Between sentimental speeches, unexpected successes and mortifying moments, the 70th annual Golden Globe Awards was, once again, a top night for Hollywood’s finest.
Throughout the show, the dynamic duo of hosts, Tina Fey and Amy Poehler, kept the crowd on its toes with wit and class, a welcome change from Ricky Gervais’ more crude hosting style.
Fey dressed in drag, both stars playfully teased the nominees, including a drink in hand, half-hearted salute to “Girls” mastermind Lena Dunham, and canoodled with A-Listers — Amy Poehler Eskimo-kissing George Clooney became the moment that spurned a thousand GIFs.
Front-runners for the evening included Jennifer Lawrence for “Silver Linings Playbook,” Anne Hathaway and Hugh Jackman for “Les Miserables,” and Ben Affleck for “Argo.”
Despite being snubbed by the Academy for the Best Director Oscar, Affleck and company scored two awards for “Argo,” prompting the audience’s standing ovation.
Adding to the awesome factor, British goddess Adele high-fived Daniel Craig while heading up to accept her award for Best Original Song for “Skyfall.”
Keeping the recurring theme of comedy, presenters Kristen Wiig, Will Ferrell and Robert Downey Jr. provided lots of laughs as well. The night also featured moving moments from Hathaway, who thanked fellow nominee Sally Field for inspiring her since her days as “princess of Genovia” and beyond, and Jodie Foster, who received the Cecil B. DeMille Award and caused half the room to tear up.
“Argo” and “Les Miserables” took the top film honors, while “Homeland” swept the television category. Daniel-Day Lewis and Jessica Chastain scored leading actor wins, while Don Cheadle and Claire Danes garnered television awards.
The road to the Oscars is well underway, and now that the Golden Globes has given us its take, ideas for Academy front-runners have already emerged.
