Golden Globe Winners

Just in case you did not catch the winners at Sunday's Golden Globe Awards, here is the list:

Best Television Series – Drama

• Boardwalk Empire
• Breaking Bad
• Downton Abbey
• Homeland (WINNER)
• The Newsroom

Best Performance by an Actor – Drama

• Steve Buscemi, Boardwalk Empire
• Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad
• Jeff Daniels, The Newsroom
• Jon Hamm, Mad Men
• Damian Lewis, Homeland (WINNER)

Best Performance by an Actress - Drama 

• Connie Britton, Nashville
• Glenn Close, Damages
• Claire Danes, Homeland (WINNER)
• Michelle Dockery, Downton Abbey
•  Julianna Margulies, The Good Wife

  Best Television Series - Comedy or Musical 

• The Big Bang Theory
• Episodes
• Girls (WINNER)
• Modern Family (last year's winner)
• Smash

 Best Performance by an Actor - Comedy or Musical

• Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock
• Don Cheadle, House of Lies (WINNER)
• Louis C.K., Louie
• Matt LeBlanc, Episodes (last year's winner)
• Jim Parsons, The Big Bang Theory

Best Performance by an Actress - Comedy or Musical

• Zooey Deschanel, New Girl
• Lena Dunham, Girls (WINNER)
• Tina Fey, 30 Rock
• Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep
• Amy Poehler, Parks and Recreation

Best Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television

• Game Change (WINNER)
• The Girl
•  Hatfields & McCoys
•  The Hour
• Political Animals

Best Performance by an Actor – Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television

• Kevin Costner, Hatfields & McCoys (WINNER)
• Benedict Cumberbatch, Sherlock (Masterpiece)
• Woody Harrelson, Game Change
• Toby Jone, The Girl
• Clive Owen, Hemingway & Gellhorn  

Best Performance by an Actress – Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television 

• Nicole Kidman, Hemingway & Gellhorn
• Jessica Lange, American Horror Story: Asylum
• Sienna Miller, The Girl
• Julianne More, Game Change (WINNER)
• Signourney Weaver, Political Animals   

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role – Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television

• Max Greenfield, New Girl
• Ed Harris , Game Change (WINNER)
• Danny Huston , Magic City
• Mandy Patinkin , Homeland
• Eric Stonestreet , Modern Family

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role – Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television 

• Hayden Panettiere, Nashville
• Archie Panjabi, The Good Wife
• Sarah Paulson, Game Change
• Maggie Smith, Downton Abbey (WINNER)
• Sofia Vergara, Modern Family 

For a second year in a row, Homeland was awarded best drama, and actress Claire Danes from the same show also won for a second year.  Moreover, Damian Lewis from Homeland also won best actor.  Hence, it was a sweep for HBO (not including Girls and Game Change).  While a number of people have talked up the show, it never really worked for me and I do not understand the buzz.  The last award-worthy spy thriller I saw on television was AMC's Rubicon.  

At some point they might was well call this the Cable Golden Globe Awards (or even the HBO Golden Globe Awards) since the networks were basically shut out.  It must be pretty discouraging to work at a network these days.

Update:  The awards show is available on YouTube, including the opening monologue, Bill Clinton's presentation introducing Lincoln, and the acceptance speech by Jodie Foster.  You can catch the entire awards show here.