2012 Golden Globes winners and nominees
A list of winners and nominees for the 69th Golden Globe Awards.
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MOTION PICTURE CATEGORIES
MOTION PICTURE, DRAMA
WINNER "The Descendants"
"The Help"
"Hugo"
"The Ides of March"
"Moneyball"
"War Horse"
MOTION PICTURE, MUSICAL OR COMEDY
"50/50"
WINNER "The Artist"
"Bridesmaids"
"Midnight in Paris"
"My Week With Marilyn"
FOREIGN-LANGUAGE PICTURE
"The Flowers of War" (China)
"In the Land of Blood and Honey" (USA)
"The Kid With a Bike" (Belgium)
WINNER "A Separation" (Iran)
"The Skin I Live In" (Spain)
ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
WINNER "The Adventures of Tintin"
"Cars 2"
"Puss in Boots"
"Rango"
"Arthur Christmas"
DIRECTOR
Woody Allen, "Midnight in Paris"
George Clooney, "The Ides of March"
Michel Hazanavicius, "The Artist"
Alexander Payne, "The Descendants"
WINNER Martin Scorsese, "Hugo"
ACTOR, DRAMA
WINNER George Clooney, "The Descendants"
Leonardo DiCaprio, "J. Edgar"
Michael Fassbender, "Shame"
Ryan Gosling, "The Ides of March"
Brad Pitt, "Moneyball"
ACTRESS, DRAMA
Glenn Close, "Albert Nobbs"
Viola Davis, "The Help"
Rooney Mara, "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo"
WINNER Meryl Streep, "The Iron Lady"
Tilda Swinton, "We Need to Talk About Kevin"
ACTOR, COMEDY OR MUSICAL
WINNER Jean Dujardin, "The Artist"
Brendan Gleeson, "The Guard"
Joseph Gordon-Levitt, "50/50"
Ryan Gosling, "Crazy Stupid Love"
Owen Wilson, "Midnight in Paris"
ACTRESS, COMEDY OR MUSICAL
Jodie Foster, "Carnage"
Charlize Theron, "Young Adult"
Kristen Wiig, "Bridesmaids"
WINNER Michelle Williams, "My Week With Marilyn"
Kate Winslet, "Carnage"
SUPPORTING ACTOR
Kenneth Branagh, "My Week With Marilyn"
Albert Brooks, "Drive"
Jonah Hill, "Moneyball"
Viggo Mortensen, "A Dangerous Method"
WINNER Christopher Plummer, "Beginners"
SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Berenice Bejo, "The Artist"
Jessica Chastain, "The Help"
Janet McTeer, "Albert Nobbs"
WINNER Octavia Spencer, "The Help"
Shailene Woodley, "The Descendants"
SCREENPLAY
WINNERWoody 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"
ORIGINAL SCORE
WINNER Ludovic Bource, "The Artist"
Abel Korzeniowski, "W.E."
Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo"
Howard Shore, "Hugo"
John Williams, "War Horse"
ORIGINAL SONG
"Hello Hello" - Music by Elton John. Lyrics by Bernie Taupin. "Gnomeo & Juliet"
"The Keeper" - Music and 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 Mary J. Blige, Thomas Newman and Harvey Mason Jr. Lyrics by Mary J. Blige, Harvey Mason Jr. and Damon Thomas. "The Help"
WINNER "Masterpiece" - Music and lyrics by Madonna, Julie Frost, Jimmy Harry. "W.E."
TELEVISION CATEGORIES
TV SERIES, DRAMA
"American Horror Story"
"Boardwalk Empire"
"Boss"
"Game of Thrones"
WINNER "Homeland"
ACTOR, TV DRAMA
Steve Buscemi, "Boardwalk Empire"
Bryan Cranston, "Breaking Bad"
WINNER Kelsey Grammer, "Boss"
Jeremy Irons, "The Borgias"
Damian Lewis, "Homeland"
ACTRESS, TV DRAMA
WINNER Claire Danes, "Homeland"
Mireille Enos, "The Killing"
Julianna Margulies, "The Good Wife"
Madeleine Stowe, "Revenge"
Callie Thorne, "Necessary Roughness"
TV SERIES, MUSICAL OR COMEDY
"Episodes"
"Glee"
WINNER "Modern Family"
"New Girl"
"Enlightened"
ACTOR, TV MUSICAL OR COMEDY
Alec Baldwin, "30 Rock"
David Duchovny, "Californication"
Johnny Galecki, "The Big Bang Theory"
Thomas Jane, "Hung"
WINNER Matt LeBlanc, "Episodes"
ACTRESS, TV MUSICAL OR COMEDY
WINNER Laura Dern, "Enlightened"
Zooey Deschanel, "New Girl"
Tina Fey, "30 Rock"
Laura Linney, "The Big C"
Amy Poehler, "Parks and Recreation"
TV MOVIE OR MINISERIES
"Cinema Verite"
WINNER "Downton Abbey"
"The Hour"
"Mildred Pierce"
"Too Big To Fail"
ACTOR, MINISERIES OR TV MOVIE
Hugh Bonneville, "Downton Abbey"
WINNER Idris Elba, "Luther"
William Hurt, "Too Big To Fail"
Bill Nighy, "Page Eight"
Dominic West, "The Hour"
ACTRESS, MINISERIES OR TV MOVIE
Romola Garai, "The Hour"
Diane Lane, "Cinema Verite"
Elizabeth McGovern, "Downton Abbey"
Emily Watson, "Appropriate Adult"
WINNER Kate Winslet, "Mildred Pierce"
SUPPORTING ACTOR, SERIES, MINISERIES OR TV MOVIE
WINNER Peter Dinklage, "Game of Thrones"
Paul Giamatti, "Too Big To Fail"
Guy Pearce, "Mildred Pierce"
Tim Robbins, "Cinema Verite"
Eric Stonestreet, "Modern Family"
SUPPORTING ACTRESS, SERIES, MINISERIES OR TV MOVIE
WINNER Jessica Lange, "American Horror Story"
Kelly MacDonald, "Boardwalk Empire"
Maggie Smith, "Downton Abbey"
Sofia Vergara, "Modern Family"
Evan Rachel Wood, "Mildred Pierce"
CECIL B. DEMILLE LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Morgan Freeman
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