Golden Globes Seen by Almost 17 Million Viewers

The Nielsen Co. says Sunday’s Golden Globes ceremony was seen by 16.8 million TV viewers. It beat all network competition in its time period but dipped slightly from last year’s audience for the film and TV awards show.

According to time zone-adjusted Nielsen “fast national” figures released Monday, the Globes finished within 1 percent of the 17 million viewers who tuned in to the 2011 broadcast.

Carried by NBC from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. Eastern time, the program aired live in every time zone. Some western markets also carried an encore telecast immediately following the live coverage.

British comedian-actor Ricky Gervais returned for his third go as host, lampooning many of the nominees, presenters and even the sponsoring Hollywood Foreign Press Association. (AP)

And by the way my record still stands – as one of the worst guessers of this show ever! I got nine correct.

The full winners and nominee list is below.

MOTION PICTURE

Motion Picture, Drama The Descendants The Help Hugo The Ides of March Moneyball War Horse

Best Performance By An 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 Motion Picture – Comedy Or Musical The Artist 50/50 Bridesmaids Midnight in Paris My Week With Marilyn

Best Performance By An Actress In A Motion Picture  – Drama Meryl Streep, The Iron Lady Glenn Close, Albert Nobbs Viola Davis, The Help Rooney Mara, The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo Tilda Swinton, We Need To Talk About Kevin

Best Performance By An Actor In A Motion Picture – Comedy Or Musical Jean Dujardin, The Artist Brendan Gleeson, The Guard Joseph Gordon-Levitt, 50/50 Ryan Gosling, Crazy, Stupid, Love. Owen Wilson, Midnight in Paris

Best Director – Motion Picture Martin Scorsese, Hugo Woody Allen, Midnight in Paris George Clooney, The Ides of March Michel Hazanvicius, The Artist Alexander Payne, The Descendants

Best Performance By An Actress In A Supporting Role In A Motion Picture Octavia Spencer, The Help Berenice Bejo, The Artist Jessica Chastain, The Help Janet McTeer, Albert Nobbs Shailene Woodley, The Descendants

Best Foreign Language Film A Separation (Iran) The Flowers of War (China) In the Land of Blood and Honey (USA) The Kid With A Bike (Belgium) The Skin I Live In (Spain)

Best Screenplay – Motion Picture Woody Allen, Midnight in Paris George Clooney, Grant Heslov, Beau Willimon, The Ides of March Michel Hazanavicius, The Artist Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon, Jim Rash, The Descendants Steven Zaillian, Aaron Sorkin, Moneyball

Best Animated Feature Film The Adventures of Tintin Arthur Christmas Cars 2 Puss in Boots Rango

Best Performance By An Actress in A Motion Picture – Comedy Or Musical Michelle Williams, My Week With Marilyn Jodie Foster, Carnage Charlize Theron, Young Adult Kristen Wiig, Bridesmaids Kate Winslet, Carnage

Best Original Song – Motion Picture “Masterpiece” — W.E. Music & Lyrics by: Madonna, Julie Frost, Jimmy Harry “Hello Hello” — Gnomeo & Juliet Music by: Elton John Lyrics by: Bernie Taupin “The Keeper” — Machine Gun Preacher Music & Lyrics by: Chris Cornell “Lay Your Head Down” — Albert Nobbs Music by: Brian Byrne Lyrics by: Glenn Close “The Living Proof” — The Help Music by: Mary J. Blige, Thomas Newman, Harvey Mason Jr. Lyrics by: Mary J. Blige, Harvey Mason Jr., Damon Thomas

Best Original Score – Motion Picture Ludovic Bource, The Artist Abel Korzeniowski, W.E. Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross, The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo Howard Shore, Hugo John Williams, War Horse

Best Performance By An Actor In A Supporting Role In A Motion Picture Christopher Plummer, Beginners Kenneth Branagh, My Week With Marilyn Albert Brooks, Drive Jonah Hill, Moneyball Viggo Mortensen, A Dangerous Method

TELEVISION

Best Television Series – Comedy Or Musical Modern Family, ABC Enlightened, HBO Episodes, Showtime Glee, FOX New Girl, FOX

Best Performance By An Actor In A Television Series – Comedy Or Musical Matt LeBlanc, Episodes Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock David Duchovny, Californication Johnny Galecki, The Big Bang Theory Thomas Jane, Hung

Best Performance By An Actress In A Television Series – Drama Claire Danes, Homeland Mireille Enos, The Killing Julianna Margulies, The Good Wife Madeleine Stowe, Revenge Callie Thorne, Necessary Roughness

Best Performance By An Actress In A Supporting Role In A Series, Mini-Series, Or Motion Picture Made for Television Jessica Lange, American Horror Story Kelly Macdonald, Boardwalk Empire Maggie Smith, Downton Abbey Sofia Vergara, Modern Family Evan Rachel Wood, Mildred Pierce

Best Performance By An Actor in A Supporting Role in A Series, Mini-Series Or Motion Picture Made For Television Peter Dinklage, Game of Thrones Paul Giamatti, Too Big to Fail Guy Pearce, Mildred Pierce Tim Robbins, Cinema Verite Eric Stonestreet, Modern Family

Best Performance By An Actor In A Mini-Series Or Motion Picture Made For Television Idris Elba, Luther Hugh Bonneville, Downton Abbey William Hurt, To Big to Fail Bill Nighy, Page Eight Dominic West, The Hour

Best Television Series – Drama Homeland, Showtime American Horror Story, FX Boardwalk Empire, HBO Boss, STARZ Game of Thrones, HBO

Best Performance By An Actor In A Television Series – Drama Kelsey Grammer, Boss Steve Buscemi, Boardwalk Empire Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad Jeremy Irons, The Borgias Damian Lewis, Homeland

Best Performance By An Actress In A Mini-Series Or Motion Picture Made For Television Kate Winslet, Mildred Pierce Romola Garai, The Hour Diane Lane, Cinema Verite Elizabeth McGovern, Downton Abbey Emily Watson, Appropriate Adult

Best Mini-Series Or Motion Picture Made For Television Downton Abbey,  PBS (Masterpiece) Cinema Verite, HBO The Hour, BBC America Mildred Pierce, HBO Too Big to Fail,  HBO

Best Performance By An Actress In A Television Series – Comedy Or Musical Laura Dern, Enlightened Zooey Deschanel, New Girl Tina Fey, 30 Rock Laura Linney, The Big C Amy Poehler, Parks and Recreation