Alexander Payne, George Clooney Win 69th Golden Globe Awards with “The Descendants”

Greek-American director, Alexander Payne, at the 69th Golden Globe Awards

Ricky Gervais giddily piled on the humiliation as the 69th annual Golden Globes went down at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills California. Alexander Payne’s “the Descendants” won the Golden Globe for Best Motion Picture – Drama while George Clooney, the star of the film, won a Golden Globe for Best Perfomance by an actor in a motion picture. Alexander Payne is a second generation Greek-American from Omaha, Nebraska.  Payne, answering Greek Reporter’s question about how his heritage might have shaped his movies stated that “sometimes it gives me a different perspective and my source of humor may be my Greek heritage.”

Another Greek-American, Tina Fey, was nominated once more for ‘Best Performance by an Actress In A Television Series-comedy’  for her role in 30 Rock but lost to Laura Dern. In the best comedy or musical category, one of the nominees is “50/50″, a comedy which includes two Greek actors in its cast: Peter Kelamis and Marie Avgeropoulos. Finally “Enlightened”, in which Greek-American actor Jason Mantzoukas plays Omar, was nominated in the category Best Television Series – Comedy Or Musical but lost to “Modern family.”
BEST MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA
THE DESCENDANTS
Ad Hominem Enterprises; Fox Searchlight Pictures
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA
MERYL STREEP The Iron Lady
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA
GEORGE CLOONEY The Descendants
BEST MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY OR MUSICAL
THE ARTIST
a La Petite Reine – Studio 37 – La Classe Americaine – JD Prod- France3 Cinema -
Jouror Production-uFilms coproduction; The Weinstein Company
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY OR
MUSICAL
MICHELLE WILLIAMS My Week with Marilyn
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY OR
MUSICAL
JEAN DUJARDIN The Artist
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
THE ADVENTURES OF TINTIN
Paramount Pictures/Columbia Pictures/ Hemisphere Capital/Amblin
Entertainment/Wingnut Films Production/ Kennedy/Marshall Production A Steven
Spielberg Film; Paramount Pictures and Columbia Pictures
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
A SEPARATION (Jodaeiye Nader az Simin) – IRAN
Asghar Farhadi; Sony Pictures Classics
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A MOTION
PICTURE
OCTAVIA SPENCER The Help
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A MOTION
PICTURE
CHRISTOPHER PLUMMER Beginners
BEST DIRECTOR – MOTION PICTURE
MARTIN SCORSESE Hugo
BEST SCREENPLAY – MOTION PICTURE
WOODY ALLEN Midnight in Paris
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE – MOTION PICTURE
LUDOVIC BOURCE The Artist
BEST ORIGINAL SONG – MOTION PICTURE
“MASTERPIECE” W.E.
Music & Lyrics by: Madonna, Julie Frost, and Jimmy Harry
HOMELAND
SHOWTIME Presents, Teakwood Lane Productions, Cherry Pie Productions, Keshet,
Fox 21; Showtime
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA
CLAIRE DANES Homeland
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA
KELSEY GRAMMER Boss
BEST TELEVISION SERIES – COMEDY OR MUSICAL
MODERN FAMILY
Levitan-Lloyd Productions in association with Twentieth Century Fox Television;
ABC
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES – COMEDY OR
MUSICAL
LAURA DERN Enlightened
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES – COMEDY OR
MUSICAL
MATT LEBLANC Episodes
BEST MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
DOWNTON ABBEY (MASTERPIECE)
A Carnival/Masterpiece Co-production; PBS
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE
MADE FOR TELEVISION
KATE WINSLET Mildred Pierce
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE
MADE FOR TELEVISION
IDRIS ELBA Luther
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
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
WINNERS BY MOTION PICTURE
AND TELEVISION SERIES OR PROGRAM
MOTION PICTURE
The Artist 3
The Descendants 2
A Separation (Jodaeiye Nader az Simin) 1
The Adventures of Tintin 1
Beginners 1
The Help 1
Hugo 1
The Iron Lady 1
Midnight in Paris 1
My Week with Marilyn 1
W.E. 1
TELEVISION SERIES OR PROGRAM
Homeland 2
American Horror Story 1
Boss 1
Downton Abbey (Masterpiece) 1
Enlightened 1
Episodes 1
Game of Thrones 1
Luther 1
Mildred Pierce 1
Modern Family 1
WINNERS BY MOTION PICTURE
DISTRIBUTOR AND TELEVISION NETWORK
MOTION PICTURE DISTRIBUTOR
The Weinstein Company 6
Fox Searchlight Pictures 2
Paramount Pictures 2
Sony Pictures Classics 2
Columbia Pictures 1
Focus Features 1
Touchstone Pictures 1
TELEVISION NETWORK
HBO 3
Showtime 3
ABC 1
BBC America 1
FX 1
PBS 1
Starz 1