2014 Golden Globes: '12 Years,' 'Hustle' win film Globes

The wins thrust the two films into the top positions for the Academy Awards' best picture honor. The Globes are often seen as an Oscar forecaster. Another film, the space thriller "Gravity," also earned an edge, winning best director for Alfonso Cuaron at the Hollywood Foreign Press Association's annual shindig, CNN reports.

"This is for the hundreds of people who made this film possible, and because of my thick accent, they end up doing what they thought I said, not what I said," the Mexican director said to laughs. The Globes tended to spread the wealth this year. "Hustle," based loosely on the Abscam scandal of the late '70s, was the big winner among films, earning two acting honors -- Amy Adams' best actress (comedy or musical) prize and Jennifer Lawrence's best supporting actress trophy -- in addition to the film award. "12 Years," based on a 19th-century slave narrative, won just the drama honor. "Dallas Buyers Club" won two acting honors for motion pictures: Jared Leto's supporting actor prize and -- in a shocker -- Matthew McConaughey's nod for best actor in a drama. Cate Blanchett won the Globe for best actress in a drama (motion picture) for her performance in "Blue Jasmine." She and Adams are now the front-runners for best actress. Leonardo DiCaprio won best actor in a musical or comedy film for his performance in "The Wolf of Wall Street."

A number of Twitter users weren't happy with the lack of diversity among the winners. Using the hashtag #notbuyingit, they sounded off: "Winners: white men. Losers: everybody else," wrote In This Together.

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