The voters’ selection? “The Descendents” for Best Motion Picture, Drama, which topped the much-discussed Steven Spielberg’s “War Horse,” “Martin Scorsese’s Hugo,” “Moneyball,” and “The Help.” Tent-pole features are consisting more and more of visual effects-heavy films. On this front, Martin Scorsese, known for many daring (gritty, violent) films that do not incorporate visual effects, changed gears with “Hugo,” a charming period tale steeped in cutting-edge VFX. The project earned the famed director a Golden Globe for Best Director.
As for animation, the look of CG-animated films has certainly changed over the years—proved by last year’s computer-animated Western comedy “Rango.” Furthermore, well-known directors and VFX facilities have turned their attention to this medium, as is apparent with this year’s nominees: Gore Verbinski and ILM with “Rango” and Steven Spielberg and Weta with “The Adventures of Tintin.” The other nominees in this category carry the weight of big-name animation facilities: Sony Pictures Animation and Aaardman with “Arthur Christmas,” Disney-Pixar (and John Lasseter) with “Cars 2,” and DreamWorks (and Chris Miller) with “Puss in Boots.” Taking home the honors was “The Adventures of Tintin.”
Here’s a look at all the winners:
Motion Picture, Drama
The Descendants – WINNER
The Help
Hugo
The Ides of March
Moneyball
War Horse
Best Performance By An Actor In A Motion Picture – Drama
George Clooney, The Descendants - WINNER
Leonardo DiCaprio, J. Edgar
Michael Fassbender, Shame
Ryan Gosling, The Ides of March
Brad Pitt, Moneyball
Best Motion Picture – Comedy Or Musical
The Artist - WINNER
50/50
Bridesmaids
Midnight in Paris
My Week With Marilyn
Best Performance By An Actress In A Motion Picture – Drama
Meryl Streep, The Iron Lady - WINNER
Glenn Close, Albert Nobbs
Viola Davis, The Help
Rooney Mara, The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
Tilda Swinton, We Need To Talk About Kevin
Best Performance By An Actor In A Motion Picture – Comedy Or Musical
Jean Dujardin, The Artist - WINNER
Brendan Gleeson, The Guard
Joseph Gordon-Levitt, 50/50
Ryan Gosling, Crazy, Stupid, Love
Owen Wilson, Midnight in Paris
Best Director – Motion Picture
Martin Scorsese, Hugo - WINNER
Woody Allen, Midnight in Paris
George Clooney, The Ides of March
Michel Hazanvicius, The Artist
Alexander Payne, The Descendants
Best Performance By An Actress In A Supporting Role In A Motion Picture
Octavia Spencer, The Help - WINNER
Berenice Bejo, The Artist
Jessica Chastain, The Help
Janet McTeer, Albert Nobbs
Shailene Woodley, The Descendants
Best Foreign Language Film
A Separation (Iran) - WINNER
The Flowers of War (China)
In the Land of Blood and Honey (USA)
The Kid With A Bike (Belgium)
The Skin I Live In (Spain)
Best Screenplay – Motion Picture
Woody Allen, Midnight in Paris - WINNER
George Clooney, Grant Heslov, Beau Willimon, The Ides of March
Michel Hazanavicius, The Artist
Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon, Jim Rash, The Descendants
Steven Zaillian, Aaron Sorkin, Moneyball
Best Animated Feature Film
The Adventures of Tintin - WINNER
Arthur Christmas
Cars 2
Puss in Boots
Rango
Best Performance By An Actress in A Motion Picture – Comedy Or Musical
Michelle Williams, My Week With Marilyn - WINNER
Jodie Foster, Carnage
Charlize Theron, Young Adult
Kristen Wiig, Bridesmaids
Kate Winslet, Carnage
Best Original Song – Motion Picture
“Masterpiece” — W.E. - WINNER
Music & Lyrics by: Madonna, Julie Frost, Jimmy Harry
“Hello Hello” — Gnomeo & Juliet
Music by: Elton John
Lyrics by: Bernie Taupin
“The Keeper” — Machine Gun Preacher
Music & Lyrics by: Chris Cornell
"Lay Your Head Down” — Albert Nobbs
Music by: Brian Byrne
Lyrics by: Glenn Close
“The Living Proof” — The Help
Music by: Mary J. Blige, Thomas Newman, Harvey Mason Jr.
Lyrics by: Mary J. Blige, Harvey Mason Jr., Damon Thomas
Best Original Score – Motion Picture
Ludovic Bource, The Artist - WINNER
Abel Korzeniowski, W.E.
Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross, The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
Howard Shore, Hugo
John Williams, War Horse
Best Performance By An Actor In A Supporting Role In A Motion Picture
Christopher Plummer, Beginners - WINNER
Kenneth Branagh, My Week With Marilyn
Albert Brooks, Drive
Jonah Hill, Moneyball
Viggo Mortensen, A Dangerous Method
TELEVISION
Best Television Series – Comedy Or Musical
Modern Family, ABC - WINNER
Enlightened, HBO
Episodes, Showtime
Glee, FOX
New Girl, FOX
Best Performance By An Actor In A Television Series – Comedy Or Musical
Matt LeBlanc, Episodes - WINNER
Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock
David Duchovny, Californication
Johnny Galecki, The Big Bang Theory
Thomas Jane, Hung
Best Performance By An Actress In A Television Series – Drama
Claire Danes, Homeland - WINNER
Mireille Enos, The Killing
Julianna Margulies, The Good Wife
Madeleine Stowe, Revenge
Callie Thorne, Necessary Roughness
Best Performance By An Actress In A Supporting Role In A Series, Mini-Series, Or Motion Picture Made for Television
Jessica Lange, American Horror Story - WINNER
Kelly Macdonald, Boardwalk Empire
Maggie Smith, Downton Abbey
Sofia Vergara, Modern Family
Evan Rachel Wood, Mildred Pierce
Best Performance By An Actor in A Supporting Role in A Series, Mini-Series Or Motion Picture Made For Television
Peter Dinklage, Game of Thrones - WINNER
Paul Giamatti, Too Big to Fail
Guy Pearce, Mildred Pierce
Tim Robbins, Cinema Verite
Eric Stonestreet, Modern Family
Best Performance By An Actor In A Mini-Series Or Motion Picture Made For Television
Idris Elba, Luther - WINNER
Hugh Bonneville, Downton Abbey
William Hurt, To Big to Fail
Bill Nighy, Page Eight
Dominic West, The Hour
Best Television Series – Drama
Homeland, Showtime - WINNER
American Horror Story, FX
Boardwalk Empire, HBO
Boss, STARZ
Game of Thrones, HBO
Best Performance By An Actor In A Television Series – Drama
Kelsey Grammer, Boss - WINNER
Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad
Jeremy Irons, The Borgias
Damian Lewis, Homeland
Best Performance By An Actress In A Mini-Series Or Motion Picture Made For Television
Kate Winslet, Mildred Pierce - WINNER
Romola Garai, The Hour
Diane Lane, Cinema Verite
Elizabeth McGovern, Downton Abbey
Emily Watson, Appropriate Adult
Best Mini-Series Or Motion Picture Made For Television
Downton Abbey, PBS (Masterpiece) - WINNER
Cinema Verite, HBO
The Hour, BBC America
Mildred Pierce, HBO
Too Big to Fail, HBO
Best Performance By An Actress In A Television Series – Comedy Or Musical
Laura Dern, Enlightened - WINNER
Zooey Deschanel, New Girl
Tina Fey, 30 Rock
Laura Linney, The Big C
Amy Poehler, Parks and Recreation