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Jodie Foster teased the Golden Globes by hailing her female ex-partner as "one of the deepest loves of my life" -- but then denying she was giving a coming-out speech.

Quentin Tarantino's blood-soaked "Django Unchained" won two key Golden Globes, but Steven Spielberg's "Lincoln" was still hoping for awards glory in the show's final straight.

The Golden Globes got under way with Steven Spielberg's presidential drama "Lincoln" the frontrunner for the major prizes, against rivals including Quentin Tarantino and Kathryn Bigelow.

Hollywood's finest gathered Sunday for the Golden Globes, with Steven Spielberg's political drama "Lincoln" favored for top prizes at Tinseltown's biggest pre-Oscars awards show.

Steven Spielberg is hoping for Golden Globes glory for his political drama "Lincoln" on Sunday, as Hollywood hits the red carpet for its biggest pre-Oscars awards show.

Hollywood hits the red carpet Sunday for the Golden Globes, Tinseltown's biggest pre-Oscars awards show, with Steven Spielberg, Ben Affleck and Quentin Tarantino among those eyeing major prizes.

Steven Spielberg's presidential drama "Lincoln" led the way with seven nominations for the Golden Globes, as Hollywood's awards season kicks off.

Steven Spielberg's presidential drama "Lincoln" topped the Golden Globes nominations Thursday with nods in seven categories, followed by "Argo" and "Django Unchained" with five each.

US actress and director Jodie Foster won a coveted prize Thursday from the organizers of the Golden Globes, to be presented at the annual film awards show in January.

0440 GMT: "The Artist", which entered the race with a leading six nominations, was the night's big winner receiving three Globes - best comedy or musical, best actor in a comedy or drama and best score.

0007 GMT: The red carpet is already thronging with primped and preened stars. A nervous-looking Rooney Mara in a daring (no surprises here) black dress confesses to being "a little nervous" attending her first Globes ceremony - no wonder, the 26-year-old is up against Glenn Close, Meryl Streep, Viola Davis and Tilda Swinton in the best dramatic actress category for her role in The Girl With The Dragaon Tattoo.

Ricky Gervais took a swipe at Jodie Foster during his third round hosting the Golden Globes on Sunday. ?Ricky Gervais took a swipe at Jodie Foster during his third round hosting the Golden Globes on Sunday. The 50-year-old Gervais, who created a stir last year when he suggested that John Travolta is gay, returned this year with a thinly-veiled joke about Foster's sexual orientation. During the British comic's opening monologue, Gervais informed the crowd that he was given a list of hosting rules to follow. ?Now, the Hollywood Foreign Press warned me that if I insult any of you or any of them or offend any viewers or cause any controversy whatsoever they'll definitely invite me back next year as well. They actually gave me a list of rules. I'm going to ignore them, but I thought it would be good to read them out.? ?No profanity. That's fine I got a huge vocabulary. ? And I mustn't mention Mel Gibson this year. Not his private life, his politics, his recent films, and especially not Jodi

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Hollywood prepared for its annual party and prize giveaway, the Golden Globe Awards, on Sunday but as much as Tinseltown's eyes will be fixed on which films and stars will be honored, its ears will be listening for barbs from show host Ricky Gervais.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Hollywood A-listers including George Clooney paraded up the Golden Globe Awards' red carpet on Sunday ahead of the ceremony honoring the year's best films and TV shows hosted by acerbic comedian Ricky Gervais.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The Golden Globe awards got down to the business of giving awards on Sunday with veteran actor Christopher Plummer winning the first honor of best supporting actor in a movie "The Beginners" and thriller "Homeland" being named best TV drama.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Golden Globe voters on Sunday spread their early film honors among several celebrities and movies, honoring top stars such as Michelle Williams and directors Woody Allen and Steven Spielberg and favoring the thriller "Homeland" among TV winners.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Silent-era film "The Artist" and family drama "The Descendants" were the top film picks at the Golden Globe Awards on Sunday in one of the major Hollywood film honors programs leading up to the Oscars later this year.

LOSS ANGELES (Reuters) - Silent-era film "The Artist" and family drama "The Descendants" were the top film picks at the Golden Globe Awards on Sunday in a loose-lipped awards show that even had host Ricky Gervais walking onto the stage with a drink in his hand.

British comic Ricky Gervais vowed Friday to pull no punches at this weekend's Golden Globes show, which he is hosting for a third straight time despite ruffling feathers last year.

Silent French-directed film "The Artist" hopes to make a lot of noise at the Golden Globes on Sunday, aiming to add to a string of awards and nominations ahead of the all-important Oscars.