The Golden Globes were handed out last night. Our full blog report is here, but suffice to say, Ricky Gervais was largely on his best behaviour, there were few shockers and just one or two snubs and pleasant surprises.
While the film side of the evening offered up one or two more unexpected moments: The Descendants taking Best Drama over the likes of The Help and Moneyball, for example – a lot of the rest felt like a dress rehearsal for the Oscars. Meryl took home another gong, A Separation was recognised and Christopher Plummer got a trophy for Beginners.
TV-wise, there were some shockers – while Kelsey Grammer is the best thing about Boss, he was facing the likes of Breaking Bad’s Bryan Cranston and Homeland’s Damian Lewis. And the idea that Episodes' Matt LeBlanc could win out over Alec Baldwin and some of the others in the Best acting award for Musical/Comedy on TV was a head-scratcher. Sure, LeBlanc seems like a nice guy, but playing a version of himself? Really?
Now, for those who simply need a list, here are the winners:
BEST DRAMA
The Descendants
The Help
Hugo
The Ides Of March
Moneyball
War Horse
BEST COMEDY / MUSICAL
**The Artist
**50/50
Bridesmaids
Midnight In Paris
My Week With Marilyn**
**
BEST ANIMATED FILM
**The Adventures Of Tintin
**Arthur Christmas
Cars 2
Puss in Boots
Rango**
**
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
**A Separation
**The Flowers of War
In The Land of Blood and Honey
The Kid WIth The Bike
The Skin I Live In**
**
BEST ACTOR - DRAMA
George Clooney, The Descendants
Leonardo DiCaprio, J Edgar
Michael Fassbender, Shame
Ryan Gosling, The Ides of March
Brad Pitt, Moneyball
BEST ACTOR - COMEDY / MUSICAL
Jean Dujardin, The Artist
Brendan Gleeson, The Guard
Joseph Gordon-Levitt, 50/50
Ryan Gosling, Crazy Stupid Love
Owen Wilson, Midnight in Paris
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE
Christopher Plummer, Beginners
Kenneth Branagh, My Week with Marilyn
Albert Brooks, Drive
Jonah Hill, Moneyball
Viggo Mortensen, A Dangerous Method
BEST ACTRESS IN A 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 COMEDY / MUSICAL
Michelle Williams, My Week With Marilyn
Kate Winslet, Carnage
Jodie Foster, Carnage
Charlize Theron, Young Adult
Kristen Wiig, Bridesmaids
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE
Octavia Spencer, The Help
Berenice Bejo, The Artist
Jessica Chastain, The Help
Janet McTeer, Albert Nobbs
Shailene Woodley, The Descendants
BEST DIRECTOR
Martin Scorsese, Hugo
Woody Allen, Midnight In Paris
George Clooney, The Ides of March
Michel Hazanavicius, The Artist
Alexander Payne, The Descendants
BEST SCREENPLAY FOR A MOTION PICTURE
Midnight In Paris, Woody Allen
The Ides of March, George Clooney, Grant Heslov, Beau Willimon
The Artist, Michel Hazanavicius
The Descendants, Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon and Jim Rash
Moneyball, Steven Zaillian and Aaron Sorkin
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE IN A MOTION PICTURE
The Artist, Ludovic Bource
W.E., Abel Korzeniowski
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross
Hugo, Howard Shore
War Horse, John Williams
BEST ORIGINAL SONG IN A MOTION PICTURE
W.E., ‘Masterpiece’ by Madonna
"Lay Your Head Down," Albert Nobbs
"Hello Hello," Gnomeo and Juliet
"The Living Proof," The Help
"The Keeper," Machine Gun Preacher
And on the TV front…
BEST TV DRAMA
Homeland
BEST TV COMEDY / MUS
Modern Family
BEST TV MINISERIES OR MOTION PICTURE
Downton Abbey
BEST ACTOR IN A TV DRAMA
Kelsey Grammer, Boss
BEST ACTOR IN A TV COMEDY / MUSICAL
Matt Le Blanc, Episodes
BEST ACTOR IN A MINISERIES / MADE-FOR-TV MOVIE
Idris Elba
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A TV SERIES, MINISERIES OR MADE-FOR-TV MOVIE
Peter Dinklage, Game Of Thrones
BEST ACTRESS IN A TV DRAMA
Clare Danes, Homeland.
BEST ACTRESS IN A TV COMEDY / MUSICAL
Laura Dern, Enlightened
BEST ACTRESS IN A MINISERIES OR MADE-FOR-TV MOVIE
Kate Winslet, Mildred Pierce
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A TV SERIES, MINISERIES OR MADE-FOR-TV MOVIE
Jessica Lange, American Horror Story