Beverly Hills, Jan. 17: Facebook film The Social Network won four Golden Globe Awards on Sunday, including best drama, making it a front-runner in Hollywood’s Oscar race after sweeping several honours from critics and industry groups in recent weeks. Social Network also won the best director award for David Fincher, best screenplay for writer Aaron Sorkin and best musical score, written by Nine Inch Nails frontman Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross.
It recounts the story of the founding of social networking site Facebook, an international phenomenon with 500 million users that was started in a college dormitory by Mark Zuckerberg. He did not cooperate with the movie’s makers, and the film is a piece of fiction.
British actor Colin Firth was named best actor in a film drama for his portrayal of stuttering King George VI in The King’s Speech, while a pregnant Natalie Portman took home the Golden Globe trophy for best actress in Black Swan. Toy Story 3 won the award for the best picture (animation).