Tonight, Ricky Gervais returns to host the 2012 Golden Globes. Plenty of people will be tuning in to find out who the Golden Globes host will insult this year, but there are also a few awards up for grabs.
Here are the 2012 Golden Globe Winners
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture – Winner – Christopher Plummer, “Beginners”
Nominees: Kenneth Branagh, “My Week with Marilyn” / Albert Brooks, “Drive” / Jonah Hill, “Moneyball” / Viggo Mortensen, “A Dangerous Method”
Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series —Comedy or Musical – Winner – Laura Dern “Enlightened”
Nominees: Zooey Deschanel, “New Girl” / Tina Fey, “30 Rock” / Laura Linney, “The Big C” / Amy Poehler, “Parks and Recreation”
Best Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television – Winner – “Downton Abbey”
Nominees: “The Hour” / “Mildred Pierce” / “Too Big to Fail”
Best Performance by an Actress in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television – Winner – Kate Winslet, “Mildred Pierce”
Nominees: Romola Garai, “The Hour” / Diane Lane, “Cinema Verite” / Elizabeth McGovern, “Downton Abbey” / Emily Watson, “Appropriate Adult”
Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series —Drama – Winner – Kelsey Grammer, “Boss”
Nominees: Steve Buscemi, “Boardwalk Empire” / Bryan Cranston, “Breaking Bad” / Jeremy Irons, “The Borgias” / Damian Lewis, “Homeland”
Best Television Series — Drama – Winner – “Homeland”
Nominees: “American Horror Story” “Boardwalk Empire” “Boss” “Game of Thrones”
Best Original Score — Motion Picture – Winner – Ludovic Bource – “The Artist”
Nominees: Abel Korzeniowski – “W.E.” / Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross – “The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo” / Howard Shore – “Hugo” / John Williams – “War Horse”
Best Original Song —Motion Picture – Winner – “Masterpiece” — W.E., music and lyrics by Madonna, Julie Frost, Jimmy Harry
Nominees: “Hello Hello” — “Gnomeo & Juliet,” music by Elton John, lyrics by Bernie Taupin / “The Keeper”— “Machine Gun Preacher,” music and lyrics by Chris Cornell / “Lay Your Head Down” —”Albert Nobbs,” music by Brian Byrne, lyrics by Glenn Close / “The Living Proof” — “The Help”; music by Mary J. Blige, Thomas Newman, Harvey Mason Jr.; lyrics by Mary J. Blige, Harvey Mason Jr., Damon Thomas
Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television – Winner – Idris Elba, “Luther”
Nominees: Hugh Bonneville, “Downtown Abbey” / William Hurt, “Too Big to Fail” / Bill Nighy, “Page Eight” / Dominic West, “The Hour”
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture —Comedy or Musical – Winner – Michelle Williams, “My Week With Marilyn”
Nominees: Jodie Foster, “Carnage” / Charlize theron, “Young Adult” / Kristen Wiig, “Bridesmaids” / Kate Winslet, “Carnage”
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television – Winner – Peter Dinklage, “Game of Thrones”
Nominees: Paul Giamatti, “Too Big to Fail” / Guy Pearce, “Mildred Pierce” / Tim Robbins, “Cinema Verite” / Eric Stonestreet, “Modern Family”
Best Animated Feature Film – Winner – “The Adventures of Tintin”
Nominees: “Arthur Christmas” / “Cars 2” / “Puss in Boots” / “Rango”
Best Screenplay — Motion Picture – Winner – Woody Allen, “Midnight in Paris”
Nominees: 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”
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television – Winner – Jessica Lange, “American Horror Story”
Nominees: Kelly MacDonald, “Boardwalk Empire” / Maggie Smith, “Downtown Abbey” / Sofia Vergara, “Modern Family” / Evan Rachel Wood, “Mildred Pierce”
Best Foreign Language Film – Winner – “A Separation” (Iran)
Nominees: “The Flowers of War” (China) / “In the Land of Blood and Honey” (USA) / “The Kid With a Bike” (Belgium) / “The Skin I Live In” (Spain)
Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series —Drama – Winner – Claire Danes, “Homeland”
Nominees: Mireille Enos, “The Killing” / Julianna Margulies, “The Good Wife” / Madeleine Stowe, “Revenge” / Callie Thorne, “Necessary Roughness”
Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series —Comedy or Musical – Winner – Matt LeBlanc, “Episodes”
Nominees: Alec Baldwin, “30 Rock” / David Duchovny, “Californication” / Johnny Galecki, “The Big Bang Theory” / Thomas Jane, “Hung”
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture – Winner – Octavia Spencer, “The Help”
Nominees: Berenice Bejo, “The Artist” / Jessica Chastain, “The Help” / Janet McTeer, “Albert Nobbs” / Shailene Woodley, “The Descendants”
Best Director — Motion Picture – Winner – Martin Scorsese, “Hugo”
Nominees: Woody Allen, “Midnight in Paris” / George Clooney, “The Ides of March” / Michel Hazanavicius, “The Artist” / Alexander Payne, “The Descendants”
Cecil B. DeMille Award – Morgan Freeman
Best Television Series — Comedy or Musical – Winner – “Modern Family”
Nominees: “Enlightened” / “Episodes” / “Glee” / “New Girl”
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture —Comedy or musical – Winner – Jean Dujardin, “The Artist”
Nominees: Brendan Gleeson, “The Guard” / Joseph Gordon-Levitt, “50/50” / Ryan Gosling, “Crazy, Stupid, Love.” / Owen Wilson, “Midnight in Paris”
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture —Drama – Winner – Meryl Streep, “The Iron Lady”
Nominees: Glenn Close, “Albert Nobbs” / Viola Davis, “The Help” / Rooney Mara, “The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo / Tilda Swinton, “We Need to Talk About Kevin”
Best Motion Picture — Comedy or Musical – Winner – “The Artist”
Nominees: “50/50” / “Bridesmaids” / “Midnight in Paris” / “My Week With Marilyn”
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture —Drama – Winner – George Clooney, “The Descendants”
Nominee: Leonardo DiCaprio, “J. Edgar” / Michael Fassbender, “Shame / Ryan Gosling, “The Ides of March” / Brad Pitt, “Moneyball”
Best Motion Picture —Drama – Winner – “The Descendants”
Nominees: “The Help” / “Hugo” / “The Ides of March” / “Moneyball” / “War Horse”