Hollywood royalty donned designer gowns and magnificent jewels as they walked down the red carpet at the 69^th Annual Golden Globe Awards.    He’s back!  Once again, controversial writer/producer/actor Ricky Gervais hosted the live event despite taking quite a bit of heat for ruffling a few celebrity feathers during his hosting gig last year.

Hosted by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA), the event took place on Sunday, January 15th in Beverly Hills, CA.  The HFPA, comprised of about 90 entertainment reporters representing 55 countries, selected the winners which often serve as a predictor for the granddaddy of all awards – the Oscars.

Although many tune into award shows to see “who” the rich and famous are wearing, the Golden Globes is an awards’ ceremony.   And while it is an honor to be nominated, winning surely has got to be much better!   Despite all the buzz, hoopla and friendly wagering, who took home the 5.5 pound statuette?

 69^th Annual Golden Globe Winners Recap

• Actor Morgan Freeman picked up the Cecil B. DeMille Award for lifetime achievement.  Gotta love him!  Previous winners include Walt Disney, Bob Hope, Judy Garland, Al Pacino, John Wayne, Elizabeth Taylor, Jack Nicholson, Lucille Ball, Steven Spielberg and father and son Michael and Kirk Douglas.

Award Winners in Film

• With strong contenders like The Help, Moneyball and War Horse, the Best Motion Picture Drama award went to The Descendants.
• Meryl Streep won for Best Actress in a Motion Picture Drama in The Iron Lady.
• With handsome hunks George Clooney, Leo DiCaprio, Brad Pitt and Ryan Gosling in the running for their excellent performances, the award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture Drama went to Mr. Clooney for The Descendants.
• The Artist won for Best Motion Picture Comedy or Musical.
• Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture Comedy or Musical went to Michelle Williams for her brilliant performance as Marilyn Monroe.
• Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture Comedy or Musical – Jean DuJardin forThe Artist.
• Best Actress in a Supporting Role went to Octavia Spencer for The Help.
• Best Actor in a Supporting Role went to Christopher Plummer.
• With talented contenders including Woody Allen and George Clooney, Best Director for a Motion Picture went to Martin Scorsese.
• Woody Allen won Best Screenplay for Midnight in Paris.
• Best Original Score went to Ludovic Bource for The Artist.
• Best Original Song went to Madonna’s “Masterpiece” for W.E.
• Best Animated Feature Film went to The Adventures of Tintin.
• While many hoped Angelina Jolie’s In The Land of Blood and Honey would win, A Separation won Best Foreign Language Film.

Television Award Winners

• Best Television Series Drama – Homeland
• Best Performance by an Actress in TV Series Drama – Claire Danes for Homeland
• Best Performance by an Actor in TV Series Drama – Kelsey Grammer
• Best TV Series Comedy or Musical – Modern Family
• Best Actress in a TV Series Comedy or Musical – Laura Dern
• Best Actor in TV Series Comedy or Musical – Matt LeBlanc
• Best Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV – Downton Abbey
• Best Actress in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television – Kate Winslet for Mildred Pierce
• Best Actor in a Mini-Series or TV Movie – Idris Elba for Luther
• Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or TV Movie – Jessica Lange for American Horror Story
• Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV – Peter Dinklage for Game of Thrones