Affleck's film Argo was considered a surprise win in the best drama category
Maggie Smith was an early winner for her role in Downton Abbey
Ben Affleck has won best director for his film Argo at the Golden Globe awards.
Argo, set amidst the 1979 Iranian hostage crisis, also won best drama, reports the BBC.
Best actor in a drama went to Daniel Day-Lewis for his role in the
biopic Lincoln, while Jessica Chastain won best actress in a drama for
Zero Dark Thirty.
Earlier, British singer Adele won best song for the theme to the James Bond film Skyfall.
Dame Maggie Smith won best supporting actress in a series for her role in Downton Abbey.
Homeland took best TV drama, with Damian Lewis winning best TV actor for his role in the series.
Quentin Tarantino took best screenplay for his film Django Unchained, which was also nominated for best film.
The other nominees in the category were Steven Spielberg's Lincoln,
Life of Pi, Ang Lee's adaption of the Yann Martel novel, and Zero Dark
Thirty, Kathryn Bigelow's film about the hunt for Osama Bin Laden.
"This is a damn surprise, and I'm happy to be surprised," said Tarantino, as he collected his best screenplay award.
Christoph Waltz took best supporting actor for his role in the film.
Amour, directed by Austria's Michael Haneke, won best foreign film.
The Golden Globes gives a separate accolade for best film musical or
comedy, which was won by Tom Hooper's film of stage hit Les Miserables.
Maggie Smith was an early winner for her role in Downton Abbey
In the drama actor category, Day-Lewis was shortlisted alongside fellow Oscar candidates Denzel Washington and Joaquin Phoenix.
Les Miserables lead Hugh Jackman won best actor in a musical or comedy
prize. Silver Linings Playbook star Bradley Cooper was also nominated
for the award, with both men also nominated in the best actor category
at the Oscars.
The best actress in a musical or comedy category was won by Cooper's co-star in Silver Linings Playbook, Jennifer Lawrence.
Comedy actresses Amy Poehler and Tina Fey took over presenter duties
from Britain's Ricky Gervais, who had hosted the ceremony for the last
three years.
The pair were both nominated for the best TV comedy actress prize for
their work in 30 Rock and Parks and Recreation respectively.
"Tina, I just want to say that I very much hope that I win," said Poehler, as the ceremony began.
However, they were both pipped by Lena Dunham, creator and star of sitcom Girls, which also won best comedy TV series.
Assisting Poehler and Fey on stage were Mr and Miss Golden Globes, the
recipients of honorary titles that are traditionally awarded annually to
the children of celebrities with their own ambitions in the industry.
Sam Michael Fox, son of Michael J Fox, and Clint Eastwood's daughter
Francesca were the two scions selected this year by the Hollywood
Foreign Press Association (HPFA), organisers of the awards.
Jodie Foster, a seven-time Globe nominee and two-time Oscar winner,
received the Cecil B DeMille Award for lifetime achievement.
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