It was a night that saw Avatar awarded, the Dude abiding (for Crazy Heart), The Hangover and Holmes as more surprising winners and Ricky Gervais plugging and quipping his little heart out.
Yes, while some of you slumbered in your beds (those that didn't stay out all night like the party animals you are), Empire's dedicated West Coast (Online) team watched the Golden Globes live. Sort of. On his telly.
Handed out by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (they're like the Mafia, but more dangerous if they've got drinks in them), the Globes chose this year to make James Cameron their king once more, as Avatar walked away with Best Motion Picture (Drama) and Best Director. In his speech, Cameron classily suggested that the award should have gone to ex-Mrs James Cameron, Hurt Locker director Kathryn Bigelow.
Some of the choices were exactly as many pundits predicted - Up won Best Animated Feature Film, Jeff Bridges got a standing ovation as he scored Best Actor (Drama) for Crazy Heart, and Meryl Streep - who was already ahead after getting two nominations - predictably scooped Best Actress (Musical Or Comedy) for Julie & Julia.
More surprising were The Hangover running off with Best Motion Picture (Musical Or Comedy), and Robert Downey Jr as Best Actor (Musical Or Comedy) for Sherlock Holmes. But then when you've got a showman like Downey in the room, it's madness not to find some way to get him on stage - like a wind-up toy of pure entertainment, he just needs to be let loose.
Best moment of the night? Robert De Niro - along with Leonardo DiCaprio - presenting the Cecil B DeMille award to Martin Scorsese and giving us the graphic image of Marty making sweet, sweet love to a reel of film, complete with colour narration. It was disturbingly hilarious.
Here, then, for your delectation, the complete list of lucky films and folk. We've included the TV winners underneath also. Go Glee! Hooray for Mad Men! And thank goodness someone gave John Lithgow a gong for Dexter over bloody Jeremy "I get the Emmy every year even though my performance is always one-note" Piven for Entourage. Serial killer FTW…
Best Motion Picture - Drama
Avatar
*Best Motion Picture - *Comedy Or Musical
The Hangover
*Best Animated Feature Film *
Up
Best Foreign Film
The White Ribbon
Best Actor, Motion Picture - Drama*
Jeff Bridges,** Crazy Heart**
Best Actress, Motion Picture - Drama
Sandra Bullock,** The Blind Side**
Best Actor, Motion Picture - Comedy Or Musical
Robert Downey Jr, Sherlock Holmes
Best Actress, Motion Picture - Comedy Or Musical*
Meryl Streep, Julie & Julia
Best Supporting Actor, Motion Picture
Christoph Waltz, Inglourious Basterds
Best Supporting Actress, Motion Picture *
Mo'Nique, Precious
Best Director, Motion Picture
James Cameron, Avatar
Best Screenplay, Motion Picture
Jason Reitman & Sheldon Turner, **Up In The Air **
Best Original Song, Motion Picture
T Bone Burnett, 'The Weary Kind', **Crazy Heart **
Best Original Score, Motion Picture
Michael Giacchino, Up
Cecil B DeMille Award
Martin Scorsese
Best TV Series, Drama
Mad Men
*Best TV Series, Comedy Or Musical *
Glee
Best Actor, TV Series - Drama
Michael C Hall, **Dexter **
Best Actress, TV Series - Drama
Juliana Margulies, The Good Wife
Best Actress TV Show, Comedy Or Musical
Toni Colette, United States Of Tara
Best Actor, TV Series, Comedy Or Musical
Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock
Best Miniseries Or TV Movie
**Grey Gardens **
Best Actor In Miniseries Or TV Movie
Kevin Bacon,** T****aking Chance**
Best Actress In Miniseries Or TV Movie
Drew Barrymore, Grey Gardens
Best Supporting Actor, TV Series Or Miniseries
John Lithgow, Dexter
Best Supporting Actress, TV Series Or Miniseries
Chloe Sevigny, Big Love