“Argo, “Les Misérables,” “Girls” among big winners at Golden Globes

PanARMENIAN.Net - “Argo, “Les Misérables,” “Girls” and “Game Change” were among the big winners at the Golden Globes in Beverly Hills, Calif, The Wall Street Journal reported.

“Argo” pulled an upset when it won for best motion picture drama over “Lincoln” (star Daniel Day-Lewis, however, won for best actor in a motion picture drama) and “Zero Dark Thirty.” Ben Affleck also won best director for “Argo.”

“Les Misérables” won for best motion picture comedy or musical, and stars Anne Hathaway and Hugh Jackman also scored prizes for their work in the film.

The show was hosted by former “Saturday Night Live” stars Tina Fey and Amy Poehler.

The HBO television movie “Game Change,” a dramatic look at the 2008 presidential election, picked up awards for best mini-series or TV movie as well as a best actress in a mini-series or TV movie for star Julianne Moore, who played former vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin.

“Girls” star and creator Lena Dunham picked up the award for best actress in a TV comedy series for “Girls,” and the show later won for best TV series comedy or musical.

Other winners included actress Jessica Chastain for “Zero Dark Thirty” (“This is an absolute dream come true,” she said, picking up the award); Adele for co-writing and performing the theme song for the James Bond film “Skyfall” (“This is for my boyfriend Simon [Konecki] who convinced me to do it and my lovely son,” she said from the stage); and Jennifer Lawrence who won for best performance by an actress in a motion picture comedy or musical for “Silver Linings Playbook” and thanked Weinstein Company co-founder Harvey Weinstein. “Harvey, thank you for killing whoever you had to kill to get me up here today,” Ms. Lawrence said.

The Showtime drama “Homeland” took home prizes for its stars Damian Lewis and Clare Danes.