Mad Men might remain the most stylish show on TV – but HBO's prohibition-era drama put an end to its three-year winning streak in the best TV drama category. British viewers will be able to see the show on Sky Atlantic from early next month Photograph: Kevin Winter/Getty Images
The star of Boardwalk Empire took the award for his portrayal of a corrupt politician. It was the actor's first Golden Globe – and one of four for HBO, the most successful network of the night
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But the evening belonged to Glee, which bagged three awards, including best comedy or musical. The infectious show – the second series has just started on E4 – is beloved by Gleeks for (of course) its joyful, often ludicrous, song and dance numbers
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… And also the crowd of teenage misfits who make up the McKinley High glee club, including Kurt, played by Chris Colfer. In his acceptance speech Colfer thanked Glee creator Ryan Murphy for “basically being my fairy godmother”. Photograph: Mark J Terrill/AP
But blackened hearts will be most cheered by the triumph of Jane Lynch for her performance as Sue Sylvester, the most evil cheerleading coach on TV (possibly in the world). “I am nothing if not falsely humble,” Lynch joked as she dedicated her award to the writer who creates Sue's magnificent one-liners
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The star of Sons of Anarchy – a drama about an outlaw motorcycle gang, currently airing on Five USA in the UK – said: “I'm so shocked. I've been working so many years, and I'm so honoured to be up here.”
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Parsons, who also won the 2010 best comedy actor Emmy award, beat the Office's Steve Carrell, 30 Rock's Alec Baldwin, Glee's Matthew Morrison and Hung's Thomas Jane to the award last night for his performance in the geeky CBS sitcom
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Linney, who was unable to attend last night's award ceremony, won for her role in Showtime's new dark comedy about a woman with terminal cancer, produced by Darlene Hunt and Jenny Bicks, pictured above Photograph: Matt Sayles/AP
Seeing off competition from The Pacific, Pillars of the Earth, Temple Grandin and You Don't Know Jack, Carlos – the story of Ilich Ramirez Sanchez, starring Édgar Ramírez – won best mini-series or TV film
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But Claire Danes did win a Golden Globe for her role in Temple Grandin, an HBO biopic about a woman with autism who creates more humane ways of handling cattle on ranches … Photograph: VALERIE MACON/AFP/Getty Images
… While Al Pacino also won for his portrayal of Jack Kevorkian in You Don't Know Jack, which looks at the life and work of Kevorkian, the American right-to-die activist Photograph: Lionel Hahn/ABACA USA/Empics Entertainment
