Matthew McConaughey wins best drama actor Golden Globe

Camila Alves, left, and Matthew McConaughey pose in the audience at the 71st annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Sunday, Jan. 12, 2014, in Beverly Hills, Calif. AP

LOS ANGELES – Matthew McConaughey won the Golden Globe for best actor in a dramatic film on Sunday for his work in “Dallas Buyers Club” as an AIDS sufferer who smuggles drugs for other patients.

McConaughey defeated Chiwetel Ejiofor (“12 Years A Slave”), Idris Elba (“Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom), Tom Hanks (“Captain Phillips”) and Robert Redford (“All Is Lost”).