13/01/2014 - The Great Beauty wins Best Foreign Language Film while American Hustle leave with three Golden Globes

The Hollywood Foreign Press Association chose to distribute the spoils evenly with no single film being a runaway winner at this year’s Golden Globes. David O. Russell’s American Hustle was the awards leader, winning Best Picture – Comedy Or Musical, Best Performance By An Actress In A Motion Picture – Comedy Or Musical for Amy Adams, and Best Performance By An Actress In A Supporting Role In A Motion Picture for Jennifer Lawrence.

Much to the surprise of awards observers, Steve McQueen’s 12 Years A Slave [+see also:
trailer
making of
interview: Michael Fassbender
film profile], despite seven nominations, was shut out of most categories and had to be content with the Best Motion Picture – Drama Award. Paolo Sorrentino’s The Great Beauty [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Paolo Sorrentino
film profile] continued its magisterial awards run by winning Best Foreign Language Film.

Winners' List

BEST DIRECTOR – MOTION PICTURE
Alfonso Cuaron - Gravity [+see also:
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BEST MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA
12 Years a Slave

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA
Matthew McConaughey - Dallas Buyers Club

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA
Cate Blanchett - Blue Jasmine

BEST MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY OR MUSICAL
American Hustle

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY OR MUSICAL
Leonardo DiCaprio - The Wolf of Wall Street

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY OR MUSICAL
Amy Adams - American Hustle

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
Frozen

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
The Great Beauty [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Paolo Sorrentino
film profile]

BEST SCREENPLAY – MOTION PICTURE
Spike Jonze – Her

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A MOTION PICTURE
Jared Leto - Dallas Buyers Club

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A MOTION PICTURE
Jennifer Lawrence - American Hustle

BEST ORIGINAL SONG – MOTION PICTURE
Ordinary Love - Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom [+see also:
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Music: Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton, Larry Mullen, Jr., Brian Burton. Lyrics: Bono

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE – MOTION PICTURE
Alex Ebert - All Is Lost