George Clooney was one of the big winners achieving the coveted award for best actor for his role as the beleaguered father in the Golden Globe best picture drama "The Descendants."  Meryl Streep won for her portrayal of Margaret Thatcher in The "Iron Lady" and Michelle Williams won best actress for a comedy or musical for her role as Monroe in "My Week With Marylin."   The French silent movie "The Artist" also was a big winner with three Golden Globes Awards including best picture comedy or musical, best score for Ludovic Bource and best actor in a comedy or musical for the lead role played by French actor Jean Dujardin. Martin Scorsese won as best director for his acclaimed movie "Hugo, while the Iranian movie "The Separation" received the Golden Globe Award for best foreign film. In the television category, "Homeland" won two awards: best TV series and best actress in a TV drama series played by Claire Dane. "Modern Family" received the award for best TV series comedy and "Downtown Abby" for best TV movie or miniseries.

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The 69th Annual Golden Globe Awards winners were announced by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association on Sunday January 15, 2012 on NBC hosted by British comedian Ricky Gervais.  The full list of winners and nominees are as follows:

BEST PICTURE: DRAMA

• The Descendants
• The Help
• Hugo
• The Ides of March
• Moneyball
• War Horse

BEST PICTURE: COMEDY OR MUSICAL

• 50/50
• The Artist
• Bridesmaids
• Midnight in Paris
• My Week With Marilyn

BEST DIRECTOR

• Woody Allen, Midnight in Paris
• George Clooney, The Ides of March
• Michel Hazanavicius, The Artist
• Alexander Payne, The Descendants
• Martin Scorsese, Hugo

BEST ACTRESS: COMEDY/MUSICAL

• Jodie Foster, Carnage
• Charlize Theron, Young Adult
• Kristin Wiig, Bridesmaids
• Michelle Williams, My Week With Marilyn
• Kate Winslet, Carnage

BEST ACTOR: COMEDY/MUSICAL

• Jean Dujardin, The Artist
• Brendan Gleeson, The Guard
• Joseph Gordon-Levitt, 50/50
• Ryan Gosling, Crazy, Stupid, Love
• Owen Wilson, Midnight In Paris

BEST ACTRESS: DRAMA

• Glenn Close, Albert Nobbs
• Viola Davis, The Help
• Rooney Mara, The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo
• Meryl Streep, The Iron Lady
• Tilda Swinton, We Need To Talk About Kevin

BEST ACTOR: DRAMA

• George Clooney, The Descendants
• Leonardo DiCaprio, J. Edgar
• Michael Fassbender, Shame
• Ryan Gosling, The Ides of March
• Brad Pitt, Moneyball

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

• Kenneth Branagh, My Week With Marilyn
• Albert Brooks, Drive
• Jonah Hill, Moneyball
• Viggo Mortensen, A Dangerous Method
• Christopher Plummer, Beginners

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

• Bérénice Bejo, The Artist
• Jessica Chastain, The Help
• Janet McTeer, Albert Nobbs
• Octavia Spencer, The Help
• Shailene Woodley, The Descendants

BEST SCREENPLAY

• Michel Hazanavicius, The Artist
• Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon and Jim Rash, The Descendants
• George Clooney, Grant Heslov and Beau Willimon, The Ides of March
• Woody Allen, Midnight in Paris
• Aaron Sorkin and Steven Zaillian, Moneyball

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM

• The Flowers of War
• In the Land of Blood and Honey
• The Kid With a Bike
• A Separation
• The Skin I Live In

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE

• The Adventures of Tintin
• Arthur Christmas
• Cars 2
• Puss in Boots
• Rango

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE

• Ludovic Bource, The Artist
• Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
• Howard Shore, Hugo
• John Williams, War Horse
• Abel Korzeniowski, W.E.

BEST ORIGINAL SONG

• "Lay Your Head Down," Albert Nobbs
• "Hello Hello," Gnomeo and Juliet
• "The Living Proof," The Help
• "The Keeper," Machine Gun Preacher
• "Masterpiece," W.E.   Madonna

BEST TV MOVIE OR MINISERIES

• Cinema Verite
• Downton Abbey
• The Hour
• Mildred Pierce
• Too Big to Fail

BEST TV SERIES - DRAMA

• American Horror Story
• Boardwalk Empire
• Boss
• Game of Thrones
• Homeland

BEST ACTOR IN A TV SERIES – DRAMA

• Steve Buscemi, Boardwalk Empire
• Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad
• Kelsey Grammer, Boss
• Jeremy Irons, The Borgias
• Damian Lewis, Homeland

BEST ACTRESS IN A TV DRAMA SERIES

• Claire Dane, Homeland
• Mireille Enos, The Killing
• Julianna Margulies, The Good Wife
• Madeline Stowe, Revenge
• Callie Thorne, Necessary Roughness

BEST ACTOR IN A MINISERIES OR TV MOVIE

• Hugh Bonnevile, Downton Abbey
• Idris Elba, Luther
• William Hurt, Too Big to Fail
• Bill Nighy, Page Eight
• Dominic West, The Hour

BEST ACTRESS IN A MINISERIES OR TV MOVIE

• Romola Garai, The Hour
• Diane Lane, Cinema Verite
• Elizabeth McGovern, Downtown Abbey
• Emily Watson, Appropriate Adult
• Kate Winslet, Mildred Pierce

BEST TV SERIES – COMEDY

• Enlightened
• Episodes
• Glee
• Modern Family
• New Girl

BEST ACTOR IN A TV COMEDY SERIES

• Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock
• David Duchovny, Californication
• Johnny Galecki, The Big Bang Theory
• Thomas Jane, Hung
• Matt LeBlanc, Episodes

BEST ACTRESS IN A TV SERIES COMEDY OR MUSICAL

• Laura Dern, Enlightened
• Zooey Deschanel, New Girl
• Tina Fey, 30 Rock
• Laura Linney, The Big C
• Amy Poehler, Parks and Recreation

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A SERIES, MINISERIES OR TV MOVIE

• Peter Dinklage, Game of Thrones
• Paul Giamatti, Too Big to Fail
• Guy Pearce, Mildred Pierce
• Tim Robbins, Cinema Verite
• Eric Stonestreet, Modern Family

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A SERIES,MINISERIES OR TV MOVIE

• JESICA LANGE, American Horror Story 
• Ellen Rachel Wood, Mildred Pierce
• Sophia Bergara, Modern Family
• Kelly McDonald, Boardwalk Empire
• Maggie Smith, Masterpiece Classic