69th Golden Globe Awards

January 15, 2012

Picture – Drama:
The Descendants

Picture – Musical or Comedy:
The Artist

TV Series – Drama:
Homeland

TV Series – Musical / Comedy:
Modern Family

Mini-Series or TV Movie:
Downton Abbey

The 69th Golden Globe Awards, honoring the best in film and television of 2011, were broadcast live from the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California on January 15, 2012, by NBC. The host was Ricky Gervais, for the third consecutive year.^[1] The musical theme for the year was composed by Yoshiki Hayashi, leader of the Japanese band X Japan.^[2] The nominations were announced by Woody Harrelson, Sofía Vergara, Gerard Butler and Rashida Jones on December 15, 2011.^[3] Multiple winners for the night included the silent film The Artist which won three awards and The Descendants winning two awards. The television series Homeland also won two awards.^[4]^[5]

Winners and nominees

George Clooney, Best Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama winner

Meryl Streep, Best Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama winner

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Jean Dujardin, Best Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy winner

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Michelle Williams, Best Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy winner

Christopher Plummer, Best Supporting Actor winner

Octavia Spencer, Best Supporting Actress winner

Kelsey Grammer, Best Actor in a Television Series - Drama winner

Claire Danes, Best Actress in a Television Series - Drama winner

Matt LeBlanc, Best Actor in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy winner

Laura Dern, Best Actress in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy winner

Idris Elba, Best Actor in a Miniseries or Television Film winner

Kate Winslet, Best Actress in a Miniseries or Television Film winner

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Peter Dinklage, Best Supporting Actor in a Series, Miniseries or Television Film winner

Jessica Lange, Best Supporting Actress in a Series, Miniseries or Television Film winner

These are the nominees for the 69th Golden Globe Awards. Winners are listed at the top of each list.

Film

Best Motion Picture
Drama	Musical or Comedy
The Descendants The Help Hugo The Ides of March Moneyball War Horse	The Artist 50/50 Bridesmaids Midnight in Paris My Week with Marilyn
Best Performance in a Motion Picture – Drama
Actor	Actress
*George Clooney – The Descendants* as Matt King** Leonardo DiCaprio – J. Edgar as J. Edgar Hoover Michael Fassbender – Shame as Brandon Sullivan Ryan Gosling – The Ides of March as Stephen Meyers Brad Pitt – Moneyball as Billy Beane	*Meryl Streep – The Iron Lady* as Margaret Thatcher** Glenn Close – Albert Nobbs as Albert Nobbs Viola Davis – The Help as Aibileen Clark Rooney Mara – The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo as Lisbeth Salander Tilda Swinton – We Need to Talk About Kevin as Eva Khatchadourian
Best Performance in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
Actor	Actress
*Jean Dujardin – The Artist* as George Valentin** Brendan Gleeson – The Guard as Gerry Boyle Joseph Gordon-Levitt – 50/50 as Adam Lerner Ryan Gosling – Crazy, Stupid, Love. as Jacob Palmer Owen Wilson – Midnight in Paris as Gil Pender	*Michelle Williams – My Week with Marilyn* as Marilyn Monroe** Jodie Foster – Carnage as Penelope Longstreet Charlize Theron – Young Adult as Mavis Gary Kristen Wiig – Bridesmaids as Annie Walker Kate Winslet – Carnage as Nancy Cowan
Supporting Actor	Supporting Actress
*Christopher Plummer – Beginners* as Hal Fields** Kenneth Branagh – My Week with Marilyn as Laurence Olivier Albert Brooks – Drive as Bernie Rose Jonah Hill – Moneyball as Peter Brand Viggo Mortensen – A Dangerous Method as Sigmund Freud	*Octavia Spencer – The Help* as Minny Jackson** Bérénice Bejo – The Artist as Peppy Miller Jessica Chastain – The Help as Celia Foote Janet McTeer – Albert Nobbs as Hubert Page Shailene Woodley – The Descendants as Alexandra "Alex" King
Best Director	Best Screenplay
Martin Scorsese – Hugo Woody Allen – Midnight in Paris George Clooney – The Ides of March Michel Hazanavicius – The Artist Alexander Payne – The Descendants	Woody Allen – Midnight in Paris George Clooney, Grant Heslov, and Beau Willimon – The Ides of March Michel Hazanavicius – The Artist Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon, and Jim Rash – The Descendants Steven Zaillian and Aaron Sorkin – Moneyball
Best Original Score	Best Original Song
Ludovic Bource – The Artist Abel Korzeniowski – W.E. Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross – The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Howard Shore – Hugo John Williams – War Horse	**"Masterpiece" (music and lyrics by Madonna, Julie Frost and Jimmy Harry) – W.E.** "Hello Hello" (music by Elton John, lyrics by Bernie Taupin) – Gnomeo & Juliet "The Keeper" (music & lyrics by Chris Cornell) – Machine Gun Preacher "Lay Your Head Down" (music by Brian Byrne, lyrics by Glenn Close) – Albert Nobbs "The Living Proof" (music by Thomas Newman, Mary J. Blige and Harvey Mason, Jr., lyrics by Blige, Mason, and Damon Thomas) – The Help
Best Animated Feature Film	Best Foreign Language Film
The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn Arthur Christmas Cars 2 Puss in Boots Rango	A Separation • Iran The Flowers of War • China In the Land of Blood and Honey • USA (in Bosnian/Serbian) The Kid with a Bike • Belgium/France The Skin I Live In • Spain

Television

Best Series
Drama	Musical or Comedy
Homeland American Horror Story Boardwalk Empire Boss Game of Thrones	Modern Family Enlightened Episodes Glee New Girl
Best Performance in a Television Series – Drama
Actor	Actress
*Kelsey Grammer – Boss* as Tom Kane** Steve Buscemi – Boardwalk Empire as Nucky Thompson Bryan Cranston – Breaking Bad as Walter White Jeremy Irons – The Borgias as Pope Alexander VI Damian Lewis – Homeland as Nicholas Brody	*Claire Danes – Homeland* as Carrie Mathison** Mireille Enos – The Killing as Sarah Linden Julianna Margulies – The Good Wife as Alicia Florrick Madeleine Stowe – Revenge as Victoria Grayson Callie Thorne – Necessary Roughness as Dr. Danielle "Dani" Santino
Best Performance in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy
Actor	Actress
*Matt LeBlanc – Episodes* as Himself** Alec Baldwin – 30 Rock as Jack Donaghy David Duchovny – Californication as Hank Moody Johnny Galecki – The Big Bang Theory as Dr. Leonard Hofstadter Thomas Jane – Hung as Ray Drecker	*Laura Dern – Enlightened* as Amy Jellicoe** Zooey Deschanel – New Girl as Jessica "Jess" Day Tina Fey – 30 Rock as Liz Lemon Laura Linney – The Big C as Catherine "Cathy" Jamison Amy Poehler – Parks and Recreation as Leslie Knope
Best Performance in a Miniseries or Television Film
Actor	Actress
*Idris Elba – Luther* as Detective Chief Inspector John Luther** Hugh Bonneville – Downton Abbey as Robert, Earl of Grantham William Hurt – Too Big to Fail as Henry Paulson Bill Nighy – Page Eight as Johnny Worricker Dominic West – The Hour as Hector Madden	*Kate Winslet – Mildred Pierce* as Mildred Pierce** Romola Garai – The Hour as Bel Rowley Diane Lane – Cinema Verite as Pat Loud Elizabeth McGovern – Downton Abbey as Cora, Countess of Grantham Emily Watson – Appropriate Adult as Janet Leach
Best Supporting Performance in a Series, Miniseries, or Television Film
Actor	Actress
*Peter Dinklage – Game of Thrones* as Tyrion Lannister** Paul Giamatti – Too Big to Fail as Ben Bernanke Guy Pearce – Mildred Pierce as Monty Beragon Tim Robbins – Cinema Verite as Bill Loud Eric Stonestreet – Modern Family as Cameron Tucker	*Jessica Lange – American Horror Story* as Constance Langdon** Kelly Macdonald – Boardwalk Empire as Margaret Schroeder Maggie Smith – Downton Abbey as Violet, Dowager Countess of Grantham Sofía Vergara – Modern Family as Gloria Delgado-Pritchett Evan Rachel Wood – Mildred Pierce as Veda Pierce
Best Miniseries or Television Film
Downton Abbey Cinema Verite The Hour Mildred Pierce Too Big to Fail

Multiple nominations

Multiple wins

Film

3 wins – The Artist
2 wins – The Descendants

Television

2 wins – Homeland

Presenters

Jessica Alba and Channing Tatum with Best Animated Feature Film
Antonio Banderas and Salma Hayek with Best Television Series – Comedy or Musical
Kate Beckinsale and Seth Rogen with Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
Jessica Biel and Mark Wahlberg with Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
Emily Blunt introduced Bridesmaids
Pierce Brosnan
Gerard Butler and Mila Kunis with Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture
George Clooney introduced Moneyball
Bradley Cooper with Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture
Meltem Cumbul Announced about Golden Globe rating
Johnny Depp introduced Hugo
Robert Downey, Jr. introduced The Artist
Jimmy Fallon and Adam Levine with Best Original Song and Best Original Score
Tina Fey and Jane Lynch with Best Actor in a Television Series – Comedy or Musical
Colin Firth with Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama
Jane Fonda with Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
Harrison Ford with Best Motion Picture – Drama
Sarah Michelle Gellar and Piper Perabo with Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film
Jake Gyllenhaal introduced My Week With Marilyn
Dustin Hoffman with Best Actress in a Television Series – Drama
Felicity Huffman and William H. Macy with Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film
Angelina Jolie with Best Director
Nicole Kidman and Clive Owen with Best Screenplay
Ashton Kutcher and Elle Macpherson with Best Actress in a Television Series – Comedy or Musical
Queen Latifah introduced The Help
Rob Lowe and Julianne Moore with Miss Golden Globe, Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film and Best Miniseries or Television Film
Madonna with Best Foreign Language Film
Melissa McCarthy and Paula Patton with Best Actor in a Television Series – Drama and Best Television Series – Drama
Ewan McGregor introduced 50/50
Katharine McPhee and Debra Messing with Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film
Michelle Pfeiffer introduced War Horse
Freida Pinto introduced Midnight in Paris
Brad Pitt introduced The Ides of March
Sidney Poitier and Helen Mirren with the Cecil B. DeMille Award
Natalie Portman with Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama
Reese Witherspoon introduced The Descendants

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