The 68th Golden Globe Awards were broadcast live from the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California on January 16, 2011, by NBC. The host was Ricky Gervais. The nominations were announced on December 14, 2010, by Josh Duhamel, Katie Holmes and Blair Underwood. Robert De Niro was presented with the Cecil B. DeMille Award for lifetime achievement in motion pictures. The Social Network won four awards, the most of any film, including best drama. It beat British historical tale The King's Speech, which had entered the awards ceremony with the most nominations but collected just one award.
Winners and nominees
These are the nominees for the 68th Golden Globe Awards. Winners are listed at the top of each list.
2: Johnny Depp (Alice in Wonderland, The Tourist)7: The King's Speech6: The Fighter, The Social Network4: Black Swan, Inception, The Kids Are All Right3: 127 Hours, Alice in Wonderland, Burlesque, The Tourist2: Blue Valentine, Love and Other Drugs, Tangled5: Glee3: 30 Rock, Boardwalk Empire, Dexter, The Good Wife, Mad Men, Modern Family, The Pillars of the Earth, Temple Grandin2: The Big Bang Theory, The Big C, Carlos, Nurse Jackie4: The Social Network2: The Fighter, The Kids Are All Right1: Burlesque, Toy Story 3, In A Better World, Barney's Version, Black Swan, The King's Speech3: Glee2: Boardwalk Empire1: Sons of Anarchy, Carlos, You Don't Know Jack, Temple Grandin, The Big Bang Theory, The Big CKevin Bacon and Milla Jovovich with Best Actor in a Television Series - Drama and Best Television Series - DramaAlec Baldwin and Jennifer Lopez with Best Original Song and Best Original ScoreAnnette Bening with Best DirectorHalle Berry with Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or ComedyJustin Bieber and Hailee Steinfeld with Best Animated Feature FilmMatthew Bomer and Kaley Cuoco with Best Actor in a Television Series – Comedy or MusicalJulie Bowen and LL Cool J with Best Actress in a Television Series - DramaJeff Bridges with Best Actress in a Motion Picture - DramaSandra Bullock with Best Actor in a Motion Picture - DramaSteve Carell and Tina Fey with Best ScreenplayMatt Damon with the Cecil B. DeMille AwardSpecial Guest Michael Douglas with Best Motion Picture – DramaRobert Downey Jr. with Best Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or ComedyZac Efron introduced The Kids Are All RightChris Evans and Chris Hemsworth with Best Supporting Actress - Series, Miniseries or Television FilmJimmy Fallon and January Jones with Best Television Series - Comedy or MusicalJane Fonda introduced BurlesqueMegan Fox introduced The TouristAndrew Garfield introduced The Social NetworkJoseph Gordon-Levitt introduced InceptionTom Hanks and Tim Allen with Best Motion Picture – Musical or ComedyGarrett Hedlund and Leighton Meester with Best Supporting Actor - Series, Miniseries or Television FilmJeremy Irons with Best Supporting Actress - Motion PictureScarlett Johansson with Best Supporting Actor - Motion PictureAlicia Keys introduced Black SwanEva Longoria introduced HFPA President Philip BurkeHelen Mirren introduced The King's SpeechJulianne Moore and Kevin Spacey with Best Miniseries or Television FilmRobert Pattinson and Olivia Wilde with Best Foreign Language FilmMichelle Pfeiffer introduced Alice in WonderlandGeoffrey Rush and Tilda Swinton with Best Actor - Miniseries or Television Film and Best Actress - Miniseries or Television FilmSylvester Stallone introduced The FighterBlair Underwood and Vanessa Williams with Best Actress in a Television Series - Comedy or MusicalBruce Willis introduced RedThe three nominations for The Tourist were criticized since the film previously received negative reviews from critics and was nominated in the Musical or Comedy categories despite the fact that it was sold as a thriller film. The nominations for Burlesque, another film with bad reviews, also received outrage after news surfaced that the film's distributor, Sony, had treated Golden Globe voters to an all-expenses-paid trip to Las Vegas, culminating in a concert by Cher, one of the film's stars. And while the reviews for Alice in Wonderland were only average, it still meant that The Kids Are All Right had no real competition aside from Red.
Ricky Gervais's job as host was also met with criticism since he made biting jokes about many of the stars in attendance including Johnny Depp, Mel Gibson, Charlie Sheen, and Paul McCartney. The Hollywood Foreign Press Association even wrote, "his blunt one-liners targeting big-name celebrities caused anger and resentment in some quarters.”
