The 69th Annual Golden Globe Awards; THE DESCENDANTS & THE ARTIST Top Winners

The “biggest party of the year” was filled with stars from television and film as the winners were announced at the 69th Golden Globe ceremony at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. THE ARTIST and THE DESCENDANTS were the big winners of the night, hosted once again by the outrageously funny Ricky Gervais. Fox Searchlight Pictures’ film won 2 for Best Picture Drama and Best Actor for George Clooney while the Weinstein Company’s tribute to the silent film era brought home three globes for Best Picture Comedy/Musical, Best Actor for Jean Dujardin and Best Original Score for Ludovic Bource. 7-time winner Meryl Streep won Best Actress for THE IRON LADY and, going in with 5 noms, Octavia Spencer nabbed THE HELP’s only award for Best Supporting Actress. The nicest surprise of the evening was Martin Scorsese’s triumphant win for his direction of HUGO.

Motion Picture Winners: (Click HERE for TV winners)

BEST MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA

• THE DESCENDANTS

BEST MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY OR MUSICAL

• THE ARTIST

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM

• THE ADVENTURES OF TINTIN

BEST DIRECTOR – MOTION PICTURE

• MARTIN SCORSESE Hugo

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM

• A SEPARATION (Iran)

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA

• MERYL STREEP The Iron Lady

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA

• GEORGE CLOONEY The Descendants

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY OR MUSICAL

• MICHELLE WILLIAMS My Week with Marilyn

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY OR MUSICAL

• JEAN DUJARDIN The Artist

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A MOTION PICTURE

• OCTAVIA SPENCER The Help

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A MOTION PICTURE

• CHRISTOPHER PLUMMER Beginners

BEST SCREENPLAY – MOTION PICTURE

• WOODY ALLEN Midnight in Paris

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE – MOTION PICTURE

• LUDOVIC BOURCE The Artist

BEST ORIGINAL SONG – MOTION PICTURE

• “MASTERPIECE” – W.E. Music & Lyrics by: Madonna, Julie Frost, Jimmy Harry

PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED

Cecil B. DeMille Lifetime Achievement Award: Morgan Freeman.