Proving that extreme weight loss is indeed the path to winning, Matthew McConaughey’s drama actor win nonetheless surprised, given the Hollywood Foreign Press’ love of established mainstream stars like fellow nominees Robert Redford and Tom Hanks. Co-star Jared Leto’s supporting actor win had been seen as more probable.
“12 Years a Slave’s” best drama win was probably the biggest surprise of the night, as many awards observers thought the film hadn’t appealed to the Hollywood Foreign Press with its very American theme and relative lack of star power, despite its near-unanimous critical acclaim.
The mixed reaction to “August: Osage County” could have been the reason Meryl Streep went home empty-handed for comedy actress — Amy Adams surprised some observers with her “American Hustle” win instead — though perhaps already having won eight Golden Globes with 28 nominations took the sting out of her loss.
American Hustle, a Seventies-set romp directed by David O Russell, collected the most awards, with success in three of its seven nominations.
Jennifer Lawrence's Globe for supporting actress surprised some who thought “12 Years a Slave’s” Lupita Nyong’o delivered an impressive performance, but both are likely to garner Oscar noms and can fight it out once again in March.
Cate Blanchett’s drama actress prize for “Blue Jasmine”and Leonardo DiCaprio's best actor in a motion picture in a musical or comedy for "The Wolf of Wall Street" surprised absolutely no one.
DiCaprio, who won his second Golden Globe from nine nominations, thanked director Martin Scorsese for his mentorship and for "allowing me to stalk you to make this movie.
Poehler and 30 Rock star Tina Fey hosted the ceremony at the Beverly Hilton Hotel for the second year running, earning big laughs with jokes about George Clooney, Leonardo DiCaprio and Meryl Streep.
By Yuliya Fabrovska
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