Posted on 01/14/2013 6:54:06 AM PST by SeekAndFind
"Argo" was the best drama winner at Sunday's Golden Globe Awards, beating out the Civil War epic "Lincoln," which had emerged as an awards-season favorite.
The Iran hostage thriller also claimed the directing prize for Ben Affleck, a prize that normally bodes well for an Academy Award win -- except he missed out on an Oscar nomination this time.
Affleck is now in an unusual position during Hollywood's long awards season, taking home the top filmmaking trophy at the second-highest film honors knowing he does not have a shot at an Oscar.
48 PHOTOS Golden Globes 2013 show highlights And the night left "Argo" taking home the top prize at the Globes but standing as a longshot for best picture at the Feb. 24 Oscars, where films almost never win if their directors are not nominated.
Play VIDEO Ben Affleck wins "Best Director" at 2013 Golden Globes In a breathless, rapid-fire speech, Affleck gushed over the names of other nominees presenter Halle Berry had read off: Steven Spielberg for "Lincoln," Ang Lee for "Life of Pi," Kathryn Bigelow for "Zero Dark Thirty" and Quentin Tarantino for "Django Unchained."
"Look, I don't care what the award is. When they put your name next to the names she just read off, it's an extraordinary thing in your life," Affleck said.
"Les Miserables" was named best musical or comedy, while Hugh Jackman and Anne Hathaway claimed acting prizes.
Daniel Day-Lewis won the award for best actor in a drama for the title role in "Lincoln," while the dramatic actress honor went to Jessica Chastain for playing a CIA agent in "Zero Dark Thirty."
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Lincoln was a fantastic movie, right on the money. I strongly recommend to all.
celebutards; who gives a poop?
This may very well be the worst year for movies, ever.
if privacy is her main concern then why bring it up on national prime time TV?
Well, I admit as a FAG, uh...SAG member, I see them through my dues. I applaud your resistance though. Yet be aware that they’re getting your money through various tax breaks, subsidies, etc.
RE: Well, I admit as a FAG, uh...SAG member, I see them through my dues
Just curious, how does one become a member? Is it just a matter of applying and paying for membership?
If so, how much?
I have to disagree. 1999 had Cider House Rules, Boys Don't Cry and American Beauty as Academy Award winners.
One has to have appeared in 3 SAG (now SAG-AFTRA) certified projects. It can be daunting. There are non-union actors who’ve been trying for years, and still haven’t gotten their vouchers. Like most, I had an “in” acquaintance who cut my strings.
I have to disagree. 1999 had Cider House Rules, Boys Don't Cry and American Beauty as Academy Award winners.
Yeah, that was a stinker of a year as well.
I wouldn’t go see Lincoln either.
I agree with this: “ it is just another way to call America and especially Southerners are racists.”
Disagree with this: “The war wasn’t about slavery but state’s rights and taxes.”
I disagreed with this latter when I first heard it, always from communists, and don’t agree when others say it who don’t seem to be communists.
IMO, Russell Crowe was the weakest actor in the movie. His singing voice was amateurish compared to the rest. It was like community theater when he sang.
I’ve seen Les Mis on Broadway and watched concert productions of it on TV. The role of Javert requires a professional trained singing voice.
Jackman and Hathaway were up to the task. Crowe was not, unfortunately. They didn’t need an actor of the stature of Crowe to make the movie a success. I wish they had cast someone with a good singing voice for the part. It would have been a vast improvement.
Other than that, the film was terrific.
“Lincoln” is worth a watch, but it is over rated, IMO.
Tommy Lee Jones as Thaddeus Stevens looked so funny in his role that I didn’t take him seriously. Then in the end, when he went to bed with his black housekeeper, that was over the top for me. Really weird.
I wouldn’t watch it again.
Well, I sang in a couple of local operas: Carmen, Don Giovanni. La Traviata....
Granted, It’s not opera, but I think he listened to his coaches. And I loved his scenes.
Actually, if you go by the dictionary definition of opera, I believe Les Mis would qualify.
Unlike musicals, Les Mis has almost no spoken dialogue.
I’ve seen Les Mis on Broadway and I was expecting the caliber of singing I heard there. Most measured up, except for Crowe.
Knowing Crowe was not a singer, per se, I kind of expected him to take a Rex Harrison (Prof. Higgins) approach. That would have been interesting.
Check this out if you haven’t already seen it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BMmF9el0S7k
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