娱乐英语新闻:"The Social Network" emerges as major winner of Golden Globe awards

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 16 (Xinhua) -- As anticipated, "The Social Network" won the Golden Globe for best motion picture drama on Sunday night, beating "The King's Speech."

"The Social Network", a story of the founding of Facebook, also took home the Golden Globe for screenplay and best director for David Fincher.

Natalie Portman and Colin Firth were named best actress and actor for their respective roles in "Black Swan" and "the King's Speech."

"The Social Network" was nominated for a total of six awards, while "The King's Speech," which tells of British King George VI's stammering problem, won seven nominations.

Scott Rudin, producer of "The Social Network", thanked his cast and crew, and Aaron Sorkin for writing "a brilliant, brilliant script, an astonishing achievement in screenwriting." He also thanked the subject of the film, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg.

Sorkin, who won the award for best screenplay for writing the film's script, also offered thanks to Zuckerberg.

The Best Performance Award went to Colin Firth, 50, for his role as an English king struggling to overcome a stammer as he rises to power in "The King's Speech."

"Getting through your mid-stage of your life with your dignity and your judgement intact can be somewhat precarious and sometimes all you need is a little bit of gentle reassurance to keep you on track," Firth said.

The Golden Globes split the major film categories between dramas and comedies/musicals, with the top film honor for comedy or musical going to "The Kids Are All Right," the story of two lesbian women struggling to raise two teenagers who meet the sperm donor who led to their birth.

The best actress award in a television series went to Katey Sagal for her role in "Sons Of Anarchy"