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Ricky Gervais kicked off the 2011 Golden Globe Awards by staying true to his vow to be more subversive than he was a year ago. Just ask Tom Cruise and John Travolta, at whom the comedian aimed this opening joke:

“Also not nominated was I Love You Philip Morris, Jim Carrey and Ewan McGregor. Two heterosexual characters pretending to be gay. So the complete opposite of some famous Scientologists, then… Probably. My lawyers helped me with the wording of that joke. They’re not here.”

And with that… the show was off! Watch Gervais’ intro here, following by a list of the event’s major winners:

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Best Television Series: Drama
Boardwalk Empire

Best Performance by an Actress In A Television Series: Drama
Katey Sagal: Sons of Anarchy (TV Fanatic note: YES!!!!!!)

Best Performance by an Actor In A Television Series: Drama
Steve Buscemi: Boardwalk Empire

Best Television Series: Comedy Or Musical
Glee

 
Best Performance by an Actress In A Television Series: Comedy Or Musical
Laura Linney: The Big C

Best Performance by an Actor In A Television Series: Comedy Or Musical
Jim Parsons: The Big Bang Theory

Best Performance by a Supporting Actor In A Television Series: Comedy Or Musical
Chris Colfer: Glee

Best Performance by a Supporting Actress In A Television Series: Comedy Or Musical
Jane Lynch: Glee

Actor in a Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy
Paul Giamatti: Barney’s Version

Director, Motion Picture
David Fincher: The Social Network

Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture
Melissa Leo: The Fighter

Best Screenplay
Aaron Sorkin: The Social Network

Actress in a Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy
Annette Bening: The Kids Are All Right

Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture
Christian Bale: The Fighter

Actress, Motion Picture Drama
Natalie Portman: Black Swan

Actor, Motion Picture Drama
Colin Firth: The King’s Speech

Best Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical
The Kids Are All Right

Best Motion Picture, Drama
The Social Network