This year’s 69th Annual Golden Globes awards ceremony came with lots of laughs and surprises as host Ricky Gervais (who you may remember from last year’s Academy Awards ceremony) guided audiences through this year’s highs and lows in film, with a few stops to poke fun at our fave celebrities! Let’s take a look at this year’s winners in the Kidzworld 2012 Golden Globes Recap!
Comedian/Host Ricky Gervais made sure there was plenty of tongue in cheek humor at the ceremony
Best Picture
The Descendants starred George Clooney and Shailene Woodley
- The Help
- Hugo
- The Ides of March
- Moneyball
- War Horse
- Winner! : The Descendants
Best Picture, Comedy/Musical
The Artist goes back to the age of silent and black and white films
- 50/50
- Bridesmaids
- Midnight in Paris
- My Week With Marilyn
- Winner! : The Artist
Best Actress
Best Actress Winner Meryl Streep asked the audience to give her...her glasses!
- 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
- Winner! : Meryl Streep, The Iron Lady
Best Actor
Best Actor George Clooney and Best Supporting Actress Nominee Viola Davis
- Leonardo DiCaprio, J. Edgar
- Michael Fassbender, Shame
- Ryan Gosling, The Ides of March
- Brad Pitt, Moneyball
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Winner! : George Clooney, The Descendants
Best Animated Feature
The Adventures of Tintin is old fashioned storytelling and animation at its best!
- Arthur Christmas
- Cars 2
- Puss in Boots
- Rango
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Winner! : The Adventures of Tintin
Best Director
Heavyweight director Martin Scorsese won for his adaptation of children's book The Invention of Hugo Cabret
Woody Allen, Midnight in Paris
George Clooney, The Ides of March
Michel Hazanvicius, The Artist
Alexander Payne, The Descendants
Winner! : Martin Scorsese, Hugo
Special Moments
Veteran Hollywood actor Morgan Freeman won the Cecil B. DeMille Award, marking a lifetime achievement in film, and Best Actress in a Drama winner Meryl Streep had to depend on the celebrity audience to pass along her glasses so she could read her acceptance speech!
Have Your Say!
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