Golden Globe 2013 winner named

12 Years A Slave, directed by Britain's Steve McQueen, and starring Chiwetel Ejiofor, is leading the nominations at this year's Golden Globe Awards, BBC News reported.

The movie about a man forced to live as a slave picked up seven nominations, including best film drama.

McQueen will go head-to-head for the best director trophy with American Hustle's David O Russell, whose film also received seven nods.

Ejiofor will vie with fellow Brit Idris Elba for best actor in a film drama.

Elba was nominated for his role as Nelson Mandela in Long Walk to Freedom.

The British pair face stiff competition from Matthew McConaughey in Dallas Buyers Club; Hollywood royalty Robert Redford in All is Lost and Tom Hanks in Captain Phillips.

McConaughey said he was "excited and honoured". "Ron Woodroof was a revolutionary for the human spirit, and I was blessed to tell his story," he said of the real-life character he plays.

Ejiofor and Elba are also rivals for the best actor in a TV movie or mini-series category for their respective performances in Dancing on the Edge and Luther.

Elba said: "I'm truly humbled and honoured to be acknowledged for two projects that, though very different from one another, are both extremely personal and special to me."




They will be competing against Behind the Candelabra leads Michael Douglas and Matt Damon, and Al Pacino as the eponymous Phil Spector.

Ejiofor thanked the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, who vote on the awards, for the "incredible recognition".

"The response to 12 Years A Slave and Dancing On The Edge from the public and media alike has been overwhelming and I am so very grateful. To have been a part of these amazing projects was a gift in itself," he said.

12 Years A Slave is joined by Captain Phillips, Gravity, Formula One drama Rush and Philomena in the best film drama category.
It also picked up nominations for Ireland's Michael Fassbender in the best supporting actor category, Lupita Nyong'o for supporting actress, best screenplay and best score.

"All of these nominations hopefully mean that more people will go and see it and that is really exciting because I feel this film is pivotal and just so good for the world,'' said Nyong'o.