2011 Golden Globe Awards: 'The Social Network', 'Glee', Colin Firth and Natalie Portman Came Out on Top (Full List of Winners)

Ricky Gervais was on a roll as host for the second consecutive year at the 2011 Golden Globe Awards with his acerbic barbs and digs at certain films, actors and the industry as a whole. This time the audience wasn't laughing as much. "The Social Network" won a total of 4 awards including Best Original Score, Best Screenplay, Best Director and Best Motion Picture - Drama.

One of the best highlights of the entire evening was Michael Douglas making an unexpected appearance as a presenter for Best Motion Picture - Drama. The crowd gave him a roaring standing ovation that was well deserved. Last year Douglas was diagnosed with advanced stage four throat cancer. He looked and sounded marvelous as he thanked and then spoke to the audience.

As expected Natalie Portman won Best Performance in a Motion Picture - Drama - Actress for "Black Swan." She looked beautiful in her pink satin maternity gown. Colin Firth won for his role as the stammering King George VI in "The King's Speech." Annette Bening's win for Musical or Comedy - Actress in "The Kids Are All Right" mentioned in her speech that her husband, Warren Beatty, won the Golden Globe Award in 1962 for Most Promising Actor.

On the television side "Glee" was the big winner of the night winning three Golden Globes. The first and second were for Best Supporting Performance in a Series, Mini-Series, or TV Film - Actor and Actress. Chris Colfer gave a motivating acceptance speech with a message about anti-bullying. Jane Lynch is on a roll with her win. "Glee" also won Best Series - Musical or Comedy. Al Pacino's portrayal of Jack Kevorkian won him a Golden Globe in the category of Best Performance in a Mini-Series or TV Film - Actor.

A special presentation of the Cecil B. DeMille Award for lifetime achievement by Matt Damon wasgiven to Robert DeNiro. He had a lot to say about his career and other political issues. Usually the Golden Globes are a precursor to the Oscars. It will be interesting if the winners in the film categories are nominated for Academy Awards. Only time will tell as the nominations for the Oscars will be out on January 25.

Here is a full list of Winners:

Best Motion Picture - Drama

* The Social Network
Black Swan
The Fighter
Inception
The King's Speech

Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy

* The Kids Are All Right
Alice in Wonderland
Burlesque
Red
The Tourist

Best Performance in a Motion Picture - Drama - Actor

* Colin Firth - The King's Speech
Jesse Eisenberg - The Social Network
James Franco - 127 Hours
Ryan Gosling - Blue Valentine
Mark Wahlberg - The Fighter

Best Performance in a Motion Picture - Drama - Actress

* Natalie Portman - Black Swan
Halle Berry - Frankie and Alice
Nicole Kidman - Rabbit Hole
Jennifer Lawrence - Winter's Bone
Michelle Williams - Blue Valentine

Best Performance in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy - Actor

* Paul Giamatti - Barney's Version
Johnny Depp - Alice in Wonderland
Johnny Depp - The Tourist
Jake Gyllenhaal - Love and Other Drugs
Kevin Spacey - Casino Jack

Best Performance in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy - Actress

* Annette Bening - The Kids Are All Right
Anne Hathaway - Love and Other Drugs
Angelina Jolie - The Tourist
Julianne Moore - The Kids Are All Right
Emma Stone - Easy A

Best Performance in a Motion Picture - Drama - Supporting Actor

* Christian Bale - The Fighter
Michael Douglas - Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps
Andrew Garfield - The Social Network
Jeremy Renner - The Town
Geoffrey Rush - The King's Speech

Best Performance in a Motion Picture - Drama - Supporting Actress

* Melissa Leo - The Fighter
Amy Adams - The Fighter
Helena Bonham Carter - The King's Speech
Mila Kunis - Black Swan
Jacki Weaver - Animal Kingdom

Best Director

* David Fincher - The Social Network
Darren Aronofsky - Black Swan
Tom Hooper - The King's Speech
Christopher Nolan - Inception
David O. Russell - The Fighter

Best Screenplay

* Aaron Sorkin - The Social Network
Simon Beaufoy, Danny Boyle - 127 Hours
Stuart Blumberg, Lisa Cholodenko - The Kids Are All Right
Christopher Nolan - Inception
David Seidler - The King's Speech

Best Original Score

* Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross - The Social Network
Alexandre Desplat - The King's Speech
Danny Elfman - Alice in Wonderland
A.R. Rahman - 127 Hours
Hans Zimmer - Inception

Best Original Song

* "You Haven't Seen the Last of Me" - Burlesque
"Bound to You" - Burlesque
"Coming Home" - Country Strong
"I See the Light" - Tangled
"There's a Place For Us" - The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader

Best Animated Feature Film

* Toy Story 3
Despicable Me
How to Train Your Dragon
The Illusionist
Tangled

Best Foreign Language Film

* In a Better World • Denmark
Biutiful • Mexico/Spain
The Concert • France
The Edge • Russia
I Am Love • Italy

Television

Best Series - Drama

* Boardwalk Empire
Dexter
The Good Wife
Mad Men
The Walking Dead

Best Series - Musical or Comedy

* Glee
30 Rock
The Big Bang Theory
The Big C
Modern Family
Nurse Jackie

Best Performance in a Television Series - Drama - Actor

* Steve Buscemi - Boardwalk Empire
Bryan Cranston - Breaking Bad
Michael C. Hall - Dexter
Jon Hamm - Mad Men
Hugh Laurie - House

Best Performance in a Television Series - Drama - Actress

* Katey Sagal - Sons of Anarchy
Julianna Margulies - The Good Wife
Elisabeth Moss - Mad Men
Piper Perabo - Covert Affairs
Kyra Sedgwick - The Closer

Best Performance in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy - Actor

* Jim Parsons - The Big Bang Theory
Alec Baldwin - 30 Rock
Steve Carell - The Office
Thomas Jane - Hung
Matthew Morrison - Glee

Best Performance in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy - Actress

* Laura Linney - The Big C
Toni Collette - United States of Tara
Edie Falco - Nurse Jackie
Tina Fey - 30 Rock
Lea Michele - Glee

Best Performance in a Mini-Series or TV Film - Actor

* Al Pacino - You Don't Know Jack
Idris Elba - Luther
Ian McShane - The Pillars of the Earth
Dennis Quaid - The Special Relationship
Édgar Ramírez - Carlos

Best Performance in a Mini-Series or TV Film - Actress

* Claire Danes - Temple Grandin
Hayley Atwell - The Pillars of the Earth
Judi Dench - Return to Cranford
Romola Garai - Emma
Jennifer Love Hewitt - The Client List

Best Supporting Performance in a Series, Mini-Series, or TV Film - Actor

* Chris Colfer - Glee
Scott Caan - Hawaii Five-0
Chris Noth - The Good Wife
Eric Stonestreet - Modern Family
David Strathairn - Temple Grandin

Best Supporting Performance in a Series, Mini-Series, or TV Film - Actress

* Jane Lynch - Glee as Sue Sylvester
Hope Davis - The Special Relationship
Kelly Macdonald - Boardwalk Empire
Julia Stiles - Dexter
Sofía Vergara - Modern Family

Best Mini-Series or TV Film

* Carlos
The Pacific
The Pillars of the Earth
Temple Grandin
You Don't Know Jack

SOURCES:

2011 Golden Globe Awards, NBC.com

Hollie McKay, "Michael Douglas Just Happy to Be at Golden Globe After Cancer Scare", FOX News.com

Key Dates Announced for 83^rd Academy Awards, Oscar.org

Official Website of the HFPA and the Golden Globe Awards, Golden Globes.org