In between falling off the couch laughing at the fearless hosting of Ricky “He’ll never eat lunch in this town again” Gervais and scanning our twitter feed, we’ll be updating this post with the winners from the TV portion of the 2012 Golden Globe.

Best Performance by an Actress in a Comedy
Laura Dern, ENLIGHTENED

Best Mini-Series or TV Movie
DOWNTON ABBEY, Masterpiece Classic

Best Performance by an Actress in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Kate Winslet, MILDRED PIERCE

Best Performance by an Actor in a Drama
Kelsey Grammer, BOSS

Best Drama
HOMELAND, Showtime

Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Idris Elba, LUTHER

Best Performance By An Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Peter Dinklage, GAME OF THRONES

Best Performance By An Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Jessica Lange, AMERICAN HORROR STORY

Best Performance by an Actress in a Drama
Claire Danes, HOMELAND

Best Performance by an Actor in a Comedy
Matt LeBlanc, EPISODES

Best Comedy
MODERN FAMILY, ABC

Note: Your complete list of Winners, including movies, can be found here.

When it comes to summing up our reaction to this morning’s 68th Annual Golden Globe Nominations, we’ve got six words for The Hollywood Foreign Press Association, inspired by the evening’s host Ricky Gervais, “We are not having a laugh!”

But before we delve into the anomaly that resulted from a 90 member voting block that may-or-may-not be as easily swayed as the folks in charge of choosing the sites for each Olympic, let’s first talk about the positive. That being, it’s hard to argue with any award show that singles out the likes of Chris Colfer (GLEE), Jim Parsons (THE BIG BANG THEORY) and Katey Sagal (SONS OF ANARCHY), not to mention shows likes of BOARDWALK EMPIRE, MAD MEN, and THE GOOD WIFE.

Unfortunately for the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, what it’s not hard to argue with is Pipera “Frakkin” Perabo!

Now don’t get us wrong, having spent some time interviewing Perabo on the set of COVERT AFFAIRS last summer, we have absolutely nothing but respect for the pint-sized star who does a fine job of headlining the hit USA series. That said, Jennifer Garner she ain’t, to the point that we’re willing to bet even Ms. Perabo herself is in shock right now as she conducts a string of interviews with reporters angling for her reaction to the nomination. Particularly when one takes into account those who weren’t nominated, like Anna Torv (FRINGE), Nina Dobrev (THE VAMPIRE DIARIES), Emily Deschanel (BONES), and Connie Britton (FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS), all of whom continue to deliver remarkable performances in their respective dramas.

As for the shows themselves, while we’re not going to begrudge THE BIG BANG THEORY its nomination in the Best Comedy category — despite the series pretty much boiling down to an Emmy winning performance by Jim Parsons who also garnered a nod — we would have loved to see a show get the nod that could actually benefit from the publicity, like COMMUNITY and/or PARKS AND RECREATION.

And finally, as pleasantly surprised as we were by the inclusion of THE WALKING DEAD, also known as the Fall’s most thrilling new series, we hate to think that it was at the expense of LOST, which after 6 remarkable, albeit highly-diseccted seasons most certainly deserved one final hurrah.

Agree, disagree, post away in the comments below.

Best Television Series – Comedy/Musical
30 ROCK
THE BIG BANG THEORY
THE BIG C
GLEE
MODERN FAMILY
NURSE JACKIE

Best Television Series – Miniseries/Movie
CARLOS
THE PACIFIC
PILLARS OF THE EARTH
TEMPLE GRANDIN
YOU DON’T KNOW JACK

Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series – Comedy/Musical
Toni Collette, UNITED STATES OF TARA
Edie Falco, NURSE JACKIE
Tina Fey, 30 ROCK
Laura Linney, THE BIG C
Lea Michele, GLEE

Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Comedy/Musical
Alec Baldwin, 30 ROCK
Steve Carell, THE OFFICE
Thomas Jane, HUNG
Matthew Morrison, GLEE
Jim Parsons, THE BIG BANG THEORY

Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series – Drama
Julianna Margulies, THE GOOD WIFE
Elizabeth Moss, MAD MEN
Piper Perabo COVERT AFFAIRS
Katey Sagal SONS OF ANARCHY
Kyra Sedgwick, THE CLOSER

Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Drama
Steve Buscemi, BOARDWALK EMPIRE
Bryan Cranston, BREAKING BAD
Michael C. Hall, DEXTER
Jon Hamm, MAD MEN
Hugh Laurie, HOUSE

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Scott Caan, HAWAII FIVE-0
Chris Colfer, GLEE
Chris Noth, THE GOOD WIFE
Eric Stonestreet, MODERN FAMILY
David Strathairn, TEMPLE GRANDIN

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Hope Davis, THE SPECIAL RELATIONSHIP
Jane Lynch, GLEE
Kelly Macdonald, BOARDWALK EMPIRE
Julia Stiles, DEXTER
Sofia Vergara, MODERN FAMILY

Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television
Idris Elba, LUTHOR
Ian McSHane, THE PILLARS OF THE EARTH
Al Pacino, YOU DON’T KNOW JACK
Dennis Quaid, THE SPECIAL RELATIONSHIP
Edgar Ramirez, CARLOS

Best Performance by an Actress in a Mini-Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television
Hayley Atwell, PILLARS OF THE EARTH
Claire Danes, TEMPLE GRANDIN
Judi Dench, RETURN TO CRANFORD
Romola Garai, EMMA
Jennifer Love Hewitt, THE CLIENT LIST

If you’re looking for the movie nods, you’ve come to the wrong addict! May we humbly suggest checking out hitfix.com

Best TV Series, Musical or Comedy
GLEE

Best Actress, TV Drama
Juliana Marguilies, THE GOOD WIFE

Best Actor, TV Drama
Michael C. Hall, DEXTER

Best Actress, TV Musical or Comedy
Toni Collette, THE UNITED STATES OF TARA

Best Actor, TV Musical or Comedy
Alec Baldwin, 30 ROCK

Best Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television
GREY GARDENS

Best Actress, TV Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for TV
Drew Barrymore, GREY GARDENS

Best Actor, TV Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for TV?
Kevin Bacon, TAKING CHANGE

Best Supporting Actress, Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for TV
Chloé Sevigny, BIG LOVE

Best Supporting Actor, Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for TV?
John Lithgow, Dexter

Looking for the Movie winners? Click here

The TV Addict’s Take: Although we’ve been doing this long enough to realize that the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) wasn’t about to take this one last opportunity to recognize four seasons of excellence on behalf of BATTLESTAR GALACTICA with a nomination, both FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS and LOST could have easily taken the place of HOUSE (Been there, done that, got the T-shirt) and/or TRUE BLOOD (Guilty pleasure yes, Best television drama, not so much)
 
Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Drama
Jon Hamm, MAD MEN
Hugh Laurie, HOUSE
Michael C. Hall, DEXTER
Simon Baker, THE MENTALIST
Bill Paxton, BIG LOVE

The TV Addict’s Take: Insert BREAKING BAD’s Bryan Cranston for THE MENTALIST’s Simon Baker and we’ll shut up.

Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series – Drama
Anna Paquin, TRUE BLOOD
Kyra Sedgwick, THE CLOSER
Julianna Marguilies, THE GOOD WIFE
Glenn Close, DAMAGES
January Jones, MAD MEN

The TV Addict’s Take: Based solely on her delivery of the line, “I’m Peggy Olson, and I want to smoke some Marijuana,” MAD MEN’s Elisabeth Moss was robbed.
 
Best Television Series – Comedy
30 ROCK
THE OFFICE
GLEE
MODERN FAMILY
ENTOURAGE
 
The TV Addict’s Take: A nomination for ENTOURAGE doesn’t do much to salvage what little credibility the Hollywood Foreign Press Association has left. Particularly when PARKS AND RECREATION, HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER, THE BIG BANG THEORY and WEEDS are left waiting in the wings.

Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series – Comedy
Tina Fey, 30 ROCK
Edie Falco, NURSE JACKIE
Toni Collette, THE UNITED STATES OF TARA
Lea Michele, GLEE
Courteney Cox, COUGAR TOWN

The TV Addict’s Take: Proof positive that nothing says comedy like getting multiple slushies thrown in your face comes a much deserved nomination for Hollywood “It” Girl Lea Michele. And yes, the whole singing, dancing, acting triple-threat thing probably played a part as well.
 
Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Comedy
Alec Baldwin, 30 ROCK
Steve Carell, THE OFFICE
David Duchovny, CALIFORNICATION
Matthew Morrison, GLEE
Thomas Jane, HUNG

The TV Addict’s Take: With apologies in advance for raining on GLEE’s parade, there was very little funny to be found in song-and-dance-man Matthew Morrison’s performance on GLEE. Aside that is from the fact that it took him a good six months to realize his wife was pregnant!
 
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Jeremy Piven, ENTOURAGE
Neil Patrick Harris, HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER
William Hurt, DAMAGES
John Lithgow, DEXTER
Michael Emerson, LOST

The TV Addict’s Take: There should be laws against making voters choose between Neil Patrick Harris (HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER), John Lithgow (DEXTER) and Michael Emerson (LOST). We’re just sayin’
 
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Jane Lynch, GLEE
Rose Byrne, DAMAGES
Janet McTeer, INTO THE STORM
Jane Adams, HUNG
Chloe Sevigny, BIG LOVE

The TV Addict’s Take: With all due respect to BIG LOVE’s Chloe Sevigny (who, we’re not gonna lie, scares the bejesus out of us) Jane Lynch FTW!
 
Best Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
GREY GARDENS
GEORGIA O’KEEFFE
INTO THE STORM
LITTLE DORRIT
TAKING CHANCE
 
Best Performance by an Actress in a Mini-Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television
Drew Barrymore, GREY GARDENS
Jessica Lange, GREY GARDENS
Sigourney Weaver, PRAYERS FOR BOBBY
Anna Paquin, THE COURAGEOUS HEART OF IRENA SENDLER
Joan Allen, GEORGIA O’KEEFFE
 
Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television
Kenneth Branagh, WALLANDER
Brendan Gleeson, INTO THE STORM
Kevin Bacon, TAKING CHANCE
Chiwetel Ejiofor, ENDGAME
Jeremy Irons, GEORGIA O’KEEFFE

Complete nominations, including movies can be found here.

The TV Addict: Look beyond their perennial favorites, are you kidding me? HOUSE, Sally Field, ENTOURAGE, America Ferrera, and worst of all Tony Shalhoub for what sure seems like his 75 nomination! Sadly, the Golden Globes are as predictable as ever. Don’t get me wrong, I’m thrilled for many of the nominees (30 ROCK, DEXTER, MAD MEN etc…) But if the Hollywood Foreign Press really wanted to recognize True… err, I mean new blood, we’d see nominations for BATTLESTAR GALACTICA, DAMAGES, LOST and Julia Louis Dreyfus.

Couch Tater: Oh, I see how you are. It’s okay that the same people get nods… as long as they’re people you like! I kid, I kid. You’re right, of course, but I’ve always said it takes baby steps for an institution like the Golden Globes or the Emmys to change. And we’ve got those here. I mean, I was surprised to see Jonathan Rhys Meyers for THE TUDORS. And when I say surprised, make no mistake, it was a pleasant one, ’cause the guy is amazing. In a single scene, he can go from chewing the scenery to tugging at your heart strings. Perhaps the most daring of the nominations? Catherine Keener for AN AMERICAN CRIME. For those who didn’t catch it, this was a tough-to-watch flick about a woman (Keener) whose slow descent into madness involves taking a teenage neighborhood girl hostage and allowing the other kids to torture her. But then there’s that weirdly baffling category Performance By An Actor In A Supporting Role In A Miniseries Or Motion Picture Made For Television… which somehow includes HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER and ENTOURAGE. So why not just call this Any Actor Who Ever Did Anything Not Quite Worthy Of A Leading-Role Nomination?

The TV Addict: Firstly, any category that recognizes Neil Patrick Harris and Rachel Griffiths is a-okay with me. That said… I QUIT! Seriously, I’m done! Kaput! This TV Addict can no longer continue to maintain this façade of excitement for the been-there-done-that Golden Globes. Because nothing ever changes and nothing, it seems, ever will. That is, unless the Hollywood Foreign Press is reading this and takes my suggestion to heart. Rather than continue to nominate the exact same actors year after year (see: Sally Field, Mariska Hargitay, Kyra Sedgwick, America Ferrera, Hugh Laurie, Steve Carell, and Tony Shalhoub), why not put a moratorium on the number of nominations an actor can receive for playing the same character? Just imagine. Not only would Jeremy Piven’s retirement from Golden Globe contention open up a spot for some exciting and deserving new talent such as THE BIG BANG THEORY’s Jim Parsons. But it might also help attract new viewers to an award ceremony that is quickly losing both relevancy and interest to the 98% of the country that doesn’t watch MAD MEN or know what a CRANFORD is.

Couch Tater: Oh, ain’t that sweet. You still have the capacity to dream big! Look, I couldn’t agree more, it WOULD be a nice change of pace to see, say, WORST WEEK’s Kyle Bornheimer be recognized as one of the most talented newcomers to hit the comedy scene in years. But we also have to keep in mind one very important thing: There’s a reason people like Sally Field get nominated every year in a category that acknowledges the best actors in the industry… because, simply put, they ARE the best. Plus, let’s face it, I don’t think nominating anyone from BATTLESTAR is going to exactly bring droves of viewers to the awards telecast, seeing as BROTHERS & SISTERS has about… doing the math… carry the one… a gajillion more viewers than our beloved BSG. And finally, do we really want to see people nominated simply because it might improve ratings for the telecast? The awards already are viewed in many sectors as a popularity contest… wouldn’t such a move make the situation worse instead of better? No, my friend, I think you and I will just have to accept the fact that when it comes to the Golden Globes and the Emmys, critics such as ourselves will have to speak out for the ignored but beloved actors out there. And heck, would we really have it any other way? I mean, if they nominated all our favorites, what would we have to complain about?

9:05PM: Proof that Hollywood loves itself far too much. Jeremy Piven wins another Golden Globe. Ted Danson was robbed.

9:06PM: The TV Addict forsees a win for Glenn Close. Suck it Patricia Arquette.

9:08PM: GLENN CLOSE gets a Globe. Hmmm. Perhaps tonight won’t be so bad after-all.

9:10PM: The TV Addict’s friend Lauren asks: What’s with Billy Bush’s hair?

9:11PM: I get that these Globes have to be done in an hour, but is anyone else thinking the show is on fast-forward? The TV Addict can hardly keep up.

9:15PM: John Hamm wins for MAD MEN. Note to self, stay out of Miami. Dexter’s probably pissed.

9:16PM: Ratatouille wins, while Billy Bush illustrates yet again why writers are important. Could he be less eloquent?

9:20PM: Is Billy Bush fifteen? Okay, must stop trashing Bush, the host, not the President.

9:37PM: My future wife, Tina Fey won for Best Actress. Almost makes up for Michael C. Hall’s ridiculous snub.

9:51PM: MAD MEN wins for Best Drama. Can’t really argue. It is phenomenal.