The 69th Golden Globe Awards was aired on NBC. The Golden Globe Awards night was held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California on January 15, 2012. The broadcast of the Golden Globe Awards, telecast to 167 countries worldwide, generally ranks as the third most-watched awards show each year, behind only the Oscars and the Grammy Awards. Big winners on the night were silent film The Artist which won three awards and The Descendants winning two awards.
The Golden Globe Awards 2012 was hosted by Ricky Gervais. The nominations were announced by Woody Harrelson, Sofia Vergara, Gerard Butler and Rashida Jones on December 15, 2011. The Artist got the most nomination in Film Category with 6 nominations and Downton Abbey and Mildred Pierce has 4 nominations in the Television, Alexander Payne, George Clooney has 3 nominations in Individual category.
Some of the most popular celebrity presenters are Jessica Alba, Antonio Banderas, Kate Beckinsale, Jessica Bielk, Emily Blunt, Pierce Brosnan, Gerard Butler, George Clooney, Bradley Cooper, Meltem Cumbul, Johnny Depp, and Robert Downey, Jr.
The 69th Golden Globe Awards Winners (BOLD)| Best Motion Picture |
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| Drama | Musical or Comedy |
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- The Descendants
- The Help
- Hugo
- The Ides of March
- Moneyball
- War Horse
| - The Artist
- 50/50
- Bridesmaids
- Midnight in Paris
- My Week with Marilyn
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| Best Performance in a Motion Picture – Drama |
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| Actor | Actress |
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- George Clooney - The Descendants as Matt King
- Leonardo DiCaprio - J. Edgar as J. Edgar Hoover
- Michael Fassbender - Shame as Brandon Sullivan
- Ryan Gosling - The Ides of March as Stephen Meyers
- Brad Pitt - Moneyball as Billy Beane
| - Meryl Streep - The Iron Lady as Margaret Thatcher
- Glenn Close - Albert Nobbs as Albert Nobbs
- Viola Davis - The Help as Aibileen Clark
- Rooney Mara - The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo as Lisbeth Salander
- Tilda Swinton - We Need to Talk about Kevin as Eva Khatchadourian
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| Best Performance in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy |
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| Actor | Actress |
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- Jean Dujardin - The Artist as George Valentin
- Brendan Gleeson - The Guard as Gerry Boyle
- Joseph Gordon-Levitt - 50/50 as Adam Lerner
- Ryan Gosling - Crazy, Stupid, Love. as Jacob Palmer
- Owen Wilson - Midnight in Paris as Gil Pender
| - Michelle Williams - My Week with Marilyn as Marilyn Monroe
- Jodie Foster - Carnage as Penelope Longstreet
- Charlize Theron - Young Adult as Mavis Gary
- Kristen Wiig - Bridesmaids as Annie Walker
- Kate Winslet - Carnage as Nancy Cowan
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| Supporting Actor | Supporting Actress |
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- Christopher Plummer - Beginners as Hal
- Kenneth Branagh - My Week with Marilyn asLaurence Olivier
- Albert Brooks - Drive as Bernie Rose
- Jonah Hill - Moneyball as Peter Brand
- Viggo Mortensen - A Dangerous Method asSigmund Freud
| - Octavia Spencer - The Help as Minny Jackson
- Bérénice Bejo - The Artist as Peppy Miller
- Jessica Chastain - The Help as Celia Foote
- Janet McTeer - Albert Nobbs as Hubert Page
- Shailene Woodley - The Descendants as Alexandra "Alex" King
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| Best Director | Best Screenplay |
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- Martin Scorsese - Hugo
- Woody Allen - Midnight in Paris
- George Clooney - The Ides of March
- Michel Hazanavicius - The Artist
- Alexander Payne - The Descendants
| - Woody Allen - Midnight in Paris
- George Clooney, Grant Heslov & Beau Willimon - The Ides of March
- Michel Hazanavicius - The Artist
- Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon & Jim Rash - The Descendants
- Steven Zaillian & Aaron Sorkin - Moneyball
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| Best Original Score | Best Original Song |
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- Ludovic Bource - The Artist
- Abel Korzeniowski - W.E.
- Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross - The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
- Howard Shore - Hugo
- John Williams - War Horse
| - "Masterpiece" (music and lyrics by Madonna, Julie Frost and Jimmy Harry) - W.E.
- "Hello Hello" (music by Elton John, lyrics by Bernie Taupin) - Gnomeo & Juliet
- "The Keeper" (music & lyrics by Chris Cornell) - Machine Gun Preacher
- "Lay Your Head Down" (music by Brian Byrne, lyrics by Glenn Close) - Albert Nobbs
- "The Living Proof" (music by Thomas Newman, Mary J. Blige & Harvey Mason, Jr., lyrics by Blige, Mason &Damon Thomas) - The Help
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| Best Animated Feature Film | Best Foreign Language Film |
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- The Adventures of Tintin
- Arthur Christmas
- Cars 2
- Puss in Boots
- Rango
| - A Separation
- The Flowers of War
- In the Land of Blood and Honey
- The Kid with a Bike
- The Skin I Live In
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[edit]Television
| Best Series |
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| Drama | Musical or Comedy |
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- Homeland
- American Horror Story
- Boardwalk Empire
- Boss
- Game of Thrones
| - Modern Family
- Enlightened
- Episodes
- Glee
- New Girl
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| Best Performance in a Television Series – Drama |
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| Actor | Actress |
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- Kelsey Grammer – Boss as Tom Kane
- Steve Buscemi – Boardwalk Empire as Nucky Thompson
- Bryan Cranston – Breaking Bad as Walter White
- Jeremy Irons – The Borgias as Pope Alexander VI
- Damian Lewis – Homeland as Nicholas Brody
| - Claire Danes – Homeland as Carrie Mathison
- Mireille Enos – The Killing as Sarah Linden
- Julianna Margulies – The Good Wife as Alicia Florrick
- Madeleine Stowe – Revenge as Victoria Grayson
- Callie Thorne – Necessary Roughness as Dr. Danielle "Dani" Santino
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| Best Performance in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy |
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| Actor | Actress |
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- Matt LeBlanc – Episodes as Matt LeBlanc
- Alec Baldwin – 30 Rock as Jack Donaghy
- David Duchovny – Californication as Hank Moody
- Johnny Galecki – The Big Bang Theory as Leonard Hofstadter
- Thomas Jane – Hung as Ray Drecker
| - Laura Dern - Enlightened as Amy Jellicoe
- Zooey Deschanel - New Girl as Jessica "Jess" Day
- Tina Fey - 30 Rock as Liz Lemon
- Laura Linney - The Big C as Catherine "Cathy" Jamison
- Amy Poehler - Parks and Recreation as Leslie Knope
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| Best Performance in a Miniseries or Television Film |
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| Actor | Actress |
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- Idris Elba – Luther as Detective Chief Inspector John Luther
- Hugh Bonneville – Downton Abbey as Robert, Earl of Grantham
- William Hurt – Too Big to Fail as Henry Paulson
- Bill Nighy – Page Eight as Johnny Worricker
- Dominic West – The Hour as Hector Madden
| - Kate Winslet – Mildred Pierce as Mildred Pierce
- Romola Garai – The Hour as Bel Rowley
- Diane Lane – Cinema Verite as Pat Loud
- Elizabeth McGovern – Downton Abbey as Cora, Countess of Grantham
- Emily Watson – Appropriate Adult as Janet Leach
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| Best Supporting Performance in a Series, Miniseries, or Television Film |
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| Actor | Actress |
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- Peter Dinklage – Game of Thrones as Tyrion Lannister
- Paul Giamatti – Too Big to Fail as Ben Bernanke
- Guy Pearce – Mildred Pierce as Monty Beragon
- Tim Robbins – Cinema Verite as Bill Loud
- Eric Stonestreet – Modern Family as Cameron Tucker
| - Jessica Lange – American Horror Story as Constance Langdon
- Kelly Macdonald – Boardwalk Empire as Margaret Schroeder
- Maggie Smith – Downton Abbey as Violet, Dowager Countess of Grantham
- Sofía Vergara – Modern Family as Gloria Delgado-Pritchett
- Evan Rachel Wood – Mildred Pierce as Veda Pierce
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| Best Miniseries or Television Film |
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- Downton Abbey
- Cinema Verite
- The Hour
- Mildred Pierce
- Too Big to Fail
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