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Golden Globes 2011 Winners

January 17, 2011

Last night saw the 68th annual Golden Globe ceremony taking place in the Beverly Hilton Hotel, Beverly Hills; a grand occasion that doesn’t quite carry the weight and status of the Oscars, but is a time for actors, directors, and everyone involved with making both feature films and television to praise each others exceptional work.

This year’s ceremony was presented by British comedian Ricky Gervais (who was presenting the Globes for the second time, and didn’t hold back; by spouting jokes about Charlie Sheen’s recent controversies, and the financial scandals surrounding the Hollywood Foreign Press Association), and presented The Social Network as this year’s clear motion picture winner.

The Social Network came came with four awards (for Best Picture; in the drama category; Best Director, Best Screenplay, and Best Original Score), while the next two closest films only nabbed two; The Kids Are All Right getting the win for Best Picture in the comedy or musical category, and a Best Actress in a comedy or musical (for Annette Bening), and Christian Bale and Melissa Leo picking up the Best Supporting Actor/Actress in a motion picture award (respectively) for their work in The Fighter.

Other acting awards went to Colin Firth (who won Best Actor in the drama category for The King’s Speech), Natalie Portman (as Best Actress in a drama movie, for Black Swan), and Paul Giamatti (as the Best Actor in a comedy or musical, in Barney’s version), whilst Toy Story 3 picked up the win for Best Animated Feature (angering many onlookers who preferred How to Train Your Dragon), and Diane Warren won the award for best Original Song, with song made famous by Cher; You Haven’t Seen the Last of Me (from Burlesque).

In the world of TV it was a good night for both HBO; who’s show Boardwalk Empire picked up two awards (for Best Drama, and the Best Actor in a drama series for Steve Buscemi), and TV movie You Don’t know Jack saw Al Pacino walk away with Best Actor award in the miniseries/TV film category; and Glee which not only won the award for Best Series in the comedy/musical category, but saw actors Chris Colfer and Jane Lynch grab the awards for Best Supporting Actor and Actress respectively.

A full breakdown of this year’s winners, in both the TV and film categories, can be seen below.

Film:

Best Motion Picture:

Drama:

The Social Network

Musical or Comedy:

The Kids Are All Right

Best Performance in a Motion Picture (Drama):

Actor:

Colin Firth (The King’s Speech)

Actress:

Natalie Portman (Black Swan)

Best Performance in a Motion Picture (Musical or Comedy):

Actor:

Paul Giamatti (Barney’s Version)

Actress:

Annette Bening (The Kids Are All Right)

Best Supporting Actor/Actress:

Actor:

Christian Bale (The Fighter)

Actress:

Melissa Leo (The Fighter)

Best Director:

David Fincher (The Social Network)

Best Screenplay:

Aaron Sorkin (The Social Network)

Best Original Score:

Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross (The Social Network)

Best Original Song:

“You Haven’t Seen the Last of Me” (Burlesque)

Best Animated Feature Film:

Toy Story 3

Best Foreign Language Film:

In a Better World (from Denmark)

Television:

Best Mini-Series or TV Film:

Carlos

And legendary screen actor Robert De Niro (who’s accolades include The Godfather: Part II, Raging Bull, Taxi Driver, Heat, Angel Heart, and most recent film; Little Fockers; can still be seen at cinemas) was presented with the Cecil B. Demille Lifetime Achievement Award for his outstanding work over the years.