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Idris Elba, Claire Danes big wins in TV for Golden Globes, winners and party chat

By April MacIntyre Jan 16, 2012, 14:16 GMT

You are so welcome, Some fabulous Idris Elba to ake up to- © Landmark / PR Photos

The 69th Annual Golden Globe Awards delivered some expcted wins and a few surprises in the TV category.

M&C loved seeing Idris Elba and Claire Danes win in their respective categories and wonders how a show like "Modern Family" beat out "Episodes" or even "Enlightened" for that matter.

But the Hollywood Foreign Press featured a kinder, gentler Ricky Gervais whose on stage banter was markedly less acidic than last year's.

The night's big win for films was the modern silent film "The Artist," which scored Best Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical, Best Actor - Comedy or Musical (Jean Dujardin), and Best Original Score (Ludovic Bource).

"The Descendants" snaked Best Motion Picture - Drama and Best Actor - Drama (George Clooney).

Best Actress Golden Globes went to Meryl Streep in the Drama category for her performance in "The Iron Lady" and Michelle Williams in the Comedy or Musical category for "My Week With Marilyn."

Christopher Plummer delighted everyone with his martini anecdote, praised his wife who still took his breathe away and walked home with the Best Supporting Actor award for Beginners and Octavia Spencer's performance in The Help won her the Best Supporting Actress award. Best Director and Screenplay honors went to Woody Allen for Midnight in Paris.

Tonight's 69th Annual Golden Globe Awards awards presentation was broadcast live nationwide on NBC from the Beverly Hilton Hotel.

Monsters and Critics was there, and spoke at length to actor Jack Huston (Boardwalk Empire) at the Globes' afterparty about his tragic character Richard Harrow that stole the show on the HBO drama.

When asked about his character's place in the drama now that Darmody has been dispatched: "I worry for Harrow too now that Darmody (Michael Pitt) is not with us," said Huston, who shared our angst for the well-being of the wounded World War I veteran. "His role will be a question mark I imagine." When I asked him what he loved on television and admired, no hesitation: "I absolutely love "Sons of Anarchy," you don't understand, that IS my favorite series on television.."" Huston said.

We love his taste in TV.

Here is the smallscreen portin of the Globes for the wins:

BEST TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA

a. AMERICAN HORROR STORY, FX
Twentieth Century Fox Television
b. BOARDWALK EMPIRE, HBO
Leverage, Closest to the Hole Productions, Sikelia Productions and Cold Front
Productions in association with HBO Entertainment
c. BOSS, STARZ
Lionsgate Television in association with Grammnet NH Productions, Roya
Productions and Old Friends Productions
d. GAME OF THRONES, HBO
Bighead, Littlehead, 360 Television, Grok and Generator Productions in
association with HBO Entertainment
*e. HOMELAND, SHOWTIME
SHOWTIME Presents, Teakwood Lane Productions, Cherry Pie Productions,
Keshet, Fox 21

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES –
DRAMA

*a. CLAIRE DANES, HOMELAND
b. MIREILLE ENOS, THE KILLING
c. JULIANNA MARGULIES, THE GOOD WIFE
d. MADELEINE STOWE, REVENGE
e. CALLIE THORNE, NECESSARY ROUGHNESS

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA

a. STEVE BUSCEMI, BOARDWALK EMPIRE
b. BRYAN CRANSTON, BREAKING BAD
*c. KELSEY GRAMMER, BOSS
d. JEREMY IRONS, THE BORGIAS
e. DAMIAN LEWIS, HOMELAND

BEST TELEVISION SERIES – COMEDY OR MUSICAL

a. ENLIGHTENED, HBO
Ripcord Productions in association with HBO Entertainment
b. EPISODES, SHOWTIME
SHOWTIME Presents, Hat Trick Productions, Crane Klarik Productions
c. GLEE, FOX
Ryan Murphy Television in association with Twentieth Century Fox Television
*d. MODERN FAMILY, ABC
Levitan-Lloyd Productions in association with Twentieth Century Fox Television
e. NEW GIRL, FOX
Chernin Entertainment in association with Twentieth Century Fox Television

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES –
COMEDY OR MUSICAL

a. LAURA DERN, ENLIGHTENED
b. ZOOEY DESCHANEL, NEW GIRL
c. TINA FEY, 30 ROCK
d. LAURA LINNEY, THE BIG C
e. AMY POEHLER, PARKS AND RECREATION

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES –
COMEDY OR MUSICAL

a. ALEC BALDWIN, 30 ROCK
b. DAVID DUCHOVNY, CALIFORNICATION
c. JOHNNY GALECKI, THE BIG BANG THEORY
d. THOMAS JANE, HUNG
*e. MATT LEBLANC, EPISODES

BEST MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION

a. CINEMA VERITE, HBO
A Pariah Production in association with HBO Films
*b. DOWNTON ABBEY (MASTERPIECE), PBS
A Carnival/Masterpiece Co-production
c. THE HOUR, BBC AMERICA
Kudos Film and Television/BBC America co-production.
d. MILDRED PIERCE, HBO
A Killer Films/John Wells Production in association with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
and HBO Miniseries
e. TOO BIG TO FAIL, HBO
A Spring Creek and A Deuce Three Production in association with HBO Films

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MINI-SERIES OR MOTION
PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION

a. ROMOLA GARAI, THE HOUR
b. DIANE LANE, CINEMA VERITE
c. ELIZABETH MCGOVERN, DOWNTON ABBEY (MASTERPIECE)
d. EMILY WATSON, APPROPRIATE ADULT
*e. KATE WINSLET, MILDRED PIERCE

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MINI-SERIES OR MOTION
PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION

a. HUGH BONNEVILLE, DOWNTON ABBEY (MASTERPIECE)
*b. IDRIS ELBA, LUTHER
c. WILLIAM HURT, TOO BIG TO FAIL
d. BILL NIGHY, PAGE EIGHT (MASTERPIECE)
e. DOMINIC WEST, THE HOUR

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A
SERIES, MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION

*a. JESSICA LANGE, AMERICAN HORROR STORY
b. KELLY MACDONALD, BOARDWALK EMPIRE
c. MAGGIE SMITH, DOWNTON ABBEY (MASTERPIECE)
d. SOFIA VERGARA, MODERN FAMILY
e. 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

*a. PETER DINKLAGE, GAME OF THRONES
b. PAUL GIAMATTI, TOO BIG TO FAIL
c. GUY PEARCE, MILDRED PIERCE
d. TIM ROBBINS, CINEMA VERITE
e. ERIC STONESTREET, MODERN FAMILY

TELEVISION NETWORK

HBO 18
SHOWTIME 8
PBS 5
ABC 4
BBC AMERICA 4
FOX 3
NBC 3
AMC 2
CBS 2
FX 2
STARZ 2
SUNDANCE CHANNEL 1
USA NETWORK 1

NOMINATIONS BY MOTION PICTURE
AND TELEVISION SERIES OR PROGRAM

MOTION PICTURE

THE ARTIST 6
THE DESCENDANTS 5
THE HELP 5
THE IDES OF MARCH 4
MIDNIGHT IN PARIS 4
MONEYBALL 4
ALBERT NOBBS 3
HUGO 3
MY WEEK WITH MARILYN 3
50/50 2
BRIDESMAIDS 2
CARNAGE 2
THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO 2
W.E. 2
WAR HORSE 2
THE ADVENTURES OF TINTIN 1
ARTHUR CHRISTMAS 1
BEGINNERS 1
CARS 2 1
CRAZY, STUPID, LOVE. 1
A DANGEROUS METHOD 1
DRIVE 1
THE FLOWERS OF WAR 1
GNOMEO & JULIET 1
THE GUARD 1
IN THE LAND OF BLOOD AND HONEY 1
THE IRON LADY 1
J. EDGAR 1
THE KID WITH A BIKE 1
MACHINE GUN PREACHER 1
PUSS IN BOOTS 1
RANGO 1
A SEPARATION 1
SHAME 1

TELEVISION SERIES OR PROGRAM

DOWNTON ABBEY (MASTERPIECE) 4
MILDRED PIERCE 4
BOARDWALK EMPIRE 3
CINEMA VERITE 3
HOMELAND 3
THE HOUR 3
MODERN FAMILY 3
TOO BIG TO FAIL 3
30 ROCK 2
AMERICAN HORROR STORY 2
BOSS 2
ENLIGHTENED 2
EPISODES 2
GAME OF THRONES 2
NEW GIRL 2
APPROPRIATE ADULT 1
THE BIG BANG THEORY 1
THE BIG C 1
THE BORGIAS 1
BREAKING BAD 1
CALIFORNICATION 1
GLEE 1
THE GOOD WIFE 1
HUNG 1
THE KILLING 1
LUTHER 1
NECESSARY ROUGHNESS 1
PAGE EIGHT (MASTERPIECE) 1
PARKS AND RECREATION 1
REVENGE 1