Golden Globes Awards 2013: The Winners

Tuesday, January 15, 2013, 18:44 [IST]

The Golden Globe awards of 2013 has upset quite a few and put some on cloud nine. The winners of th Golden Globes has not turned out as expected. Everyone expected the Golden Globe Awards 2013 to be a precursor to the Oscars like every year. However, this year the results of this prestigious award function has made quite a buzz. Firstly because no one was expecting such results for the best feature film of 2013 category.

The best film of 2013 is divided into 2 separate categories in the Golden Globes awards. There are the drama and the Musical or comedy categories. This categorisation allows films with a different flavour like a comedy or musical to be judged differently. The best actor 2013 categories has also been divided accordingly. So there are 2 sets of winners of the Golden Globes for each category.

The biggest surprise of the 2013 Golden Globes was Argo. This film directed by Ben Affleck won both the best film of 2013 and the best director awards, The best part is that Argo has received very few nominations in the Oscars so this is a huge upset.

To know about the other winners of the Golden Globe Awards 2013, check out the following.

Best Film Drama: Argo

The biggest surprise of 2103, a film with no dramatics at all wins the Golden Globe awards.

Best Film Comedy/Musical: Les Miserables

This was expected but there was a tough competition from Silver Lining Playbook which is the favourite movie for winning the Oscars this year.

Best Director: Ben Affleck For Argo

Argo is a movie about a hostage situation in Iran after the ousting of the Shah. It is a relatively simple movie with little or no action. So, this is a surprise.

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Best Male Actor Drama: Daniel Day Lewis

Daniel Day Lewis had this one coming for this powerful portrayal of the real life US President Abraham Lincoln. This film was presented by ex-President Bill Clinton.

Best Male Actor Musical/Comedy: Hugh Jackman

Hugh Jackman lost a whopping 30 pounds to play the classic literary character of Jean Valjean. Well now he can eat all he wants to celebrate.

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Best Female Actor Drama: Jessica Chastain

For her powerful portrayal of an unusual character in 'Zero Dark Thirty', Jessica Chastain bagged the best female actor award.

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Best Female Actor Musical/Comedy: Jennifer Lawrence

Silver Lining Playbook has not lost out all. Jennifer Lawrence won the best actor award for this musical film.

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Best Actor In Supporting Role: Christoph Waltz

The evening at the Golden Globes 2013 started with Christoph Waltz winning best supporting actor award for Django Unchained.

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Best Female Actor Supporting Role: Anne Hathaway

Anne Hathaway defeated many powerful contenders to win the best supporting actress award for Les Miserables. She plays the role of a young woman who is pushed into prostitution.

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