"12 Years a Slave" and "American Hustle" were awarded best drama and best musical or comedy, respectively at the 71st Annual Golden Globe Awards held in Beverly Hills, California, Sunday. Director David O. Russell's "American Hustle" was the top winner with three Globes out of seven nominations while Steve McQueen's "12 Years a Slave" took home only one award out of seven nominations.
The Golden Globe Awards is often seen as a forecaster for the show business' highest honors, the Academy Awards to be held on March 2 and this year's Golden Globe awardees may just make the cut for getting an Oscar.
Matthew McConaughey, who starred as Ron Woodroof in the film "Dallas Buyers Club", took home the award as best actor in drama while Cate Blanchett bagged the award for best actress in Drama as Jasmine Francis in "Blue Jasmine". Leonardo DiCaprio, on the other hand, was named best actor in a musical or comedy for his role as Jordan Belfort in "The Wolf of Wall Street" while Amy Adams took the award's female counterpart as Sydney Prosser in "American Hustle".
Here is the full list of the winners at the 2014 Golden Globes:
Film
Best Picture: Drama
12 Years a Slave
Best Picture: Comedy Or Musical
American Hustle
Best Director
Alfonso Cuaron (Gravity)
Best Actress: Drama
Cate Blanchett (Blue Jasmine)
Best Actor: Drama
Matthew Mcconaughey (Dallas Buyers Club)
Best Actress: Comedy Or Musical
Amy Adams (American Hustle)
Best Actor: Comedy Or Musical
Leonardo diCaprio (The Wolf of Wall Street)
Best Supporting Actress
Jennifer Lawrence (American Hustle)
Best Supporting Actor
Jared Leto (Dallas Buyers Club)
Best Foreign Language Film
The Great Beauty
Best Animated Feature Film
Frozen
Best Screenplay
Spike Jonze (Her)
Best Original Score
Alex Ebert (All Is Lost)
Best Original Song
"Ordinary Love" (Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom)
Television
Best Television Series - Drama
Breaking Bad
Best Television Series - Comedy Or Musical
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Best Mini-Series Or Motion Picture Made for Television
Behind The Candelabra
Best Performance by an Actress In A Television Series - Comedy Or Musical
Amy Poehler (Parks and Recreation)
Best Performance by an Actor In A Television Series - Comedy Or Musical
Andy Samberg (Brooklyn Nine Nine)
Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama
Bryan Cranston (Breaking Bad)
Best Performance by an Actress In A Television Series - Drama
Robin Wright (House of Cards)
Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television
Michael Douglas (Behind The Candelabra)
Best Performance by an Actress in a Mini-Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television
Elizabeth Moss (Top of the Lake)
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Jacqueline Bisset (Dancing On The Edge)
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Jon Voight (Ray Donovan)
