‘The Social Network’ and ‘Glee’ dominate Golden Globe Awards

The 2011 Golden Globe Awards were hosted Sunday.

“The Social Network” took home the most Golden Globes this year, one for Best Picture (Drama), one for Best Director, David Fincher, one for Best Screen Play by Aaron Sorkin, and one for Best Original Score by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross. The many Golden Globe awards given to “The Social Network,” a movie about Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, make some believe that the film is a sure bet to win the Oscar for Best Picture.

“Glee” ended up earning the most Golden Globe awards for Primetime Television. Jane Lynch accepted the award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series.

“Glee” also won Best Musical or Comedy Television series over shows such as “30 Rock,” “The Office,” and “Entourage.” When “Glee” won, the cast and directors all headed up to accept the award, taking up the majority of the stage.

However, the most inspiring moment, possibly of the entire awards, was when Chris Colfer, who plays the bullied, gay character of Kurt on Glee, accepted the award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series. Standing up looking shocked and close to tears, Colfer gave a moving acceptance speech.

Colfer said that he wanted to give thanks “to all the amazing kids who watch our show and the kids that our show celebrates who are constantly told no by the people in their environments, by bullies at school that they can’t be who they are or have what they want because of who they are. Well, screw that, kids.”

The other television series that dominated the Golden Globe awards was “Boardwalk Empire.” The Best Drama Television series was given to “Boardwalk Empire” and the Best Performance by an Actor in a Drama Television series was given Steve Buscemi of the same show.

“The Kids Are All Right” also took home multiple awards. The movie got Best Comedy Movie, and actress Annette Bening got Best Actress in a Comedy Movie for her performance in the show.

“The Fighter” got both Best Actor in a Supporting Role, Christian Bale, and Actress in a Supporting Role, Melissa Leo.

Other winners included Natalie Portman, who collected Best Performance by an Actress in a Drama Motion Picture for “Black Swan.” Colin Firth in “The Kings Speech” got Best Performance by an Actor in a Drama Motion Picture. Paul Giamatti was awarded Best Performance by an Actor in a Comedy Motion Picture for “Barney’s Version.” “In a Better World” won Best Foreign Film.

For television, the other winners were Katy Sagal from “Sons of Anarchy” for Best Actress in a Drama Television Series; Jim Parsons from “The Big Bang Theory” for  Best Performance by an Actor in a Musical or Comedy Television Series; and Laura Linney from “The Big C” for Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series.