LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Proving the 70th Annual Golden Globes was more than just Hollywood's night to party, the film "Argo" stole the show, winning Best Motion Picture Drama and Best Director for Ben Affleck, despite being snubbed for an Oscar nomination.
The Hollywood Foreign Press Association sang praises for the A-list adaptation of "Les Miserables," and it's stars Hugh Jackman and Anne Hathaway also won in their categories.
Favorite to win Daniel Day Lewis took the gold for Best Actor in a Motion Picture Drama for his role as "Lincoln," and "Zero Dark Thirty's" Jessica Chastain won Best Actress honors.
Jennifer Lawrence accepted the Best Acctress in a Musical or Comedy for "silver Linings Playbook," and Christoph Waltz represented for "Django Unchained" while hie director, Quentin Tarantino, was surprised by his win for Best Screenplay.
Small-screen honors went to Showtime's hit "Homeland" for best Television Series Drama, and for comedy, it was HBO's "Girls."
Other big standouts include hosting duo Tina Fey and Amy Poehler, who kept the laughs rolling, a special appearance by former president Bill Clinton, and top honors for actress Jodie Foster, who took home the prestigious Cecil B. Demile award for lifetime achievement.
Full list of Winners:
Best Motion Picture, Drama
- WINNER - "Argo"
- "Django Unchained"
- "Life of Pi"
- "Lincoln"
- "Zero Dark Thirty"
Best Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy
- WINNER - "Les Miserables"
- "The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel"
- "Moonrise Kingdom"
- "Salmon Fishing in the Yemen"
- "Silver Linings Playbook"
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama
- WINNER - Daniel Day Lewis in "Lincoln"
- Richard Gere in "Arbitrage"
- John Hawkes in "The Sessions"
- Joaquin Phoeniz in "The Master"
- Denzel Washington in "Flight"
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama
- WINNER: Jessica Chastain in "Zero Dark Thirty"
- Marion Cotillard in "Rust and Bone"
- Helen Mirren in "Hitchcock"
- Naomi Wattsin "The Impossible"
- Rachel Weisz in "The Deep Blue Sea"
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy
- WINNER - Hugh Jackman in "Les Miserables"
- Jack Black in "Bernie"
- Bradley Cooper in "Silver Linings Playbook"
- Ewan McGregor in "Salmon Fishing in the Yemen"
- Bill Murray in "Hyde Park on Hudson"
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy
- WINNER: Jennifer Lawrence in "Silver Linings Playbook"
- Maggie Smith in "Quarter"
- Emily Blunt in "Salmon Fishing in the Yemen"
- Judi Dench in "The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel"
- Meryl Streep in "Hope Springs"
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
- WINNER: Christoph Waltz in "Django Unchained"
- Alan Arkin in "Argo"
- Leonardo DiCaprio in "Django Unchained"
- Philip Seymour Hoffman in "The Master"
- Tommy Lee Jones in "Lincoln"
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
- WINNER: Anne Hathaway in "Les Miserables"
- Amy Adams in "The Master"
- Sally Field in "Lincoln"
- Helen Hunt in "The Sessions"
- Nicole Kidman in "The Paperboy"
Best Director - Motion Picture
- WINNER: Ben Affleck for "Argo"
- Kathryn Bigelow - "Zero Dark Thirty"
- Ang Lee - "Life of Pi"
- Steven Spielberg - "Lincoln"
- Quentin Tarantino - "Django Unchained"
Best Screenplay - Motion Picture
- WINNER: Quentin Tarantino for "Django Unchained"
- Mark Boal - "Zero Dark Thirty"
- Tony Kushner - "Lincoln"
- David O. Russell - "Silver Linings Playbook"
- Chris Terrio - "Argo"
Best Original Song - Motion Picture
- WINNER: "Skyfall" - "Skyfall"
- "For You" - "Act of Valor"
- "Not Running Anymore" - "Stand Up Guys"
- "Safe and Sound" - "The Hunger Games"
- "Suddenly" - "Les Miserables"
Best Original Score - Motion Picture
- WINNER: "Life of Pi"
- "Argo"
- "Anna Karenina"
- "Cloud Atlas"
- "Lincoln"
Best Animated Film
- WINNER: "Brave"
- "Frankenweenie"
- "Hotel Transylvania"
- "Rise of Guardians"
- "Wreck-It Ralph
Best Foreign Language Film
- WINNER: "Amour"
- "A Royal Affair"
- "The Intouchables"
- "Kon-Tiki"
- "Rust and Bone"
Best Television Series - Drama
- WINNER: "Homeland"
- "Breaking Bad"
- "Boardwalk Empire"
- "Downton Abbey"
- "The Newsroom"
Best Television Series - Musical or Comedy
- WINNER: "Girls"
- "Big Bang Theory"
- "Episodes"
- "Modern Family"
- "Smash"
Best Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
- WINNER: "Game Change"
- "The Girl"
- "Hatfields & McCoys
- "The Hour"
- "Political Animals"
Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama
- WINNER: Damien Lewis - "Homeland"
- Steve Buscemi - "Boardwalk Empire"
- Brian Cranston - "Breaking Bad"
- Jeff Daniels - "The Newsroom"
- Jon Hamm - "Mad Men"
Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama
- WINNER: Claire Danes - "Homeland"
- Connie Britton - "Nashville"
- Glenn Close - "Damages"
- Michelle Dockery - "Downton Abbey"
- Julianna Margulies - "The Good Wife"
Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy
- WINNER: Don Cheadle - "House of Lies"
- Alec Baldwin - "30 Rock"
- Matt LeBlanc - "Episodes"
- Louie C.K. - "Louie"
- Jim Parsons - "Big Bang Theory"
Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy
- WINNER: Lena Dunham - "Girls"
- Zooey Deschanel - "The New Girl"
- Julia Louis-Dreyfu - "Veep"
- Tina Fey - "30 Rock"
- Amy Poehler - "Parks and Recreation"
Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television
- WINNER: Kevin Costner - "Hatfields & McCoys"
- Benedict Cumberbatch - "Sherlock"
- Woody Harrelson - "Game Change"
- Toby Jones - "The Girl"
- Clive Owen - "Hemingway & Gellhorn"
Best Performance by an Actress in a Mini-Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television
- WINNER: Julianne Moore - "Game Change"
- Nicole Kidman - "Hemingway & Gellhorn"
- Jessica Lange - "American Horror Story"
- Sienna Miller - "The Girl"
- Sigourney Weaver - "Political Animals"
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
- WINNER: Ed Harris - "Game Change"
- Max Greenfield - "New Girl"
- Danny Huston - "Magic City"
- Mandy Patinkin - "Homeland"
- Eric Stonestreet - "Modern Family"
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
- WINNER: Maggie Smith - "Downton Abbey"
- Hayden Panettiere - "Nashville"
- Archie Panjabi - "The Good Wife"
- Sofia Vergara - "Modern Family"
