2011 Golden Globe Awards: Winners and Highlights

The 2011 Golden Globe Awards kicked off the year of the big shows for stars. Hosted by Ricky Gervais again, I had very high expectations. Gervais made the Golden Globes so much fun to watch last year, I could hardly wait. Greeting the crowd with a "cheers" and a drink from a beer sitting at his podium he promised a night of partying and heavy drinking. He did not disappoint. Gervais bashed everything and everyone from the nominated movie "The Tourist" to the season finale of "Lost." With even a jab at Mel Gibson. At one point in the show he actually announced Bruce Willis as "Ashton Kutcher's dad."

Here is the nominations and winners list for the 2011 Golden Globe Awards:

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy Or Musical
Annette Bening - "The Kids Are All Right" - Winner
Anne Hathaway - "Love & Other Drugs"
Angelina Jolie - "The Tourist"
Julianne Moore - "The Kids Are All Right"
Emma Stone - "Easy A"

The only one presenter Robert Downey Jr. didn't make overly sexual comments to directly was Angelina Jolie. He did say he's "do" all of them right there on the stage though. What a guy. Benning's acceptance speech got a little blurred as she thanked her partner (Julianne Moore), her children and their sperm donor, and her husband Warren Beatty.

Best Motion Picture - Comedy Or Musical
"Alice in Wonderland"
Walt Disney Pictures; Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
"Burlesque"
Screen Gems; Sony Pictures Releasing
"The Kids Are All Right" - Winner
Antidote Films, Mandalay Vision, Gilbert Fi

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy Or Musical
Johnny Depp - "Alice in Wonderland"
Johnny Depp - "The Tourist"
Paul Giamatti - "Barney's Version" - Winner
Jake Gyllenhaal - "Love & Other Drugs"
Kevin Spacey - "Casino Jack"

Best Performance by an Actress In A Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
Amy Adams - "The Fighter"
Helena Bonham Carter - "The King's Speech"
Mila Kunis - "Black Swan"
Melissa Leo - "The Fighter" - Winner
Jacki Weaver - "Animal Kingdom"

Best Performance by an Actor In A Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
Christian Bale - "The Fighter" - Winner
Michael Douglas - "Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps"
Andrew Garfield - "The Social Network"
Jeremy Renner - "The Town"
Geoffrey Rush - "The King's Speech"

Even though it's the foreign press I thought Michael Douglas would get the sentimental nod. Guess not.

Best Animated Feature Film
"Despicable Me"
Universal Pictures, Illumination Entertainment; Universal Pictures
"How To Train Your Dragon"
DreamWorks Animation; Paramount Pictures
"The Illusionist"
Django Films, Ciné B and France 3 Cinéma; Sony Pictures Classics
"Tangled"
Walt Disney Animation Studios; Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
"Toy Story 3" - Winner
Disney * Pixar; Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures

Best Foreign Language Film
"Biutiful" (Mexico, Spain)
The Country of Mexico and The Country of Spain
Menageatroz, Focus Features International; Roadside Attractions
"The Concert" (France)
The Country of France
An Oï Oï Oï Productions, Les Productions Du Tresor, France 3 Cinema, Europacorp, Castel Films, Panache Productions, RTBF (Belgian Television), BIM Distrubuzione Co., Canal +, Cinecinema and France 3; The Weinstein Company
"The Edge" (Russia)
The Country of Russia
(Kpaй) Rock Films, Teleshow, Channel One Russia, with the support of Russian Railways
"I Am Love" (Italy)
The Country of Italy
(IO SONO L'AMORE) First Sun; Magnolia Pictures
"In A Better World" (Denmark) - Winner
The Country of Denmark
(Hævnen) Zentropa Entertainment; Sony Pictures Classics

Best Director - Motion Picture
Darren Aronofsky - "Black Swan"
David Fincher - "The Social Network" - Winner
Tom Hooper - "The King's Speech"
Christopher Nolan - "Inception"
David O. Russell - "The Fighter"

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

Presenters Steve Carell and Tina Fey were the star of this award. Gervais introduced him as "ungrateful" for leaving "The Office." Carell and Gervais met at the stage mark with a not so friendly shove.

Best Original Score - Motion Picture
Alexandre Desplat - "The King's Speech"
Danny Elfman - "Alice in Wonderland"
A. R. Rahman - "127 Hours"
Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross - "The Social Network" - Winner
Hans Zimmer - "Inception"

Best Original Song - Motion Picture
"Bound To You" - "Burlesque"
Music By: Samuel Dixon
Lyrics By: Christina Aguilera and Sia Furler
"Coming Home" - "Country Strong"
Music & Lyrics By: Bob DiPiero, Tom Douglas, Hillary Lindsey and Troy Verges
"I See The Light" - "Tangled"
Music By: Alan Menken
Lyrics By: Glenn Slater
"There's A Place For Us" - "The Chronicles Of Narnia: The Voyage Of The Dawn Treader"
Music & Lyrics By: Hillary Lindsey, Carrie Underwood and David Hodges
"You Haven't Seen The Last Of Me" - "Burlesque" - Winner
Music & Lyrics By: Diane Warren

Best Television Series - Drama
"Boardwalk Empire" (HBO) - Winner
Leverage, Closest to the Hole Productions, Sikelia Productions and Cold Front Productions, HBO Entertainment
"Dexter" (SHOWTIME)
Showtime Presents, John Goldwyn Productions, The Colleton Company, Clyde Phillips Productions
"The Good Wife" (CBS)
CBS Television Studios
"Mad Men" (AMC)
Lionsgate Television
"The Walking Dead" (AMC)
AMC

It was inevitable after the Buscemi win that the series would likely carry it's category. The producer who accepted stated that all had the same feelings, "Holy effing crap, we just won a Golden Globe!"

Best Performance by an Actress In A Television Series - Drama
Julianna Margulies - "The Good Wife" (CBS)
Elisabeth Moss - "Mad Men" (AMC)
Piper Perabo - "Covert Affairs"
Katey Sagal - "Sons Of Anarchy" - Winner
Kyra Sedgwick - "The Closer" (TNT)

Best Performance by an Actor In A Television Series - Drama
Steve Buscemi - "Boardwalk Empire" (HBO) Winner
Bryan Cranston - "Breaking Bad"
Michael C. Hall - "Dexter" (SHOWTIME)
Jon Hamm - "Mad Men" (AMC)
Hugh Laurie - "House" (FOX)

If anyone other than Hugh Laurie had to win this Golden Globe, I hoped it would be Steve Buscemi. Great actor that he is and had to believe this is his first Golden Globe win. It's good to see Steve Buscemi in 'real life' and not the creepiness he always manages to bring across onscreen.

Best Television Series - Comedy Or Musical
"30 Rock" (NBC)
Universal Media Studios in association with Broadway Video and Little Stranger Inc.
"The Big Bang Theory" (CBS)
Warner Bros. Television
"The Big C" (Showtime)
Showtime, Sony Pictures Television, Perkins Street Productions, Farm Kid, Original Film
"Glee" (FOX) - Winner
Ryan Murphy Television, Twentieth Century Fox Television
Modern Family (ABC)
Twentieth Century Fox Television
Nurse Jackie (SHOWTIME)
Showtime, Lionsgate Television, Jackson Group Entertainment, Madison Grain Elevator, Inc. & Delong Lumber, Caryn Mandabach Productions

Best Performance by an Actress In A Television Series - Comedy Or Musical
Toni Collette - "United States Of Tara" (SHOWTIME)
Edie Falco - "Nurse Jackie" (SHOWTIME)
Tina Fey - "30 Rock" (NBC)
Laura Linney - "The Big C" (Showtime) - Winner
Lea Michele - "Glee" (FOX)

Best Performance by an Actor In A Television Series - Comedy Or Musical
Alec Baldwin - "30 Rock" (NBC)
Steve Carell - "The Office" (NBC)
Thomas Jane - "Hung" (HBO)
Matthew Morrison - "Glee" (FOX)
Jim Parsons - The Big Bang Theory (CBS) - Winner

You could see the pure joy from cast mate Kaley Cuoco as she announced Jim Parsons the winner. I'm glad Parsons took home the Golden Globe. I'm sure Matthew Morrison fans are screaming at me right now.

Best Mini-Series Or Motion Picture Made for Television
"Carlos" (Sundance C) - Winner
Film En Stock and Egoli Tossell Film, Sundance Channel
"The Pacific" (HBO)
Playtone and DreamWorks in association with HBO Films
"Pillars Of The Earth" (STARZ)
Starz, Tandem Communications, Muse Entertainment Scott Free Films
"Temple Grandin" (HBO)
A Ruby Films, Gerson Saines Production, HBO Films
"You Don't Know Jack" (HBO)
Bee Holder, Cine Mosaic and Levinson/Fontana Productions, HBO Films

Best Performance by an Actress In A Mini-series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Hayley Atwell - "Pillars Of The Earth" (STARZ)
Claire Danes - "Temple Grandin" (HBO) - Winner
Judi Dench - "Return To Cranford"
Romola Garai - "Emma"
Jennifer Love Hewitt - "The Client List"

Best Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Scott Caan - "Hawaii Five-O"
Chris Colfer - "Glee" (FOX) - Winner
Chris Noth - "The Good Wife" (CBS)
Eric Stonestreet - "Modern Family" (ABC)
David Strathairn - "Temple Grandin" (HBO)

This was a huge win, against some major competition, for Chris Colfer and "Glee." A well deserved win for the young man. In his acceptance speech Colfer spoke directly to the youth who watch "Glee" stating in general to those who bully or try to hold you down because of who you are, "Screw that!"

Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Idris Elba - "Luther"
Ian McShane - "Pillars Of The Earth" (STARZ)
Al Pacino - "You Don't Know Jack" (HBO) - Winner
Dennis Quaid - "The Special Relationship"
Edgar Ramirez - "Carlos" (Sundance C)

It would have been a shock for Al Pacino not to have won this Golden Globe. Winner of the Cecil B. DeMille award last year, Pacino did an outstanding job in "You Don't Know Jack." Another well deserved win.

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Hope Davis - "The Special Relationship"
Jane Lynch - "Glee" (FOX) - Winner
Kelly MacDonald - "Boardwalk Empire" (HBO)
Julia Stiles - "Dexter" (SHOWTIME)
Sofia Vergara - "Modern Family" (ABC)

Cecil B. DeMille Award
Robert De Niro
Presenter Matt Damon did his best to poke fun at DeNiro and his movies and only half succeeded. To a smattering of nervous laughter, we were finally gifted with a viewing of clips. Robert DeNiro appears to be fully accepting of the awards he will surely receive for his body of work.

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama
Halle Berry - "Frankie and Alice"
Nicole Kidman - "Rabbit Hole"
Jennifer Lawrence - "Winter's Bone"
Natalie Portman - "Black Swan" - Winner
Michelle Williams - "Blue Valentine"

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
Jesse Eisenberg - The Social Network
Colin Firth - The King's Speech - Winner
James Franco - 127 Hours
Ryan Gosling - Blue Valentine
Mark Wahlberg - The Fighter
lms; Focus Features
"Red"
di Bonaventura Pictures; Summit Entertainment
"The Tourist"
GK Films; Sony Pictures Releasing

Best Motion Picture - Drama
"Black Swan"
Protozoa Pictures & Cross Creek Pictures & Phoenix; Fox Searchlight Pictures
"The Fighter"
Paramount Pictures and Relativity Media; Paramount Pictures and Relativity Media
"Inception"
Warner Bros. Pictures UK LTD.; Warner Bros. Pictures
"The King's Speech"
See-Saw Films and Bedlam Productions; The Weinstein Company
"The Social Network" - Winner
Columbia Pictures; Sony Pictures Releasing

MIchael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones were on the red carpet for their first "date" after Douglas' cancer treatments. The actor looked amazing after looking very ill in earlier appearances during his chemo therapy. Great to see them both out and looking so happy. Douglas received a long standing ovation as he took the stage to present the final Golden Globe of the night

The 2011 Golden Globes went off with only the occasional preemptive strike by the sound censors. They weren't even all directed at Ricky Gervais. Anyway, it's always fun to see this many big name stars in such a small setting. Congratulations to all the Golden Globe winners.

Sources:
HFPA - Nominations and Winners

Live Golden Globe Awards - NBC Jan. 16, 2011