Adele leads the charge as Brits win big at the Golden Globes

Adele celebrating her Golden Globe win for Skyfall Credit: Reuters

British stars have been honoured at this year's Golden Globes with singer Adele, actors Dame Maggie Smith and Damian Lewis all collecting gongs.

Dame Maggie was the first Briton of the night to win, winning her award for best supporting actress in a TV miniseries for her role as Violet Crawley in ITV's Downton Abbey.

But the veteran actress, who did not attend the ceremony in Los Angeles, missed out on a second gong for best actress in a comedy or musical in her latest film Quartet.

"Argo" won the top prize, best dramatic movie, the Iranian hostage film also earned its director, Ben Affleck, a Globe - just three days after he failed to get an Oscar nomination in the same category.

Homeland star Damian Lewis was the next Brit to make it on the stage and dedicated his win for best actor in a television drama to his mother.

Singer Adele gushed "oh my God" repeatedly as she took to the stage with co-writer Paul Epworth to collect her award for best original song for a motion picture for their theme tune to the James Bond adventure Skyfall.

The London singer dedicated her win to her boyfriend Simon Konecki and her "lovely son."

Film Awards:

  • Picture, Musical or Comedy - Les Miserables

  • Best Actor, Drama - Daniel Day-Lewis, Lincoln

  • Best Actress, Drama - Jessica Chastain, Zero Dark Thirty

  • Director - Ben Affleck, Argo

  • Best Actor, Musical or Comedy - Hugh Jackman, Les Miserables

  • Best Actress, Musical or Comedy - Jennifer Lawrence, Silver Linings Playbook

  • Best Supporting Actor - Christoph Waltz, Django Unchained

  • Best Supporting Actress - Anne Hathaway, Les Miserables

  • Best Foreign Language Film - Amour

  • Best Animated Film - Brave

  • Best Screenplay - Quentin Tarantino, Django Unchained

  • Best Original Score - Mychael Danna, Life of Pi

  • Best Original Song: - Skyfall (music and lyrics by Adele and Paul Epworth)

Television Awards:

  • Best Series, Drama - Homeland

  • Best Series, Musical or Comedy - Girls

  • Best Actress, Drama - Claire Danes, Homeland

  • Best Actor, Drama - Damian Lewis, Homeland

  • Best Actress, Musical or Comedy - Lena Dunham, Girls

  • Best Actor, Musical or Comedy - Don Cheadle, House of Lies

  • Best Miniseries or Movie - Game Change

  • Best Actress, Miniseries or Movie - Julianne Moore, Game Change

  • Best Actor, Miniseries or Movie - Kevin Costner, Hatfields&McCoys

  • Best Supporting Actress, Series, Miniseries or Movie - Maggie Smith, Downton Abbey

  • Best Supporting Actor, Series, Miniseries or Movie - Ed Harris, Game Change