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Globe voters do the ‘Hustle’

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Steve McQueen, center, accepted the award for best motion picture drama for “12 Years a Slave” during the 71st annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel Sunday.
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Andy Samberg accepted the award for best actor in a TV comedy series for his role in “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” Sunday during the Golden Globe Awards.
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“Breaking Bad,” starring, from left, Bryan Cranston, Anna Gunn, Betsy Brandt, Vince Gilligan (director), RJ Mitte and Aaron Paul took the award for best TV series drama Sunday at the 71st annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif.
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Amy Adams accepted the award for best actress in a motion picture, musical or comedy for her role in “American Hustle.” The film also won best musical or comedy picture.
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Jennifer Lawrence accepted the award for best supporting actress.

Amy Poehler made out with Bono, Tina Fey mocked George Clooney’s taste in women.

But at the end of a madcap Golden Globes (Fey toasted it as "the beautiful mess we hoped it would be"), the major honors soberly ended up with the favorites. David O. Russell’s con-artist caper "American Hustle" led with three awards, including best film comedy. And despite missing out in the other six categories it was nominated in, the unflinching historical drama "12 Years a Slave" concluded the night as best film drama.

"A little bit in shock," said director Steve McQueen, before citing the lyrics to the old gospel song sung in the slavery epic: "Roll, Jordan, roll."

WINNERS LIST
For the 71st annual Golden Globe Awards:

MOVIES

» Picture, Drama: “12 Years a Slave”
» Picture, Musical or Comedy: “American Hustle”
» Actor, Drama: Matthew McConaughey, “Dallas Buyers Club”
» Actress, Drama: Cate Blanchett, “Blue Jasmine”
» Director: Alfonso Cuaron, “Gravity”
» Actor, Musical or Comedy: Leonardo DiCaprio, “The Wolf of Wall Street”
» Actress, Musical or Comedy: Amy Adams, “American Hustle”
» Supporting Actor: Jared Leto, “Dallas Buyers Club”
» Supporting Actress: Jennifer Lawrence, “American Hustle”
» Foreign Language: “The Great Beauty”
» Animated Film: “Frozen”
» Screenplay: Spike Jonze, “Her”
» Original Score: Alex Ebert, “All Is Lost”
» Original Song: “Ordinary Love” (music by Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton, Larry Mullen Jr. and Brian Burton, lyrics by Bono), “Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom”

TELEVISION

» Series, Drama: “Breaking Bad”
» Actor, Drama: Bryan Cranston, “Breaking Bad”
» Actress, Drama: Robin Wright, “House of Cards”
» Series, Musical or Comedy: “Brooklyn Nine-Nine”
» Actor, Musical or Comedy: Andy Samberg, “Brooklyn Nine-Nine”
» Actress, Musical or Comedy: Amy Poehler, “Parks and Recreation”
» Miniseries or Movie: “Behind the Candelabra”
» Actor, Miniseries or Movie: Michael Douglas, “Behind the Candelabra”
» Actress, Miniseries or Movie: Elisabeth Moss, “Top of the Lake”
» Supporting Actor, Series, Miniseries or Movie: Jon Voight, “Ray Donovan”
» Supporting Actress, Series, Miniseries or Movie: Jacqueline Bisset, “Dancing on the Edge”

ALSO ANNOUNCED

» Cecil B. DeMille Lifetime Achievement Award: Woody Allen

Russell’s 1970s Abscam fictionalization "American Hustle" had the better night overall, winning acting awards for Amy Adams (best actress drama) and Jennifer Lawrence (best supporting actress). Best drama was the only award — albeit a big one — for "12 Years a Slave," which came in with seven nominations, tied for the most with "American Hustle."

Awards were otherwise spread around.

Matthew McConaughey took best actor in a drama for his performance in the Texas HIV drama "Dallas Buyers Club." Leonardo DiCaprio, a nine-time Golden Globe nominee, won his second Globe for best actor in a comedy for his work in "The Wolf of Wall Street."

Alfonso Cuaron won best director for the space odyssey "Gravity," a worldwide hit and critical favorite.

The night’s biggest winners may have been hosts Fey and Poehler, whose second time hosting the Hollywood Foreign Press Association’s Beverly Hills, Calif., ceremony was just as successful as last year’s show (a six-year ratings high with 19.7 million viewers).

The pair came out with a spree of punch lines, dishing them around the Beverly Hills Hilton, much to the delight of its starry audience. Matt Damon, Meryl Streep and, naturally, Clooney were among the targets. Fey particularly had the crowd roaring with a description of "Gravity," which stars Sandra Bullock and Clooney.

"George Clooney would rather float away in space and die than spend one more minute with a woman his own age," said Fey.

Many of the night’s surprise winners were literally caught speechless. Andy Samberg (best actor in a comedy series, "Brooklyn Nine-Nine"), Elisabeth Moss (winner of best actress, miniseries or movie, for "Top of the Lake"), Robin Wright (best actress in a TV series, drama) and even Poehler herself (best actress in a TV series, comedy), appeared particularly shocked to win and each stumbled through their thank yous. Poehler celebrated by making out with Bono.

Spike Jonze was also blindsided by his best screenplay win for his futuristic romance "Her."

"I’m a terrible public speaker," said Jonze. "And I’m bad at English. And it’s the only language I know."

Four months after its final episode, AMC’s "Breaking Bad" won for best drama TV series and best actor in a drama series for Bryan Cranston (both their first Globes). Cranston called his honor "a lovely way to say goodbye." Creator Vince Gilligan said the award gave him "one more chance to thank the fans of the show," but left the final word for star Aaron Paul.

"Yeah, bitch," declared Paul, with what essentially became his character’s catchphrase.

U2 and Danger Mouse won the award for best original song for "Ordinary Love," recorded for the Nelson Mandela biopic "Mandela: Long Walk to Free­dom." Bono said working on the film completed a decades-long journey with Mandela, having played an anti-apartheid concert some 35 years ago.

"This man turned our life upside down, right-side up," said Bono of the South African leader who died in December. "A man who refused to hate not because he didn’t have rage or anger or those things, but that he thought love would do a better job."

Accepting the Globe for best supporting actor, Jared Leto also paid tribute to his inspiration. The actor, whose rock band took him away from movies for years before the part, won for playing a transsexual in "Dallas Buyers Club."

"To the Rayons of the world, thanks for the inspiration," said Leto, naming his character.

As expected, the Emmy-winning HBO film "Behind the Candelabra," the acclaimed Liberace drama directed by Steven Soderbergh, won for best movie or miniseries, as well as best actor in a TV film for Michael Douglas. He thanked his co-star Damon.

"The only reason you’re not here is I had more sequins," Douglas told Damon.

The telecast managed two expletives in its first 30 minutes, one from "Top of the Lake" actress Moss, the other from Jacqueline Bisset (best supporting actress, miniseries or movie, "Dancing on the Edge"). Both were surprise winners.

But the playful interplay of Fey and Poehler again stole the show and the "SNL" duo is signed up to host next year, as well.

"This is Hollywood," explained Fey. "If something kind of works, they’ll just keep doing it until everyone hates it."

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Jake Coyle, Associated Press

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