Last night saw the glitz and glamour of awards season finally take centre stage as the stars came out for the 70th Golden Globe Awards.
Starting with the big-screen categories, the fact-based political thriller Argo followed up its recent successes at the Critic Choice Awards by landing two major wins.
The film, which dramatises the audacious rescue of six U.S. diplomats from Tehran, Iran, during the 1979–1981 Iran hostage crisis, secured the Best Motion Picture (Drama) ahead of the likes of Life of Pi, Lincoln and Zero Dark Thirty.
Additionally, leading star Ben Affleck saw off celebrated filmmakers Kathryn Bigelow (Zero Dark Thirty), Ang Lee (Life of Pi) and Steven Spielberg (Lincoln) to take home Best Director for his work behind the camera. The victory was sweet justice for Affleck after he was controversially snubbed in the same category by the Oscars last week.
During his speech, he said:
Despite coming into the ceremony with a dominant seven Globe nominations, the historical drama Lincoln managed just one win, as leading man Daniel Day-Lewis secured Best Actor (Drama) for his lauded portrayal of President Abraham Lincoln.
Meanwhile, Jessica Chastain followed up her recent victory at the Critic Choice Awards by landing Best Actress (Drama) for her role as CIA operative Maya Harris in the fact-based war thriller Zero Dark Thirty.
Elsewhere, the musical epic Les Misérables secured the most film gongs on the night with three including the lucrative Best Motion Picture (Comedy or Musaical) prize ahead of the likes of The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel and Silver Linings Playbook.
The big-screen adaptation of the Victor Hugo novel AND West End musical also scored double acting successes for chief stars Hugh Jackman and Anne Hathaway.
Jackman took home Best Actor (Comedy/Musical) for his performance as parolee Jean Valjean, while Hathaway deservedly landed the Supporting Actress award for her powerful turn as tragic factory worker Fantine.
Meanwhile, rising starlet Jennifer Lawrence overcame strong competition from Meryl Streep (Hope Springs) and British dames Judi Dench (The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel) and Maggie Smith (Quartet) to win Best Actress (Comedy/Musical) for her role as troubled widow Tiffany Maxwell in the romantic dramedy Silver Linings Playbook.
Despite a minor backlash over its subject matter, the violent western Django Unchained scored two Globe wins, with filmmaker Quentin Tarantino prevailing in the Best Screenplay category. More unexpectedly, German star Christoph Waltz clinched his second Supporting Actor accolade in four years for his role as bounty hunter Dr. King Schultz, ahead of co-star Leonardo DiCaprio.
Elsewhere, British artist Adele saw off the likes of Jon Bon Jovi and Taylor Swift to claim the Best Original Song award for her haunting rendition of ‘Skyfall’ in the James Bond blockbuster Skyfall.
Meanwhile, Mychael Danna bagged the Original Score prize for his work on the fantasy drama Life of Pi, while the French drama Amour eased its way to victory in the Best Foreign Language Film category.
There was also surprise success for Pixar’s Brave, as the Scottish-themed animation overcame Disney flicks Frankenweenie and Wreck-It-Ralph to persevere in the Best Animated Film field.
However, it was a disappointing evening for a number of films as the likes of The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, The Master and Salmon Fishing in the Yemen all missed out on Globe success.
Finally, two-time Oscar-winning actress Jodie Foster was the recipient of this year’s Cecil B. DeMille award for her contribution to cinema, with her many memorable roles including Taxi Driver (1976), Bugsy Malone (1976), Freaky Friday (1976), The Accused (1988), The Silence of the Lambs (1991), Nell (1994), Contact (1997), and The Brave One (2007).
On the ceremony front, this year’s Globes were exquisitely hosted by comedian stars Tina Fey and Amy Poehler, as the pair poked fun at the likes of James Cameron, Taylor Swift and Anne Hathaway.
The full list of film winners are…
BEST MOTION PICTURE (DRAMA)
ARGO
BEST ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE (DRAMA)
Jessica Chastain, ZERO DARK THIRTY
BEST ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE (DRAMA)
Daniel Day-Lewis, LINCOLN
BEST MOTION PICTURE (COMEDY OR MUSICAL)
LES MISÉRABLES
BEST ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE (COMEDY OR MUSICAL)
Jennifer Lawrence, SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK
BEST ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE (COMEDY OR MUSICAL)
Hugh Jackman, LES MISÉRABLES
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE
Anne Hathaway, LES MISÉRABLES
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE
Christoph Waltz, DJANGO UNCHAINED
BEST DIRECTOR
Ben Affleck, ARGO
BEST SCREENPLAY
DJANGO UNCHAINED (Quentin Tarantino)
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
LIFE OF PI (Mychael Danna)
BEST ORIGINAL SONG
SKYFALL (“Skyfall”)
BEST ANIMATED FILM
BRAVE
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
AMOUR (France)
Over in the television fields, the love was spread across the drama, comedy and limited series categories.
Starting on the drama side of things, Showtime’s Homeland secured three key wins, including the coveted Television Series (Drama) award ahead of the likes of Boardwalk Empire, Breaking Bad and Downton Abbey.
Additionally, Claire Danes repeated her Globe success from last year by claiming Best Actress (Drama) for her reprised role as CIA officer Carrie Mathison while British co-star Damian Lewis overcame fierce competition from Bryan Cranston (Breaking Bad), Jeff Daniels (The Newsroom) and Jon Hamm (Mad Men) to land Best Actor (Drama) for his performance as ‘turned’ soldier Nicholas Brody.
Meanwhile, an absent Dame Maggie Smith brought further success for the Brits by winning the Best Supporting Actress gong for her role as Violet, Dowager Countess of Grantham in the ITV period drama Downton Abbey.
Over in the comedy line-ups, HBO’s Girls enjoyed a fine evening by clinching two major gongs, including Best Television Series (Comedy or Musical) ahead of the likes of The Big Bang Theory and Modern Family.
More surprisingly, leading star and showrunner Lena Dunham won the Best Actress (Comedy/Musical) prize for her role as Hannah Horvath over more fancied contenders including Julia Louis-Dreyfus (Veep) and Globe hosts Tina Fey (30 Rock) and Amy Poehler (Parks and Recreation).
Meanwhile, the Best Actor (Comedy/Musical) awarded was presented to Don Cheadle for his performance as management consultant Marty Kaan in Showtime’s House of Lies.
Finally, there was a strong showing for HBO’s television film Game Change as it secured three major honours including Best Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television ahead of BBC duo The Girl and The Hour.
The political drama, which explores the 2008 United States presidential election campaign of John McCain, brought yet another Best Actress prize for leading star Julianne Moore and her portrayal of vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin, while co-star Ed Harris won the Supporting Actor award for his turn of McCain.
Finally, Kevin Costner repeated his Emmy-winning success from last year by taking home the Best Actor (Mini-Series/TV Movie) gong for his role as seasoned patriarch Devil Anse Hatfield in the western miniseries Hatfields & McCoys. His victory came at the expense of British trio Benedict Cumberbatch (Sherlock), Toby Jones (The Girl) and Clive Owen (Hemingway & Gellhorn).
As expected, a number of television programmes were left empty-handed from this year’s Globes, including 30 Rock, Boardwalk Empire, Breaking Bad, The Girl, Hemingway & Gellhorn, Modern Family and The Newsroom.
The full-list of winners are below:
BEST TELEVISION SERIES (DRAMA)
HOMELAND
BEST ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES (DRAMA)
Claire Danes, HOMELAND
BEST ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES (DRAMA)
Damien Lewis, HOMELAND
BEST TELEVISION SERIES (COMEDY OR MUSICAL)
GIRLS
BEST ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES (COMEDY OR MUSICAL)
Lena Dunham, GIRLS
BEST ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES (COMEDY OR MUSICAL)
Don Cheadle, HOUSE OF LIES
BEST MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
GAME CHANGE
BEST ACTRESS IN A MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
Julianne Moore, GAME CHANGE
BEST ACTOR IN A MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
Kevin Costner, HATFIELDS & MCCOYS
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A SERIES, MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
Maggie Smith, DOWNTON ABBEY
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A SERIES, MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
Ed Harris, GAME CHANGE
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