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BY EMILY SPAIN

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And the Golden Globe goes to...
The 69th annual award show hit airwaves Sunday night with the same host as the last two years -- Ricky Gervais. The show has people talking about the results, speeches and of course the controversial Gervais.

Here’s the Today Shows take:
Natalie: “Maybe we’re all getting used to his humor, but I actually found him last night to be not so offensive.
Al: “Well, I think once you got past last year.

But ABC points out that this year the stars were prepared for Gervais’ jokes.

REPORTER: “But this time reinvigorated stars chose to swap snaps with their would-be tormentor.”
MADONNA: “If I’m still just like a Virgin Ricky, then why don’t you come over here and do something about it. I haven’t kissed a girl in  a few years.”
MERYL STREEP: “When Ricky Gervais’ deal fell through and they came to me to play Margaret Thatcher.”

A writer for The Envelope notes another difference at this year’s awards... TV winners went to unpopular shows.

“When it came to honoring television, the Golden Globes went small. Really small. Some of the biggest winners at Sunday's Golden Globes were critically acclaimed cable shows that draw relatively tiny audiences — in some cases, far fewer than 1 million viewers per week. These included HBO's comedy "Enlightened," Starz's political drama "Boss," BBC America's crime thriller "Luther," and Showtime's show-biz comedy "Episodes."

And Deadline Hollywood complains about some of the results... taking a stab at the credibility of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association.

“Here’s why I hate the Golden Globes: Studios and networks who lavishly lobby the HFPA almost always score nominations. Stars win in direct correlation to their glamour quotient. Everything about the awards is geared towards hyping the media’s interest and the telecast’s ratings.”

One of the big stand-outs of the night? George Clooney... who won best actor for his role in The Descendants.  He also won over the audience with his poke at competitor and friend Brad Pitt when Clooney came on stage with a cane mimicking Pitt’s.  MTV writes:

“The mutual love between George Clooney and his "Ocean's Eleven" co-star Brad Pitt is anything but new. But on Sunday night (January 15), their love was on full-display as the pals put on some major emotional PDA for Golden Globe viewers.”

“The Artist” led the winnings with three awards. According to Deadline Hollywood, the TV rankings for this year’s Golden Globes are comparable to last year... coming in at 11.7 out of 18 shares.
For a full list of winners click here.

Transcript by Newsy.