Golden Globes 2012: Winners

At a glitzy awards ceremony in Beverly Hills, California, the winners of the 69th annual Golden Globe Awards were announced, with The Descendants, The Artist and Martin Scorsese winning the night’s top prizes.

In terms of acting, George Clooney, Meryl Streep, Jean Dujardin and Michelle Williams walked away winners for their performances in The Descendants, The Iron Lady, The Artist and My Week With Marilyn, respectively.

The full list of winners:

Best Film (Drama)

• Hugo
• The Help
• War Horse
• The Descendants – WINNER
• Moneyball

Best Film (Musical/Comedy)

• 50/50
• Bridesmaids
• The Artist – WINNER
• My Week With Marilyn
• Midnight In Paris

Best Director

• Woody Allen (Midnight In Paris)
• George Clooney (The Ides Of March)
• Alexander Payne (The Descendants)
• Martin Scorsese (Hugo) – WINNER
• Michel Hazanavicius (The Artist)

Best Actor (Drama)

• Leonardo DiCaprio (J. Edgar)
• George Clooney (The Descendants) – WINNER
• Brad Pitt (Moneyball)
• Ryan Gosling (Drive)
• Michael Fassbender (Shame)

Best Actress (Drama)

• Glenn Close (Albert Nobbs)
• Meryl Streep (The Iron Lady) – WINNER
• Tilda Swinton (We Need To Talk About Kevin)
• Rooney Mara (The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo)
• Viola Davis (The Help)

Best Actor (Musical/Comedy)

• Joseph Gordon-Levitt (50/50)
• Brendan Gleeson (The Guard)
• Jean Dujardin (The Artist) – WINNER
• Ryan Gosling (Crazy, Stupid, Love)
• Owen Wilson (Midnight In Paris)

Best Actress (Musical/Comedy)

• Michelle Williams (My Week With Marilyn) – WINNER
• Charlize Theron (Young Adult)
• Jodie Foster (Carnage)
• Kristen Wiig (Bridesmaids)
• Kate Winslet (Carnage)

Best Supporting Actor

• Albert Brooks (Drive)
• Kenneth Branagh (My Week With Marilyn)
• Jonah Hill (Moneyball)
• Christopher Plummer (Beginners) – WINNER
• Viggo Mortensen (A Dangerous Method)

Best Supporting Actress

• Jessica Chastain (The Help)
• Janet McTeer (Albert Nobbs)
• Berenice Bejo (The Artist)
• Octavia Spencer (The Help) – WINNER
• Shailene Woodley (The Descendants)

Best Foreign Language Film

• A Separation – WINNER
• The Skin I Live In
• In The Land Of Blood And Honey
• The Flowers Of War
• The Kid With A Bike

Best Animated Film

• Cars 2
• Arthur Christmas
• The Adventures Of Tintin: The Secret Of The Unicorn – WINNER
• Rango
• Puss In Boots

Best Screenplay

• Moneyball
• The Artist
• The Ides Of March
• Midnight In Paris – WINNER
• The Descendants

Best Original Score

• The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo
• W.E.
• The Artist – WINNER
• Hugo
• War Horse

Best Original Song

• Hello Hello (Gnomeo & Juliet)
• Lay Your Head Down (Albert Nobbs)
• The Living Proof (The Help)
• Masterpiece (W.E.) – WINNER
• The Keeper (Machine Gun Preacher)

What do you think of the winners? Is there any film or actor in particular you would’ve liked to see collect a golden statue?

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