Ben Affleck's Double Whammy at the Golden Globes, "Argo" Wins Best Picture

When Ben Affleck was left off this year's Oscar list for best director, everyone was a bit surprised. Well, what the Oscars snubs, the Golden Globes loves in a big way. Last night at the 70th Golden Globe Awards, Affleck's "Argo" bagged two of the night's biggest awards: best director and best picture.

Usually these kinds of wins bode well for similar awards at the Oscars. "Argo" was nominated for best picture but not best director, which left many critics scratching their heads. Affleck was also awarded best direction at the Critics Choice Awards. For best motion picture drama, "Argo" surprisingly beat out tough contenders previously thought as shoe-ins: "Django Unchained," "Life of Pi," "Lincoln" and "Zero Dark Thirty."

Recalling his youthful jubilation upon winning best screenplay with Matt Damon for "Good Will Hunting" fifteen years ago, Affleck was overjoyed throughout his speech. He thanked the usual array of producers, partners, cast and crew, but above all he praised his wife, Jennifer Garner, saying "I want to thank my wife who is the reason why I'm standing here. I adore you. I love you so much. Thanks for sitting through this. You are my everything. Thank you."

In non-Affleck related news, Daniel Day-Lewis won best actor in a motion picture drama for "Lincoln," and "Zero Dark Thirty" star Jessica Chastain won best actress in the same category, which she also won at the Critics' Choice Awards.

"Les Miserables" won for best comedy or musical, as did its star Hugh Jackman for best actor in that category. Anne Hathaway won best supporting actress in a comedy or musical for her performance as Fantine in the epic Victor Hugo adaptation.

The hilarious wunderkind Jennifer Lawrence, only 22-years-old, won best actress in a comedy or musical for "Silver Linings Playbook," which she also won at the Critics' Choice Awards. We'll see if she's three for three next month at the Oscars, where she's up for another best actress award.

Best supporting actor went to Christopher Waltz for "Django Unchained." The film's writer and director Quentin Tarantino also won for best screenplay.

Best foreign language film went, as expected, to "Amour" from Michael Haneke. Best score went to "Life of Pi," and the beloved and effervescent Adele won best original song for "Skyfall." She dedicated the award to her boyfriend, Simon, and her newborn "lovely son," and told the glitzy crowd, "thank you so much for letting me be a part of your world for a night."