‘American Hustle’ and ’12 Years’ Shine at Golden Globes

13 Jan, 2014

Amy Poehler made out with Bono, Tina Fey mocked George Clooney’s taste in women and Matt Damon emerged, bizarrely, as the night’s recurring gag.

But at the end of a madcap Golden Globes (Fey toasted it as “the beautiful mess we hoped it would be”), the major honors soberly ended up with the favorites. David O. Russell’s con-artist caper “American Hustle” led with three awards, including best film comedy. And despite missing out in the other six categories it was nominated in, the unflinching historical drama “12 Years a Slave” concluded the night as best film drama.

“A little bit in shock,” said director Steve McQueen, before shrugging “Roll, Jordan, roll” – the lyrics to the old gospel song sung in the slavery epic.

Russell’s 1970s Abscam fictionalization “American Hustle” had the better night overall, winning acting awards for Amy Adams and Jennifer Lawrence. Best picture was the only award for “12 Years a Slave,” which came in with seven nominations, tied for the most with “American Hustle.”

The awards returned Lawrence, a winner last year for Russell’s “Silver Linings Playbook,” to the stage for an acceptance speech – something she said was no easier a year later.

Matthew McConaughey and Jared Leto both won for their startlingly gaunt performances in the Texas HIV drama “Dallas Buyers Club.” Leonardo DiCaprio, a nine-time Golden Globe nominee, won his second Globe for best actor in a comedy for his uninhibited work in “The Wolf of Wall Street.” He thanked director Martin Scorsese for his mentorship (“Wolf” is their fifth film together) and for “allowing me to stalk you to make this movie.”

Alfonso Cuaron won best director for the space odyssey “Gravity,” a worldwide hit and critical favorite. The film will likely join “American Hustle” and “12 Years a Slave” as an Oscar front-runner on Thursday, when Academy Awards nominations are announced.

The night’s biggest winners may have been hosts Fey and Poehler, whose second time hosting the Hollywood Foreign Press Association’s Beverly Hills, Calif., ceremony was just as successful as last year’s show (a six-year ratings high with 19.7 million viewers).

Full List of Winners;

• Best supporting actress in a motion picture: Jennifer Lawrence
• Best mini-series or TV movie: Behind the Candelabra
• Best actress in a mini-series or TV movie: Elisabeth Moss
• Best actor in a TV drama: Bryan Cranston
• Best TV drama: Breaking Bad
• Best original score: Alex Ebert, All is Lost
• Best original song from a motion picture: Ordinary Love, from Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
• Best supporting actor in a TV series, mini-series or TV movie: Jon Voight, Ray Donovan
• Best supporting actress in a TV series, mini-series or TV movie: Amy Adams, American Hustle
• Best actress in a TV series, drama: Robin Wright, House of Cards
• Best supporting actor in a motion picture: Jared Leto, Dallas Buyers Club
• Best screenplay: Spike Jonze, Her
• Best actor in a TV series, comedy: Andy Samberg, Brooklyn Nine-Nine
• Best foreign language film: The Great Beauty
• Best actor in a mini-series or TV movie: Michael Douglas, Behind the Candelabra
• Best animated feature film: Frozen
• Best actress in a TV series, Comedy: Amy Poehler, Parks and Recreation
• Best director for motion picture: Alfonso Cuaron, Gravity
• Best TV series, comedy or musical: Brooklyn 99
• Best actor in a motion picture, comedy: Leonardo DiCaprio, Wolf of Wall Street
• Best motion picture, musical or comedy: American Hustle
• Best actress in a motion picture, drama: Cate Blanchett, Blue Jasmine
• Best actor in a motion picture, drama: Matthew McConaughey, Dallas Buyers Club
• Best motion picture, drama: 12 Years A Slave

AP

Image Lucy Nicholson/Reuters

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