It was a big night for The Social Network, though Ricky Gervais was arguably the real winner. Here's a rundown of the Chosen Ones, the lucky few who are toting trophies and facing pleasant salary bumps.

Score one for female directors: Sofia Coppola's Somewhere just won the Golden Lion Prize at the Venice Film Festival, scoring a unanimous vote from a jury led by Quentin Tarantino. [WashingtonPost]

Precious has just picked up the audience award at the Toronto Film Festival, giving the film more Oscar buzz, which means we may be seeing Gabourey Sidibe and Mo'Nique quite often this awards season. [HollywoodReporter] via [NYMag]

Awards shows have a strange way of sneaking into our lives. Even those of us who would rather watch paint dry than watch the actual ceremonies will, inevitably, find ourselves talking about the dumb show.