12 Years a Slave is a movie like no other. Solomon Northup was born a free man, then kidnapped and forced into slavery in the Washington of The South, then, after 12 years in a nightmarish existence, found and rescued and returned to his family in Saratoga Springs, New York. Here’s my video interview with people who saw it after a special screening last year:
And here’s a scene from 12 Years a Slave:
American Hustle, the story of brilliant con man Irving Rosenfeld (played by Christian Bale of The Dark Night series), who along with his equally cunning and seductive British partner Sydney Prosser (played by Amy Adams of Man of Steel) is forced to work for a wild FBI agent Richie DiMaso (played by Bradley Cooper of Silver Linings Playbook), won three Golden Globes: Best Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical, Best Actress (Amy Adams), and Best Supporting Actress (Jennifer Lawrence).
Here’s a scene from American Hustle:
The 71st Golden Globes Winners List
Best motion picture, drama
• 12 Years a Slave — WINNER
• Captain Phillips
• Gravity
• Philomena
• Rush
Best actress in a motion picture, drama
• Cate Blanchett, Blue Jasmine — WINNER
• Sandra Bullock, Gravity
• Judi Dench, Philomena
• Emma Thompson, Saving Mr. Banks
• Kate Winslet, Labor Day
Best actor in a motion picture, drama
• Chiwetel Ejiofor, 12 Years a Slave
• Idris Elba, Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
• Tom Hanks, Captain Phillips
• Matthew McConaughey, Dallas Buyers Club — WINNER
• Robert Redford, All is Lost
Best motion picture, comedy or musical
• American Hustle — WINNER
• Her
• Inside Llewyn Davis
• Nebraska
• The Wolf of Wall Street
Best actress in a motion picture, musical or comedy
• Amy Adams, American Hustle — WINNER
• Julie Delpy, Before Midnight
• Greta Gerwig, Frances Ha
• Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Enough Said
• Meryl Streep, August: Osage County
Best actor in a motion picture, musical or comedy
• Christian Bale, American Hustle
• Bruce Dern, Nebraska
• Leonardo DiCaprio, The Wolf of Wall Street — WINNER
• Oscar Isaac, Inside Llewyn Davis
• Joaquin Phoenix, Her
Best animated feature film
• The Croods
• Despicable Me 2
• Frozen — WINNER
Best foreign language film
• Blue is the Warmest Color
• The Great Beauty — WINNER
• The Hunt
• The Past
• The Wind Rises
Best supporting actress in a motion picture
• Sally Hawkins, Blue Jasmine
• Jennifer Lawrence, American Hustle — WINNER
• Lupita Nyong’o, 12 Years a Slave
• Julia Roberts, August: Osage County
• June Squibb, Nebraska
Best supporting actor in a motion picture
• Barkhad Abdi, Captain Phillips
• Daniel Brühl, Rush
• Bradley Cooper, American Hustle
• Michael Fassbender, 12 Years a Slave
• Jared Leto, Dallas Buyers Club — WINNER
Best director, motion picture
• Alfonso Cuaron, Gravity — WINNER
• Paul Greengrass, Captain Phillips
• Steve McQueen, 12 Years a Slave
• Alexander Payne, Nebraska
• David O. Russell, American Hustle
Best screenplay, motion picture
• Spike Jonze, Her — WINNER
• Bob Nelson, Nebraska
• Jeff Pope and Steve Coogan, Philomena
• John Ridley, 12 Years a Slave
• Eric Warren Singer and David O. Russell, American Hustle
Best original score, motion picture
• Alex Ebert, All is Lost — WINNER
• Alex Heffes, Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
• Steven Price, Gravity
• John Williams, The Book Thief
• Hans Zimmer, 12 Years a Slave
Best original song, motion picture
• Atlas,Hunger Games: Catching Fire
• Let It Go, Frozen
• Ordinary Love,Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom — WINNER
• Please Mr. Kennedy,Inside Llewyn Davis
• Sweeter Than Fiction,One Chance
Best TV series, drama
• Breaking Bad — WINNER
• Downton Abbey
• The Good Wife
• House of Cards
• Masters of Sex
Best actress in a TV series, drama
• Julianna Margulies, The Good Wife
• Tatiana Maslany, Orphan Black
• Taylor Schilling, Orange Is the New Black
• Kerry Washington, Scandal
• Robin Wright, House of Cards — WINNER
Best actor in a TV series, drama
• Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad — WINNER
• Liev Schreiber, Ray Donovan
• Michael Sheen, Masters of Sex
• Kevin Spacey, House of Cards
• James Spader, The Blacklist
Best TV series, musical or comedy
• The Big Bang Theory
• Brooklyn Nine-Nine — WINNER
• Girls
• Modern Family
• Parks and Recreation
Best actress in a TV series, musical or comedy
• Zooey Deschanel, New Girl
• Lena Dunham, Girls
• Edie Falco, Nurse Jackie
• Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep
• Amy Poehler, Parks and Recreation — WINNER
Best actor in a TV series, musical or comedy
• Jason Bateman, Arrested Development
• Don Cheadle, House of Lies
• Michael J. Fox, The Michael J. Fox Show
• Jim Parsons, The Big Bang Theory
• Andy Samberg, Brooklyn Nine-Nine — WINNER
Best TV movie or miniseries
• American Horror Story: Coven
• Behind the Candelabra — WINNER
• Dancing on the Edge
• Top of the Lake
• White Queen
Best actress in a miniseries or TV movie
• Helena Bonham Carter, Burton and Taylor
• Rebecca Ferguson, The White Queen
• Jessica Lange, American Horror Story: Coven
• Helen Mirren, Phil Spector
• Elisabeth Moss, Top of the Lake — WINNER
Best actor in a miniseries or TV movie
• Matt Damon, Behind the Candelabra
• Michael Douglas, Behind the Candelabra — WINNER
• Chiwetel Ejiofor, Dancing on the Edge
• Idris Elba, Luther
• Al Pacino, Phil Spector
Best supporting actress in a series, miniseries or TV movie
• Jacqueline Bisset, Dancing on the Edge — WINNER
• Janet McTeer, The White Queen
• Hayden Panettiere, Nashville
• Monica Potter, Parenthood
• Sofia Vergara, Modern Family
Best supporting actor in a series, miniseries or TV movie
• Josh Charles, The Good Wife
• Rob Lowe, Behind the Candelabra
• Aaron Paul, Breaking Bad
• Corey Stoll, House of Cards
• Jon Voight, Ray Donovan — WINNER
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