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- Wins for 'Birdman,' 'Boyhood' -
While an eve-of-show computer glitch appeared to suggest two other films could take the top prizes, "Birdman" is still in strong position with the most nominations at seven.
The movie, starring ex "Batman" Michael Keaton as a washed-up film actor trying to revive his career on stage, already took home one prize -- for best screenplay.
Coming-of-age drama "Boyhood" took home two prizes and Nazi code-breaking thriller "The Imitation Game" starring Britain's Benedict Cumberbatch earned one.
J.K. Simmons won the first prize of the night -- the best supporting film actor Globe for his performance as a bullying jazz drumming teacher in "Whiplash."
Adams won best actress in a musical/comedy for "Big Eyes," a story of art fraud based on real-life events.
Arquette won best supporting actress for "Boyhood" and Richard Linklater took home the director's prize for the drama, filmed over 12 years with the same actors.
"Fargo" took home the prize for best miniseries or television movie, while "Transparent" won Amazon's first Golden Globes, for best comedy/musical television series and best actor in a comedy.
- Real-life dramas -
This year's crop of nominated movies is heavy on true stories: four of the five Globes best drama contenders are based on real-life events.
Among the historical figures featured are British geniuses Stephen Hawking and Alan Turing, and Martin Luther King Jr.
In the best musical or comedy category, the widely acclaimed "Birdman" still seemed to be the film to beat.
The movie also earned nods for best actor for Keaton, best supporting actor (Edward Norton), best supporting actress (Emma Stone) and best director (Mexico's Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu).
Its rivals include Wes Anderson's "The Grand Budapest Hotel," Disney's dark musical fairytale romp "Into the Woods," "Pride" and "St Vincent."
Barely 48 hours before the curtain goes up for the Globes, a website glitch appeared to suggest that "Selma" and "Into the Woods" could be set for best film honors.
The films were briefly posted on the Globes website as winning the best drama and best musical/comedy film awards, before the captions were taken down, according to industry journal Variety.
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