’12 Years A Slave’ wins best drama Golden Globe

This image released by NBC shows Steve McQueen, center, accepting the award for best motion picture drama for “12 Years a Slave” during the 71st annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Sunday, Jan. 12, 2014, in Beverly Hills, Calif. AP

LOS ANGELES – Harrowing drama “12 Years a Slave” won the best drama film Golden Globe on Sunday, at the climax of the first major Hollywood awards show of the season.

The movie, about a free black man sold into slavery in 19th century America, beat “Captain Phillips,” “Gravity,” “Philomena” and “Rush,” although it did not win in any other major categories.

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