Kate Winslet and Downton Abbey win Golden Globes It was a repeat of last year's Emmys with PBS' "Downton Abbey" winning best miniseries or TV movie at the Golden Globes on Sunday night and Kate Winslet winning for lead actress in the miniseries and movie category for HBO's melodrama for "Mildred Pierce." Earlier, honors for supporting actor in a movie went to actor Christopher Plummer, 82. It marked his first Golden Globe, for playing a widower who comes out of the closet in "Beginners." Laura Dern also won for lead actress in a TV comedy or musical series for HBO's "Enlightened." It marks her third Golden Globe win. But let's face it. Audiences are tuning into the Golden Globes not so much to see if "The Artist," "The Help," "Hugo" or "Midnight in Paris" wins a best picture award but to see just how outrageous host Ricky Gervais will get. If his opening monologue is any indication, he will not disappoint. So. Where was I?" said Gervais, walking on stage for his third consecutive outing as host. He kicked off the 69th annual Golden Globe awards by trashing everyone in sight, taking aim at NBC -- the network airing the show -- the awards show itself, and everyone from Hollywood royalty to the Kardashians. He took jabs at Mel Gibson, took a sly swipe at Jodie Foster, and Eddie Murphy, who bailed on hosting the Oscars. "When the man who says yes to 'Norbert' says 'no' to you, you know you are in trouble," he said. He also revisited a slap he took last year at the critically lambasted "The Tourist" by putting star Johnny Depp on the spot and asking, "Have you seen 'The Tourist' yet?" Depp took a long pause and finally said "No." As it stands, Gervais' hosting duties might be where all the excitement is. There isn't much of a horse race in the best film categories. It is anybody's guess what will take home best dramatic film and comedy or musical. The Golden Globes haven't been a crystal ball when it comes to predicting the Oscar-winning best picture. Last year, the Globes chose "The Social Network" and director David Fincher for their top honors, while the academy crowned "The King's Speech" and its director, Tom Hooper. Vying for drama series are newcomers "American Horror Story," "Boss," "Game of Thrones," "Homeland" and last year's winner, "Boardwalk Empire." And comedy series nominees are first-timers "Enlightened," "Episodes" and "New Girl" as well as "Glee" and "Modern Family." susan.king@latimes.com and rene.lynch@latimes.com