The Cricket's Daily 3: 'Boyhood' and 'Birdman' get Oscar boosts

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Here's what's being talked about in pop culture:

• The first movie awards of the season are a mixed bag: The New York Film Critics Circle picked Richard Linklater's "Boyhood" as the year's best film, while last night's Gotham Awards gave that honor to Alejandro Iñárritu's "Birdman." [Entertainment Weekly, The Hollywood Reporter]

• Scarlett Johansson is off the market (as if you had a chance anyway). She secretly married her fiance, French journalist Romain Dauriac, back in October in Montana. [Page Six]

• In the latest blow to his rapidly shattering reputation in the wake of sexual-assault allegations, Bill Cosby has resigned from the board of trustees of his alma mater, Temple University. [Vulture]