Sunday, January 13, 2013

'Les Miz,' 'Argo' win Golden Globes; Jodie Foster is speak of demonstrate

The epic musical "Les Miserables" dominated the 70th yearly Golden Globe Awards on Sunday evening with 3 trophies, which include 1 for most effective musical or comedy. However the evening belonged to Ben Affleck.

Affleck's political thriller "Argo," about a CIA plot to rescue Americans trapped in Iran in 1979-80, won for ideal dramatic film and director for Affleck. It had been a little bit of vindication, probably, for your filmmaker, who was remarkably absent final week once the Academy of Movement Image Arts and Sciences announced its Oscar nominations for director.

Given that the Oscar snub Thursday, Affleck hasn't only won a Golden Globe but he also obtained a Critics' Decision Film Award for directing at the same time.

"Les Miz" was essentially the most honored film with the ceremony held in the Beverly Hilton Hotel's Global Ballroom and telecast reside on NBC. Aside from most effective musical or comedy, it won lead actor for Hugh Jackman, who admitted in his acceptance speech that at a single stage he pretty much quit the task soon after a grueling rehearsal. And Anne Hathaway sang her strategy to a supporting actress win because the tragic Fantine.

With her pixie haircut and tasteful white gown, Hathaway was reminiscent of the youthful Audrey Hepburn.

"Thank you for this wonderful blunt object," Hathaway informed the Hollywood Foreign Press Assn. "I'll permanently use it as being a weapon against self-doubt."

The wins for "Les Miz" and "Argo" at the same time because the two Golden Globes for "Django Unchained" support give individuals films momentum top towards the Oscars on Feb. 24. But these honors do minor to bring clarity to a topsy-turvy awards season which has noticed lots of exceptional films to decide on from ?a but couple of clear-cut front-runners.

By way of example, Steven Spielberg's "Lincoln" went in to the evening with 7 Golden Globes nominations ?a over any other film. Former President Bill Clinton even appeared to a standing ovation and thunderous applause to introduce the clip for your historical epic. But rather than "Lincoln" by a landslide, the film in regards to the 16th president's struggle to finish the Civil War and slavery won just one honor: lead actor in the drama for Daniel Day-Lewis.

Among quite possibly the most gorgeous moments came courtesy Jodie Foster, who took on the stage to offer a ... retirement speech? A coming-out speech? It had been difficult to inform. She was obtaining the Cecil B. DeMille Award for lifetime achievement when she ramped as much as confess that she was ?- single. And although she appeared to consider pains to sidestep addressing her sexual orientation she did thank her ex-partner and co-parent of her two boys, Cydney Bernard.

Her speech was also a rant in favor of privacy that brought numerous folks to its feet. Foster mentioned that she has lived almost her complete existence within the public eye nevertheless needed to help keep some points private. "I have offered all the things up there from your time I was three many years old," she mentioned. "That is reality sufficient." Even backstage, speaking face-to-face with all the media, she was cryptic about what, precisely, she was seeking to say with her speech. (Memo to Foster: Nothing at all will ruin an try at privacy like telling the entire world you need to maintain your daily life private.)

In other film awards, Jessica Chastain won lead actress in the drama for her function like a CIA operative who aids track down Osama bin Laden in "Zero Dark Thirty." Jennifer Lawrence won lead actress inside a comedy or musical for "Silver Linings Playbook" for her efficiency as being a widow within the quirky romantic comedy. "I beat Meryl!" Lawrence joked as she accepted the trophy. (Meryl Streep was nominated within the similar category, for "Hope Springs.") Amongst Lawrence's thank-yous: "Thank you, Harvey Weinstein, for killing whoever you needed to destroy to have me up right here."

Christoph Waltz won for supporting actor for taking part in a bounty hunter in Quentin Tarantino's "Django Unchained." The maverick filmmaker was a surprise screenplay winner for that controversial spaghetti Western set through the slavery era, beating out this kind of favorites because the writers of "Zero Dark Thirty," "Lincoln," "Argo," and "Silver Linings Playbook."

"Wow, I was not expecting this," mentioned an effusive Tarantino. "I'm satisfied for being shocked."

Austria's "Amour" won foreign language film, and "Brave" won for animated film. Mychael Danna won for creating the score for Ang Lee's "Life of Pi." Authentic song went to pop singer Adele and Paul Epworth for "Skyfall," the title tune for your most current James Bond installment.

To the Television side, the Golden Globes honored Showtime's "Homeland" and HBO's "Game Change" and "Girls" with various trophies.

"Homeland," the political thriller that counts President Obama as one among its most significant followers, won its 2nd consecutive award for drama series. Claire Danes won her second-in-a-row Globe for lead dramatic actress within the series. Her co-star Damian Lewis took lead actor.

"Game Alter," the drama about then-Gov. Sarah Palin's run for that vice presidency in 2008, also carried out properly. It snapped up 3 awards: miniseries or Television film, supporting actor for Ed Harris, and lead actress for Julianne Moore for her uncanny channeling of Palin.

"Girls" won finest comedy series when its youthful star and creator, Lena Dunham, won for lead actress. Don Cheadle won lead actor in the comedy series for Showtime's "House of Lies." Kevin Costner won lead actor within a miniseries or Television film for Historical past Channel's "Hatfields & McCoys." Maggie Smith won for supporting actress in the Television series, miniseries or film for taking part in the acerbic dowager in PBS' "Downton Abbey."

Immediately after a controversial three-year stint as host, Ricky Gervais turned over the emcee duties to Globe nominees Amy Poehler ("Parks & Recreation") and Tina Fey ("30 Rock"). The pair were only slightly less irreverent, skewering Hollywood by poking fun of pill-popping Hollywood and "rat-faced" Television types and joking in regards to the controversy surrounding Kathryn Bigelow's "Zero Dark Thirty."


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