{"id":14772,"date":"2013-01-14T04:01:55","date_gmt":"2013-01-14T04:01:55","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2013-01-14T04:01:55","modified_gmt":"2013-01-14T04:01:55","slug":"-Argo--wins-big-at-Golden-Globes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asiancemagazine.com\/?p=14772","title":{"rendered":"“Argo” wins big at Golden Globes"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ben Affleck’s Iran hostage drama “Argo” and musical “Les Miserables” were the big winners Sunday at the Golden Globes, while Steven Spielberg’s presidential drama “Lincoln” won only one major award.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Affleck won the top prizes of best dramatic film and director for his movie about a CIA mission to rescue diplomats caught in Tehran in 1979, while “Les Miserables” won best film, actor and supporting actress in the musical\/comedy category.<\/p>\n

Affleck, who also stars as a CIA agent who rescues six US diplomats who took refuge in the Canadian ambassador’s residence in Tehran in 1979<\/strong>, paid tribute to real-life agents and diplomats, including the character he was playing.<\/p>\n

“Really this award is about Tony Mendez. You saw him. He’s an American hero. He represents the (US) foreign service making sacrifices every day for Americans. Our troops overseas. I want to thank them very much,” he said.<\/p>\n

The movie has been accused of taking liberties with history, notably by exaggerating the role of the CIA<\/strong> in getting the US diplomats out, at the expense of the Canadian envoy in Tehran at the time.<\/p>\n