Jan 16 2012
‘The Artist’ leads the 2012 Golden Globe Awards
The 69th Golden Globe Awards were held last night in Los Angeles, hosted again by Ricky Gervais, despite the silly upheaval over his performance last year . Although they have become increasingly shabby as a form of predicting the Oscars, the ceremony is still noted as one of the landmarks of the awards season.
‘The Artist‘cemented its status as little-movie-that-could and ‘The Descendants gained some momentum in the overall race by grabbing best Drama picture and best actor for George Clooney. Martin Scorsese won here for Best Director for Hugo, a nod that very well may repeat itself come the Academy Awards. Other acting awards included Michelle Williams, Octavia Spencer, Christopher Plummer, and Meryl Streep for the Margaret Thatcher biopic The Iron Lady.
In the tv sweepstakes it was nice to Homeland, Peter Dinklage, and Downtown Abbey get recognition.
Complete list of winners is below:
Best Picture, Drama: “The Descendants“
Best Picture, Comedy/Musical: “The Artist“
Best Actress, Drama: Meryl Streep, “The Iron Lady“
Best Actor, Drama: George Clooney, “The Descendants“
Best Director: Martin Scorsese, “Hugo“
Best Supporting Actress: Octavia Spencer, “The Help“
Best Supporting Actor: Christopher Plummer, “Beginners”
Best Actress, Comedy: Michelle Williams, “My Week With Marilyn”
Best Actor, Comedy: Jean Dujardin, “The Artist”
TV Series, Drama: “Homeland”
Best Actor, TV Drama: Kelsey Grammer, “Boss“
Best Actress, TV Comedy: Laura Dern, “Enlightened”
Best Actor, TV Comedy: Matt LeBlanc, “Episodes”
Best Actress, TV Drama: Claire Danes, “Homeland“
Best Screenplay: Woody Allen, “Midnight in Paris”
Best Original Song: “Masterpiece” (music and lyrics by Madonna, Julie Frost, Jimmy Harry), W.E.
Best Supporting Actor, TV: Peter Dinklage, “Game of Thrones”
Best Supporting Actress, TV: Jessica Lange, “American Horror Story“
Best Animated Film: “The Adventures of Tintin”
TV Series, Comedy: “Modern Family”
Best Foreign-Language Film: “A Separation” (Iran)
Best Actress, Miniseries or TV Movie: Kate Winslet, “Mildred Pierce”
Best Actor, Miniseries or TV Movie: Idris Elba, “Luther”
Best Mini-series: “Downton Abbey“