Golden Globes winners and losers
The Golden Globes threw up a bunch of surprises last night and having bet £10 on various outcomes, it seems I have ended up losing about £1.40. The main reason for that is that I put £3 on the favourite for Best Actor in a Drama, Chiwetel Ejifor. I was sure Ejiofor was a guaranteed win after seeing 12 Years A Slave
on Friday night. Having now seen Dallas Buyers Club, I can see why the competition was so severe.
I also lost a pound by betting on The Wolf of Wall Street to win Best Picture Comedy/Musical over the favourite American Hustle. Again, I haven't seen TWOWS but I suspected that American Hustle would not be winning much except maybe in the acting categories. Oops!
Luckily I did believe in Amy Adams to win the Best Actress in a Comedy/Musical and I had put £2 on her. She was the favourite so I didn't win much but still, it's better than a kick in the pants and made up for losing money on Ejiofor and The Wolf of Wall Street.
I also won a bit on Leo DiCaprio for winning Best Actor in a Comedy/Musical for TWOWS and also for Jared Leto for winning Best Supporting Actor for Dallas Buyers Club. Again, I think both of these were the favourites and I only put a very small amount on each so no big champagne popping wins for me!
I also lost money by betting on Lupita Nyong'o over Jennifer Lawrence for Best Supporting Actress. These were the biggest surprises of the night for me; Ejiofor and Nyong'o losing out to Matthew McConaughey and Jennifer Lawrence. As much as I love Lawrence, I'm gobsmacked she beat Nyong'o. Thank goodness 12 Years A Slave won Best Picture or I may have had a small screaming fit.
Anyway enough about me and my silly movie awards gambling addiction, here is the list of winners (almost all of them anyway) taken from The Telegraph:
Best motion picture (drama)
Best TV series (drama)
Best Actor in a motion picture (drama)
Matthew McConaughey, Dallas Buyers Club
Best Actress in a motion picture (drama)
Cate Blanchett, Blue Jasmine
Alfonso Cuarón, Gravity
Best motion picture (musical or comedy)
Best Actress in a motion picture, musical or comedy
Amy Adams, American Hustle
Best Actor in a motion picture, musical or comedy
Leonardo Dicaprio, Wolf of Wall Street
Best Foreign Language Film
The Great Beauty (Italy)
Best Actor in a TV series, drama
Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad
Best Supporting Actress in a motion picture
Jennifer Lawrence, American Hustle
What did you think of the winners this year?
Labels: 12 years a slave, american hustle, amy adams, chiwetel ejiofor, dallas buyers club, golden globes, jared leto, jennifer lawrence, leonardo dicaprio, matthew McConaughey, the wolf of wall street
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