Kerry Washington Honored as The Hasty Pudding Theatricals 2016 Woman of the Year

Best Things To Do

Golden Globe Awards 2014: 'American Hustle,' '12 Years a Slave' win top film awards considered barometer of Oscars

Golden Globe Awards 2014: 'American Hustle,' '12 Years a Slave' win top film awards considered barometer of Oscars

Matthew McConaughey, Cate Blanchett, Leonardo DiCaprio, Amy Adams, Jennifer Lawrence, Jared Leto win acting awards, Bryan Cranston, 'Breaking Bad' dominate television drama at the 71st annual awards from the Hollywood Foreign Press Association; Tina Fey and Amy Poehler return as hosts.

British director Steve McQueen celebrates after winning Best Motion Picture, Drama, for '12 Years a Slave' at the 71st annual Golden Globe Awards. The win seems to portend a tight race for the Oscars with... 

“American Hustle” worked it at the 71st annual Golden Globe awards Sunday night — winning best comedy film and earning trophies for its two leading ladies — while “12 Years a Slave” won the top prize for film drama.

“Hustle,” loosely based on the 1980s Abscam sting, won the best picture award in its category. But its director David O. Russell was beaten for the directing award by Alfonso Cuarón, who made the space adventure “Gravity.”

... 'American Hustle,' which won the Globe for Best Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical, and notched two acting awards — for Amy Adams and Jennifer Lawrence.

“Hustle” stars Amy Adams and Jennifer Lawrence won for best actress and best supporting actress respectively.

“I always cry when I’m not supposed to,” an emotional Adams told the star-studded crowd as she accepted her Golden Globe at the Beverly Hilton hotel.

Amy Adams clutches hardware for her role as Sydney Prosser in 'American Hustle.'

The historical flick “12 Years a Slave” won the Hollywood Press Association’s final award of the night for best motion picture drama.

Leonardo DiCaprio was a surprise winner for Best Actor, Comedy or Musical, for 'The Wolf of Wall Street,' in which he plays Jordan Belfort.

“I’m a little bit in shock. ‘Roll, Jordan, Roll!” director Steve McQueen, a Brit, said, referencing a Gospel tune from the film.

Lawrence had kicked off the night with her win, praising Russell — whom she Googled after watching one of his earlier films, “I Heart Huckabees.”

Jennifer Lawrence took Best Supporting Actress for her work in 'American Hustle.'

“To think in some twist of fate that it’s the same man who’s made my career what it is is so weird and wonderful,” she said.

Tina Fey and Amy Poehler open the 71st annual Golden Globe Awards Sunday night.

Leonardo DiCaprio also praised his director after his win for best actor in a musical or comedy for “The Wolf of Wall 

Street,” helmed by legend Martin Scorsese.

“You influenced everyone in this room ... and put the very fabric of our culture on screen,” DiCaprio said. “You will be regarded as one of the great artists of our time.”

'Breaking Bad' stars Aaron Paul and Bryan Cranston celebrate another victory; the show won Best TV Series, Drama, while Cranston was honored for his role as Walter White with the Best Actor in a TV Series, Drama, award

Later, host Tina Fey invited the leading man back to the stage to present an award, saying, “And now, like a supermodel’s vagina, let’s give a warm welcome to Leonardo DiCaprio.”

Cate Blanchett won the Globe for her role as a down-on-her-luck socialite in “Blue Jasmine” — which was directed by Woody Allen, recipient of the prestigious Cecil B. DeMille Award for lifetime achievement.

Rock and Role: The Edge, Adam Clayton, Bono and Larry Mullen Jr. of U2 accept the award for Best Original Song - Motion Picture for 'Ordinary Love' from 'Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom.'

Matthew McConaughey took home the award for best actor in a motion picture for “Dallas Buyers Club,” beating out veterans Tom Hanks and Robert Redford.

Cate Blanchett accepts the award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture, Drama for 'Blue Jasmine.'

McConaughey said the film, about a rodeo cowboy afflicted with HIV, barely got made, having been rejected 86 times in 20 years.

“I’m so glad it got passed on so many times ... or else it wouldn’t have come to me,” McConaughey joked.

Matthew McConaughey won, Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama, for 'Dallas Buyers Club.'

The film also made a winner of Jared Leto, fresh off a 6-year break from acting, who picked up the best supporting actor award for his role as a transgender woman suffering from AIDS.

Robin Wright's won Best Actress, TV Series Drama for her role as Claire Underwood in 'House of Cards.'

Spike Jonze won the award for best sceenplay for “Her,” the film about a man who falls in love with his computer’s operating system.

Meanwhile, the Disney flick “Frozen” won in the animated feature category, and U2 rockers Bono and guitarist Edge won best original song, “Ordinary Love,” from the film “Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom.”

Lawrence took the award for her role as Rosalyn Rosenfeld in 'American Hustle.'

On the TV side, “Breaking Bad” won for best drama series and the AMC hit show’s star Bryan Cranston, who played a chemistry teacher-turned-drug kingpin, was honored as best actor in a TV drama — his first win in five nominations.

The new FOX show “Brooklyn Ninety Nine” won best TV comedy, and its star Andy Samberg received the award for best actor in a comedy.

Comedian Amy Poehler cohosted with Fey, but ended up winning her first Globe for her role on NBC’s “Parks and Recreation.”

Fey and Poehler hosted the show for the second straight year and earned guffaws for their gentle quips on Hollywood and its foibles — like when they described “Gravity” as “the story of how George Clooney would rather float away into space and die than spend one more minute with a woman his own age.”

But soon after their hilarious opening monologue, the show dipped into the kind of sloppy party atmophere typical of prior Globe shows.

Jacqueline Bisset dropped some profanity during an emotional acceptance speech for her best supporting actress award for “Dancing on the Edge.”

The 71st annual Golden Globes were held on Sunday night in Beverly Hills.

As she rambled, the 69-year-old screen legend grew visibly frustrated once the music started to play her off the stage.

"S---," she blurted.

Most of the sentence had been bleeped — except the curse.

Later, Diane Keaton dropped the “f-bomb” while accepting Allen’s honorary award, saying that if he was watching at home, the director would be saying, “Get her off the f---ing stage.” All of her expletives were deleted.

The Globes are often a barometer of the upcoming Academy Awards — whose nominations are announced Thursday.

Sokol Olldashi Dies in Car Accident

- Solved mystery of the corpse that was reported as the second victim in the crook of the accident . Official sources from the Institute of Forensic Medicine state that another lifeless body , lying near the body of Deputy Olldashi in the morgue room , was not related to the accident the evening of November 20 . According to the minutes of that day , the deceased was 73 - year-old Vehbi Fortuzi and had died in the Hospital " Mother Teresa " by bleeding in the brain . Bringing the body of deputy Olldashi coincided in time with the arrival of the body of 73 - year-old from the hospital ambulance , accompanied by the doctor Rudina Nagjini and his family . According to the record kept by the Institute of Forensic Medicine , the lifeless body of 73 - year-old pulled out his grandson with initials RH Although it was in the accident was analyzed for two other names involved in the event , which for good fortune continue to be in life and according to official sources of the Ministry of Interior were not at the scene , the light thrown Legal Medicine another confusion over which night of the accident is not sketched in almost infinite multitude of information that emerged from the crime scene . According to specify that V.Fortuzit death had not come from accidental causes , but from a serious illness . Legal practitioners , through the prosecutor that has accompanied the body in place of the deceased expertise Olldashi , exclude the possibility that the morgue by accident he be bringing two victims . Forensic Expertise Major injuries to the head and caused immediate death Olldashi Sokol . Report of the Institute of Legal Medicine , has this categorical conclusion at the end of the description comes from the autopsy . The document signed by three medical experts of this institution will be filed by the Prosecution is expected to go public before the official conclusions . According to the data , be warned that all the experts who have contributed to this event have concluded that the event in which he lost his life Olldashi Sokol car accident . Referring to the data coming from the group indicated that the investigation is done within 24 hours of publication of the results expected of expertise dealing with the causes of the accident and the main reason that brought death , at the exit from the road . Doctors have outstanding multiple injuries to the head and neck , the fore as a result of the collision and the latter because of the glass in which it collided , they have created around the neck injuries . conclusions Viewing the scene , multiple injuries on the head of the deceased as well as the upper glass breaking machine , experts and investigators claim that in fact the first fatal blow has taken exactly when the car has undergone Salton first , because up final stopping cars suffered only two saltro . Experts have fixed the flaws it comes to glass upside flaw that has made possible the attachment of glass in the neck portion was damaged . This stroke has occurred twice late bringing the death . Experts , though not officially claimed that this type of collision can be avoided if Olldashi had seatbelts . Controlled cameras , bleach expected route The prosecution has begun verifying the claim of Igli friend Cara and Olldashi , where the latter has publicly said that at the time of the accident was talking on the phone with me . Simultaneously case prosecutors have sought to take the film footage of the tunnel to specify his movements at the time when the claim . Police has not asked nor Olldashi driver nor the first person who called the police and found that it is the first on the scene . confusion continues Following information that the accident site was dug up two bodies and not one police statements by persons who claim to have been found at the scene first they are completely contradictory . Despite the fact that prominent experts led by Olldashi vehicle lost control going out of the way, dropping to a height of over 10 meters , the prosecution continued its work to uncover the exact mechanism of the arrival of his friends and police in the country where Olldashi Sokol found dead . Over two days have been the residents of the area who have given their version of events regarding the severe , where everyone claims to be the first found in the place where the car was found injured Olldashi Sokol . Meanwhile , the prosecution has asked experts to examine panel autoteknikë electronic machine, which will show soon ? 7sinë or maneuvers performed . The vehicle is stored at the premises of the Police Directorate of Tirana and is expected to undergo technical expertise . The prosecution has also invited private experts who will deal with the vehicle electronics .

Also , for the purposes of investigation , prosecution has ordered that cameras be available to the tunnel where last Kërrabës by car before the accident . Mesila Doda : Sokol made ​​policy with heart " Dear friend , I wrote .... Write to say that let so many things without finished here on earth , as their weight is carried on the shoulders of our mountain , the mountain that we can not keep because none of us could do what I could be . Write to say that people wanted more . When I saw the sea of people who wept and wanted to be touched except for the last time , I realized that he had given people a piece of your heart ... they do politics as you know , can do only with the heart . Write O friend coming to say goodbye to him in tears and those who did loved , and those who poisoned the heart, soul , and those who were scared by the force of the heart that you were giving friends, people , those thousands of Democrats who came yesterday to give farewell . You were the hope of a real man who had been able to do before in a world that had been against the church and against since the day I have begotten . Your death has no meaning . Still hesitate to write the word death , and death because you have no sense together . Church still the best part of life to live , so today I do not understand why that boy who knew them find solutions every impasse under and , while we talk about your friends you do not know why you have not found the way this time of salvation , the way of life . Extinguished with you many dreams , high hopes , and we are without an expensive friend , the only one of its kind , politician heart , Sokol Olldashi ! "

Iran nuclear deal to enter into force on 20 January

UN inspectors visited Iran's Arak heavy water production plant last month

An interim agreement to freeze Iran's nuclear programme will enter into force on 20 January, it has been announced.

The deal, agreed in talks with world powers in November, envisages easing of some international sanctions on Tehran.

US President Barack Obama welcomed the news but said more work was needed to strike a long-term deal. He threatened new sanctions if there was a breach.

The West accuses Iran of seeking nuclear weapons, but Tehran has consistently denied that.

The EU's foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton said the world powers would now ask the United Nations' nuclear watchdog (IAEA) to verify the deal's implementation.

Baroness Ashton represents the five permanent members of the UN Security Council - US, Russia, China, France and Britain - plus Germany in the talks with Iran.

"The foundations for a coherent, robust and smooth implementation of the joint plan of action over the six-month period have been laid," she said.

Under the terms of the deal, Iran In his statement, President Obama said: "Beginning 20 January, Iran will for the first time start eliminating its stockpile of higher levels of enriched uranium and dismantling some of the infrastructure that makes such enrichment possible."

In return, he added, over the next six months the US and the other five powers would begin to implement "modest relief" so long as Iran fulfilled its obligations.

has agreed to halt enrichment of uranium above 5% purity, "neutralise" its stockpile of near-20%-enriched uranium and provide daily access to inspectors.

In return, the world powers agreed to suspend certain sanctions on trade in gold and precious metals, Iran's automotive sector, and its petrochemical exports.

"Meanwhile, we will continue to vigorously enforce the broader sanctions regime, and if Iran fails to meet its commitments we will move to increase our sanctions," he said.

And in a warning to his critics in the US Congress, who want to impose additional sanctions, he said he would veto any legislation enacting new sanctions during the negotiations.

Iran's senior nuclear negotiator Abbas Araqchi said the mechanism of the deal had been agreed "with the exception of a few certain issues", and both sides had decided to go ahead, Isna news agency reported.

UK Foreign Secretary William Hague welcomed "an important step towards peacefully resolving the Iranian nuclear issue, on which comprehensive negotiations will now start".

US Secretary of State John Kerry said that while implementation of the agreement was a critical, significant step, it was the next phase of negotiation that posed a "far greater challenge".

Cristiano Ronaldo opens CR7 museum in Portugal 

Cristiano Ronaldo is at the peak of his powers on the pitch and off it: The Portuguese star has opened a museum dedicated to his glittering football career in his hometown of Funchal .

The Real Madrid striker is widely expected to be awarded the 2013 FIFA Ballon d'Or -- an accolade given to the year's best footballer -- in January and if Ronaldo is handed the golden ball it will take pride of place in the CR7 Museum.

"Of course it's a special day, it's the opening of my museum and I am proud," the Portugal captain told reporters.

"I have room for more trophies. I don't really want to mention specific ones. All I want is to win more awards and, if the Ballon d'Or comes, there is extra room here."

The 28-year-old is on a three-man shortlist for this year's Ballon d'Or alongside Barcelona's Lionel Messi, who has picked up the award in each of the last four years, and Bayern Munich's Franck Ribery.

Ronaldo, who has scored 33 goals so far this season, made his debut for Sporting Lisbon in 2002 and has gone on to become a fearsome goalscorer.

He moved to Manchester United in 2003 where he won three English Premier League titles, the FA Cup and the European Champions League in 2008, the same year he won the Ballon d'Or for the first time.

Ronaldo swapped Manchester for Madrid for a then world record fee in 2009. Since joining Real, Ronaldo has been prolific in front of goal, averaging over a goal a game for the nine-time European champions.

He is also the captain of his national team and will lead out Portugal at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, where it will face Germany, Ghana and the U.S in the group stages.