The coveted Golden Globe awards were announced recently, and amid the glamor and glitz, let’s have a look at the Golden Globe winners 2011, by going through the following article…
Sunday, the 16th of January 2011, will be yet another golden date written in the Golden Globe winners history. It was on this day the 68th Annual Golden Globe Awards was presented to the much deserving winners. The Golden Globe Awards 2011 was hosted by Ricky Gervais, the British comedian and creator of The Office. The ceremony was telecast live from the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles. There is much to talk about the first major awards ceremony of 2011. We shall cover the Golden Globe Winners list in the tables below.
Golden Globe Winners 2011
The Golden Globe Award is presented by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA). This award recognizes excellence in film and television, domestic as well as foreign production. If you have a look at the Golden Globes winners history, it was first presented January 1944. Golden Globe Awards ceremony is held every year in the month of January. The Hollywood Foreign Press Association came up with this grand ceremony with a humble beginning. It was a group of journalists’ who wanted to recognize all the talent and cover every aspects in the entertainment world. Since then, they have come a long way with the glittering Golden Globe trophy. These prestigious Globes awards are one of the three most popular, widely acclaimed and most watched award shows on television. We shall have a look at this year’s Golden Globe winners and find some expected and a few surprises in the list of trophy winners.
| Winners of Golden Globe 2011 |
| Best Picture (Drama) The Social Network |
| Best Picture (Musical or Comedy) The Kids are All Right |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture (Drama) Natalie Portman – Black Swan |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture (Drama) Colin Firth – The King’s Speech |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture (Musical or Comedy) Annette Bening – The Kids are All Right |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture (Musical or Comedy) Paul Giamatti – Barney’s Version |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role Christian Bale – The Fighter |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role Melissa Leo – The Fighter |
| Best Director David Fincher – The Social Network |
| Best Foreign Language Film In a Better World |
| Best Screenplay The Social Network – Aaron Sorkin |
| Best Original Score The Social Network- Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross |
| Winners of the Golden Globe Awards 2011 ~ Prime Time Television Awards |
| Best Television Series (Drama) Boardwalk Empire |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series (Drama) Steve Buscemi – Boardwalk Empire |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series (Drama) Katey Sagal – Sons of Anarchy |
| Best Television Series (Musical or Comedy) Glee |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series (Musical or Comedy) Jim Parsons – The Big Bang Theory |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series (Musical or Comedy) Laura Linney – The Big C |
| Best Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television Carlos |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television Al Pacino – You Don’t Know Jack |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Mini-Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television Claire Danes – Temple Grandin |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television Chris Colfer – Glee |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television Jane Lynch – Glee |
Winner of the Golden Globe 2011 ~ Cecil B. deMille Award
The Cecil B. deMille Award 2011 was handed over to Robert De Niro this year. The Cecil B. deMille Award is a lifetime achievement award in motion pictures. This award is given in honor of one of the most celebrated and successful filmmaker Cecil B. deMille (1881-1959).
These were all the Golden Globe winners 2011. The night shimmered with the advent of the stars on earth moving around the ballroom, chatting up with friends and congratulating the winners. The party had just begun after the ceremony. The stars strode into the 6 different party venues inside the Beverly Hilton hotel. These parties were hosted by 6 different studios in honor of the nominees and the Golden Globe winners. This was all about the Golden Globe and the glittering stars who took home the precious trophies.
