The 70th Annual Golden Globe Awards wrapped up late this afternoon, with favourites Lincoln, Life of Pi and Zero Dark Thirty having to take a back seat to Argo. The Ben Affleck-directed hostage drama walked away with the show’s two biggest awards: Best Picture (Drama) and Best Director. Tom Hooper’s Les Misérables was the other big winner, snaring Best Picture (Musical or Comedy), Best Actor (Musical or Comedy) for Hugh Jackman, and the Best Supporting Actress award for Anne Hathaway.
Lincoln and Zero Dark Thirty had to settle for sharing the two big acting awards in the drama category. Best Actor (Drama) went to Daniel Day Lewis and Best Actress: Drama to Jessica Chastain. Life of Pi only came away with Best Original Score… but that could all change come Oscar time.
The ceremony itself was a right mixed bag. Tina Fey and Amy Poehler were outstanding hosts and delivered some hilarious monologues. One quip from Poehler had me, and the crowd, roaring with laughter: “I haven’t been following the controversy surrounding Zero Dark Thirty. But when it comes to torture, I trust the woman who spent three years married to James Cameron” – so funny it even drew a chuckle out of director Kathryn Bigelow.
Some of the night’s other presenters didn’t fare so well, stuttered lines and blatantly reading from a prompted script. It wasn’t always their own fault – a teleprompter malfunction left poor Paul Rudd and Salma Hayek floundering – but it did show many of the stars hadn’t prepared. Will Ferrell and Kristen Wig had though. Their intro to the Best Actress (Musical or Comedy) award drew raucous laughter from their peers.
The acceptance speeches were pretty good on the whole – when people were given enough time to talk! Adele (Best Original Song), Jennifer Lawrence (Best Actress: Musical or Comedy) and Hugh Jackman (Best Actor: Musical or Comedy) gave humble thanks and showed (again) just how down-to-earth they are. But the speech of the night belonged to Jody Foster, after receiving the Cecil B. DeMille lifetime achievement award. Part thanks, stand-up, rant, and ramble… it was something else. And she ‘came out’ in the process… while refusing to say she was coming out – well played, Jody.
Big congrats to all the winners – especially Ben Affleck after his Oscar snub for Best Director.
Here’s the full list of winners (and nominees):
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FILM
Best Picture, Drama:
Argo – WINNER
Django Unchained
Life of Pi
Lincoln
Zero Dark Thirty
Best Picture, Musical or Comedy:
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
Les Misérables – WINNER
Moonrise Kindgom
Salmon Fishing in the Yemen
Silver Linings Playbook
Best Director:
Ben Affleck – Argo – WINNER
Kathryn Bigelow – Zero Dark Thirty
Ang Lee – Life of Pi
Steven Spielberg – Lincoln
Quentin Tarantino – Django Unchained
Best Actor, Drama:
Daniel Day-Lewis – Lincoln – WINNER
Richard Gere – Arbitrage
John Hawkes – The Sessions
Joaquin Phoenix – The Master
Denzel Washington – Flight
Best Actress, Drama:
Jessica Chastain – Zero Dark Thirty – WINNER
Marion Cotillard – Rust and Bone
Helen Mirren – Hitchcock
Naomi Watts – The Impossible
Rachel Weisz – The Deep Blue Sea
Best Actor, Musical or Comedy:
Jack Black – Bernie
Bradley Cooper – Silver Linings Playbook
Hugh Jackman – Les Miserables – WINNER
Ewan McGregor – Salmon Fishing in the Yemen
Bill Murray – Hyde Park on Hudson
Best Actress, Musical or Comedy:
Emily Blunt – Salmon Fishing in the Yemen
Judi Dench – The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
Jennifer Lawrence – Silver Linings Playbook – WINNER
Maggie Smith – Quartet
Meryl Streep – Hope Springs
Best Supporting Actor:
Alan Arkin – Argo
Leonardo DiCaprio – Django Unchained
Philip Seymour Hoffman – The Master
Tommy Lee Jones – Lincoln
Christoph Waltz – Django Unchained – WINNER
Best Supporting Actress:
Amy Adams – The Master
Sally Field – Lincoln
Anne Hathaway – Les Miserables – WINNER
Helen Hunt – The Sessions
Nicole Kidman – The Paperboy
Best Screenplay:
Mark Boal – Zero Dark Thirty
Tony Kushner – Lincoln
David O’Russell – Silver Linings Playbook
Quentin Tarantino – Django Unchained – WINNER
Chris Terrio – Argo
Foreign Language Film:
Amour – WINNER
A Royal Affair
The Intouchables
Kon-Tiki
Rust and Bone
Best Animated Feature Film:
Brave – WINNER
Frankenweenie
Hotel Transylvania
Rise of the Guardians
Wreck-It Ralph
Best Original Song:
“For You” – Act of Valor
“Not Running Anymore” – Stand Up Guys
“Safe & Sound” – The Hunger Games
“Skyfall” – Skyfall – WINNER
“Suddenly” – Les Miserables
Best Original Score:
Mychael Danna – Life of Pi – WINNER
Alexandre Desplat – Argo
Dario Marianelli – Anna Karenina
Tom Tykwer, Johnny Klimek, Reinhold Heil – Cloud Atlas
John Williams – Lincoln
TELEVISION
Best Television Series, Drama:
Breaking Bad
Boardwalk Empire
Downton Abbey: Season 2
Homeland – WINNER
The Newsroom
Best Television Series, Comedy or Musical:
The Big Bang Theory
Episodes
Girls – WINNER
Modern Family
Smash
Best Miniseries or Television Movie:
Game Change – WINNER
The Girl
Hatfields & McCoys
The Hour
Political Animals
Best Actor, Television Drama:
Steve Buscemi – Boardwalk Empire
Bryan Cranston – Breaking Bad
Jeff Daniels – The Newsroom
Jon Hamm – Mad Men
Damian Lewis – Homeland – WINNER
Best Actress, Television Drama:
Connie Briton – Nashville
Glenn Close – Damages
Claire Danes – Homeland – WINNER
Michelle Dockery – Downton Abbey
Juliana Margulies – The Good Wife
Best Actor, Television Comedy or Musical:
Alec Baldwin – 30 Rock
Don Cheadle – House of Lies – WINNER
Louis C.K. – Louie
Matt LeBlanc – Episodes
Jim Parsons – The Big Bang Theory
Best Actress, Television Comedy or Musical:
Zooey Deschanel – New Girl
Julia Louis-Dreyfus – Veep
Lena Dunham – Girls – WINNER
Tina Fey – 30 Rock
Amy Poehler – Parks and Recreation
Best Actor, Television Movie or Mini-Series:
Kevin Costner – Hatfields & McCoys – WINNER
Benedict Cumberbatch – Sherlock
Woody Harrelson – Game Change
Toby Jones – The Girl
Clive Owen – Hemingway & Gellhorn
Best Actress, Television Movie or Mini-Series:
Nicole Kidman – Hemingway & Gellhorn
Jessica Lange – American Horror Story: Asylum
Sienna Miller – The Girl
Julianne Moore – Game Change – WINNER
Sigourney Weaver – Political Animals
Best Supporting Actor:
Max Greenfield – New Girl
Ed Harris – Game Change – WINNER
Danny Huston – Magic City
Mandy Patinkin – Homeland
Eric Stonestreet – Modern Family
Best Supporting Actress:
Hayden Panettiere – Nashville
Archi Panjabi – The Good Wife
Sarah Paulson – Game Change
Maggie Smith – Downtown Abbey – WINNER
Sofia Vergara – Modern Family
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So, did they get it right?
