68th Annual Golden Globe Awards

The 68th Annual Golden Globe Awards ceremony was held on 16 January 2011. The Golden Globe Awards are sponsored by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association to recognise excellence in film, television both domestic and foreign. However, comedian and Awards Master of Ceremonies Ricky Gervais lampooned the HFPA numerous times throughout the ceremony ridiculing it for its obscurity outside of the Awards. Gervais with his sarcastic comments caused a chuckle among all luminaries present. The annual Golden Globes Awards ceremony marks the start of the Hollywood film industry's awards season which culminates in the annual Academy Awards also known as the Oscars.

The Social Network, a film directed by David Fincher about Harvard-graduate Mark Zuckerberg's ultra-popular Facebook website won four awards at the 2011 Golden Globe Awards. However Indian musical maestro A.R. Rahman could not manager a second win at the forum as he lost out to Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross. Rehman was nominated for a Golden Globe Award in the Original Score for If I Rise from director Danny Boyle's 127 Hours.

The list of winners in the different categories of the 2011 Golden Globes is as follows:

Best 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 forBarney's Version
Best Animated Feature Film - Toy Story 3 (Disney Pixar)
Best Foreign Language Film - In a Better World (Denmark)
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 Directtor (Motion Picture) - David Fincher for The Social Network
Best Screenplay (Motion Picture) - Aaron Sorkin for The Social Network
Best Original Score (Motion Picture) - Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross for The Social Network
Best Television Series (Drama) - Boardwalk Empire (HBO)
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 Musical) – Glee