poehler said . There was also a running joke with actress Margaret Cho , playing a North Korean general who was not happy with the way the awards show was progressing . `` This is not a show , you no have thousand baby playing guitar at the same time , '' Cho said in character . `` You no have people holding up many cartoon to make one big picture . You no have Dennis Rodman . No basketball at all . '' Fey earlier told E ! that she and her bestie Poehler were going to take advantage of being in the final year of their three-year Globes contract to push the envelope with their humor . `` Listen , it 's our last time ! '' she said . `` What are they going to do , fire us ? ! Who cares ! '' Theo Kingma , president of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association , received a standing ovation when he referenced the attacks in Paris . `` We will stand against anyone who would repress free speech anywhere from North Korea to Paris , '' he said . The 72nd Golden Globes is produced by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association and is viewed by many in Hollywood as a good predictor for the Oscars . Music legend Prince surprised the crowd when he showed up to present the award for best original song in a motion picture . The award went to rapper/actor Common and musician John Legend for their song `` Glory '' from the film `` Selma . '' Common said that in working on the project he `` got to know the people of the civil rights movement '' and in doing so realized that he was `` the hopeful black woman who was denied her right to vote . '' `` I am the caring white supporter killed on the front lines of freedom , '' he said . `` I am the unarmed black kid who maybe needed a hand but , instead , was given a bullet . I am the two fallen police officers murdered in the line of duty . 'Selma ' has awakened my humanity . '' 2015 Golden Globe Awards : Winners List . The coming of age movie `` Boyhood , '' which was filmed over 12 years , took home the biggest award of the night , best motion picture , drama . Patricia Arquette also won for best supporting actress for her role in the film and its director , Richard Linklater , also scored a Golden Globe . Eddie Redmayne won a best actor in a motion picture drama Golden Globe for `` The Theory of Everything '' and Julianne Moore won the best dramatic actress award for her work in the film `` Still Alice . '' Amazon enjoyed an inaugural win , snagging best TV series comedy or musical for `` Transparent '' about a character who comes out as transgender . Series star Jeffrey Tambor took home the award for best actor in a TV comedy . He thanked the transgender community . `` Thank you , thank you , '' Tambor said . `` Thank you for your courage . Thank you for your inspiration . Thank you for your patience and thank you for letting us be a part of the change . '' Showtime 's new series , `` The Affair , '' surprised many by capturing the best TV drama award and best actress in a TV drama for Ruth Wilson . Kevin Spacey won his first Golden Globe award after being nominated eight times . Spacey won for best actor in a TV drama for his role as diabolical politician Francis Underwood in the hit Netflix series `` House of Cards . '' `` Birdman , '' starring Michael Keaton as a former superhero-playing actor trying to recharge his career with a Broadway play , led all of the films with seven Golden Globe nominations , but failed to dominate the ceremony . Keaton won for best actor in a musical or comedy . Among the television categories , `` Fargo '' led all nominees with five nominations , followed by `` True Detective '' which had four and `` Jane the Virgin , '' which received two . `` Fargo '' took the first two TV awards , for best miniseries or TV movie and best actor in a miniseries or TV movie for its star Billy Bob Thornton . `` Jane the Virgin '' star Gina Rodriguez moved the audience with her tearful acceptance speech after her win for best actress in a TV comedy or musical . `` Thank you God for making me an artist , '' she said . It was her first nomination and win . Showtime 's `` The Affair '' was a bit of a surprise with wins for best TV drama as well as best actress in a TV drama for star Ruth Wilson . George Clooney was awarded the Cecil B. DeMille lifetime achievement award . He thanked the Hollywood Foreign Press for `` keeping small films alive '' and joked about the Sony hack . He also encouraged those present -- the winners and the losers -- saying `` For the record , if you are in this room you caught the brass ring . '' But Clooney saved his sweetest words for his new wife , Amal . `` It 's a humbling thing to find someone to love , '' said the former longtime bachelor . `` Amal , whatever alchemy brought us together , I could n't be more proud to be your husband . '' CNN 's Todd Leopold contributed to this story .
`` Boyhood '' wins best motion picture , drama . George Clooney offers sweet words to his new wife . Rapper Common , singer John Legend win for song from `` Selma '' Tina Fey and Amy Poehler host the show for third and final year .