'Argo' and 'Les Mis' are big winners at the Golden Globes
Posted Monday, January 14, 2013 at 8:05 AM Central
Last updated Monday, January 28, 2013 at 3:30 PM Central
by Tim Briscoe

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Earlier in the week Argo director Ben Affleck was overlooked when the Academy Award nominations were announced. He had the last laugh Sunday night when he won the Hollywood Foreign Press's Golden Globe trophy. The actor/director won the top auteur prize.
Argo also won for Best Motion Picture, Drama. On the comedy/musical side, Les Miserables won Best Film as well as acting prizes for Hugh Jackman and Anne Hathaway. The top dramatic acting awards went to Daniel Day-Lewis for Lincoln and Jessica Chastain in Zero Dark Thirty.
With a strange and confusing acceptance speech, actress and director Jodie Foster won the Cecil B. DeMille award for her legendary career.
As is typical for these award fetes, the hosts become as big a story as the winners themselves. Best buds Tiny Fey and Amy Poehler received excellent reviews for their performance as co-emcees. The entertained the audience with lots of jokes both on and off the stage. Perhaps a first, they took turns appearing among the guests as faux nominees for a faux film titled "Dog President." Catch their opening monologue at the bottom of this story.
Another memorable moment came from fellow Saturday Night Live alums Kristen Wiig and Will Ferrell as they jokingly announced the prize for Best Lead Actress in a Comedy or Musical. Both appeared clueless as to the nominees. It's worth watching just for Tommy Lee Jones' reaction.
If you missed the Golden Globes completely, you missed our attempt to poke some fun at the awards ceremony via our live twitter stream. This year, we also created a Storify post that updated live on our site. You can check out the archived story here.
Here are a few of our favorite tweets from last night. Those marked with a "-JC" are from John, while those marked with a "-TB" came from Tim.
I was just going to say that I miss @rickygervais, but then I saw those dresses. -JC
— VideoETA (@VideoETA) January 14, 2013
Dear god. Sam Fox means there’s a chance for a Back to the Future prequel. -TB
— VideoETA (@VideoETA) January 14, 2013
OMG, Jessica Alba is sending me secret messages with her eyes. -TB
— VideoETA (@VideoETA) January 14, 2013
Here are all the winners and nominees from Sunday night's festivities:
Best Motion Picture, Drama
Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama
- WINNER - Daniel Day-Lewis, Lincoln
- Richard Gere, Arbitrage
- John Hawkes, The Sessions
- Joaquin Phoenix, The Master
- Denzel Washington, Flight
Best Actress in a Motion Picture, Drama
- WINNER - Jessica Chastain, Zero Dark Thirty
- Marion Cotillard, Rust and Bone
- Helen Mirren, Hitchcock
- Naomi Watts, The Impossible
- Rachel Weisz, The Deep Blue Sea
Best Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical
- WINNER - Les Miserables
- The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
- Moonrise Kingdom
- Salmon Fishing in the Yemen
- Silver Linings Playbook
Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical
- WINNER - Hugh Jackman, Les Miserables
- Jack Black, Bernie
- Bradley Cooper, Silver Linings Playbook
- Ewan McGregor, Salmon Fishing in the Yemen
- Bill Murray, Hyde Park on Hudson
Best Actress in a Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical
- WINNER - Jennifer Lawrence, Silver Linings Playbook
- Emily Blunt, Salmon Fishing in the Yemen
- Judi Dench, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
- Maggie Smith, Quartet
- Meryl Streep, Hope Springs
Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture
- WINNER - Anne Hathaway, Les Miserables
- Amy Adams, The Master
- Sally Field, Lincoln
- Helen Hunt, The Sessions
- Nicole Kidman, The Paperboy
Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture
- WINNER - Christoph Waltz, Django Unchained
- Alan Arkin, Argo
- Leonardo DiCaprio, Django Unchained
- Philip Seymour Hoffman, The Master
- Tommy Lee Jones, Lincoln
Best Animated Feature Film
Best Foreign Language Film
Best Director - Motion Picture
- WINNER - Ben Affleck, Argo
- Kathryn Bigelow, Zero Dark Thirty
- Ang Lee, Life of Pi
- Steven Spielberg, Lincoln
- Quentin Tarantino, Django Unchained
Best Screenplay - Motion Picture
Best Original Score - Motion Picture
- WINNER - Life of Pi
- Life of Pi
- Argo
- Anna Karenina
- Cloud Atlas
- Lincoln
Best Original Song - Motion Picture
- WINNER - "Skyfall," Skyfall
- "For You," Act of Valor
- "Not Running Anymore," Stand Up Guys
- "Safe & Sound," The Hunger Games
- "Suddenly," Les Miserables
Best Television Series, Drama
Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series, Drama
- WINNER - Damian Lewis, Homeland
- Steve Buscemi, Boardwalk Empire
- Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad
- Jeff Daniels, The Newsroom
- Jon Hamm, Mad Men
Best Actress in a Television Series, Drama
- WINNER - Claire Danes, Homeland
- Connie Britton, Nashville
- Glenn Close, Damages
- Michelle Dockery, Downton Abbey
- Julianna Margulies, The Good Wife
Best Television Series, Comedy or Musical
- WINNER - Girls
- The Big Bang Theory
- Episodes
- Modern Family
- Smash
Best Actor in a Television Series, Comedy or Musical
- WINNER - Don Cheadle, House of Lies
- Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock
- Matt LeBlanc, Episodes
- Louis C.K., Louie
- Jim Parsons, The Big Bang Theory
Best Actress in a Television Series, Comedy or Musical
- WINNER - Lena Dunham, Girls
- Zooey Deschanel, New Girl
- Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep
- Tina Fey, 30 Rock
- Amy Poehler, Parks and Recreation
Best Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television
Best Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television
- WINNER - Kevin Costner, Hatfields & McCoys
- Clive Owen, Hemingway & Gellhorn
- Toby Jones, The Girl
- Woody Harrelson, Game Change
- Benedict Cumberbatch, Sherlock
Best Performance by an Actress in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television
- WINNER - Julianne Moore, Game Change
- Nicole Kidman, Hemingway & Gellhorn
- Jessica Lange, American Horror Story: Asylum
- Sienna Miller, The Girl
- Sigourney Weaver, Political Animals
Best Supporting Actor in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television
- WINNER - Ed Harris, Game Change
- Max Greenfield, New Girl
- Danny Huston, Magic City
- Eric Stonestreet, Modern Family
- Mandy Patinkin, Homeland