Javier Bardem, who played the sociopath at the center of the action, topped a deep field for Best Actor in a Supporting Role.

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The flu epidemic didn't spare Hollywood as actor Tommy Lee Jones reportedly missed out of picking up his statue for outstanding male actor in a supporting role for "Lincoln" because he was sick.

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In 2012 he won a best supporting actor Golden Globe for his role as Tyrion Lannister in the HBO hit series Game of Thrones.

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In the evening's first award, Christoph Waltz took home the supporting actor prize for his role as a bounty hunter in Weinstein Co.

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Garfield, 27, was recently nominated for a Golden Globe award for best supporting actor for his role in The Social Network, about the Facebook website.

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