JK Simmons at the Golden Globe Awards. (Image courtesy: AP)
JK Simmons has won the Golden Globe for best supporting actor for Whiplash.
Mr Simmons plays a jazz band instructor who uses humiliation, fear and cruelty to motivate his students - especially Miles Teller, who co-stars as an ambitious aspiring jazz drummer.
The other nominees Sunday were, Robert Duvall,
The Judge; Ethan Hawke,
Boyhood; Edward Norton,
Birdman; and Mark Ruffalo,
Foxcatcher.
The 72nd annual Golden Globes are airing live from the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, with hosts Tina Fey and Amy Poehler.