The official 2012 Golden Globes winners

After a lively ceremony with sharp and audacious jokes from the controversial British comedian Ricky Gervais, the official 2012 Golden Globes winners are:

Best motion picture, drama

The Descendants

The Help

Hugo

The Ides of March

Moneyball

War Horse

Best motion picture, musical or comedy

50/50

The Artist

Bridesmaids

Midnight in Paris

My Week with Marilyn

Best director

Woody Allen, Midnight in Paris

George Clooney, The Ides of March

Michel Hazanavicius, The Artist

Alexander Payne, The Descendants

Martin Scorsese, Hugo

Best actress in a motion picture, drama

Glenn Close, Albert Nobbs

Viola Davis, The Help

Rooney Mara, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

Meryl Streep, The Iron Lady

Tilda Swinton, We Need to Talk About Kevin

Best actor in a motion picture, drama

George Clooney, The Descendants

Leonardo DiCaprio, J Edgar

Michael Fassbender, Shame

Ryan Gosling, The Ides of March

Brad Pitt, Moneyball

Best performance by an actor in a musical or comedy

Jean Dujardin, The Artist

Brendan Gleeson, The Guard

Joseph Gordon-Levitt, 50/50

Ryan Gosling, Crazy, Stupid, Love.

Owen Wilson, Midnight in Paris

Best performance by an actress in a musical or comedy

Jodie Foster, Carnage

Charlize Theron, Young Adult

Kristen Wiig, Bridesmaids

Michelle Williams, My Week with Marilyn

Kate Winslet, Carnage

Best supporting actor

Kenneth Branagh, My Week with Marilyn

Albert Brooks, Drive

Jonah Hill, Moneyball

Viggo Mortensen, A Dangerous Method

Christopher Plummer, Beginners

Best supporting actress

Bérénice Bejo, The Artist

Jessica Chastain, The Help

Janet McTeer, Albert Nobbs

Octavia Spencer, The Help

Shailene Woodley, The Descendants

Best foreign film

The Flowers of War

In The Land of Blood and Honey

The Kid with a Bike

A Separation

The Skin I Live In

Best animated feature

The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn

Arthur Christmas

Cars 2

Puss in Boots

Rango

Best screenplay

Midnight in Paris, Woody Allen

The Ides of March, George Clooney, Grant Heslov, Beau Willimon

The Artist, Michel Hazanavicius

The Descendants, Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon and Jim Rash

Moneyball, Steven Zaillian and Aaron Sorkin

Best original song

“Hello Hello” – Gnomeo & Juliet – Elton John

“Lay Your Head Down” – Albert Nobbs – Sinead O’Connor

“The Living Proof” – The Help – Mary J. Blige

“The Keeper” – Machine Gun Preacher – Gerard Butler

“Masterpiece” – W.E. – Madonna

Best original score

The Artist, Ludovic Bource

W.E., Abel Korzeniowski

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross

Hugo, Howard Shore

War Horse, John Williams

The editorial unit

Watch Ricky Gervais’s Golden Globes opening monologue here: