Winners for the 70th annual Golden Globe Awards were announced live on NBC Sunday night from the Beverly Hilton in LA. Tina Fey and Amy Poehler hosted. HBO’s “Girls” won a Golden Globe award for television comedy or musical series, beating out a diverse field that included last year’s winner, “Modern Family” (ABC), as well as “Smash” (NBC), “Episodes” (Showtime) and “The Big Bang Theory” (CBS).
Created by and starring Lena Dunham, “Girls” centers on a clique of self-involved 20-something Brooklynites. Judd Apatow is executive producer and it co-stars Jemima Kirke, Allison Williams and Zosia Mamet.
“Modern Family,” a favorite in both the Emmys and the Golden Globes that continues to be one of the highest-rated sitcoms on network TV, was given strong odds to win the category. Produced as a “mockumentary,” the series revolves around three branches of the Pritchett family. It was created by Steve Levitan and Christopher Lloyd and the cast includes Sofia Vergara, Ed O’Neill, Julie Bowen and Eric Stonestreet.
Showtime’s “Homeland” cleaned up, scoring Best Television Series – Drama, and the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series and Lead Actress in a Drama Series for Damian Lewis and Claire Danes respectively. Homeland is developed by Howard Gordon and Alex Gansa based on the Israeli series Hatufim (Prisoners of War) created by Gideon Raff.
The series stars Danes as Carrie Mathison, a CIA officer, and Damian Lewis as Nicholas Brody, a Marine. Mathison has come to believe that Brody, who was held captive by al-Qaeda as a POW, was “turned” by the enemy and now threatens the US. The series is produced by Fox 21.
The list of nominees and winners for television (winners’ names in bold):
Best TV Series, Comedy or Musical
The Big Bang Theory
Episodes
Girls
Modern Family
Smash
Best TV Series, Drama
Breaking Bad
Boardwalk Empire
Downton Abbey
Homeland
The Newsroom
Best TV Movie or Miniseries
Game Change
The Girl
Hatfields & McCoys
The Hour
Political Animals
Best Performance by an Actress in a TV series, Drama
Connie Britton, Nashville
Glenn Close, Damages
Claire Danes, Homeland
Michelle Dockery, Downton Abbey
Julianna Margulies, The Good Wife
Best Performance by an Actor in a TV Series, Drama
Steve Buscemi, Boardwalk Empire
Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad
Jeff Daniels, The Newsroom
Jon Hamm, Mad Men
Damian Lewis, Homeland
Best Performance by an Actress in a TV Series, Comedy or Musical
Zooey Deschanel, New Girl
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep
Lena Dunham, Girls
Tina Fey, 30 Rock
Amy Poehler, Parks and Recreation
Best Performance by an Actor in a TV Series, Comedy or Musical
Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock
Don Cheadle, House of Lies
Matt LeBlanc, Episodes
Louis CK, Louie
Jim Parsons, The Big Bang Theory
Best Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries or TV Movie
Kevin Costner, Hatfields & McCoys
Benedict Cumberbatch, Sherlock
Woody Harrleson, Game Change
Toby Jones, The Girl
Clive Owen, Hemingway and Gellhorn
Best Performance by an Actress in a Miniseries or TV Movie
Nicole Kidman, Hemingway and Gellhorn
Jessica Lange, American Horror Story
Sienna Miller, The Girl
Julianne Moore, Game Change
Sigourney Weaver, Political Animals
Best Supporting Actress in a Series, Miniseries or TV Movie
Hayden Panettiere, Nashville
Archie Panjabi, The Good Wife
Sarah Paulson, Game Change
Maggie Smith, Downton Abbey
Sofia Vergara, Modern Family
Best Supporting Actor in a Series, Miniseries or TV Movie
Max Greenfield, New Girl
Ed Harris, Game Change
Danny Huston, Magic City
Mandy Patinkin, Homeland
Eric Stonestreet, Modern Family
