Argo, Les Miserables win best-picture Golden Globes
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Actor-director Ben Affleck, producer Grant Heslov and producer George Clooney, winners of Best Motion Picture (Drama) for "Argo," pose in the press room during the 70th Annual Golden Globe Awards held at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on January 13, 2013 in Beverly Hills, California. -- PHOTO: AFP
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This image released by NBC shows co-host Tina Fey, left, and Amy Poehler on stage during the 70th Annual Golden Globe Awards held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Sunday, Jan 13, 2013, in Beverly Hills, Calif. -- PHOTO : AP
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Singer Adele, winner of Best Original Song for a Motion Picture for "Skyfall" from "Skyfall," poses in the press room during the 70th Annual Golden Globe Awards held at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on Jan 13, 2013 in Beverly Hills, California. -- PHOTO : AFP
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Actress Claire Danes poses with Best TV Actress Award in the press room during the 70th Annual Golden Globe Awards held at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on Jan 13, 2013 in Beverly Hills, California. -- PHOTO : AFP
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This image released by NBC shows Jodie Foster, recipient of the Cecil B. Demille Award, during the 70th Annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Jan 13, 2013, in Beverly Hills, Calif. -- PHOTO : AP
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Actor Christoph Waltz poses with Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture Award in the press room during the 70th Annual Golden Globe Awards held at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on Jan 13, 2013 in Beverly Hills, California. -- PHOTO : AFP
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Actress Lena Dunham, winner of Best Actress in a Television Series (Musical or Comedy) for "Girls," poses in the press room during the 70th Annual Golden Globe Awards held at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on Jan 13, 2013 in Beverly Hills, California. -- PHOTO : AFP
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Actress Anne Hathaway poses with Best Supporting Actress Award in the press room during the 70th Annual Golden Globe Awards held at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on Jan 13, 2013 in Beverly Hills, California. -- PHOTO : AFP
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Actor Kevin Costner poses with Best Actor in a Miniseries Award in the press room during the 70th Annual Golden Globe Awards held at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on Jan 13, 2013 in Beverly Hills, California. -- PHOTO : AFP
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Actress Julianne Moore poses with Best Actress in a Miniseries Award in the press room during the 70th Annual Golden Globe Awards held at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on Jan 13, 2013 in Beverly Hills, California. -- PHOTO : AFP
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Quentin Tarantino, winner of Best Screenplay - Motion Picture, for "Django Unchained" on stage at the Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills, California Jan 13, 2013, in this picture provided by NBC. -- PHOTO : REUTERS
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Don Cheadle winner of Best Actor - TV Series, Comedy or Musical, for "House of Lies" receives his award at the Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills, California Jan 13, 2013, in this picture provided by NBC. -- PHOTO : REUTERS
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Filmmaker Michael Haneke, winner of Best Foreign Language Film for "Amour," poses in the press room during the 70th Annual Golden Globe Awards held at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on Jan 13, 2013 in Beverly Hills, California. -- PHOTO : AFP
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This image released by NBC shows Daniel Day Lewis with his award for best actor in a motion picture drama for "Lincoln" during the 70th Annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Jan 13, 2013, in Beverly Hills, Calif. -- PHOTO : AP
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This image released by NBC shows Jessica Chastain with her award for best actress in a motion picture drama for her role in "Zero Dark Thirty" during the 70th Annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Jan 13, 2013, in Beverly Hills, Calif. -- PHOTO : AP
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Actor Hugh Jackman poses in the press room during the 70th Annual Golden Globe Awards held at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on Jan 13, 2013 in Beverly Hills, California. -- PHOTO : AFP
Actor-director Ben Affleck, producer Grant Heslov and producer George Clooney, winners of Best Motion Picture (Drama) for "Argo," pose in the press room during the 70th Annual Golden Globe Awards held at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on January 13, 2013 in Beverly Hills, California. -- PHOTO: AFP
This image released by NBC shows co-host Tina Fey, left, and Amy Poehler on stage during the 70th Annual Golden Globe Awards held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Sunday, Jan 13, 2013, in Beverly Hills, Calif. -- PHOTO : AP
Singer Adele, winner of Best Original Song for a Motion Picture for "Skyfall" from "Skyfall," poses in the press room during the 70th Annual Golden Globe Awards held at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on Jan 13, 2013 in Beverly Hills, California. -- PHOTO : AFP
Actress Claire Danes poses with Best TV Actress Award in the press room during the 70th Annual Golden Globe Awards held at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on Jan 13, 2013 in Beverly Hills, California. -- PHOTO : AFP
This image released by NBC shows Jodie Foster, recipient of the Cecil B. Demille Award, during the 70th Annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Jan 13, 2013, in Beverly Hills, Calif. -- PHOTO : AP
Actor Christoph Waltz poses with Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture Award in the press room during the 70th Annual Golden Globe Awards held at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on Jan 13, 2013 in Beverly Hills, California. -- PHOTO : AFP
Actress Lena Dunham, winner of Best Actress in a Television Series (Musical or Comedy) for "Girls," poses in the press room during the 70th Annual Golden Globe Awards held at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on Jan 13, 2013 in Beverly Hills, California. -- PHOTO : AFP
Actress Anne Hathaway poses with Best Supporting Actress Award in the press room during the 70th Annual Golden Globe Awards held at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on Jan 13, 2013 in Beverly Hills, California. -- PHOTO : AFP
Actor Kevin Costner poses with Best Actor in a Miniseries Award in the press room during the 70th Annual Golden Globe Awards held at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on Jan 13, 2013 in Beverly Hills, California. -- PHOTO : AFP
Actress Julianne Moore poses with Best Actress in a Miniseries Award in the press room during the 70th Annual Golden Globe Awards held at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on Jan 13, 2013 in Beverly Hills, California. -- PHOTO : AFP
Quentin Tarantino, winner of Best Screenplay - Motion Picture, for "Django Unchained" on stage at the Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills, California Jan 13, 2013, in this picture provided by NBC. -- PHOTO : REUTERS
Don Cheadle winner of Best Actor - TV Series, Comedy or Musical, for "House of Lies" receives his award at the Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills, California Jan 13, 2013, in this picture provided by NBC. -- PHOTO : REUTERS
Filmmaker Michael Haneke, winner of Best Foreign Language Film for "Amour," poses in the press room during the 70th Annual Golden Globe Awards held at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on Jan 13, 2013 in Beverly Hills, California. -- PHOTO : AFP
This image released by NBC shows Daniel Day Lewis with his award for best actor in a motion picture drama for "Lincoln" during the 70th Annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Jan 13, 2013, in Beverly Hills, Calif. -- PHOTO : AP
This image released by NBC shows Jessica Chastain with her award for best actress in a motion picture drama for her role in "Zero Dark Thirty" during the 70th Annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Jan 13, 2013, in Beverly Hills, Calif. -- PHOTO : AP
Actor Hugh Jackman poses in the press room during the 70th Annual Golden Globe Awards held at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on Jan 13, 2013 in Beverly Hills, California. -- PHOTO : AFP
BEVERLY HILLS, California (AP) - The Iran hostage thriller Argo was a surprise best-drama winner at Sunday's Golden Globes, beating out the Civil War epic Lincoln, which had emerged as an awards-season favourite.
Argo 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's now in an unusual position during Hollywood's long awards season, taking home the top filmmaking trophy at the second-highest film honours knowing he does not have a shot at an Oscar.
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.
