Hollywood’s best and brightest hit the red carpet for the 70th Annual Golden Globe Awards, a ceremony that reinvigorated the often monotonous awards circuit with just the right amount of zest it desperately needed. This was in large part due to the always hysterical shenanigans of co-hosts Tina Fey and Amy Poehler, leaving the majority of critics wondering why the heck this hosting dream-team hadn’t been thought of before.

Let’s face it: If the glitzy award shows were a family, the Golden Globes would probably be the wacky, unpredictable aunt – fun to watch, but you never know quite what to expect. This year’s broadcast seemed to finally the embrace the crazy, providing everything from shocking winners to Tommy Lee Jones bearing an uncanny resemblance to Grumpy Cat.

Here are a few highlights:

Take that Academy! Ben Affleck won Best Director and Best Picture for his critically acclaimed film “Argo,” once again making his Oscar snub an increasingly embarrassing flub on the Academy’s part. While I am legitimately irate over this severe injustice, Affleck has been taking it in stride, even joking “I also didn’t get the acting nomination. I noticed no one was saying I was snubbed there.” Granted, the film still racked up 7 Oscar nods, so Ben’s affirmation that he’s “elated” is pretty apt. Nomination or not, it’s great to see the guy reaping the benefits of his career renaissance. Oscars or bust!

Jennifer Lawrence’s win for Best Actress in a Comedy or Musical culminated in a delightfully candid acceptance speech (“I beat Meryl!”), of which we would expect no less from the outspoken star. Seriously, if you’ve ever seen J.Law speak for 5 seconds, you know the girl has no filter and we love her for it. Jen, don’t ever change!

Former POTUS Bill Clinton took the stage to introduce Steven Spielberg’s Best Picture nominee “Lincoln” and gave a rousing speech on how Lincoln’s influence is still important today. “President Lincoln’s struggle to abolish slavery reminds us that enduring progress is forged in a cauldron of both principal and compromise,” he remarked. “This brilliant film shows us how he did it and gives us hope that we can do it again.”

Jodie Foster came out (kind of) during her acceptance speech for the honorary Cecil B. DeMille award. While she has been notoriously close-mouthed about her personal life, Foster seemed to confirm speculation that the she is gay, stating, “I already did my coming out about a thousand years ago, back in the stone age.” In her rambling-but-lively monologue, she went on to say, “If you had been a public figure since the time you were a toddler, if you had to fight for a life that felt real and honest and normal against all odds, then maybe you too would value privacy above all else.” As always, Foster is the epitome of class and we applaud her and her much-deserved honor.

Check out a full list of the winners here.

While it seems there’s just way too many things I could put on this list, some other quick shout-outs deserve to go out to some memorable, amazing moments: Adele high-fiving Daniel Craig, Daniel Day-Lewis doing the “E.T. phone home” finger, Lena Dunham thanking Chad Lowe in her acceptance speech (effectively correcting the snub-heard-round-the-world), and pretty much every single joke from Amy and Tina, because they knocked it out of the park. Here’s hoping for a repeat next year!