Globe Winners!

The HFPA put on a decent show tonight. Ricky Gervais was also funny as the host, although I suspect he may be discovered in the trunk of a car by the night's end...As expected, The Social Network swept the Golden Globes with 4 wins including Best Picture (Drama) and Best Director for David Fincher. I'm very happy that Natalie Portman and Colin Firth won in the dramatic leads, and also with the wins for Carlos and the sensational Claire Danes in the Miniseries/ TV Movie Categories. The highlight of the night, however, was Paul Giamatti's Best Actor win for Barney's Version. Giamatti's performance is among my favorites of the year, and I expected Jake Gyllenhaal to take the prize for Love and Other Drugs. I'm also happy that Giamatti won because he gave a great speech that celebrated Canada - how nice to see Canadian film acknowledged for once!

As far as my predictions went, I did ok: I missed three, although two gaffs went to the nominee for whom I was rooting. The other was In a Better World for Best Foreign film, which I haven't had a chance to see. Winners after the cut.



Best Picture - Drama: The Social Network
Best Picture - Comedy: The Kids Are All Right
Best Director: David Fincher, The Social Network
Best Actor - Drama: Colin Firth, The King's Speech
Best Actor - Comedy: Paul Giamatti, Barney's Version
Best Actress - Drama: Natalie Portman, Black Swan
Best Actress - Comedy: Annette Bening, The Kids Are All Right
Best Supporting Actor: Christian Bale, The Fighter
Best Supporting Actress: Melissa Leo, The Fighter
Best Screenplay: Aaron Sorkin, The Social Network
Best Score: Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, The Social Network
Best Song: Diane Warren, "You Haven't Seen the Last of Me" from Burlesque
Best Foreign Language Film: In a Better World (Denmark)
Best Animated Film: Toy Story 3

Full List of Winners