Big moments for Bill Clinton, Jodie Foster and Ben Affleck at the 70th annual Golden Globes

'Argo' picks up another major prize en route to the Oscars

By Kristopher Tapley Monday, Jan 14, 2013 5:43 AM

Ben Affleck at the 70th annual Golden Globe Awards

Credit: AP Photo/NBC, Paul Drinkwater

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It was all smiles at the Warner Bros./In Style party Sunday night as team "Argo" had grabbed yet another one-two Best Picture/Best Director punch after the film's director Ben Affleck was unceremoniously snubbed from the Oscars' Best Director line-up late last week. The film is hitting rare air and hopes are high with the studio that they can still pull off some magic at the Academy Awards, despite the "stats.

For his part, Affleck felt vindicated. He confided that after Thursday morning he wondered how much people really liked the movie, if it was a sign of something. But after the Critics' Choice Movie Awards and the Golden Globes, he has an extra spring in his step. And as an observer, I love this moment for him. But I'll get into that more in a column tomorrow.

There were some long faces at the Weinsteins' Trader Vics soirée as "Silver Linings Playbook" walked away with just one prize (being stamped out by Universal's "Les Misérables" for both Best Picture - Comedy or Musical and Best Actor - Comedy or Musical). But "Django Unchained" managed to bring in two wins, for Best Screenplay and Best Supporting Actor (Christoph Waltz), so there was plenty of cause for celebration.

I happened upon Leonardo DiCaprio at the event, who lost out to his co-star in the supporting actor category. He says Martin Scorsese's "The Wolf of Wall Street," which he's been filming in New York, will be his best work. It's never too late to start building that buzz, I guess. Quentin Tarantino, meanwhile, was high on life and a pleasure to finally meet face-to-face.

Tina Fey held court at the NBC/Universal roof-top party and John Hawkes was seen bouncing from this to that. The LA Lakers' Kobe Bryant was even poking around. But anyway, it was a night of parties, like any other, so I won't bog down in those specifics.

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I watched the show at the Fox Pavilion viewing party, which was mostly jumping due to TV wins for "Homeland" as the only prize "Life of Pi" landed was Best Original Score for Mychael Danna. It seemed to me Fey and Amy Poehler landed just right and a personal highlight was seeing Arnold Schwarzenegger hand fellow Austrian Michael Haneke the Best Foreign Language Film award. But the real show stopper was former President Bill Clinton, who was on hand to present Best Picture - Drama nominee "Lincoln." The whole room was abuzz at how much of a coup that was for the DreamWorks Oscar campaign. It was truly a great moment.

And speaking of great moments: Jodie Foster's Cecil B. DeMille Award acceptance speech. Brave, monumental in many respects. It seemed a bit ragged at first but I watched it again and I have to say, it's one of the great speeches. Such honesty.

How will this affect the Oscar race, if at all? Anyone who dismissively calls it a non-issue doesn't get it. With six weeks, every little nuance and acceptance speech will be grist for the mill. It matters. It's about the image. But again, we'll get to that soon. For now, this year's winners:

Best Picture - Drama
"Argo"

Best Picture - Comedy or Musical
"Les Misérables"

Best Director
Ben Affleck, "Argo"

Best Actor - Drama
Daniel Day-Lewis, "Lincoln"

Best Actor - Comedy or Musical
Hugh Jackman, "Les Misérables"

Best Actress - Drama
Jessica Chastain, "Zero Dark Thirty"

Best Actress - Comedy or Musical
Jennifer Lawrence, "Silver Linings Playbook"

Best Supporting Actor
Christoph Waltz, "Django Unchained"

Best Supporting Actress
Anne Hathaway, "Les Misérables"

Best Screenplay
"Django Unchained"

Best Original Score
"Life of Pi"

Best Original Song
"Skyfall" from "Skyfall"

Best Animated Feature
"Brave"

Best Foreign Language Film
"Amour"

Kristopher Tapley
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Kristopher Tapley has covered the film awards landscape for over a decade. He founded In Contention in 2005. His work has also appeared in The New York Times, The Times of London and Variety. He begs you not to take any of this too seriously.

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Paul Outlaw

Key wins for Argo and Django, that's for sure.
January 14, 2013 at 7:15AM EST Reply to Comment
RichardZ

Argo and Django wins leave me clueless about the Oscar noms.
I guess having a year with a lot of true contenders will surely make some nods slip through the process.

I wonder how Sally Field's Celeste from Soapdish will take that Anne Hathaway's acceptance speech/tribute to growing out of typecasting.

I'm just being funny here. It's a wonderful speech from Anne Hathaway.

January 14, 2013 at 8:17AM EST Reply to Comment
- Joe7827 Well, the first Anne Hathaway speech was wonderful. The second one was completely unnecessary. Seriously, Kanye West popped into my mind.
  January 14, 2013 at 10:22AM EST
Christopher Lewis

Kris, the only thing I will say is that Foster's speech was a bit offensive to me as a gay man, b/c she seemed to wrap it up with her wanting her "privacy" and thereby shaming all those that have come out before her for wanting to live some reality show. I'm not sure if that was her intent, but it came off that way to me. But I guess it was emotionally very honest...even if the sentiment wasn't one for me. Great column, as always! You have such a distinct voice.
January 14, 2013 at 8:57AM EST Reply to Comment
- Kelly Garrett Christopher -- I totally concur with you (as do the other 5 gay people who watched the show with me). While the rest of the gay community is fighting to publicly declare our love for our partners, she is making an argument to stay in the closet. Plus, she totally loses her gay card for bringing Mel Gibson as her date. When she started her speech, I thought it was just sad. But when I saw that she had brought Mel Gibson, it became truly offensive.
  January 14, 2013 at 11:50AM EST
- HoustonRufus Well, I have a different perspective. I thought she explained her choices pretty well. She's been in the spotlight since she was a child. I think she is well within her rights to guard as much of her private life as she chooses without being beholden to any particular community. Let us not forget, her life as a celebrity has been bizarre even by Hollywood standards. Do people not remember John Hinkley trying to assassinate Reagan in some delusional attempt at getting Foster's attention? Why would a woman who has been the target of such acts want to further expose herself to potential risk? Can we not consider how such an event impacted her? We are lucky she continued to stay in the entertainment field at all. This wide swath of obligation you thrust on all gay people discounts such individual circumstances. I am a gay man who has mostly been inspired by the dignity, class and intelligence with which Foster has chosen to live her life. I've never felt like gay public figures owe me anything. They must come to terms with their sexuality and what it means and make appropriate individual choices just like we all do.
  January 14, 2013 at 12:17PM EST
- bef But you guys' she came out in the stone age. She's out! Actually I have no idea what she really said. Our room was like Jamie Foxx's expression: what's she saying, why's she still talking and why am I not getting any love for being the rock of a loved movie? White people, I don't get 'em .... that's just a joke. But I seriously don't understand her speech, but she sure had conviction about privacy and I don't think people have been clamoring for her pics the last few years. Mel Gibson could not follow what she was saying and is not sure if he has something new to hate. His world has shifted. I give her a kinda-good-for-her because she sure had conviction and looked great for 50, even though I don't know what her point was.
  January 14, 2013 at 12:19PM EST
- bef And HOUSTONRUFUS -- thank you for the better comment.
  January 14, 2013 at 12:20PM EST
- Paul Outlaw I've "resented" Foster's public stance (or lack of one) for years, and I loved her speech. I was riveted (and pissed off when the sound went out of those seconds).
  January 14, 2013 at 12:53PM EST
- Al Shes not 'in the closet' because shes afraid they'll be a backlash, shes 'in the closet' because she just doesn't feel like it makes a difference. She is who she is, and thats nobodies business. Its not a big deal to her because shes comfortable with who she is and thats what matters to her. Great speech, seriously.
  January 14, 2013 at 1:28PM EST
- Christopher Lewis It's her right to remain private, but I found her equation of being open with your life/sexuality to the more perverse sides of reality tv ("Honey Boo-Boo Child") was a tad offensive. She made her choice to be private for those years, others have made choices to be more open. Two different choices--both should be respected. I don't think she meant to come off this way, she genuinely just seemed to be flustered (perhaps tipsy) and it all came out wrong. From my vantage point as a gay man, I was slightly offended. But I still respect and love her as an actress. She deserved to be up there--the work speaks for herself and after hearing her speak, it should!
  January 14, 2013 at 2:16PM EST
- HoustonRufus I hear what you're saying, Christopher. Her speech was awkwardly worded at moments, I'll grant you. I took the "honey boo boo child" comment as more of a "don't cast all people in the public eye in the same light." I felt that was more a charge directed at the public and media machine than gay people/celebs who have chosen to come out. Her frustration struck me as more located with a tabloid culture and consumers who can't tell the difference between reality stars who voluntarily reveal all aspects of their personal lives and actors/actresses who work in the industry but might prefer to maintain some modicum of privacy. And, again, she came out to the people in her life who mattered to her. Photos of her and her partner, now x partner, and children have circulated for years. It's not like she was living a closeted life with a husband and children. She lived her life for people to see. Just because she didn't stand at some podium or march in a parade didn't mean she was in the closet. At least in my opinion.
  January 14, 2013 at 2:28PM EST
- Christopher Lewis Perhaps I'm being overly sensitive--I'm still reeling from Django winning screenplay!
  January 14, 2013 at 2:39PM EST
- HoustonRufus ha! I hear ya. A few of the wins last night threw me, the screenplay win for Django, the animated film for Brave and the best score for Life of Pi.
  
  And I don't think you're being overly sensitive. You're not the first person to take issue with how Foster has dealt with her private life.
  January 14, 2013 at 2:47PM EST
- Christopher Lewis I personally loved Brave and was glad to see it recognized here as it won't be at the oscars. As for score, loved the music in Pi, but preferred Cloud Atlas. My favorite score though is probably Zero Dark Thirty--I could listen to "Maya on a Plane" for hours.
  January 14, 2013 at 2:55PM EST
- Kristopher Tapley I've certainly heard this perspective over the last 12 hours but I take it she's been receiving a lot of pressure to do this publicly. So it wasn't so much her shaming others for their decisions as noting that her decision was, well, hers.
  January 14, 2013 at 3:01PM EST
- Aaron From a gay man myself--and having experienced some very hostile reaction and ostracism from some members of my conservative family--I understand the perils and derision one receives when coming out to the ones you love, and people in general.
  
  However, I found nothing offensive or dishonest about Foster's acceptance speech. In fact, I found it quite moving and emotionally sincere, even if a bit intellectually scattered at times.
  
  "Her frustration struck me as more located with a tabloid culture and consumers who can't tell the difference between reality stars who voluntarily reveal all aspects of their personal lives and actors/actresses who work in the industry but might prefer to maintain some modicum of privacy." ---Absolutely this. Also, considering that Foster additionally has had to endure some frightening and gobsmackingly awful publicity during her illustrious career (Hinkley assassination attempt, obviously...what actor or actress EVER has to experience something as horrifying as this?), I totally understand her dire need for privacy within her personal life. I do think we live in an age where every single interest group known to mankind must have some form of political or civil organization and some spokesman or woman to represent them, and although I'm sure this has benefits, we need to understand that not everyone in the public limelight owes it to us to be the banner waver. I believe in her speech that she mentioned that many people in the room she had made films with, and you could not be more intimate then that. For someone so equipped with actorly gifts like Foster, she has showed so much of herself throughout the 47 years of film career, and she is entitled to keep whatever little specs of her private life private from the general public. No shame in that, considering that gobs of celebrities nowadays hold press conferences daily to publicize their various platforms, oftentimes out of seemingly innate vanity. Way to go Jodie for shielding your kids from the media, raising a well-rounded family, continuously turning out solid performances year after year, and maintaining complete relevancy within the film industry for nearly half a century. That in itself should be a noble standard for anyone pursuing a career in the entertainment industry--LGBT or not.
  
  January 14, 2013 at 7:29PM EST
Albus44

Jennifer Lawrence is an incredible actress and just totally gets it. No other actress would try and get away with dryly saying "Harvey, thank you for killing whoever you had to kill to get me up here today" during her acceptance speech. Any other actress in her position would be fey (except Tina Fey), demure, inoffensive and completely boring. That comment is reason enough to give her the Oscar.
January 14, 2013 at 9:14AM EST Reply to Comment
- Anderw "That comment is reason enough to give her the Oscar."
  
  Really? I guess public persona makes some more qualified for an award than an actual performance.
  January 14, 2013 at 10:20AM EST
- ALBUS44 I think her performance in the film marvelous, not that you can always give a number mark to each of the top performances in a category and say which one was empirically 'the best'. At this point a lot of it comes down to persona, politics, perceptions and posturing, all of which J-Law happens to excel at. Also, part of the charm of her performance is that it contains some elements of 'movie star acting', the persuasiveness of which is often derived from an actor's public persona. The last Best Actress winner to win on the basis of an excellent, movie-star performance is probably Julia Roberts in Erin Brockovich.
  
  Finally, when you think of Jessica Chastain, can you think of her personality? In my mind I can only kind of see red hair and I can sort of hear her reciting those strange incantations from Tree of Life. Marion Cotillard aside, Best Actress winners generally have a recognisable public persona, which Jessica Chastain at this point lacks, despite her brilliant performance.
  January 14, 2013 at 11:30AM EST
- Paul Outlaw "That comment is reason enough to give her the Oscar."
  
  No, that comment is a reminder that they shouldn't give her the Oscar next month, but rather give it to her the next time she really deserves it, whether or not it's in a Weinstein Co. picture.
  
  Emmanuelle Riva in 2013
  January 14, 2013 at 1:11PM EST
JJ1

Kris, question about Leo (since you've interviewed him, observed him, talked with him a few times, including last night). He says that Wolf on Wall Street will be his best work.

Who, to your estimation, is Leo? Is he just an Oscar baiter, as so many people label him as? Or, does he not really care, because he certainly does not campaign a lot?

I keep getting mixed vibes on him. God knows he has talent and loves chewing on good roles. But I'm curious about what you take away from him?
January 14, 2013 at 9:43AM EST Reply to Comment
- Kristopher Tapley I've never gotten the vibe that he chases this stuff. I've actually had to push his team to get the interviews I've gotten in the past. My comment here about starting buzz was really just off the cuff.
  January 14, 2013 at 3:04PM EST
- JJ1 Gotcha
  January 14, 2013 at 7:38PM EST
- Laura Stewart Curious what he thinks of his Gatsby then... not his best work? Eeek.
  January 14, 2013 at 9:53PM EST
Joe7827

I was actually not a fan of Jessica Chastain's speech. It came across as "I worked hard, dang it, and now that I've hit the big time, all of you know how REALLY GOOD I am!" Then she pulled the gender card (not too subtle there) when thanking Bigelow. Maybe it wasn't quite that snobby, but it wasn't exactly endearing.

Call me cynical, but I have no doubt that the HFPA gave "Argo" best picture because they wanted to see Clooney and Affleck give the last speech. So I really liked that they had Heslov do the talking.
January 14, 2013 at 10:20AM EST Reply to Comment
- /3rt Can people stop using the term card to describe genuine issues like race; gender; class; age; sexuality; and fill in the blank for whatever else I'm missing. Whatever doesn't effect doesn't mean a member of said group must remain silent about it, even if winning an award is usually flip and false acceptance for an evening.
  January 14, 2013 at 11:05AM EST
- The Dude Oh, I agree that 50% of the win for Argo was Affleck and Clooney, and the fact it looked like the favorite to win a few days ago the other 50%.
  January 14, 2013 at 11:30AM EST
daveylo

How many times was George Clooney shown on camera during the show? Probably more than anyone else, except perhaps for Mel Gibson. I mean, there was a large number of stars in that room last night.
January 14, 2013 at 11:55AM EST Reply to Comment
Frank Lee

"Les Miz" is the best comedy or musical this year? Yikes.
January 14, 2013 at 12:19PM EST Reply to Comment
- JLPatt Well, it's not a comedy.
  January 14, 2013 at 5:24PM EST
DylanS

Anybody else think there's a possibility the Academy might just go "Whatever, we can't give Ben Affleck Best Director, fuck it, let's give Argo Best Picture anyway"?
January 14, 2013 at 12:59PM EST Reply to Comment
- HoustonRufus Yup. If I had to place a bet right now, that's how I'm leaning.
  January 14, 2013 at 1:00PM EST
- Paul Outlaw Can you also imagine this winner's list: Argo, Haneke, DDL, Riva, Hathaway, Hoffman, Kushner, Tarantino, Amour?
  January 14, 2013 at 1:23PM EST
- DylanS Haneke for Director? no way, that's just not going to happen.
  January 14, 2013 at 1:54PM EST
- Paul Outlaw Here's why Haneke could happen (in an Argo scenario):
  
  1) "If I can't vote for the director of the Best Picture winner, let me lessen the embarrassment and class it up by voting for the prestigious European..."
  
  2) "Amour didn't direct itself, did it?"
  January 14, 2013 at 2:05PM EST
HoustonRufus

Overall, between Clinton, Foster, and the stellar hosting job by Fey/Poehler, it was one of the better Globes broadcasts in recent memory, for me anyway.

I am starting to sense a real possibility for Argo to win picture. I sort of feel like the stat of films not winning without a Best Director nod is almost moot. Argo is clearly a Hollywood favorite, by about Hollywood, to a degree, and by Hollywood. I'm a Lincoln supporter, but am I the only one sensing a real lack of enthusiasm among awards bodies to give it anything beyond Best Actor? Argo plays extremely well among the industry crowd. I mean, it's about movie makers helping to save hostages. AMPAS has to LOVE that. And it's a damn good movie at that. As much as I love and admire Lincoln, I just sense a real and problematic enthusiasm gap, as the political pundits say.
January 14, 2013 at 1:00PM EST Reply to Comment
Drew

Jodie Foster...best part of the night for me. Hands down. Costner's very humble speech coming in second.

If Affleck wins best director at the DGA I will shit myself laughing. And yes, I think the academy will look kind of stupid.
January 14, 2013 at 1:32PM EST Reply to Comment
Patryk

Sad how Foster was either unwilling or unable to proudly walk the red carpet in all those previous awards shows with her partner. Pity. I guess it was her choice, however.
January 14, 2013 at 5:40PM EST Reply to Comment
ben

I liked Jodie Foster's speech, but it dragged too much. Kevin Costner, Adele ( she was overjoyed ) , and Anne Hathaway ( very lovely and poetic shout out to Sally Field) gave the best speeches of the night.
January 15, 2013 at 2:59PM EST Reply to Comment
ben

I forgot Bill Clinton's speech. He was stellar.
January 15, 2013 at 3:00PM EST Reply to Comment

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Paul Outlaw Key wins for Argo and Django, that's for sure.

Joe7827 Well, the first Anne Hathaway speech was wonderful. The second one was completely unnecessary. Seriously, Kanye West popped into my mind.

bef And HOUSTONRUFUS -- thank you for the better comment.

Paul Outlaw I've "resented" Foster's public stance (or lack of one) for years, and I loved her speech. I was riveted (and pissed off when the sound went out of those seconds).

Christopher Lewis Perhaps I'm being overly sensitive--I'm still reeling from Django winning screenplay!

Christopher Lewis I personally loved Brave and was glad to see it recognized here as it won't be at the oscars. As for score, loved the music in Pi, but preferred Cloud Atlas. My favorite score though is probably Zero Dark Thirty--I could listen to "Maya on a Plane" for hours.

Kristopher Tapley I've certainly heard this perspective over the last 12 hours but I take it she's been receiving a lot of pressure to do this publicly. So it wasn't so much her shaming others for their decisions as noting that her decision was, well, hers.

Anderw "That comment is reason enough to give her the Oscar."Really? I guess public persona makes some more qualified for an award than an actual performance.

Paul Outlaw "That comment is reason enough to give her the Oscar."No, that comment is a reminder that they shouldn't give her the Oscar next month, but rather give it to her the next time she really deserves it, whether or not it's in a Weinstein Co. picture.Emmanuelle Riva in 2013

Kristopher Tapley I've never gotten the vibe that he chases this stuff. I've actually had to push his team to get the interviews I've gotten in the past. My comment here about starting buzz was really just off the cuff.

JJ1 Gotcha

Laura Stewart Curious what he thinks of his Gatsby then... not his best work? Eeek.

The Dude Oh, I agree that 50% of the win for Argo was Affleck and Clooney, and the fact it looked like the favorite to win a few days ago the other 50%.

daveylo How many times was George Clooney shown on camera during the show? Probably more than anyone else, except perhaps for Mel Gibson. I mean, there was a large number of stars in that room last night.

Frank Lee "Les Miz" is the best comedy or musical this year? Yikes.

JLPatt Well, it's not a comedy.

DylanS Anybody else think there's a possibility the Academy might just go "Whatever, we can't give Ben Affleck Best Director, fuck it, let's give Argo Best Picture anyway"?

HoustonRufus Yup. If I had to place a bet right now, that's how I'm leaning.

Paul Outlaw Can you also imagine this winner's list: Argo, Haneke, DDL, Riva, Hathaway, Hoffman, Kushner, Tarantino, Amour?

DylanS Haneke for Director? no way, that's just not going to happen.

Paul Outlaw Here's why Haneke could happen (in an Argo scenario):1) "If I can't vote for the director of the Best Picture winner, let me lessen the embarrassment and class it up by voting for the prestigious European..."2) "Amour didn't direct itself, did it?"

Drew Jodie Foster...best part of the night for me. Hands down. Costner's very humble speech coming in second. If Affleck wins best director at the DGA I will shit myself laughing. And yes, I think the academy will look kind of stupid.

Patryk Sad how Foster was either unwilling or unable to proudly walk the red carpet in all those previous awards shows with her partner. Pity. I guess it was her choice, however.

ben I liked Jodie Foster's speech, but it dragged too much. Kevin Costner, Adele ( she was overjoyed ) , and Anne Hathaway ( very lovely and poetic shout out to Sally Field) gave the best speeches of the night.

ben I forgot Bill Clinton's speech. He was stellar.

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Paul Outlaw

Key wins for Argo and Django, that's for sure.

Anderw "That comment is reason enough to give her the Oscar."

Really? I guess public persona makes some more qualified for an award than an actual performance.

Paul Outlaw "That comment is reason enough to give her the Oscar."

No, that comment is a reminder that they shouldn't give her the Oscar next month, but rather give it to her the next time she really deserves it, whether or not it's in a Weinstein Co. picture.

Emmanuelle Riva in 2013

daveylo

How many times was George Clooney shown on camera during the show? Probably more than anyone else, except perhaps for Mel Gibson. I mean, there was a large number of stars in that room last night.

Frank Lee

"Les Miz" is the best comedy or musical this year? Yikes.

DylanS

Anybody else think there's a possibility the Academy might just go "Whatever, we can't give Ben Affleck Best Director, fuck it, let's give Argo Best Picture anyway"?

Paul Outlaw Here's why Haneke could happen (in an Argo scenario):

1) "If I can't vote for the director of the Best Picture winner, let me lessen the embarrassment and class it up by voting for the prestigious European..."

2) "Amour didn't direct itself, did it?"

Drew

Jodie Foster...best part of the night for me. Hands down. Costner's very humble speech coming in second.

If Affleck wins best director at the DGA I will shit myself laughing. And yes, I think the academy will look kind of stupid.

Patryk

Sad how Foster was either unwilling or unable to proudly walk the red carpet in all those previous awards shows with her partner. Pity. I guess it was her choice, however.

ben

I liked Jodie Foster's speech, but it dragged too much. Kevin Costner, Adele ( she was overjoyed ) , and Anne Hathaway ( very lovely and poetic shout out to Sally Field) gave the best speeches of the night.

ben

I forgot Bill Clinton's speech. He was stellar.

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