'Argo' and Ben Affleck win big at the 70th annual Golden Globes (Video)

Check out the best moments from this year's Golden Globes, including Tina Fey and Amy Poehler's hilarious opening monologue, heart-warming acceptance speeches from big winners like Anne Hathaway and Jennifer Lawrence, and the moments that kept us...

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"Argo" and director Ben Affleck took home the gold at last night's Golden Globes Awards, less than a week after Affleck was snubbed from inclusion in the Oscar nominations. On the small screen, it was Showtime's hit drama, "Homeland," that won big, as well as Lena Dunham's HBO series, "Girls." The Globes, handed out by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, were held for the 70th time, hosted this time around by Tina Fey and Amy Poehler.

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"Argo" surprisingly won for Best Picture - Drama over Lincoln, which was considered the front-runner. Even more surprisingly, Ben Affleck won for Best Director over the likes of Quentin Tarantino, Ang Lee, Kathryn Bigelow and Steven Spielberg. In a pretty funny twist, he forgot to thank some of the producers during his acceptance speech - one of which was George Clooney - but his wife, Jennifer Garner, presented another award soon after and took her time on stage to thank those that her husband forgot.

"Argo" wins Best Picture - Drama at the Golden Globes.
"Argo" wins Best Picture - Drama at the Golden Globes.
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2012 Warner Bros. Pictures

"Lincoln" did take home the award in the Best Actor - Drama category, with Daniel Day-Lewis winning. He was the closest thing to a lock in the category and his win comes as no surprise. For Best Actress - Drama, Jessica Chastain took home the honor for her role in "Zero Dark Thirty."

"Les Miserables" was also a big winner at the awards, winning for Best Picture - Comedy or Musical and also landing prizes for Hugh Jackman (Best Actor) and Anne Hathaway (Best Supporting Actress).

Here is the full list of winners in the movie categories (click here for list of TV winners):

BEST PICTURE: DRAMA

BEST PICTURE: COMEDY OR MUSICAL

  • "The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel" - Review
  • WINNER "Les Miserables" - Review
  • "Moonrise Kingdom" - Review
  • "Salmon Fishing in the Yemen" - Review
  • "Silver Linings Playbook" - Review

BEST DIRECTOR

  • WINNER Ben Affleck, "Argo"
  • Kathryn Bigelow, "Zero Dark Thirty"
  • Ang Lee, "Life of Pi
  • Steven Spielberg, "Lincoln"
  • Quentin Tarantino, "Django Unchained"

BEST ACTOR: DRAMA

  • WINNER Daniel Day-Lewis, "Lincoln"
  • Richard Gere, "Arbitrage"
  • John Hawkes, "The Sessions"
  • Joaquin Phoenix, "The Master"
  • Denzel Washington, "Flight"

BEST ACTRESS: DRAMA

  • WINNER Jessica Chastain, "Zero Dark Thirty"
  • Marion Cotillard, "Rust & Bone"
  • Helen Mirren, "Hitchcock"
  • Naomi Watts, "The Impossible"
  • Rachel Weisz, "The Deep Blue Sea"

BEST ACTRESS: COMEDY OR MUSICAL

  • Emily Blunt, "Salmon Fishing In The Yemen"
  • Judi Dench, "The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel"
  • WINNER Jennifer Lawrence, "Silver Linings Playbook"
  • Maggie Smith, "Quartet"
  • Meryl Streep, "Hope Springs"

BEST ACTOR: COMEDY OR MUSICAL

  • Jack Black, "Bernie"
  • Bradley Cooper, "Silver Linings Playbook"
  • WINNER Hugh Jackman, "Les Miserables"
  • Ewan McGregor, "Salmon Fishing In The Yemen"
  • Bill Murray, "Hyde Park On Hudson"

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

  • Amy Adams, "The Master"
  • Sally Field, "Lincoln"
  • WINNER Anne Hathaway, "Les Miserables"
  • Helen Hunt, "The Sessions"
  • Nicole Kidman, "The Paperboy"

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

  • Alan Arkin, "Argo"
  • Leonardo DiCaprio, "Django Unchained"
  • Philip Seymour Hoffman, "The Master"
  • Tommy Lee Jones, "Lincoln"
  • WINNER Christoph Waltz, "Django Unchained"

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM

  • WINNER "Amour"
  • "A Royal Affair"
  • "The Intouchables"
  • "Kon-Tiki"
  • "Rust and Bone"

BEST SCREENPLAY

  • "Zero Dark Thirty"
  • "Lincoln"
  • WINNER "Django Unchained"
  • "Argo"
  • "Silver Linings Playbook"

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE

  • "Anna Karenina"
  • "Argo"
  • "Cloud Atlas"
  • WINNER "Life of Pi"
  • "Lincoln"

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM

  • WINNER "Brave"
  • "Frankenweenie"
  • "Hotel Transylvania"
  • "Rise of the Guardians"
  • "Wreck-It-Ralph"

BEST ORIGINAL SONG

  • "For You"
  • "Not Running Anymore"
  • "Safe and Sound"
  • WINNER "Skyfall"
  • "Suddenly"

Click here for a full list of winners in all categories.

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