The 72nd Golden Globe Awards, honoring the best in film and American television of 2014, was broadcast live from the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California on January 11, 2015, by NBC. The ceremony was produced by Dick Clark Productions in association with the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. George Clooney was announced as the Cecil B. DeMille Lifetime Achievement Award honoree on September 14, 2014. Tina Fey and Amy Poehler were the co-hosts for the third consecutive time. The nominations were announced on December 11, 2014 by Kate Beckinsale, Peter Krause, Paula Patton and Jeremy Piven. The Affair, Birdman, Boyhood, Fargo, The Theory of Everything, and Transparent were among the films and television shows that received multiple awards.
Eddie Redmayne, Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama winner
Julianne Moore, Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama winner
Michael Keaton, Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy winner
Amy Adams, Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy winner
Amy Poehler is an American actress and comedian. After studying improv at Chicago's Second City and ImprovOlympic in the early 1990s, Poehler co-founded the improvisational-comedy troupe Upright Citizens Brigade. The group moved to New York City in 1996, where their act became a half-hour sketch-comedy series on Comedy Central in 1998. Along with other members of the comedy group, Poehler is a founder of the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre.
Poehler in 2024
Matt Walsh, Amy Poehler, Matt Besser, and Ian Roberts at the Del Close Marathon in New York City in 2015
SNL colleagues Fred Armisen, Poehler, Lorne Michaels, Seth Meyers and Jason Sudeikis at the Peabody Awards in 2008.
Poehler with Parks and Recreation co-star Aubrey Plaza at the 2012 Time 100 gala