THE ANNUAL 68TH Golden Globe Awards were announced on Sunday January 16 in Beverly Hills, California. Ricky Gervais, a British comedian and actor hosted the Golden Globe Awards 2011. The nominations were announced for this award function on December 14, 2010.
"The Social Network," won four Golden Globes awards, including Best Motion Picture - Drama, Best Screenplay, Best Director and Best Original Score while "The Fighter" earned two awards, including one for supporting actor Christian Bale.
Oscar winning Indian music director, A.R Rahman missed an opportunity to grab the 2011 Golden Globe Awards. He was nominated for the Best Original Score category for his song in Danny Boyle's film '127 Hours. ' Here is the list of people who left a considerable mark with their performances:
- Motion Picture - Drama: The Social Network
- Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama: Natalie Portman for Black Swan
- Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama: Colin Firth for The King's Speech
- Best Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical: The Kids Are All Right
- Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical: Annette Bening for The Kids Are All Right
- Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical: Paul Giamatti for Barney's Version
- Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture: Melissa Leo for The Fighter
- Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture: Christian Bale for The Fighter
- Best Director - Motion Picture: David Fincher for The Social Network
- Best Television Series - Drama: Boardwalk Empire
- Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama: Katey Sagal for Sons of Anarchy
- Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama: Steve Buscemi for Boardwalk Empire
- Best Television Series - Comedy or Musical: Glee
- Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Comedy or Musical: Laura Linney for The Big C
- Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Comedy or Musical: Jim Parsons for The Big Bang Theory
- Best Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television: Carlos
- Best Performance by an Actress in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television: Claire Danes for Temple Grandin
- Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television: Al Pacino for You Don't Know Jack
- Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television: Jane Lynch for Glee
- Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television: Chris Colfer for Glee
- Best Screenplay: Aaron Sorkin for The Social Network
- Best Original Song: "You Haven't Seen the Last of Me" from Burlesque
- Best Original Score: The Social Network
- Best Foreign Language Film: In a Better World, Denmark
- Best Animated Feature: Toy Story 3.
