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Did the 2012 Golden Globe winners go according to plan? Or were there any big surprises? Are the Oscar favorites more or less cemented right now?

The Help, The Artist, The Descendants and Hugo proved they are early Oscar leaders, with each film taking home some hardware Sunday evening.

The Artist’s wins for Best Score and Best Actor for Jean Dujardin kept the critical favorite squarely in the driver’s seat as an early Oscar favorite.

Kendall Jenner at the Golden Globes
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After winning Best Actor for The Descendants, George Clooney is the man to beat for the honor at the Oscars. That film was also the best drama.

Best Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical went to The Artist, while Meryl Streep won Best Actress (shocker) as Margaret Thatcher in The Iron Lady.

The Cecil B. DeMille Award for lifetime achievement went to Morgan Freeman (above), who received the honor from Sidney Poitier and Helen Mirren.

On the TV side, Homeland, Modern Family and Downton Abbey were the big winners.

Kicking off the night was a Ricky Gervais monologue that went after stars such as Justin Bieber and Kim Kardashian this year. So … there’s that.

Here’s the list of Golden Globe winners for 2012:

FILM

Best Motion Picture, Drama
The Descendants

Best Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical
The Artist

 
Best Actress, Motion Picture Drama
Meryl Streep, The Iron Lady

Best Actor, Motion Picture Drama
George Clooney, The Descendants

Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture
Christopher Plummer, Beginners

Best Actress in a Comedy or Musical
Michelle Williams, My Week with Marilyn

Best Animated Film
The Adventures of Tintin

Best Screenplay
Woody Allen, Midnight in Paris

Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture
Octavia Spencer, The Help

Best Director
Martin Scorsese, Hugo

Best Actor in a Comedy or Musical
Jean Dujardin, The Artist

Best Foreign Film
A Separation

Best Song
Masterpiece, W.E.

Best Score
Ludovic Bource, The Artist

TELEVISION

TV Series, Drama
Homeland

TV Series, Comedy
Modern Family

TV Movie or Miniseries
Downton Abbey

Actor in a TV Series, Drama
Kelsey Grammer, Boss

Actress in a TV Series, Drama
Claire Danes, Homeland

Actor, TV Series Comedy
Matt LeBlanc, Episodes

Actress in a TV Series, Comedy
Laura Dern, Enlightened

Actor in a Miniseries or TV Movie
Idris Elba, Luther

Actress in a Miniseries or TV Movie
Kate Winslet, Mildred Pierce

Supporting Actress in a Series, Miniseries, or TV Movie
Jessica Lange, American Horror Story

Supporting Actor in a Series, Miniseries or TV Movie
Peter Dinklage, Game of Thrones