68th Golden Globes: winners

Ricky Gervais has wasted no time in dropping the cheeky remarks at the 68th Golden Globe Awards.

With beer intact his first target was Charlie Sheen.

“It’s a night of partying and heavy drinking. Or as Charlie Sheen calls it, breakfast.”

He then launched into a routine on Sheen’s “porn star” bender.

He also dropped a gag about the HFPA accepting bribes. Ouch.

Next up gags about the age of the Sex and the City cast (“I saw one of you in Bonanza“) and famous scientologists who might be gay. No names.

Then there was the ageing Hugh Hefner. “Just don’t look at it when you touch it.”

Then there was the Lost finale. “I’m pretty sure the fat one ate them all.”

The first award of the night went to Christian Bale as Best Supporting Actor for The Fighter -sorry Geoffrey Rush.

Here are the TV wins as they are announced (winners in bold).

This post updates.

Best Performance By An Actress In A Television Series – Drama
Julianna Margulies, “The Good Wife”
Elisabeth Moss, “Mad Men”
Piper Perabo, “Covert Affairs”
Katey Sagal, “Sons Of Anarchy”
Kyra Sedgwick, “The Closer”

Best Mini-Series Or Motion Picture Made For Television
“Carlos”
“The Pacific”
“Pillars Of The Earth”
“Temple Grandin”
“You Don’t Know Jack”

Ricky introduces presenter Bruce Willis: “Please welcome Ashton Kutcher’s dad, Bruce Willis!”

Best Performance By An Actor In A Supporting Role In A Series, Mini-Series Or Motion Picture Made For Television
Scott Caan, “Hawaii Five-O”
Chris Colfer, “Glee”
Chris Noth, “The Good Wife”
Eric Stonestreet, “Modern Family”
David Strathairn, “Temple Grandin”

“For all the kids at school who can’t be who they are or who they want to be, well, screw that kids!” said Colfer.

Phillip Berk, the very senior president of the HFPA is talking. Apparently he writes for Film Ink Australia. Errrrrr….Do they know what Berk means in Australia?

Best Performance By An Actor In A Television Series – Drama
Steve Buscemi, “Boardwalk Empire”
Bryan Cranston, “Breaking Bad”
Michael C. Hall, “Dexter”
Jon Hamm, “Mad Men”
Hugh Laurie, “House”

Best Television Series – Drama
“Boardwalk Empire”
“Dexter”
“The Good Wife”
“Mad Men”
“The Walking Dead”

Presenter Andrew Garfield (The Social Network) has trouble with the word “inspiringly”. Third time lucky AG.

Dianne Warren wins a GG for Cher’s song in Burlesque (Where’s Cher please?). Dianne Warren wrote that song for Casey Donovan when she won Australian Idol, right?

Ricky Gervais introducing the next Presenter: “You probably know him best from such facilities as the Betty Ford Clinic and the LA County Police Department, please welcome Robert Downey Jr.”

Downey Jr. did just as well by joking that all he had slept with all his female co-stars.

Best Performance By An Actor In A Mini-Series Or Motion Picture Made For Television
Idris Elba, “Luther”
Ian Mcshane, “Pillars Of The Earth”
Al Pacino, “You Don’t Know Jack”
Dennis Quaid, “The Special Relationship”
Edgar Ramirez, “Carlos”

Best Performance By An Actress In A Mini-Series Or Motion Picture Made For Television
Hayley Atwell, “Pillars Of The Earth”
Claire Danes, “Temple Grandin”
Judi Dench, “Return To Cranford”
Romola Garai, “Emma”
Jennifer Love Hewitt, “The Client List”

Next Ricky Gervais gag: “…he’s now leaving The Office and killing a cashcow for both of us, please welcome the ungrateful Steve Carell.”

Aaron Sorkin (The West Wing) rightfully wins the Screenplay award for The Social Network. Top film and I don’t even like Facebook.

Wow Chris Hemsworth is presenting. Strongest Aussie accent of the night so far.

Best Performance By An Actress In A Supporting Role In A Series, Mini-Series Or Motion Picture Made For Television
Hope Davis, “The Special Relationship”
Jane Lynch, “Glee”
Kelly Macdonald, “Boardwalk Empire”
Julia Stiles, “Dexter”
Sofia Vergara, “Modern Family”

Helen Mirren introduces The King’s Speech and notes the film began its life in Australia -thanks exec producer Geoffrey Rush.

Best Performance By An Actress In A Television Series -Comedy Or Musical
Toni Collette, “United States Of Tara”
Edie Falco, “Nurse Jackie”
Tina Fey, “30 Rock”
Laura Linney, “The Big C”
Lea Michele, “Glee”

Go Laura (sorry Toni). Told you it was ace.

Best Performance By An Actor In A Television Series – Comedy Or Musical
Alec Baldwin, “30 Rock”
Steve Carell, “The Office”
Thomas Jane, “Hung”
Matthew Morrison, “Glee”
Jim Parsons, “The Big Bang Theory”

Dammit Jacki Weaver misses out to Melissa Leo (again).

Robert De Niro is honoured with the Cecil B. de Mille Award, introduced by Matt Damon. Cue the package.

As De Niro hits the stage I think we have our first standing ovation for the night. He is in top form (who wrote these gags!) including digs at HFPA journos and waiters who have been deported, Homeland Security and noting that his career package must have been “nothing but hits.”

Hi to Guy Pearce in the crowd.

Best Television Series – Comedy Or Musical
“30 Rock”
“The Big Bang Theory ”
“The Big C”
“Glee”
“Modern Family”
“Nurse Jackie”

Aww, co-writer Ian Brennan thanks school teachers. “You’e doing the most important job in America,” he said.

Ouch. Paul Giamatti beats twice-nominated Johnny Depp.

Another miss for Australia. Nicole Kidman loses to Natalie Portman.

Second standing ovation for Presenter Michael Douglas.

The Social Network wins top film Drama award.

Ricky signs off, thanking everyone for being a good sport and to God, “for making me an athiest.”

That’s all folks!

Repeated at 8:35pm AEDT on FOX8 / HD.