2012 Golden Globe Winners

Ricky Gervais proved to be a lot less incendiary host than last year at 2012′s Golden Globes.

“The Descendants” garnered Best Drama Motion Picture and Best Actor awards  ”The Artist” got Best Comedy or Musical Motion Picture honors as well as best original score.

Random Observations: Boardwalk Empire needs to step up its game in its upcoming Season 3. Its Season 2 didn’t cut it this year, although Season 1 was a big winner at last year’s Golden Globes. Why were the stars of Mildred Pierce even on here? They won for the same mini-series last year. Must be a shortage of mini-series out there.

Complete list of 69th Annual Golden Globe Awards winners

Best Motion Picture – Drama: THE DESCENDANTS
Beat The Help, Hugo, The Ides of March, Moneyball, War Horse

Best Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical: THE ARTIST
Beat: 50/50, Bridesmaids, Midnight in Paris, My Week With Marilyn

Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama: GEORGE CLOONEY (The Descendants)
Beat: Leonardo DiCaprio (J. Edgar), Michael Fassbender (Shame)
Ryan Gosling (The Ides of March), Brad Pitt (Moneyball)

Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Comedy Musical: JEAN DUJARDIN (The Artist)
Beat: Brendan Gleeson (The Guard), Joseph Gordon Levitt (50/50)
Ryan Gosling (Crazy Stupid Love), Owen Wilson (Midnight in Paris)

Best Actor in a Supporting Role – Motion Picture: CHRISTOPHER PLUMMER (Beginners)
Beat: Kenneth Branagh (My Week With Marilyn), Albert Brooks (Drive)
Jonah Hill (Moneyball), Viggo Mortensen (A Dangerous Method)

Best Actress in a Supporting Role – Motion Picture: OCTAVIA SPENCER (The Help)
Beat: Berenice Bejo (The Artist), Jessica Chastain (The Help)
Janet McTeer (Albert Nobbs), Shailene Woodley (The Descendants)

Best TV Series Drama: HOMELAND
Beat: American Horror Story, Boardwalk Empire,
Boss, Game of Thrones

Best Actor in a Miniseries or TV Movie: IDRIS ELBA (Luther)
Beat: Hugh Bonnevile (Downton Abbey), William Hurt (Too Big to Fail)
Bill Nighy (Page Eight), Dominic West (The Hour)

Best Actor in a TV Series – Drama: KELSEY GRAMMER (Boss)
Beat: Steve Buscemi (Boardwalk Empire), Jeremy Irons (The Borgias)
Bryan Cranston (Breaking Bad), Damian Lewis (Homeland)

Best Actress in a Miniseries or TV Movie: KATE WINSLET (Mildred Pierce)
Beat: Romola Garai (The Hour), Diane Lane (Cinema Verite)
Elizabeth McGovern (Downtown Abbey), Emily Watson (Appropriate Adult)

Best Director – Motion Picture: MARTIN SCORSESE (Hugo)
Woody Allen (Midnight in Paris), George Clooney (Ides of March)
Michel Hazanavicius (The Artist), Alexander Payne (The Descendants)

Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama: MERYL STREEP (The Iron Lady)
Glenn Close ( Albert Nobbs), Viola Davis (The Help)
Rooney Mara (The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo)
Tilda Swinton (We Need to Talk About Kevin)

Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical/Comedy: MICHELLE WILLIAMS
(My Week with Marilyn)
Beat: Jodie Foster (Carnage), Charlize Theron (Young Adult)
Kristen Wiig (Bridesmaids), Kate Winslet (Carnage)

Best Screenplay – Motion Picture: MIDNIGHT IN PARIS
Beat: The Ides of March, The Artist, The Descendants, Moneyball

Best Animated Feature Film - THE ADVENTURES OF TIN-TIN
Beat: Arthur Christmas, Cars 2, Puss N Boots, Rango

Best Original Song – Motion Picture - ”MASTERPIECE” ( W.E.)
Beat: “Hello Hello” (Gnomeo & Juliet),
“The Keeper” (Machine Gun Preacher)
“Lay Your Head Down” (Albert Nobbs)
“The Living Proof” (The Help)

Best Original Score – Motion Picture: THE ARTIST
Beat: W.E., The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
Hugo, War Horse

Best Foreign Language Film: A SEPARATION
Beat: Flowers of War, In the Land of Blood and Honey
The Kid With the Bike, The Skin I Live In

Best TV Series – Comedy: MODERN FAMILY
Beat: Enlightened, Episodes, Glee, New Girl

Best Actor in a TV Comedy Series: MATT LEBLANC (Episodes)
Beat: Alec Baldwin (30 Rock), David Duchovny (Californication)
Johnny Galecki (The Big Bang Theory), Thomas Jane (Hung)

Best Actress in a TV Series Comedy or Musical: LAURA DERN (Enlightened)
Beat: Zooey Deschanel (New Girl), Tina Fey (30 Rock)
Laura Linney (The Big C), Amy Poehler (Parks and Recreation)

Best Actress in a TV Drama Series: CLAIRE DANES (Homeland)
Beat: Mireille Enos (The Killing), Julianna Margulies (The Good Wife)
Madeline Stowe (Revenge), Callie Thorne (Necessary Roughness)

Best Supporting Actor in a Series, Miniseries or TV Movie
PETER DINKLAGE, (Game of Thrones)
Beat: Paul Giamatti (Too Big to Fail), Guy Pearce (Mildred Pierce)
Tim Robbins (Cinema Verite), Eric Stonestreet (Modern Family)

Best Supporting Actress in a Series, Miniseries or TV Movie
JESSICA LANGE (American Horror Story)
Beat: Kelly MacDonald (Boardwalk Empire), Maggie Smith (Downton Abbey)
Sofia Vergara (Modern Family), Evan Rachel Wood (Mildred Pierce)

Best TV Movie or Miniseries: DOWNTOWN ABBEY
Beat: Cinema Verite, The Hour, Mildred Pierce, Too Big to Fail

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