It was big smiles all around for a certain east London born actor last night at the 69th annual Golden Globes held in Beverly Hills, California. British actor Idris Elba, best known for his roles in gritty HBO drama The Wire and blockbuster films like Thor, picked up the Golden Globe award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries or TV Movie for Luther -an immensely popular BBC series about a troubled detective. Clearly thrilled with his big win Idris couldn’t help but express his excitement as he spoke to the media after having accepted his award. Commenting on his win he said: “This is great. We made our little show in London, and now we’re getting this worldwide recognition of it. I love it.”
The actor has quite a few projects in the pipeline for 2012 including Guillermo del Toro’s ambitious, monster versus robot movie, Pacific Rim and the sequel to 2011’s Thor.
Congratulations weren’t just reserved for Mr. Elba as American actress Octavia Spencer’s portrayal of feisty maid Minnie Jackson in The Help earned her the Best Supporting Actress gong and legendary actor Morgan Freeman was honoured with the Cecil B DeMille Lifetime Achievement award.
The night’s other winners are listed below:
Film:
Best Picture, Drama: The Descendants
Best Picture, Musical or Comedy: The Artist
Best Actor, Drama: George Clooney, The Descendants
Best Actress, Drama: Meryl Streep, The Iron Lady
Best Director: Martin Scorsese, Hugo
Best Actor, Musical or Comedy: Jean Dujardin, The Artist
Best Actress, Musical or Comedy: Michelle Williams, My Week With Marilyn
Best Supporting Actor: Christopher Plummer, Beginners
Best Supporting Actress: Octavia Spencer, The Help
Best Foreign Language: A Separation
Best Animated Film: The Adventures of Tintin
Best Screenplay: Woody Allen, Midnight in Paris
Best Original Score: Ludovic Bource, The Artist
Best Original Song: Masterpiece (music and lyrics by Madonna, Julie Frost, Jimmy Harry), W.E.
Television:
Best Series, Drama: Homeland, Showtime
Best Series, Musical or Comedy: Modern Family, ABC
Best Actor, Drama: Kelsey Grammer, Boss
Best Actress, Drama: Claire Danes, Homeland
Best Actress, Musical or Comedy: Laura Dern, Enlightened
Best Actor, Musical or Comedy: Matt LeBlanc, Episodes
Best Miniseries or Movie: Downton Abbey (Masterpiece), PBS
Best Actress, Miniseries or Movie: Kate Winslet, Mildred Pierce
Best Actor, Miniseries or Movie: Idris Elba, Luther
Best Supporting Actress, Series, Miniseries or Movie: Jessica Lange, American Horror Story
Best Supporting Actor, Series, Miniseries or Movie: Peter Dinklage, Game of Thrones
Cecil B DeMille Lifetime Achievement Award: Morgan Freeman
