Clooney best dramatic actor; Street best dramatic actress top TV drama; best TV comedy
Michelle Williams took the trophy for best actress in a comedy or musical with her role as Marilyn Monroe in My Week with Marilyn.
“I consider myself a mother first and an actress second. The person I most want to thank (is) my daughter, my little girl,” Williams said referring to her child with the late actor Heath Ledger. “I want to say thank you for sending me off to this job everyday with a hug and a kiss.”
Veteran Christopher Plummer, 82, won supporting actor with his portrayal of an elderly man in Beginners, bringing both poignancy and a touch of humour to their lives. Octavia Spencer, playing a beleaguered housemaid in the US South during the civil rights era in The Help was best supporting actress.
Woody Allen was given a Golden Globe for his screenplay for Midnight in Paris and Steven Spielberg won best animated film with his rollicking The Adventures of Tintin.
Iranian film A Separation was named best foreign language film, and its director, Ashgar Farhadi, used the opportunity to tell world audiences that “my people. I think they are a truly peace-loving people.”
The Golden Globe Awards are given out by the roughly 90 members of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association at what annually is among the key events during Hollywood’s awards season because of the media exposure it brings.
Many of the movies and stars that win here also go on to compete for Oscars later this year, and The Artist, which was the most-nominated film coming into the Golden Globes with six nods overall, will certainly become a frontrunner for the world’s top film honours, as will Descendants and The Help.
Oscar nominations from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will given out on January 24.
Best actor in a drama TV series went to Kelsey Grammer for his role as a stern corporate manager in Boss.
Modern Family, a take on extended families in currentday America, took the prize for best comedy and its stars enjoyed one of the more memorable moments of the night when star Sofia Vergara gave their acceptance speech in Spanish, with English translation from creator Steve Levitan.
Best actress in a TV comedy went to Laura Dern for Enlightened and the comedic actor trophy was won by Matt Leblanc for Episodes.
— Reuters