BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) - The black-and-white silent film "The Artist" led the Golden Globes with three wins Sunday, including best musical or comedy and best actor in a musical or comedy for Jean Dujardin.
"The Descendants" won for best drama and star George Clooney won the dramatic-actor Globe.
The dual best-picture prizes could set up a showdown between "The Artist" and "The Descendants" for the top honor at next month's Oscars.
Other acting winners were Meryl Streep, Michelle Williams, Christopher Plummer, and Octavia Spencer, while Martin Scorsese earned the directing honor.
Streep won best dramatic actress for playing former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. Williams won for actress in a musical or comedy as Marilyn Monroe in "My Week With Marilyn." The supporting-acting Globes went to Plummer as an elderly widower who comes out as gay in "Beginners" and Spencer as a brassy housekeeper in the 1960s Deep South tale "The Help."
The full list of winners are:
Cecil B. Demille Award: Morgan Freeman
Best Motion Picture - Drama: The Descendents
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama: Meryl Streep in 'The Iron Lady'
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama: George Clooney in 'The Descendents'
Best Motion Picture - Comedy Or Musical: 'The Artist'
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy Or Musical: Michelle Williams in 'My Week with Marilyn'
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy Or Musical: Jean Dujardin in 'The Artist'
Best Animated Feature Film: 'The Adventures of Tintin'
Best Foreign Language Film: 'A Separation' (Iran)
Best Performance by an Actress In A Supporting Role in a Motion Picture: Octavia Spencer in 'The Help'
Best Performance by an Actor In A Supporting Role in a Motion Picture: Christopher Plummer in 'Beginners'
Best Director - Motion Picture: Martin Scorsese for 'Hugo'
Best Screenplay - Motion Picture: Woody Allen for 'Midnight in Paris'
Best Original Score - Motion Picture: Ludovic Bource in 'The Artist'
Best Original Song - Motion Picture: 'Masterpiece' in W.E. by Madonna
Best Television Series - Drama: Homeland (Showtime)
Best Performance by an Actress In A Television Series - Drama: Claire Danes in Homeland
Best Performance by an Actor In A Television Series - Drama: Kelsey Grammar in Boss
Best Television Series - Comedy Or Musical: Modern Family (ABC)
Best Performance by an Actress In A Television Series - Comedy Or Musical: Laura Dern in Enlightened (HBO)
Best Performance by an Actor In A Television Series - Comedy Or Musical: Matt LeBlanc in Episodes (Showtime)
Best Mini-Series Or Motion Picture Made for Television: Downton Abbey (Masterpiece) on PBS
Best Performance by an Actress In A Mini-series or Motion Picture Made for Television: Kate Winslet in Mildred Pierce (HBO)
Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television: Idris Ilba in Luther
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television: Jessica Lange in American Horror Story (FX)
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television: Peter Dinklage in Game of Thrones (HBO)
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