with a golfing joke directed at best lead competitor Michael Fassbender Clooney accepts the award for best Actor in a Drama (The Descendants); this the highlight of the show, hosted for the third time in a row by brit Ricky Gervais.
the rest is no surprise, here’s the complete list of winners

• Best Picture – Drama
  The Descendants

• Best Picture – Comedy/Musical
  The Artist

• Best Actress – Drama
  Meryl Streep The Iron Lady

• Best Actor – Drama
  George Clooney The Descendants

• Best Actress – Comedy/Musical
  Michelle Williams My Week With Marilyn

• Best Actor – Comedy/Musical
  Jean Dujardin The Artist

• Best Supporting Actress
  Octavia Spencer The Help

• Best Supporting Actor
  Christopher Plummer Beginners

• Best Director
  Martin Scorsese Hugo

• Best Screenplay
  Woody Allen Midnight in Paris

• Best Original Score
  The Artist

• Best Original Song
  W.E.

• Best Animated Feature Film
  The Adventures of Tintin

• Best Foreign Film
  A Separation

via Award Season.