'The Artist' is top dog at the Golden Globes
Posted Monday, January 16, 2012 at 10:40 AM Central
Last updated Thursday, January 19, 2012 at 8:36 AM Central
by John Couture
Who says that you can't teach an old dog new tricks? That old wives tale was obliterated last night both literally and metaphorically as The Artist took home the most Golden Globes with three, but may have been upstaged by their cuddly co-star Uggie the dog.
The other old dog of the night was Harvey Weinstein who not only brought the unconventional The Artist to the light of day, but also somehow made Madonna relevant again with her win for Best Original Song for "Masterpiece" in the Weinstein film W.E.. This win was notable for two reasons, it forced Film Critic Roger Ebert to tweet "Okay, I do this for a living, and I just had to look up "W.E." on IMDb" and it revealed to the world Madonna's adorable nick name for Harvey Weinstein: The Punisher.
The other big winner of the night was George Clooney whose film The Descendants took home statues for Best Actor in a Drama (Clooney) and Best Motion Picture - Drama. Beyond the wins though, Clooney may have taken his bromance with Brad Pitt to a whole new level that caused many on Twitter to remark that the pair "should just get a room already."
Speaking of making people uncomfortable, host Ricky Gervais was noticeably restrained after last year's noteworthy digs on Hollywood's elite. Most of his humor was confined to the self-deprecating variety as he made fun of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association's "new rules" for him to host and his, uh, small member. There were a few catty jokes naturally, but Kim Kardashian is just too easy a target and most nominees like Jodie Foster seem to go along with the digs this year.
Two actresses did demonstrate their unhappiness with Gervais' jokes. Madonna attempted to rebut his joke about her virginity and failed miserably while Natalie Portman completely ignored his joke about not making family a priority. At least she didn't laugh at his joke, that could have been tragic.
Below you will find the winners in all of the categories in case, you know, you had something better to do last night, like washing your hair or something.
Best Motion Picture - Drama
Best Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical
Best Director - Motion Picture
- WINNER - Martin Scorsese, Hugo
- Woody Allen, Midnight in Paris
- George Clooney, The Ides of March
- Michel Hazanavicius, The Artist
- Alexander Payne, The Descendants
Best Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
- WINNER - George Clooney, The Descendants
- Leonardo DiCaprio, J. Edgar
- Michael Fassbender, Shame
- Ryan Gosling, The Ides of March
- Brad Pitt, Moneyball
Best Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama
- WINNER - Meryl Streep, The Iron Lady
- Glenn Close, Albert Nobbs
- Viola Davis, The Help
- Rooney Mara, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
- Tilda Swinton, We Need to Talk About Kevin
Best Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical
- WINNER - Jean Dujardin, The Artist
- Brendan Gleeson, The Guard
- Joseph Gordon-Levitt, 50/50
- Ryan Gosling, Crazy, Stupid, Love
- Owen Wilson, Midnight in Paris
Best Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical
- WINNER - Michelle Williams, My Week with Marilyn
- Jodie Foster, Carnage
- Charlize Theron, Young Adult
- Kristen Wiig, Bridesmaids
- Kate Winslet, Carnage
Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture
- WINNER - Christopher Plummer, Beginners
- Kenneth Branagh, My Week with Marilyn
- Albert Brooks, Drive
- Jonah Hill, Moneyball
- Viggo Mortensen, A Dangerous Method
Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture
- WINNER - Octavia Spencer, The Help
- Berenice Bejo, The Artist
- Jessica Chastain, The Help
- Janet McTeer, Albert Nobbs
- Shailene Woodley, The Descendants
Best Screenplay - Motion Picture
- WINNER - Woody Allen, Midnight in Paris
- George Clooney, Grant Heslov, Beau Willimon, The Ides of March
- Michel Hazanavicius, The Artist
- Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon, Jim Rash, The Descendants
- Steve Zaillian, Aaron Sorkin, Moneyball
Best Animated Feature Film
Best Foreign Language Film
- WINNER - A Separation
- The Flowers of War
- In the Land of Blood and Honey
- The Kid with a Bike
- The Skin I Live In
Best Original Song - Motion Picture
- WINNER - "Masterpiece," W.E. (Madonna)
- "Hello Hello," Gnomeo & Juliet
- "The Keeper," Machine Gun Preacher
- "Lay Your Head Down," Albert Nobbs
- "The Living Proof," The Help
Best Original Score - Motion Picture
- WINNER - Ludovic Bource, The Artist
- Abel Korzeniowski, W.E.
- Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
- Howard Shore, Hugo
- John Williams, War Horse
Best Television Series - Drama
Best Televison Series - Comedy or Musical
- WINNER - Modern Family
- Enlightened
- Episodes
- Glee
- New Girl
Best Actor in a Television Series - Drama
- WINNER - Kelsey Grammer, Boss
- Steve Buscemi, Boardwalk Empire
- Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad
- Jeremy Irons, The Borgias
- Damian Lewis, Homeland
Best Actress in a Television Series - Drama
- WINNER - Claire Danes, Homeland
- Mireille Enos, The Killing
- Julianna Margulies, The Good Wife
- Madeleine Stowe, Revenge
- Callie Thorne, Necessary Roughness
Best Actor in a Television Series - Comedy or Musical
- WINNER - Matt LeBlanc, Episodes
- Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock
- David Duchovny, Californication
- Johnny Galecki, The Big Bang Theory
- Thomas Jane, Hung
Best Actress in a Television Series - Comedy or Musical
- WINNER - Laura Dern, Enlightened
- Zooey Deschanel, New Girl
- Tina Fey, 30 Rock
- Laura Linney, The Big C
- Amy Poehler, Parks & Recreation
Best Supporting Actor in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television
- WINNER - Peter Dinklange, Game of Thrones
- Paul Giamatti, Too Big to Fail
- Guy Pearce, Mildred Pierce
- Tim Robbins, Cinema Verite
- Eric Stonestreet, Modern Family
Best Supporting Actress in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television
- WINNER - Jessica Lange, American Horror Story
- Kelly Macdonald, Boardwalk Empire
- Maggie Smith, Downton Abbey
- Sofia Vergara, Modern Family
- Evan Rachel Wood, Mildred Pierce
Best Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television
Best Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television
- WINNER - Idris Elba, Luther
- Hugh Bonneville, Downton Abbey
- William Hurt, Too Big to Fail
- Bill Nighy, Page Eight
- Dominic West, The Hour
Best Actress in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television
- WINNER - Kate Winslet, Mildred Pierce
- Romola Garai, The Hour
- Diane Lane, Cinema Verite
- Elizabeth McGovern, Downton Abbey
- Emily Watson, Appropriate Adult
Actor Morgan Freeman was given the prestigious Cecil B. DeMille Award by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. It was presented to him on stage by fellow actors Sidney Poitier and Helen Mirren.