2012 Golden Globe Awards honors the best in film and television

By Brendan Costello on January 16, 2012

With the 2012 Oscar nominations just around the corner, this year's Golden Globe Awards set the stage for the what is sure to be a heated race between the best films Hollywood has to offer.  

Winners listed first.

Best Motion Picture - Drama

• The Descendants
• The Help
• Hugo
• The Ides Of March
• Moneyball
• War Horse

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama

• Meryl Streep - Iron Lady

• Glenn Close - Albert Nobbs
• Viola Davis - The Help
• Rooney Mara - The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo
• 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

• The Artist

• 50/50
• Bridesmaids
• Midnight In Paris
• My Week With Marilyn

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

• Michelle Williams - My Week With Marilyn

• Jodie Foster - Carnage
• Charlize Theron - Young Adult
• Kristen Wiig - Bridesmaids
• 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 Animated Feature Film

Best Foreign Language Film

• A Separation (Iran)

• The Flowers Of War (China)
• In The Land Of Blood And Honey (United States)
• The Kid With A Bike (Belgium)
• The Skin I Live In (Spain)

Best Performance by an Actress In A Supporting Role in a Motion Picture

Best Performance y an Actor In A Supporting Role in a Motion Picture

Best Director - Motion Picture

• Martin Scorsese – Hugo

• Woody Allen – Midnight In Paris
• George Clooney – The Ides Of March
• Michel Hazanavicius – The Artist
• Alexander Payne – The Descendants

Best Screenplay - Motion Picture

• Woody Allen - Midnight In Paris

• Michel Hazanavicius - The Artist
• Nat Faxon, Alexander Payne, Jim Rash - The Descendants
• George Clooney, Grant Heslov, Beau Willimon - The Ides Of March
• Stan Chervin, Aaron Sorkin, Steven Zaillian - Moneyball

Best Original Score - Motion Picture

Best Original Song - Motion Picture

"Masterpiece" – W.E.
Music & Lyrics By: Madonna, Julie Frost and Jimmy Harry

Best Television Series - Drama

• Homeland (SHOWTIME)

• American Horror Story (FX)
• Boardwalk Empire (HBO)
• Boss (STARZ)
• Game Of Thrones (HBO)

Best Performance by an Actress In A Television Series - Drama

Best Performance by an Actor In A Television Series - Drama

• Kelsey Grammer – Boss

• Steve Buscemi – Boardwalk Empire
• Bryan Cranston – Breaking Bad
• Jeremy Irons – The Borgias
• Damian Lewis – Homeland

Best Television Series - Comedy or Musical

• Modern Family (ABC)

• Enlightened (HBO)
• Episodes (SHOWTIME)
• Glee (FOX)
• New Girl (FOX)

Best Performance by an Actress In A Television Series - Comedy or Musical

Best Performance by an Actor In A Television Series - Comedy Or Musical

• Matt LeBlanc – Episodes

• Alec Baldwin – 30 Rock
• David Duchovny – Californication
• Johnny Galecki – The Big Bang Theory
• Thomas Jane – Hung 

Best Mini-Series Or Motion Picture Made for Television

• Kate Winslet – Mildred Pierce 

• Romola Garai – The Hour
• Diane Lane – Cinema Verite
• Elizabeth McGovern – Downton Abbey
• Emily Watson – Appropriate Adult

Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television

• Idris Elba – Luther

• Hugh Bonneville – Downton Abbey
• William Hurt – Too Big To Fail
• Bill Nighy – Page Eight
• Dominic West – The Hour 

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television