If anyone was hoping that the Golden Globes would reveal a frontrunner for the Oscar, they'll be disappointed, as that awards went pretty much across the board when they were handed out last night. The big winners were The Descendants for Best Picture (Drama) and The Artist for Best Picture (Musical or Comedy).
Although The Decendants has been a bit of a quiet success, there are many who feel it could do well at the Oscars and may win George Clooney a Best Actor award (as he got at the Globes on the Drama side).
The other film acting categories went to Meryl Streep for The Iron Lady (Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama), Jean Dujardin for The Artist (Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy) and Michelle Williams for My Week with Marilyn (Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy). In the supporting acting categories Octavia Spencer got a well deserved award for The Help, while Christopher Plummer won for Beginners.
Interestingly, while Best Director normally goes to someone who helmed one of the Best Picture winning films, in this case Martin Scorsese won for Hugo, which was that movie's only award. It would be surprising if that patterns followed again at the Oscars. Other films to get at least one gong include Tintin, W.E., and A Separation. However overall it was The Artist that did best, with three awards, although it certainly didn't sweep the boards and while it puts it in a strong position for the Academy Awards, it is by no means a cert.
Take a look below for all the winners in all the categories at this year's Golden Globes.
Best Motion Picture - Drama
WINNER:
The Descendants
Nominees:
The Help
Hugo
The Ides of March
Moneyball
War Horse
Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy
WINNER:
The Artist
Nominees:
Bridesmaids
50/50
Midnight in Paris
My Week with Marilyn
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
WINNER:
George Clooney for The Descendants
Nominees:
Leonardo DiCaprio for J. Edgar
Michael Fassbender for Shame
Ryan Gosling for The Ides of March
Brad Pitt for Moneyball
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama
WINNER:
Meryl Streep for The Iron Lady
Nominees:
Glenn Close for Albert Nobbs
Viola Davis for The Help
Rooney Mara for The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Tilda Swinton for We Need to Talk About Kevin
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy
WINNER:
Jean Dujardin for The Artist
Nominees:
Brendan Gleeson for The Guard
Joseph Gordon-Levitt for 50/50
Ryan Gosling for Crazy, Stupid, Love.
Owen Wilson for Midnight in Paris
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy
WINNER:
Michelle Williams for My Week with Marilyn
Nominees:
Jodie Foster for Carnage
Charlize Theron for Young Adult
Kristen Wiig for Bridesmaids
Kate Winslet for Carnage
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
WINNER:
Christopher Plummer for Beginners
Nominees:
Kenneth Branagh for My Week with Marilyn
Albert Brooks for Drive
Jonah Hill for Moneyball
Viggo Mortensen for A Dangerous Method
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
WINNER:
Octavia Spencer for The Help
Nominees:
Bérénice Bejo for The Artist
Jessica Chastain for The Help
Janet McTeer for Albert Nobbs
Shailene Woodley for The Descendants
Best Director - Motion Picture
WINNER:
Martin Scorsese for Hugo
Nominees:
Woody Allen for Midnight in Paris
George Clooney for The Ides of March
Michel Hazanavicius for The Artist
Alexander Payne for The Descendants
Best Screenplay - Motion Picture
WINNER:
Midnight in Paris: Woody Allen
Nominees:
The Artist: Michel Hazanavicius
The Descendants: Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon, Jim Rash
The Ides of March: George Clooney, Grant Heslov, Beau Willimon
Moneyball: Steven Zaillian, Aaron Sorkin, Stan Chervin
Best Original Song - Motion Picture
WINNER:
W.E.: Madonna, Julie Frost, Jimmy Harry(Masterpiece)
Nominees:
Albert Nobbs: Brian Byrne, Glenn Close(Lay Your Head Down)
Gnomeo & Juliet: Elton John, Bernie Taupin(Hello Hello)
The Help: Mary J. Blige, Thomas Newman, Harvey Mason Jr., Damon Thomas(The Living Proof)
Machine Gun Preacher: Chris Cornell(The Keeper)
Best Original Score - Motion Picture
WINNER:
The Artist: Ludovic Bource
Nominees:
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo: Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross
Hugo: Howard Shore
War Horse: John Williams
W.E.: Abel Korzeniowski
Best Animated Film
WINNER:
The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn
Nominees:
Arthur Christmas
Cars 2
Puss in Boots
Rango
Best Foreign Language Film
WINNER:
A Separation (Iran)
Nominees:
The Flowers of War (China)
In the Land of Blood and Honey (USA)
The Kid with a Bike (Belgium)
The Skin I Live In (Spain)
Best Television Series - Drama
WINNER:
Homeland
Nominees:
American Horror Story
Boardwalk Empire
Boss
Game of Thrones
Best Television Series - Musical or Comedy
WINNER:
Modern Family
Nominees:
Enlightened
Episodes
Glee
New Girl
Best Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
WINNER:
Downton Abbey
Nominees:
Cinema Verite
The Hour
Mildred Pierce
Too Big to Fail
Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama
WINNER:
Kelsey Grammer for Boss
Nominees:
Steve Buscemi for Boardwalk Empire
Bryan Cranston for Breaking Bad
Jeremy Irons for The Borgias
Damian Lewis for Homeland
Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama
WINNER:
Claire Danes for Homeland
Nominees:
Mireille Enos for The Killing
Julianna Margulies for The Good Wife
Madeleine Stowe for Revenge
Callie Thorne for Necessary Roughness
Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy
WINNER:
Matt LeBlanc for Episodes
Nominees:
Alec Baldwin for 30 Rock
David Duchovny for Californication
Johnny Galecki for The Big Bang Theory
Thomas Jane for Hung
Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy
WINNER:
Laura Dern for Enlightened
Nominees:
Zooey Deschanel for New Girl
Tina Fey for 30 Rock
Laura Linney for The Big C
Amy Poehler for Parks and Recreation
Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television
WINNER:
Idris Elba for Luther
Nominees:
Hugh Bonneville for Downton Abbey
William Hurt for Too Big to Fail
Bill Nighy for Page Eight
Dominic West for The Hour
Best Performance by an Actress in a Mini-Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television
WINNER:
Kate Winslet for Mildred Pierce
Nominees:
Romola Garai for The Hour
Diane Lane for Cinema Verite
Elizabeth McGovern for Downton Abbey
Emily Watson for Appropriate Adult
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
WINNER:
Peter Dinklage for Game of Thrones
Nominees:
Paul Giamatti for Too Big to Fail
Guy Pearce for Mildred Pierce
Tim Robbins for Cinema Verite
Eric Stonestreet for Modern Family
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
WINNER:
Jessica Lange for American Horror Story
Nominees:
Kelly Macdonald for Boardwalk Empire
Maggie Smith for Downton Abbey
Sofía Vergara for Modern Family
Evan Rachel Wood for Mildred Pierce