69th Golden Globe Awards

69th Golden Globe Awards
69th Golden Globe Awards
	Official poster
Date	January 15, 2012
Site	The Beverly Hilton,; Beverly Hills, California, U.S.
Hosted by	Ricky Gervais
Highlights
Best Film: Drama	The Descendants
Best Film: Musical or Comedy	The Artist
Best Drama Series	Homeland
Best Musical or Comedy Series	Modern Family
Best Miniseries or Television movie	Downton Abbey
Most awards	(3) The Artist
Most nominations	(6) The Artist
Television coverage
Network	NBC
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Last updated August 29, 2024

The 69th Golden Globe Awards , honoring the best in film and television of 2011, were broadcast live from the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California on January 15, 2012, by NBC. The host was Ricky Gervais, for the third consecutive year.^[1] The musical theme for the year was composed by Yoshiki, leader of the Japanese band X Japan.^[2] The nominations were announced by Woody Harrelson, Sofía Vergara, Gerard Butler and Rashida Jones on December 15, 2011.^[3] Multiple winners for the night included the silent film The Artist which won three awards and The Descendants winning two awards. Freshman television series Homeland also won two awards.^[4]^[5]

Winners and nominees

These are the nominees for the 69th Golden Globe Awards. Winners are listed at the top of each list.

Film

Best Motion Picture
Drama	Musical or Comedy
The Descendants The Help Hugo The Ides of March Moneyball War Horse	The Artist 50/50 Bridesmaids Midnight in Paris My Week with Marilyn
Best Performance in a Motion Picture – Drama
Actor	Actress
*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
Best Performance in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
Actor	Actress
*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
Supporting Actor	Supporting Actress
*Christopher Plummer – Beginners* as Hal Fields** Kenneth Branagh – My Week with Marilyn as Laurence Olivier Albert Brooks – Drive as Bernie Rose Jonah Hill – Moneyball as Peter Brand Viggo Mortensen – A Dangerous Method as Sigmund 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 King
Best Director	Best Screenplay
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 and Beau Willimon – The Ides of March Michel Hazanavicius – The Artist Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon and Jim Rash – The Descendants Steven Zaillian and Aaron Sorkin – Moneyball
Best Original Score	Best Original Song
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	"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 and Harvey Mason Jr.; lyrics by Mary J. Blige, Harvey Mason Jr. and Damon Thomas) – The Help
Best Animated Feature Film	Best Foreign Language Film
The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn Arthur Christmas Cars 2 Puss in Boots Rango	A Separation • Iran The Flowers of War • China In the Land of Blood and Honey • United States (in Bosnian/Serbian) The Kid with a Bike • Belgium/France The Skin I Live In • Spain

Television

Best Series
Drama	Musical or Comedy
Homeland (Showtime) American Horror Story (FX) Boardwalk Empire (HBO) Boss (Starz) Game of Thrones (HBO)	Modern Family (ABC) Enlightened (HBO) Episodes (Showtime) Glee (Fox) New Girl (Fox)
Best Performance in a Television Series – Drama
Actor	Actress
*Kelsey Grammer – Boss* (Starz) as Tom Kane** Steve Buscemi – Boardwalk Empire (HBO) as Nucky Thompson Bryan Cranston – Breaking Bad (AMC) as Walter White Jeremy Irons – The Borgias (Showtime) as Pope Alexander VI Damian Lewis – Homeland (Showtime) as Nicholas Brody	*Claire Danes – Homeland* (Showtime) as Carrie Mathison** Mireille Enos – The Killing (AMC) as Sarah Linden Julianna Margulies – The Good Wife (CBS) as Alicia Florrick Madeleine Stowe – Revenge (ABC) as Victoria Grayson Callie Thorne – Necessary Roughness (USA Network) as Dr. Danielle "Dani" Santino
Best Performance in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy
Actor	Actress
*Matt LeBlanc – Episodes* (Showtime) as himself** Alec Baldwin – 30 Rock (NBC) as Jack Donaghy David Duchovny – Californication (Showtime) as Hank Moody Johnny Galecki – The Big Bang Theory (CBS) as Dr. Leonard Hofstadter Thomas Jane – Hung (HBO) as Ray Drecker	*Laura Dern – Enlightened* (HBO) as Amy Jellicoe** Zooey Deschanel – New Girl (Fox) as Jessica "Jess" Day Tina Fey – 30 Rock (NBC) as Liz Lemon Laura Linney – The Big C (Showtime) as Catherine "Cathy" Jamison Amy Poehler – Parks and Recreation (NBC) as Leslie Knope
Best Performance in a Miniseries or Television Film
Actor	Actress
*Idris Elba – Luther* (BBC America) as Detective Chief Inspector John Luther** Hugh Bonneville – Downton Abbey (PBS) as Robert, Earl of Grantham William Hurt – Too Big to Fail (HBO) as Henry Paulson Bill Nighy – Page Eight (PBS) as Johnny Worricker Dominic West – The Hour (BBC America) as Hector Madden	*Kate Winslet – Mildred Pierce* (HBO) as Mildred Pierce** Romola Garai – The Hour (BBC America) as Bel Rowley Diane Lane – Cinema Verite (HBO) as Pat Loud Elizabeth McGovern – Downton Abbey (PBS) as Cora, Countess of Grantham Emily Watson – Appropriate Adult (Sundance TV) as Janet Leach
Best Supporting Performance in a Series, Miniseries, or Television Film
Actor	Actress
*Peter Dinklage – Game of Thrones* (HBO) as Tyrion Lannister** Paul Giamatti – Too Big to Fail (HBO) as Ben Bernanke Guy Pearce – Mildred Pierce (HBO) as Monty Beragon Tim Robbins – Cinema Verite (HBO) as Bill Loud Eric Stonestreet – Modern Family (ABC) as Cameron Tucker	*Jessica Lange – American Horror Story* (FX) as Constance Langdon** Kelly Macdonald – Boardwalk Empire (HBO) as Margaret Schroeder Maggie Smith – Downton Abbey (PBS) as Violet, Dowager Countess of Grantham Sofía Vergara – Modern Family (ABC) as Gloria Delgado-Pritchett Evan Rachel Wood – Mildred Pierce (HBO) as Veda Pierce
Best Miniseries or Television Film
Downton Abbey (PBS) Cinema Verite (HBO) The Hour (BBC America) Mildred Pierce (HBO) Too Big to Fail (HBO)

Multiple nominations

Films

The following 15 films received multiple nominations:

Nominations	Films
6	The Artist
5	The Descendants
5	The Help
4	The Ides of March
	Midnight in Paris
	Moneyball
3	Albert Nobbs
	Hugo
	My Week with Marilyn
2	50/50
	Bridesmaids
	Carnage
	The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
	War Horse
	W.E.

Television

The following 15 series received multiple nominations:

Nominations	Series
4	Downton Abbey
4	Mildred Pierce
3	Boardwalk Empire
	Cinema Verite
	Homeland
	The Hour
	Modern Family
	Too Big to Fail
2	30 Rock
	American Horror Story
	Boss
	Enlightened
	Episodes
	Game of Thrones
	New Girl

Multiple wins

Film

The following 2 films received multiple wins:

Wins	Film
3	The Artist
2	The Descendants

Television

The following series received multiple wins:

Wins	Series
2	Homeland

Ceremony

Presenters

Presenter	Accolade
Jessica Alba Channing Tatum	Co-Present Best Animated Feature Film
Antonio Banderas Salma Hayek	Co-Present Best Television Series — Comedy or Musical
Kate Beckinsale Seth Rogen	Co-Present Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture — Musical or Comedy
Jessica Biel Mark Wahlberg	Co-Present Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture — Musical or Comedy
Emily Blunt	Introduces the clip Bridesmaids
Pierce Brosnan
Gerard Butler Mila Kunis	Co-Present Best Performance by a Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture
George Clooney	Introduces the clip Moneyball
Bradley Cooper	Presents Best Performance by a Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture
Meltem Cumbul	Announces the Golden Globe rating
Johnny Depp	Introduces the clip Hugo
Robert Downey, Jr.	Introduces the clip The Artist
Jimmy Fallon Adam Levine	Co-Present Best Original Song and Best Original Score
Tina Fey Jane Lynch	Co-Present Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series — Comedy or Musical
Colin Firth	Presents Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture — Drama
Jane Fonda	Presents Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series — Comedy or Musical
Harrison Ford	Presents Best Motion Picture — Drama
Sarah Michelle Gellar Piper Perabo	Co-Present Best Performance by a Supporting Actor — Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television
Jake Gyllenhaal	Introduces the clip My Week with Marylin
Dustin Hoffman	Presents Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series — Drama
Felicity Huffman William H. Macy	Co-Present Best Performance by a Supporting Actress — Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture made for Television
Angelina Jolie	Presents Best Director
Nicole Kidman Clive Owen	Co-Present Best Screenplay
Ashton Kutcher Elle Macpherson	Co-Present Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series — Comedy or Musical
Queen Latifah	Introduces the clip The Help
Rob Lowe Julianne Moore	Co-Present Best Performance by an Actress in a Miniseries or Television Film and Best Miniseries or Television Film
Madonna	Presents Best Foreign Language Film
Melissa McCarthy Paula Patton	Co-Present Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series — Drama and Best Television Series — Drama
Ewan McGregor	Introduces the clip 50/50
Katharine McPhee Debra Messing	Co-Present Best Performance by an Actor — Miniseries or Television Film
Michelle Pfeiffer	Introduces the clip War Horse
Freida Pinto	Introduces the clip Midnight in Paris
Brad Pitt	Introduces the clip The Ides of March
Sidney Potier Helen Mirren	Co-Present Cecil B. DeMille Award to recipient Morgan Freeman
Natalie Portman	Presents Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture — Drama
Reese Witherspoon	Introduces the clip The Descendants

Cecil B. DeMille Award

Morgan Freeman

Miss Golden Globe

Rainey Qualley (daughter of Andie MacDowell & Paul Qualley)

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References

↑ "Golden Globe and Emmy Award Winner Ricky Gervais Set for the Third Consecutive Year as Host of NBC's Live Broadcast of 'The 69th Annual Golden Globe Awards' on Sunday, January 15, 2012" . Retrieved 13 December 2011.
↑ "MTV Iggy:X Japan's Yoshiki On Composing For The Golden Globe Awards". Archived from the original on 2012-03-28. Retrieved 15 January 2012.
↑ "It's Nominations Time!". Archived from the original on 2012-12-16. Retrieved 14 December 2011.
↑ "Golden Globe winners: Christopher Plummer, Morgan Freeman, Idris Elba and more". The Washington Post. 15 January 2012.
↑ "Golden Globes 2012 – as it happened". The Guardian . Retrieved 6 March 2012.

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[1] "Golden Globe and Emmy Award Winner Ricky Gervais Set for the Third Consecutive Year as Host of NBC's Live Broadcast of 'The 69th Annual Golden Globe Awards' on Sunday, January 15, 2012" . Retrieved 13 December 2011.

[2] "MTV Iggy:X Japan's Yoshiki On Composing For The Golden Globe Awards". Archived from the original on 2012-03-28. Retrieved 15 January 2012.

[3] "It's Nominations Time!". Archived from the original on 2012-12-16. Retrieved 14 December 2011.

[4] "Golden Globe winners: Christopher Plummer, Morgan Freeman, Idris Elba and more". The Washington Post. 15 January 2012.

[5] "Golden Globes 2012 – as it happened". The Guardian . Retrieved 6 March 2012.

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Current awards (Television)	TV Series: Drama TV Series: Musical or Comedy Limited or Anthology Series or Television Film Actor: Drama Series Actor: Musical or Comedy Series Actor: Limited Series or TV Film Actress: Drama Series Actress: Musical or Comedy Series Actress: Limited Series or TV Film Supporting Actor Supporting Actress Stand-Up Comedy Performance
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69th Golden Globe Awards

Contents

Winners and nominees

Film

Television

Multiple nominations

Films

Television

Multiple wins

Film

Television

Ceremony

Presenters

Cecil B. DeMille Award

Miss Golden Globe

See also

Related Research Articles

References

External links