"12 Years a Slave" took the coveted Golden Globe for best drama and "American Hustle" won best musical or comedy on Sunday (January 12).
"American Hustle," directed by David O. Russell, was the top winner with three Globes for its seven nominations, while AIDS film "Dallas Buyers Club" starring Matthew McConaughey, took home two acting awards for him and co-star Jared Leto.
Steve McQueen's slavery drama "12 Years a Slave" won one award out of its seven nominations. It was entirely shut out from the acting honors, for which it had been a presumed favorite.
Alfonso Cuaron won best director for "Gravity," a film starring Sandra Bullock as an astronaut tumbling through space and life.
Cate Blanchett won for best actress in a drama category for her turn as a riches-to-rags socialite in Woody Allen's tragicomedy "Blue Jasmine."
SOUNDBITE: Cate Blanchett, saying (English):
"I just wondered, can people at home hear this music, or do they suddenly just think
