A brilliantly brutal Ricky Gervais on Sunday hosted what many are calling one of the most memorable—and gay-glorifying—Golden Globes award ceremonies in recent history.
Gervais’ scathing jokes at the expense of celebrity nominees and presenters alike left the star-studded audience squirming and viewers at home snickering at the British host’s unapologetic, Tinsel Town-affronting gall. Despite a smattering of stuffy critiques that Gervais “went too far,” the ceremony proved refreshingly entertaining and veered as far as possible from the forced-polite banality of many glitzy awards evenings. It also racked up quite a few accolades for “Team Gay”—from individual winners to films and TV shows teeming with LGBT themes.
The night was filled with Glee—and we’re not just referring to the ebullience exhibited by the lucky celebs lugging home statuettes. Fox’s uber-popular, chock-full ‘o gay show Glee scored three big wins, including Best Television Series – Comedy or Musical, a Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role for TV accolade for openly gay actor Chris Colfer, and openly lesbian fan fave Jane Lynch’s grab at a G.G. in the counterpart category.
In his acceptance speech, Colfer denounced the current epidemic of bullying—very apropos considering his Glee character’s struggles with anti-gay harassment and Colfer’s own orientation.
“Most importantly, to all the amazing kids that 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,” Colfer said. An effortlessly charming and jokingly self-aggrandizing Jane Lynch made it a point to thank her wife and children in her speech.
The Kids Are All Right—in which Annette Bening and Julianne Moore play a lesbian couple whose children meet their sperm donor, and for which both thespians earned Best Actress in a Motion Picture nominations—did “all right,” as well. The film won the GG for Best Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical, and Annette Bening took home the prize for Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical.
Natalie Portman received the Golden Globe for Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama for her jarring and complex portrayal of a ballet dancer spiraling into insanity in Black Swan (complete with frenzied [and pretty damn hot, if we may say so] lesbian sex scene with costar Mila Kunis).
Here is a complete list of the winners from Sunday’s ceremony:
Best Motion Picture – Drama
The Social Network
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama
Colin Firth, The King’s Speech
Best Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical
The Kids Are All Right
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama
Natalie Portman, Black Swan
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical
Paul Giamatti, Barney’s Version
Best Television Series – Comedy or Musical
Glee
Best Director – Motion Picture
David Fincher, The Social Network
Cecil B. DeMille Award
Robert De Niro
Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture
Melissa Leo, The Fighter
Best Actor in a Television Series – Comedy or Musical
Jim Parsons, The Big Bang Theory
Best Actress in a Television Series – Comedy or Musical
Laura Linney, The Big C
Best Foreign Language Film
In a Better World (Denmark)
Best Performance by an Actress in a Series, Mini-Series, or Motion Picture Made for Television
Jane Lynch, Glee
Best Screenplay – Motion Picture
Aaron Sorkin, The Social Network
Best Performance by an Actress in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Claire Danes, Temple Grandin
Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Al Pacino, You Don’t Know Jack
Best Animated Feature Film
Toy Story 3
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical
Annette Bening, The Kids Are All Right
Best Original Score – Motion Picture
Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, The Social Network
Best Original Song – Motion Picture
“You Haven’t Seen the Last of Me,” Burlesque
Music and lyrics by Diane Warren
Best Television Series – Drama
Boardwalk Empire
Best Performance by an Actor In A Television Series – Drama
Steve Buscemi, Boardwalk Empire
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Chris Colfer, Glee
Best Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Carlos
Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series – Drama
Katey Sagal, Sons of Anarchy
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
Christian Bale, The Fighter
