Golden Globes 2013

Yes, it's finally here!
You've dragged your arse through Christmas, put up with the pretence of enjoying New Year celebrations, to finally get to what life is really all about - award season.
And, as tradition dictates, those lovely, cuddly nutjobs at the Golden Globes have got the ball rolling, giving those shy, retiring, hardworking Hollywood folks their brief moment in the spotlight...
Why nutjobs? Well, because they have funny categories, and they give awards out to TV as well as film. ON THE SAME NIGHT! Crazy, crazy foreign press folks.
But the Globes are also seen by commentators as an indicator of where The Oscars (aka The Real Awards) might fall in a few weeks time. It's figured that you can guess what the Oscar lot can do (because they NEVER make a dumb decision, do they...) by what the Crazy Globe Guys do.
Beats me, too, but there you go.
Anyhoo, on with the show. Who won what and how will it affect Oscar's party?

Golden Globe Winners 2013

Picture, Drama

Argo

Picture, Musical or Comedy

Les Miserables

Actor, Drama

Daniel Day-Lewis, Lincoln

Actress, Drama

Jessica Chastain, Zero Dark Thirty

Director

Ben Affleck, Argo

Actor, Musical or Comedy

Hugh Jackman, Les Miserables

Actress, Musical or Comedy

Jennifer Lawrence, Silver Linings Playbook

Supporting Actor

Christoph Waltz, Django Unchained

Supporting Actress

Anne Hathaway, Les Miserables

Foreign Language

Amour

Animated Film

Brave

Screenplay

Quentin Tarantino, Django Unchained

Original Score

Mychael Danna, Life of Pi

Original Song 

Skyfall (music and lyrics by Adele and Paul Epworth), "Skyfall."

So what can we glean from this?

Well, nothing.

Mainly because The Globes has more categories than The Oscars, but also because The Oscars decided that while Argo was one of the best nine films of last year, Ben Affleck wasn't one of the best directors.

Score one to The Globes, there.

Elsewhere, The Oscars have to choose between Argo and Les Mis, and between Jessica Chastain and Jennifer Lawrence (a bullet nicely dodged here).

On more familiar ground, chances are both sets of judges will agree on Brave and Skyfall.

Next stop, The Baftas....