My Picks: 69th Annual Golden Globe Awards

I’m not one to create “best of” lists or wax poetic about my favorite things, mostly because I have a high threshold for amazement. There were plenty of great moments in 2011, but I find that the best way to reflect on a year in entertainment is to analyze major award nominations. So, my “best of” list for Hollywood films this year has taken the shape of my votes for the 69th Annual Golden Globe Awards. A lot of quality films hit the big screen this past year, and many of them are captured in my Globe picks. We’ll see how these compare to the actual results on Sunday, January 15, 2012. How do your picks compare?

BEST MOTION PICTURE, DRAMA
The Descendants

BEST MOTION PICTURE, MUSICAL OR COMEDY
Bridesmaids

BEST DIRECTOR
Martin Scorsese, Hugo

BEST ACTOR, DRAMA
George Clooney, The Descendants

BEST ACTRESS, DRAMA
Meryl Streep, The Iron Lady

BEST ACTOR, MUSICAL OR COMEDY
Jean Dujardin, The Artist

BEST ACTRESS, MUSICAL OR COMEDY
Michelle Williams, My Week With Marilyn

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE
Christopher Plummer, Beginners

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE
Octavia Spencer, The Help

BEST SCREENPLAY
The Descendants

BEST ANIMATED FILM
The Adventures of Tintin

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE PICTURE
The Flowers of War

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
The Artist

BEST ORIGINAL SONG
“The Living Proof,” The Help

BEST TV SERIES, DRAMA
Game of Thrones

BEST TV SERIES, MUSICAL OR COMEDY
Modern Family

BEST ACTOR, TV DRAMA
Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad

BEST ACTRESS, TV DRAMA
Claire Danes, Homeland

BEST TV ACTOR, MUSICAL OR COMEDY
Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock

BEST TV ACTRESS, MUSICAL OR COMEDY
Laura Linney, The Big C

BEST MINISERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
Downton Abbey

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MINISERIES OR A MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
Hugh Bonneville, Downton Abbey

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MINISERIES OR A MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
Kate Winslet, Mildred Pierce

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A SERIES, MINISERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
Eric Stonestreet, Modern Family

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A SERIES, MINISERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
Jessica Lange, American Horror Story