Last Night’s Big Winners at the Golden Globes?

Last night the 69th annual Golden Globes were awarded, and we had a kinder, gentler Ricky Gervais as a host.

After last year’s controversial event, many people thought Gervais would stick to his gameplan , but with the exception of an isolated jab here and there, the troubling moments were few.

And while the award presentations themselves brought some surprises, others hardly required a crystal ball — like perennial winner Meryl Streep taking home a record-breaking eighth trophy.

Here’s a full recap of winners:

MOTION PICTURES
— Picture, Drama: ‘The Descendants’
— Picture, Musical or Comedy: ‘The Artist’
— Actor, Drama: George Clooney, ‘The Descendants’
— Actress, Drama: Meryl Streep, ‘The Iron Lady’
— Director: Martin Scorsese, ‘Hugo’
— Actor, Musical or Comedy: Jean Dujardin, ‘The Artist’
— Actress, Musical or Comedy: Michelle Williams, ‘My Week With Marilyn’
— Supporting Actor: Christopher Plummer, ‘Beginners’
— Supporting Actress: Octavia Spencer, ‘The Help’
— Foreign Language: ‘A Separation’
— Animated Film: ‘The Adventures of Tintin’
— Screenplay: Woody Allen, ‘Midnight in Paris’
— Original Score: Ludovic Bource, ‘The Artist’
— Original Song: ‘Masterpiece’ (music and lyrics by Madonna, Julie Frost, Jimmy Harry), ‘WE’

TELEVISION
— Series, Drama: ‘Homeland,’ Showtime
— Series, Musical or Comedy: ‘Modern Family,’ ABC
— Actor, Drama: Kelsey Grammer, ‘Boss’
— Actress, Drama: Claire Danes, ‘Homeland’
— Actress, Musical or Comedy: Laura Dern, ‘Enlightened’
— Actor, Musical or Comedy: Matt LeBlanc, ‘Episodes’
— Miniseries or Movie: ‘Downton Abbey (Masterpiece),’ PBS
— Actress, Miniseries or Movie: Kate Winslet, ‘Mildred Pierce’
— Actor, Miniseries or Movie: Idris Elba, ‘Luther’
— Supporting Actress, Series, Miniseries or Movie: Jessica Lange, ‘American Horror Story’
— Supporting Actor, Series, Miniseries or Movie: Peter Dinklage, ‘Game of Thrones’

[The Washington Post]