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Published: Monday, January 16, 2012

Fandango voters pick top snubs from Golden Globes

  • Kristen Wiig arrives at the 69th Annual Golden Globe Awards Sunday, Jan. 15, 2012, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles)

    Kristen Wiig arrives at the 69th Annual Golden Globe Awards Sunday, Jan. 15, 2012, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles)

LOS ANGELES -- Sunday night's Golden Globe Awards offered some unexpected surprises and snubs in the motion picture categories, according to moviegoers voting on Fandango after the show ended.

Among the top vote-getters in Fandango's movie snubs poll was "Bridesmaids," one of the site's biggest ticket-sellers of the year. The film and its star Kristen Wiig lost top honors to their more dramatic competitors, "The Artist" and Michelle Williams in "My Week with Marilyn," nominated in the same comedy categories.

Top five snubs in Fandango's survey:

Kristen Wiig, "Bridesmaids" (Best Actress/Comedy) 23 percent

"Bridesmaids" (Best Picture/Comedy) 21 percent

Viola Davis, "The Help" (Best Actress/Drama) 13 percent

Elton John, "Hello Hello" from "Gnomeo & Juliet" (Best Song) 6 percent

"The Help" (Best Picture/Drama) 5 percent

Top five surprise wins:

Michelle Williams, "My Week with Marilyn" (Best Actress/Comedy) 34 precent

Madonna, "Masterpiece" from "W./E." (Best Song) 21 percent

"The Descendants" (Best Picture/Drama) 18 percent

"The Adventures of TinTin" (Best Animated Feature) 7 percent

Meryl Streep, "The Iron Lady" (Best Actress/Drama) 4 percent

Top 5 Most Outrageous Jokes from Ricky Gervais:

The Jodie Foster/"Beaver" joke 26 precent

Kim Kardashian vs. Kate Middleton comparison 19 percent

Justin Bieber and Martha Stewart's turkey baster 17 percent

Madonna/"Like a Virgin" 11 percent

Antonio Banderas & Salma Hayek and the English language 6 percent

You'll find the complete list of winners and nominees from the Golden Globes, plus Red Carpet photos, the Fandango/CinemaCon Fan Choice Award sweepstakes and extensive awards coverage at Fandango's Awards Watch site at http://awardswatch.fandango.com.

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