And the movie winners included Patricia Arquette, who won for a performance in “Boyhood” that she filmed over 12 yearsand wasn’t afraid to show it.
Arquette comes from a long line of performers. Her siblings, including Rosanna Arquette and David Arquette, are actors. So was her father and grandfather. She paid tribute to all of them in her speech.
“I’m a fourth-generation actor,” she said, visibly overwrought, adding that her family has been performing for more than a century.
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Frances McDormand got some chuckles for turning her speech into a cheeky bit of promotion for her film, “Olive Kitteredge” (“You can stream it — I don’t know how. You can watch it on an intercontinental flight, I’ve been told. You can get the DVDs on February 9, give it to someone as a Valentine’s Day present!” she said) and the witty Carrie Fisher got off a couple jokes while introducing her mother, Debbie Reynolds, who won a lifetime achievement award.
“Birdman” took home only one prize in the end, but it was the biggest one of the night. It also won at the Producers’ Guild Awards Saturday.
How that will fly at the Oscars, however, is anyone’s guess.
