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Golden Globes 2011 Winners & Nominees

The 68th Golden Globe Awards (2011) took place on January 16, 2011. The Social Network won Best Picture – Drama and 3 more awards. Every winner and nominee in all 14 categories is below.

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Headline winners

Golden Globes 2011: The Winners

The Social Network won Best Picture – Drama against 4 other nominees. David Fincher (Best Director), Colin Firth (Best Actor – Drama) and Paul Giamatti (Best Actor – Musical or Comedy) took the main individual prizes.

The Social Network (2010) movie poster Best Picture – Drama

Best Picture – Drama

The Social Network

2010 · Biography, Drama, History · $225M worldwide

4 wins from 6 nominations at the 68th Golden Globe Awards (2011)

  • Best Director
  • Best Screenplay
  • Best Original Score

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Golden Globes 2011: Which Films Won the Most

The Social Network won 4 awards from 6 nominations. 9 films won at least once, while Inception went home empty-handed from 4 nominations. Green is wins, blue is nominations.

  1. The Social Network (2010) movie poster
    2010 · Biography, Drama · 4 wins from 6 nominations
  2. The Fighter (2010) movie poster
    2010 · Drama, Sport · 2 wins from 6 nominations
  3. Black Swan (2010) movie poster
    2010 · Drama, Thriller · 2 wins from 4 nominations
  4. The King's Speech (2010) movie poster
    2010 · Drama, History · 1 win from 7 nominations
  5. The Kids Are All Right (2010) movie poster
    2010 · Drama, Comedy · 1 win from 4 nominations
  6. Burlesque (2010) movie poster
    2010 · Drama, Romance · 1 win from 2 nominations
  7. Barney's Version (2011) movie poster
    2011 · Drama · 1 win from 1 nomination
  8. In a Better World (2011) movie poster
    2011 · Drama · 1 win from 1 nomination
  9. Toy Story 3 (2010) movie poster
    2010 · Adventure, Fantasy · 1 win from 1 nomination
  10. Inception (2010) movie poster
    2010 · Action, Sci-Fi · 0 wins from 4 nominations
Full results

All 14 Golden Globes 2011 Categories: Winners & Nominees

14 categories and 67 nominations. The winner of each comes first, on a green row. Search for a film or a person, show only the winners, or jump straight to a category.

By genre

The Genres Behind the Golden Globes 2011 Winners

Drama led with 54 nominations across 23 films and won 13. A film with several genres counts for each one.

  1. Drama 13 wins · 54 nominations · 24%
  2. Comedy 6 wins · 17 nominations · 35%
  3. Thriller 2 wins · 17 nominations · 12%
  4. History 5 wins · 13 nominations · 38%
  5. Biography 4 wins · 10 nominations · 40%
  6. Adventure 1 win · 10 nominations · 10%
  7. Family 1 win · 9 nominations · 11%
  8. Animation 1 win · 7 nominations · 14%
  9. Sport 2 wins · 6 nominations · 33%
  10. Fantasy 1 win · 6 nominations · 17%
2011 season

How the Rest of the 2011 Awards Season Voted

The other 11 ceremonies of 2011, with the winner of each top prize. The Social Network also won the top prize at one of them. The King's Speech won the most of them: 4.

All 2011 awards
Earlier years

Previous Golden Globes Ceremonies

The 6 ceremonies before this one, with the winner of each top prize. The Golden Globes page has every year back to 1944.

Every Golden Globes ceremony

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Golden Globes 2011: Questions & Answers

The top prize, the film that won the most, the most-nominated film, the individual winners and the date of the 68th Golden Globe Awards (2011), answered from the results on this page.

Who won Best Picture – Drama at the 68th Golden Globe Awards (2011)?

The Social Network (2010) won Best Picture – Drama. The other nominees were The Fighter, The King's Speech, Alice in Wonderland and Red Desert (1964).

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Which film won the most awards at the 68th Golden Globe Awards (2011)?

The Social Network (2010) won the most: 4 awards from 6 nominations. The Fighter and Black Swan followed with 2 wins each.

Which film had the most nominations at the 68th Golden Globe Awards (2011)?

The King's Speech (2010) led with 7 nominations and won one of them.

Who won the acting and directing awards at the 68th Golden Globe Awards (2011)?

Best Director: David Fincher for The Social Network. Best Actor – Drama: Colin Firth for The King's Speech. Best Actor – Musical or Comedy: Paul Giamatti for Barney's Version. Best Actress – Drama: Natalie Portman for Black Swan. Best Actress – Musical or Comedy: Annette Bening for The Kids Are All Right. Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama, Musical or Comedy: Christian Bale for The Fighter. Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama, Musical or Comedy: Melissa Leo for The Fighter.

When was the 68th Golden Globe Awards (2011)?

The 68th Golden Globe Awards (2011) took place on January 16, 2011. The database has 14 categories and 67 nominations for it.