68th GOLDEN GLOBE AWARDS

THE ANNUAL 68TH Golden Globe Awards were announced on January 16 in Beverly Hills, California. Ricky Gervais, a British comedian and actor hosted the Golden Globe Awards 2011. The nominations were announced for this award function on December 14, 2010.

"The Social Network," won four Golden Globes awards, including Best Motion Picture - Drama, Best Screenplay, Best Director and Best Original Score while "The Fighter" earned two awards, including one for supporting actor Christian Bale.

Oscar winning Indian music director, A.R Rahman missed an opportunity to grab the 2011 Golden Globe Awards. He was nominated for the Best Original Score category for his song in Danny Boyle's film '127 Hours. ' Here is the list of people who left a considerable mark with their performances:

Motion Picture - Drama: The Social Network

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama: Natalie Portman for Black Swan

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama: Colin Firth for The King's Speech

Best Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical: The Kids Are All Right

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical: Annette Bening for The Kids Are All Right

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical: Paul Giamatti for Barney's Version

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture: Melissa Leo for The Fighter

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture: Christian Bale for The Fighter

Best Director - Motion Picture: David Fincher for The Social Network

Best Television Series - Drama: Boardwalk Empire

Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama: Katey Sagal for Sons of Anarchy

Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama: Steve Buscemi for Boardwalk Empire

Best Television Series - Comedy or Musical: Glee

Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Comedy or Musical: Laura Linney for The Big C

Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Comedy or Musical: Jim Parsons for The Big Bang Theory

Best Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television: Carlos

Best Performance by an Actress in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television: Claire Danes for Temple Grandin

Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television: Al Pacino for You Don't Know Jack

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television: Jane Lynch for Glee

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television: Chris Colfer for Glee

Best Screenplay: Aaron Sorkin for The Social Network

Best Original Song: "You Haven't Seen the Last of Me" from Burlesque

Best Original Score: The Social Network

Best Foreign Language Film: In a Better World, Denmark

Best Animated Feature: Toy Story 3.