The 69th Golden Globe Awards, honoring the best in film and television of 2011, were broadcast live from the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California on January 15, 2012, by NBC. The host was Ricky Gervais, for the third consecutive year. The musical theme for the year was composed by Yoshiki, leader of the Japanese band X Japan. The nominations were announced by Woody Harrelson, Sofía Vergara, Gerard Butler and Rashida Jones on December 15, 2011. Multiple winners for the night included the silent film The Artist which won three awards and The Descendants winning two awards. Freshman television series Homeland also won two awards.
Winners and nominees
These are the nominees for the 69th Golden Globe Awards. Winners are listed at the top of each list.
Film Best Motion PictureDramaMusical or ComedyThe Descendants The Help Hugo The Ides of March Moneyball War HorseThe Artist 50/50 Bridesmaids Midnight in Paris My Week with MarilynBest Performance in a Motion Picture – DramaActorActressGeorge Clooney – The Descendants as Matt King Leonardo DiCaprio – J. Edgar as J. Edgar Hoover Michael Fassbender – Shame as Brandon Sullivan Ryan Gosling – The Ides of March as Stephen Meyers Brad Pitt – Moneyball as Billy BeaneMeryl Streep – The Iron Lady as Margaret Thatcher Glenn Close – Albert Nobbs as Albert Nobbs Viola Davis – The Help as Aibileen Clark Rooney Mara – The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo as Lisbeth Salander Tilda Swinton – We Need to Talk About Kevin as Eva KhatchadourianBest Performance in a Motion Picture – Musical or ComedyActorActressJean Dujardin – The Artist as George Valentin Brendan Gleeson – The Guard as Gerry Boyle Joseph Gordon-Levitt – 50/50 as Adam Lerner Ryan Gosling – Crazy, Stupid, Love as Jacob Palmer Owen Wilson – Midnight in Paris as Gil PenderMichelle Williams – My Week with Marilyn as Marilyn Monroe Jodie Foster – Carnage as Penelope Longstreet Charlize Theron – Young Adult as Mavis Gary Kristen Wiig – Bridesmaids as Annie Walker Kate Winslet – Carnage as Nancy CowanSupporting ActorSupporting ActressChristopher Plummer – Beginners as Hal Fields Kenneth Branagh – My Week with Marilyn as Laurence Olivier Albert Brooks – Drive as Bernie Rose Jonah Hill – Moneyball as Peter Brand Viggo Mortensen – A Dangerous Method as Sigmund FreudOctavia Spencer – The Help as Minny Jackson Bérénice Bejo – The Artist as Peppy Miller Jessica Chastain – The Help as Celia Foote Janet McTeer – Albert Nobbs as Hubert Page Shailene Woodley – The Descendants as Alexandra KingBest DirectorBest ScreenplayMartin Scorsese – Hugo Woody Allen – Midnight in Paris George Clooney – The Ides of March Michel Hazanavicius – The Artist Alexander Payne – The DescendantsWoody Allen – Midnight in Paris George Clooney, Grant Heslov and Beau Willimon – The Ides of March Michel Hazanavicius – The Artist Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon and Jim Rash – The Descendants Steven Zaillian and Aaron Sorkin – MoneyballBest Original ScoreBest Original SongLudovic Bource – The Artist Abel Korzeniowski – W.E. Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross – The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Howard Shore – Hugo John Williams – War Horse"Masterpiece" (music and lyrics by Madonna, Julie Frost and Jimmy Harry) – W.E. "Hello Hello" (music by Elton John and Lady Gaga; lyrics by Bernie Taupin) – Gnomeo & Juliet "The Keeper" (music & lyrics by Chris Cornell) – Machine Gun Preacher "Lay Your Head Down" (music by Brian Byrne; lyrics by Glenn Close) – Albert Nobbs "The Living Proof" (music by Thomas Newman, Mary J. Blige and Harvey Mason Jr.; lyrics by Mary J. Blige, Harvey Mason Jr. and Damon Thomas) – The HelpBest Animated Feature FilmBest Foreign Language FilmThe Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn Arthur Christmas Cars 2 Puss in Boots RangoA Separation • Iran The Flowers of War • China In the Land of Blood and Honey • United States (in Bosnian/Serbian) The Kid with a Bike • Belgium/France The Skin I Live In • Spain
Television Best SeriesDramaMusical or ComedyHomeland (Showtime) American Horror Story (FX) Boardwalk Empire (HBO) Boss (Starz) Game of Thrones (HBO)Modern Family (ABC) Enlightened (HBO) Episodes (Showtime) Glee (Fox) New Girl (Fox)Best Performance in a Television Series – DramaActorActress Kelsey Grammer – Boss (Starz) as Tom Kane Steve Buscemi – Boardwalk Empire (HBO) as Nucky Thompson Bryan Cranston – Breaking Bad (AMC) as Walter White Jeremy Irons – The Borgias (Showtime) as Pope Alexander VI Damian Lewis – Homeland (Showtime) as Nicholas BrodyClaire Danes – Homeland (Showtime) as Carrie Mathison Mireille Enos – The Killing (AMC) as Sarah Linden Julianna Margulies – The Good Wife (CBS) as Alicia Florrick Madeleine Stowe – Revenge (ABC) as Victoria Grayson Callie Thorne – Necessary Roughness (USA Network) as Dr. Danielle "Dani" SantinoBest Performance in a Television Series – Musical or ComedyActorActressMatt LeBlanc – Episodes (Showtime) as himself Alec Baldwin – 30 Rock (NBC) as Jack Donaghy David Duchovny – Californication (Showtime) as Hank Moody Johnny Galecki – The Big Bang Theory (CBS) as Dr. Leonard Hofstadter Thomas Jane – Hung (HBO) as Ray DreckerLaura Dern – Enlightened (HBO) as Amy Jellicoe Zooey Deschanel – New Girl (Fox) as Jessica "Jess" Day Tina Fey – 30 Rock (NBC) as Liz Lemon Laura Linney – The Big C (Showtime) as Catherine "Cathy" Jamison Amy Poehler – Parks and Recreation (NBC) as Leslie KnopeBest Performance in a Miniseries or Television FilmActorActressIdris Elba – Luther (BBC America) as Detective Chief Inspector John Luther Hugh Bonneville – Downton Abbey (PBS) as Robert, Earl of Grantham William Hurt – Too Big to Fail (HBO) as Henry Paulson Bill Nighy – Page Eight (PBS) as Johnny Worricker Dominic West – The Hour (BBC America) as Hector MaddenKate Winslet – Mildred Pierce (HBO) as Mildred Pierce Romola Garai – The Hour (BBC America) as Bel Rowley Diane Lane – Cinema Verite (HBO) as Pat Loud Elizabeth McGovern – Downton Abbey (PBS) as Cora, Countess of Grantham Emily Watson – Appropriate Adult (Sundance TV) as Janet LeachBest Supporting Performance in a Series, Miniseries, or Television FilmActorActressPeter Dinklage – Game of Thrones (HBO) as Tyrion Lannister Paul Giamatti – Too Big to Fail (HBO) as Ben Bernanke Guy Pearce – Mildred Pierce (HBO) as Monty Beragon Tim Robbins – Cinema Verite (HBO) as Bill Loud Eric Stonestreet – Modern Family (ABC) as Cameron TuckerJessica Lange – American Horror Story (FX) as Constance Langdon Kelly Macdonald – Boardwalk Empire (HBO) as Margaret Schroeder Maggie Smith – Downton Abbey (PBS) as Violet, Dowager Countess of Grantham Sofía Vergara – Modern Family (ABC) as Gloria Delgado-Pritchett Evan Rachel Wood – Mildred Pierce (HBO) as Veda PierceBest Miniseries or Television FilmDownton Abbey (PBS) Cinema Verite (HBO) The Hour (BBC America) Mildred Pierce (HBO) Too Big to Fail (HBO)
Multiple nominations
Films The following 15 films received multiple nominations: NominationsFilms6The Artist5The DescendantsThe Help4The Ides of MarchMidnight in ParisMoneyball3Albert NobbsHugoMy Week with Marilyn250/50BridesmaidsCarnageThe Girl with the Dragon TattooWar HorseW.E.
Television The following 15 series received multiple nominations: NominationsSeries4Downton AbbeyMildred Pierce3Boardwalk EmpireCinema VeriteHomelandThe HourModern FamilyToo Big to Fail230 RockAmerican Horror StoryBossEnlightenedEpisodesGame of ThronesNew Girl
Multiple wins
Film The following 2 films received multiple wins: WinsFilm3The Artist2The Descendants
Television The following series received multiple wins: WinsSeries2Homeland
Ceremony
Presenters
Jessica Alba Antonio Banderas Kate Beckinsale Jessica Biel Emily Blunt Gerard Butler George Clooney Bradley Cooper Meltem Cumbul Johnny Depp Robert Downey, Jr. Jimmy Fallon Colin Firth Jane Fonda Harrison Ford Sarah Michelle Gellar Jake Gyllenhaal Salma Hayek Dustin Hoffman Felicity Huffman Jeremy Irons Angelina Jolie Nicole Kidman Mila Kunis Ashton Kutcher Queen Latifah Adam Levine Rob Lowe Jane Lynch Elle Macpherson William H. Macy Madonna Melissa McCarthy Ewan McGregor Katharine McPhee Debra Messing Helen Mirren Julianne Moore Clive Owen Paula Patton Piper Perabo Michelle Pfeiffer Freida Pinto Brad Pitt Sidney Poitier Natalie Portman Seth Rogen Channing Tatum Mark Wahlberg Reese Witherspoon
PresenterAccoladeJessica Alba Channing TatumCo-Present Best Animated Feature FilmAntonio Banderas Salma HayekCo-Present Best Television Series — Comedy or MusicalKate Beckinsale Seth RogenCo-Present Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture — Musical or ComedyJessica Biel Mark WahlbergCo-Present Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture — Musical or ComedyEmily BluntIntroduces the clip BridesmaidsPierce BrosnanGerard Butler Mila KunisCo-Present Best Performance by a Supporting Actor in a Motion PictureGeorge ClooneyIntroduces the clip MoneyballBradley CooperPresents Best Performance by a Supporting Actress in a Motion PictureMeltem CumbulAnnounces the Golden Globe ratingJohnny DeppIntroduces the clip HugoRobert Downey, Jr.Introduces the clip The ArtistJimmy Fallon Adam LevineCo-Present Best Original Song and Best Original ScoreTina Fey Jane LynchCo-Present Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series — Comedy or MusicalColin FirthPresents Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture — DramaJane FondaPresents Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series — Comedy or MusicalHarrison FordPresents Best Motion Picture — DramaSarah Michelle Gellar Piper PeraboCo-Present Best Performance by a Supporting Actor — Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for TelevisionJake GyllenhaalIntroduces the clip My Week with MarylinDustin HoffmanPresents Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series — DramaFelicity Huffman William H. MacyCo-Present Best Performance by a Supporting Actress — Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture made for TelevisionAngelina JoliePresents Best DirectorNicole Kidman Clive OwenCo-Present Best ScreenplayAshton Kutcher Elle MacphersonCo-Present Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series — Comedy or MusicalQueen LatifahIntroduces the clip The HelpRob Lowe Julianne MooreCo-Present Best Performance by an Actress in a Miniseries or Television Film and Best Miniseries or Television FilmMadonnaPresents Best Foreign Language FilmMelissa McCarthy Paula PattonCo-Present Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series — Drama and Best Television Series — DramaEwan McGregorIntroduces the clip 50/50Katharine McPhee Debra MessingCo-Present Best Performance by an Actor — Miniseries or Television FilmMichelle PfeifferIntroduces the clip War HorseFreida PintoIntroduces the clip Midnight in ParisBrad PittIntroduces the clip The Ides of MarchSidney Potier Helen MirrenCo-Present Cecil B. DeMille Award to recipient Morgan FreemanNatalie PortmanPresents Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture — DramaReese WitherspoonIntroduces the clip The Descendants
Cecil B. DeMille Award Morgan Freeman
Miss Golden Globe Rainey Qualley (daughter of Andie MacDowell & Paul Qualley)
See also Hollywood Foreign Press Association 84th Academy Awards 64th Primetime Emmy Awards 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards 18th Screen Actors Guild Awards 65th British Academy Film Awards 1st AACTA International Awards 32nd Golden Raspberry Awards 66th Tony Awards 2011 in film 2011 in American television
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