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Billy Bob Thornton Upsets Matthew McConaughey At The 2015 Golden Globes

Billy Bob Thornton Upsets Matthew McConaughey At The 2015 Golden Globes
Erin Whitney
BEVERLY HILLS, CA - JANUARY 11: Actor Billy Bob Thornton poses in the press room during the 72nd Annual Golden Globe Awards at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on January 11, 2015 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Steve Granitz/WireImage)
BEVERLY HILLS, CA - JANUARY 11: Actor Billy Bob Thornton poses in the press room during the 72nd Annual Golden Globe Awards at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on January 11, 2015 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Steve Granitz/WireImage)

Billy Bob Thornton won Best Actor in a TV Movie or Mini-Series at the Golden Globes for his role in "Fargo," beating out Matthew McConaughey for "True Detective."

Thornton plays Lorne Malvo, a dangerous drifter in Noah Hawley's FX mini-series "Fargo," which is inspired by the 1996 Coen brothers film of the same name. In addition to McConaughey, Thornton defeated his "Fargo " co-star Martin Freeman, as well as Woody Harrelson and Mark Ruffalo for the honor. This is Thornton's first Golden Globe award.

Last year, Michael Douglas won Best Actor in a TV Movie or Mini-Series for "Behind the Candelabra."

Full HuffPost Entertainment coverage of the Golden Globes can be found here. The full list of Golden Globes winners is here.

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