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Ben Affleck, Hugh Jackman, Anne Hathway win at Globes 2013

Last updated on: January 14, 2013 11:11 IST

Image: Hugh Jackman and Anne Hathaway
Photographs: Kevin Winter/Getty Images

Here's a look at the big winners of the 70th Golden Globe awards.

Les Miserables was a big winner at the 70th Golden Globe awards, bagging three awards -- Best Motion Picture (Musical or Comedy), Best Actor for Hugh Jackman and Best Supporting Actress for Anne Hathaway.

Based on Victor Hugo's novel, the film has bagged eight Oscar nominations.

Watch Hugh Jackman and Anne Hathway in Les Miserables

Ben Affleck

Image: Ben Affleck, Grant Heslov, George Clooney

Actor/director Ben Affleck bagged a Best Director award for Argo, which won the Best Motion Picture (Drama) award as well. The actor was given a standing ovation for his brilliant film.

Affleck, however, was snubbed royally at the Oscars, where he didn't even get a nomination.

Watch Ben Affleck in Argo

Daniel Day-Lewis

Image: Daniel Day-Lewis

Daniel Day-Lewis won the Best Actor (Drama) in Steven Spielberg's historical epic Lincoln.

Produced by Anil Ambani's Reliance-Dreamworks, the film has bagged 12 Oscar nominations.

Watch Daniel Day-Lewis in Lincoln

Jessica Chastain

Image: Jessica Chastain

Jessica Chastain won the Golden Globe for Best Actress (Drama) for her role as a CIA operative in Zero Dark Thirty.

A film chronicling the decade-long hunt for Al-Qaeda terrorist leader Osama bin Laden after the September 2001 attacks, Zero Dark Thirty is directed by Kathryn Bigelow, whose film The Hurt Locker won six Oscars in 2010.

Watch Jessica Chastain in Zero Dark Thirty

Jennifer Lawrence

Image: Jennifer Lawrence

Jennifer Lawrence beat veterans like Meryl Streep and Judi Dench to win the Best Actress (Musical or Comedy) award for Silver Linings Playbook.

One was the first things the overwhelmed actress said in her winning speech was, "I beat Meryl!'

Watch Jennifer Lawrence in Silver Linings Playbook

Claire Danes

Image: Claire Danes
Claire Danes won the Best Actress in a TV Drama award for the popular television show, Homeland. This is her fourth Golden Globe award.

Don Cheadle

Image: Don Cheadle
Don Cheadle won the Best Actor (Comedy or Musical) in TV series award for House of Lies. The actor had earlier won the same award for the show The Rat Pack in 1998.