Rain…a massive downpour didn’t dampen spirits at the 67th Annual Golden Globe Awards, where the Hollywood Foreign Press gave out their coveted statue to the best in movies and TV for the year.

Right out of the gate, Mo’Nique claimed the Best Supporting Actress Golden Globe – Motion Picture for her stunning performance as uninvolved mother in the drama, Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire. The actress was emotional as she stepped up on stage and gave an acceptance speech celebrating “whoever’s been touched.” Backstage Mo’Nique was bordering on tears as she gushed about what the award meant to her and those intimate moments with her husband prior to the awards…in their bathroom.

Click onto media bar for Mo’Nique’s heartfelt acknowledgements backstage and how while prepping for the ceremony the actress had a serious conversation with her husband…in the bathroom.

Best Actress – TV Series, Comedy or Musical went to Toni Collette for her multiple personalities on the hit Showtime Series, United States of Tara. The actress admits she played it by ear during her acceptance speech, which she believes is the only way to go.

Best Actor – TV Series Drama went to Michael C. Hall, the lovable serial killer on Dexter. Hall, who was undergoing treatment for Lymphoma (in remission), thanked his cast and crew for their support. Hall didn’t mention his medical condition on stage, but backstage he confessed he was trying deliberately not to discuss his illness.

Best Actress – TV Series Drama went to Julianna Margulies for her freshman CBS drama, The Good Wife. Margulies celebrated the ensemble qualities of everyone involved in the series. Backstage Margulies confessed that though winning awards isn’t her goal, it’s sure a nice perk of the job.

Best Supporting Actor – Series/Mini-Series/TV Movie was John Lithgow’s for the taking for his recurring role as a ruthless fanatical killer on the twisted Showtime series, Dexter.

Disney’s animated flick Up took home the Best Animated Feature Film Golden Globe amid stiff competition from Disney’s other fancy cartoon flick, The Princess and the Frog as well as The Fantastic Mr. Fox, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs and Coraline.

T-Bone Burnett and Stephen Bruton won Best Original Song - Motion Picture, The Weary Kind, for the drama Crazy Heart.

Best Original Score – Motion Picture Golden Globe went to Michael Giacchino for the animated feature, Up. Giacchino was more excited having former Beatles legend, Paul McCartney say “go Michael” to him, than actually winning the award.

Best Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television went to the HBO drama based on the stories of the eccentric aunt and first cousin of Jackie Onassis, Grey Gardens.  The movie starred Jessica Lange and Drew Barrymore.

Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical went to Mery Streep for her portrayal of Julia Child in the joyful film Julie & Julia. The Oscar-winning actress admitted that she was paying tribute to not only the famed chef, but her mother as well, who shared similarities with Child. Backstage Streep was appreciative of her award from the Hollywood Foreign Press - and she also understands that just by winning a signal is sent to producers that mature women can be interesting movie subjects.

In a surprise upset, Kevin Bacon took home the Best Actor – Mini-Series or TV Movie Golden Globe for his starring role as LtCol. Mike Strobl, in the HBO military movie, Taking Chance.

Drew Barrymore was clearly thrilled to receive her Best Actress – Mini-Series or TV Movie Golden Globe for her acclaimed performance as Edith “Little Edie” Bouvier Beale in the HBO drama Grey Gardens. Backstage Barrymore admitted that she forgot to thank her co-star, Jessica Lange, but she also says there were more people left off her list.

Best Screenplay – Motion Picture went to Jason Reitman, who has shown good judgment in choosing his movies (Up in the Air). Reitman’s famous father, Ivan Reitman (Ghostbusters) was there to see his son win the Golden Globe and to hear his boy give him props for teaching him well.

Alec Baldwin wasn’t there to collect his Golden Globe win for Best Actor – TV Series, Comedy or Musical for his performance as the network head, Jack Donaghy, on the sitcom 30 Rock, but everyone seemed to embrace his win.

Best Foreign Language Film went to Germany’s entry, The White Ribbon.

AMC network got deserved recognition for the Best Television Series – Drama, for their ’60s era advertising series Mad Men.

Best Supporting Actress – Series/Mini-Series/TV Movie went to Chloe Sevigny for her portrayal as Nicolette Grant, one of the three wives of polygamist, Bill Henrickson (Bill Paxton) on Big Love.

Golden Globes Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture for this year was Christoph Waltz for his role as Col. Has Landa in Quentin Tarantino’s World War II satire, Inglorious Basterds.

The Cecil B. DeMille Award went to veteran filmmaker, Martin Scorsese for his lengthy body of work from his early work on films like Raging Bull to his Oscar-winning feature, The Departed.

Best Television Series – Comedy or Musical - went to the Fox Broadcasting musical series, Glee. Jane Lynch knew exactly how her character Sue would react to the win, while Executive Producer and Creator, Ryan Murphy was all about celebrating.

Who would have thunk it. The Hangover as Golden Globes Best Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical? It was obvious the cast and crew were as shocked as the audience.

Robert Downey, Jr. won Best Actor - Motion Picture Comedy or Musical for Sherlock Holmes, despite his wife, Susan Downey, putting her money on Matt Damon in Invictus.  She’s a producer on Sherlock Holmes so you’d think she be cheering her husband on, and according to the actor, she does have his back no matter what may have been said.

Jeff Bridges, who is underrated and knows it, took home the Golden Globe for Best Actor – Motion Picture, Drama for his performance as a burnt-out Country Music singer in Crazy Heart. The actor reminisced about The Beverly Hilton Hotel, where the awards were held, and how his family and he had a personal history with the hotel. The actor was already looking forward to a possible Oscar nomination, though he was humble about his chances.

Sandra Bullock was Golden Globes‘ Best Actress - Motion Picture Drama for her sensitive and downright inspirational role as Leigh Anne Tuohy in The Blind Side. Not only was her win a surprise upset in the category, but for the actress as well, who never thought she’d take home the prize.

James Cameron just improve his Academy Award chances by winning Best Director – Motion Picture and Best Motion Picture - Drama for his box office behemoth, Avatar. The recognition certainly gives Cameron and his sci-fi epic the extra boost it probably didn’t need anyway - considering it nabbed an additional $41.3 million and the number one slot again for the fifth weekend in a row. The filmmaker was quick to point out that his film proves that 3D is here to stay.