Full list of Golden Globe Award winners 2012
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IT was George Clooney's night at the 69th Annual Golden Globe Awards in Los Angeles today. The screen veteran collected the gong for Best Actor in a Drama for his role in The Descendants, which also won Best Drama.Clooney, 50, thanked his fellow nominees, including good friend Brad Pitt and Shame star Michael Fassbender, who he joked had now taken over his "frontal nudity responsibilities."
(George Clooney, Michelle Williams, Meryl Streep and Jean Dujardin were all winners at this year's Golden Globes.)
The Descendants producer Jim Burke later paid tribute to Clooney, who stars in the film as a father coming to grips with his wife's impending death, describing him as the "quarterback of the cast" and saying he was a very generous actor who had given to everybody involved in the project.French black-and-white film, The Artist, picked up three awards - Best Comedy or Musical Film, Best Original Score and Best Actor in a Comedy or Musical Film - for its 39-year-old star, Jean Dujardin.
Uggie, a Jack Russell terrier who appears in the mostly silent film, almost upstaged the acceptance speech by performing several tricks on stage at the Beverley Hilton Hotel, including playing dead.
Meryl Streep, 62, won Best Actress in a Drama for her portrayal of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in The Iron Lady and thanked "everybody in England that let me come and trample all over their history."
"This is such a thrill but really, really embarrassing in a year that saw so many extraordinary performances by women," she said, before thanking "God" - who she said was co-founder of Miramax Films, Harvey Weinstein. It was Streep's seventh Golden Globe win.Michelle Williams, 31, won Best Actress in a Comedy or Musical for her portrayal of Marilyn Monroe - the same award Monroe herself once won in 1960 for her role in Some Like It Hot."Gosh, you know I consider myself a mother first and an actress second and the first person I want to thank is my daughter. My little girl," Williams said of six-year-old daughter with the late Australian actor Heath Ledger, Matilda, after picking up the award for her role in My Week With Marilyn."Thank you to the Hollywood Foreign Press Association for putting in my hand the same award that Marilyn Monroe herself won over 50 years ago."Veteran Martin Scorcese received a standing ovation from his peers after he won Best Director for Hugo."Sit down everyone," he insisted, before explaining that he was given the idea to produce the film by his 12-year-old daughter Francesca who read the book on which it is based.The first award of the night went to Christopher Plummer, 82, who was named Best Supporting Actor for his performance in Beginners, while Octavia Spencer, 42, won Best Supporting Actress for her work in The Help.Madonna won Best Original Song for Masterpiece from W.E., which she also directed, and The Adventures of Tintin was named Best Animated Feature Film. Best Film Screenplay was awarded to Woody Allen for Midnight In Paris and Best Foreign Language Film was awarded to Iran's A Separation.Meanwhile, on a night that also saw Morgan Freeman honored with the Cecil B. Demille Award for his outstanding contribution to film, it was again the host of the show British comic Ricky Gervais who was causing controversy.Gervais was returning to the awards after drawing fire for his performance last year, and appeared set to spark criticism again, particular after dropping the F-bomb on stage.Introducing presenters Antonio Banderas, a Spaniard, and Mexican-born Salma Hayek, Gervais complimented both before saying he couldn't "understand a f---ing word they are saying."Gervais had started the night by taking a swig from a glass of beer, something he kept up throughout the telecast. "It's so good having a job where you can get drunk and say what you want," he said. "And they still pay me."Opening the show he said, "Tonight, you get Britain's biggest comedian hosting the world's second biggest award show on America's third biggest network. Oh, sorry, fourth. It's fourth."Gervais said the Golden Globes were "like the Oscars but without all that esteem.""The Golden Globes are to the Oscars what Kim Kardashian is to Kate Middleton. A bit louder, a bit trashier, a bit drunker and more easily bought. Allegedly. Nothing's been proven."In the television awards, Modern Family won Best Musical or Comedy, Homeland won Best Drama, and Downton Abbey won Best Mini-Series.Claire Danes won Best Actress in a Drama for her role as Carrie in Homeland - her third Golden Globe win."I first won this award when I was 15 for My So-Called Life and I was utterly stunned and the first thing I did when I left the stage was burst into tears because I forgot to thank my parents," Danes said. "I brought my mum with me tonight and I'm so grateful to have another opportunity to thank them."Matt LeBlanc won Best Actor in a Comedy or Musical for Episodes - where he plays a fictional version of himself. LeBlanc paid tribute to the show's writers, saying they "write a Matt LeBlanc who is way more interesting and fun. I wish I was him."Jessica Lange won Best Supporting Actress for her role as Constance in horror-drama American Horror Story, Laura Dern won Best Actress in a Comedy or Musical for her role as whistleblower Amy in Enlightened and Kate Winslet won Best Actress in a Mini-Series for Mildred Pierce.Kelsey Grammer, who earlier today announced his wife Kayte Walsh Grammer was pregnant with their first child, won Best Actor in a Drama for his portrayal of Tom Kane in Boss, Peter Dinklage won Best Supporting Actor for character Tyrion Lannister in Game of Thrones, beating out Australian actor Guy Pearce, and Idris Elba won Best Actor in a Mini-Series for playing the title role in Luther.Full list of the 2012 Golden Globe winners:MoviesBest DramaThe DescendantsBest Comedy/Musical
The ArtistBest Animated Film
The Adventures of TinTinBest Actor in a Drama
George Clooney, The DescendantsBest Actor in a Comedy or Musical
Jean Dujardin, The ArtistBest Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture
Christopher Plummer, BeginnersBest Actress in a Drama
Meryl Streep, The Iron LadyBest Actress in a Musical or Comedy
Michelle Williams, My Week with MarilynBest Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture
Octavia Spencer, The HelpBest Director
Martin Scorsese, HugoBest Screenplay
Midnight in Paris, Woody AllenBest Score - Motion Picture
The Artist - Ludovic BourceBest Original Song - Motion Picture
"Masterpiece" - MadonnaBest Foreign Language Film
A Separation, IranCecil B. Demille Award
Morgan Freeman
TelevisionBest TV Comedy or Musical
Modern FamilyBest Television Series - Drama
HomelandBest Mini-Series
Downton AbbeyBest Actor in a TV Drama
Kelsey Grammer, BossBest Actor in a TV Musical or Comedy
Matt LeBlanc, EpisodesBest Supporting Actor in TV Series, Mini-Series, or Made-for-TV Movie
Peter Dinklage, Game of ThronesBest Actress in a TV Drama
Claire Danes, HomelandBest Actress in a TV Musical or Comedy
Laura Dern, Enlightened
Best Supporting Actress in TV Series, Mini-Series, or Made-for-TV Movie
Jessica Lange, American Horror StoryBest Actor in a TV Movie
Idris Elba, LutherBest Actress in a TV Movie
Kate Winslet, Mildred Pierce
