The 69th Annual Golden Globes Winners

By Valis Vicenty January 16,2012

The brightest stars in Hollywood were all dolled up last night to attend to the 2012 Golden Globes. The elegant evening was mostly tame even with Ricky Gervais’s limited ribbing and the occasional swear word getting censored. There were a few surprise winners and endearing moments, including William H. Macy and Felicity Huffman’s adorable duet and Sidney Poitier and Helen Mirren’s tribute to Morgan Freeman. Here are the big winners of last night’s show:

Best Motion Picture – Drama
The Help
Hugo
The Ides of March
Moneyball
The Descendants
War Horse

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama
Glenn Close – Albert Nobbs
Viola Davis – The Help
Rooney Mara – The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Meryl Streep – Iron Lady
Tilda Swinton – We Need to Talk About Kevin

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama
George Clooney – The Descendants
Leonardo DiCaprio – J. Edgar
Michael Fassbender – Shame
Ryan Gosling – The Ides of March
Brad Pitt – Moneyball

Best Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical
50/50
The Artist
Bridesmaids
Midnight in Paris
My Week with Marilyn

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical
Jodie Foster – Carnage
Charlize Theron – Young Adult
Kristen Wiig – Bridesmaids
Michelle Williams – My Week with Marilyn
Kate Winslet – Carnage

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical
Jean Dujardin – The Artist
Brendan Gleeson – The Guard
Joseph Gordon-Levitt – 50/50
Ryan Gosling – Crazy, Stupid, Love
Owen Wilson – Midnight in Paris

Best Performance by an Actress In a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
Berenice Bejo – The Artist
Jessica Chastain – The Help
Janet McTeer – Albert Nobbs
Octavia Spencer – The Help
Shailene Woodley – The Descendants

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
Kenneth Branagh – My Week with Marilyn
Albert Brooks – Drive
Jonah Hill – Moneyball
Viggo Mortensen – A Dangerous Method
Christopher Plummer – Beginners

To see the rest of last night’s winners, please visit GoldenGlobes.org.

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