'The Artist' Bags 3 Golden Globes

JAN 16, 2012 - At a show notoriously known as Hollywood's Open-bar Gala, The Artist was the biggest winner of the night with three Golden Globe awards out of six nominated by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. It won Best Picture, Comedy or Musical; Best Actor (for Jean Dujardin) and Best Original Score for Ludovic Bource.

The Descendants went away with two Globes - for Best Picture (Drama) and Best Actor for George Clooney. Martin Scorsese bagged the Best Director award for Hugo; and Meryl Streep is Best Actress (Drama) for The Iron Lady. This is Streep's eighth Golden Globe award - a record. The ceremony also saw Morgan Freeman receiving the Cecille B. DeMille Award presented by Sidney Poitier and Helen Mirren.

The event, held at the Beverly Hills Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles, is hosted for the third time by comedian Ricky Gervais who could not resist holding a beer while hosting the show. His jibes, however, were rather watered down but he is funnier than before.

Here are the winners:

- MOVIES -

Best Movie - Drama
The Descendants

Best Performance By An Actress – Drama
Meryl Streep, The Iron Lady

Best Performance By An Actor – Drama
George Clooney, The Descendants

Best Motion Picture – Comedy Or Musical
The Artist

Best Performance By An Actress – Comedy Or Musical
Michelle Williams, My Week With Marilyn

Best Performance By An Actor – Comedy Or Musical
Jean Dujardin, The Artist

Best Animated Feature Film
The Adventures of Tintin

Best Foreign Language Film
A Separation (Iran)

Best Performance By An Actress In A Supporting Role
Octavia Spencer, The Help

Best Performance By An Actor In A Supporting Role
Christopher Plummer, Beginners

Best Director – Motion Picture
Martin Scorsese, Hugo

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)

- TELEVISION -

Best TV Series – Drama
Homeland, Showtime

Best Performance By An Actress – TV Drama
Claire Danes, Homeland

Best Performance By An Actor – TV Drama
Kelsey Grammer, Boss

Best TV Series – Comedy Or Musical
Modern Family, ABC

Best Performance By An Actress – TV Comedy Or Musical
Laura Dern, Enlightened

Best Performance By An Actor –TV Comedy Or Musical
Matt LeBlanc, Episodes

Best Mini-Series Or Motion Picture Made For TV
Downton Abbey, PBS (Masterpiece)

Best Performance By Actress In A Mini-Series Or Made For TV Movie
Kate Winslet, Mildred Pierce

Best Performance By Actor In A Mini-Series Or Made For TV Movie
Idris Elba, Luther

Best Performance By Actress In Supporting Role In Mini-Series, Or Made for TV Movie
Jessica Lange, American Horror Story

Best Performance By Actor in Supporting Role in Mini-Series Or Made For TV Movie
Peter Dinklage, Game of Thrones