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| Golden Globes: The Artist wins three awards | Golden Globes: The Artist wins three awards |
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| Black and white silent film The Artist took home three prizes from the Golden Globe awards in Los Angeles, hosted by British comedian Ricky Gervais. | Black and white silent film The Artist took home three prizes from the Golden Globe awards in Los Angeles, hosted by British comedian Ricky Gervais. |
| The Oscar-tipped movie was named best comedy and won additional prizes for lead actor Jean Dujardin and its score. | The Oscar-tipped movie was named best comedy and won additional prizes for lead actor Jean Dujardin and its score. |
| The Descendants was named best film drama and won a best actor prize for its star George Clooney. | The Descendants was named best film drama and won a best actor prize for its star George Clooney. |
| Other lead actor awards went to Meryl Streep for The Iron Lady and Michelle Williams for My Week with Marilyn. | Other lead actor awards went to Meryl Streep for The Iron Lady and Michelle Williams for My Week with Marilyn. |
| Streep, who plays Margaret Thatcher in The Iron Lady, thanked "everyone in England who let me come over there and trample over their history". | Streep, who plays Margaret Thatcher in The Iron Lady, thanked "everyone in England who let me come over there and trample over their history". |
| Williams, recognised for her portrayal of Marilyn Monroe, thanked the Globes for "putting in my hand the same award you put in Marilyn's hand more than 50 years ago". | Williams, recognised for her portrayal of Marilyn Monroe, thanked the Globes for "putting in my hand the same award you put in Marilyn's hand more than 50 years ago". |
| Martin Scorsese was named best director for Hugo, a family film that marked his first 3D feature, while Steven Spielberg received the animated feature prize for The Adventures of Tintin. | Martin Scorsese was named best director for Hugo, a family film that marked his first 3D feature, while Steven Spielberg received the animated feature prize for The Adventures of Tintin. |
| Veteran actor Christopher Plummer won the evening's first award for his supporting role in Beginners. | Veteran actor Christopher Plummer won the evening's first award for his supporting role in Beginners. |
| The female equivalent went to Octavia Spencer for her role as a domestic servant in The Help. | The female equivalent went to Octavia Spencer for her role as a domestic servant in The Help. |
| Pop star Madonna was recognised for Masterpiece, a song she wrote for her historical drama W.E. | Pop star Madonna was recognised for Masterpiece, a song she wrote for her historical drama W.E. |
| Iran's A Separation received the award for best foreign language film, while Woody Allen's Midnight in Paris won best screenplay. | Iran's A Separation received the award for best foreign language film, while Woody Allen's Midnight in Paris won best screenplay. |
| It was a good night for British talent in the television categories, which saw ITV1 period drama Downton Abbey named best mini-series. | It was a good night for British talent in the television categories, which saw ITV1 period drama Downton Abbey named best mini-series. |
| "How fabulous this is," said series creator Julian Fellowes. "The whole Downton Abbey adventure has been an extraordinary one, like spotting a promising child and waking up to find they won the Olympics." | "How fabulous this is," said series creator Julian Fellowes. "The whole Downton Abbey adventure has been an extraordinary one, like spotting a promising child and waking up to find they won the Olympics." |
| Britain's Idris Elba collected a best actor prize for BBC One crime drama Luther, while Kate Winslet was recognised for HBO mini-series Mildred Pierce. | Britain's Idris Elba collected a best actor prize for BBC One crime drama Luther, while Kate Winslet was recognised for HBO mini-series Mildred Pierce. |
| Amidst the celebration and back-slapping, though, a poignant note was struck by Peter Dinklage as he picked up a supporting actor prize for Game of Thrones. | Amidst the celebration and back-slapping, though, a poignant note was struck by Peter Dinklage as he picked up a supporting actor prize for Game of Thrones. |
| The US actor, who has dwarfism, ended his speech by paying tribute to Martin Henderson, a man with restricted growth from Somerset. | The US actor, who has dwarfism, ended his speech by paying tribute to Martin Henderson, a man with restricted growth from Somerset. |
| The 37-year-old was left with serious back injuries after being picked up and dropped on the ground outside a pub last October. | The 37-year-old was left with serious back injuries after being picked up and dropped on the ground outside a pub last October. |
| Gentle ribbing | Gentle ribbing |
| Gervais, criticised last year with his sharp-tongued presenting style, opened the ceremony with a waspish monologue. | Gervais, criticised last year with his sharp-tongued presenting style, opened the ceremony with a waspish monologue. |
| Yet while he was briefly silenced for swearing, his barbs were not as cutting as they were 12 months ago. | Yet while he was briefly silenced for swearing, his barbs were not as cutting as they were 12 months ago. |
| The 50-year-old began the night by telling the star-studded audience the Globes were "just like the Oscars... without all that esteem". | The 50-year-old began the night by telling the star-studded audience the Globes were "just like the Oscars... without all that esteem". |
| The event, he continued, was to the Oscars "what [reality TV star] Kim Kardashian is to [Duchess of Cambridge] Kate Middleton - a bit louder, a bit trashier [and] a bit drunker." | The event, he continued, was to the Oscars "what [reality TV star] Kim Kardashian is to [Duchess of Cambridge] Kate Middleton - a bit louder, a bit trashier [and] a bit drunker." |
| The Office co-creator said he had been given strict instructions by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA), organisers of the ceremony. | The Office co-creator said he had been given strict instructions by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA), organisers of the ceremony. |
| "The Hollywood Foreign Press has warned me that if I insult anybody... they'll definitely have me back next year," he joked. | "The Hollywood Foreign Press has warned me that if I insult anybody... they'll definitely have me back next year," he joked. |
| Johnny Depp, Dame Helen Mirren and Colin Firth were a few of the stars who received a gentle ribbing over the course of the evening. | Johnny Depp, Dame Helen Mirren and Colin Firth were a few of the stars who received a gentle ribbing over the course of the evening. |
| Yet the comedian got as good as he gave later when he introduced Madonna with a reference to her song Like a Virgin. | Yet the comedian got as good as he gave later when he introduced Madonna with a reference to her song Like a Virgin. |
| "If I'm like a virgin, Ricky, why don't you come over here and do something about it," joked the pop star turned director. | "If I'm like a virgin, Ricky, why don't you come over here and do something about it," joked the pop star turned director. |
| The Golden Globes is one of the first major awards ceremonies in the run-up to the Oscars, to be held this year on 26 February. | |
| Both films and TV shows are recognised, with separate categories for dramas, comedies and mini-series or motion pictures made for television. |