Golden Globes shine

20 January 2007

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Jeremy Irons won Best Supporting TV Actor for his part in 'Elizabeth I' and Hugh Laurie won Best Actor in a TV Drama for his US TV show 'House'.

Sacha Baron Cohen won Best Film Actor in a Musical or Comedy for his role as Borat in 'Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan'.

'The Queen' won Best Screenplay and 'Elizabeth I' won the Best TV Mini-series.

Kate Winslet had also been nominated for Best Film Actress for her part in 'Little Children' alongside Dame Judi Dench for her role in 'Notes on a Scandal'.

Other British nominations included Peter O'Toole for Best Film Actor for his part in 'Venus'.

However, while the Brits found victory at the awards the US stars also walked away with plenty themselves.

As predicted former 'American Idol' contestant Jennifer Hudson won the Globe for Best Supporting Film Actress for her part in 'Dreamgirls'.

The film also won in the Best Musical or Comedy category and Eddie Murphy scooped Best Supporting Film Actor for his part in the movie which is based on the phenomenal rise of Diana Ross and The Supremes.

Beyoncé Knowles, who stars in the film, did not win any awards but wowed crowds in a skin tight, dazzling gold dress.

Drew Barrymore looked stunning on the red carpet in a sleeveless lavender gown, but white was the signature colour of the evening.

Kate Winslet, Heidi Klum, Jennifer Garner, Sienna Miller, Emily Blunt and Cameron Diaz all chose snowy white gowns in various styles.

Cameron's dress divided critics as to whether it was a style hit or miss, with its single strap and unusual style of frilly layered skirt.

There must have been some tension backstage as both Cameron Diaz and Justin Timberlake were invited to present awards and their recent split made things a little awkward between them. They were reportedly seen fighting bitterly at one of the after-parties.

Justin presented the award for Best Original Song which went to Prince for his 'Song of the Heart' written for animated film 'Happy Feet'.

Prince - who last year mocked the 'SexyBack' singer at the Emmy Awards by saying the sexy had never gone away - was not there to collect his award so Justin took the opportunity for revenge.

The 6ft 1in singer crouched down, saying: "Well, I guess Prince couldn't be here. I'd like to accept this award on his behalf", mocking the diminutive star's height of 5ft 2in.

However, later on when Drew Barrymore and Hugh Grant - who are about to star in 'Music and Lyrics' together - took to the stage to present the Best Original Score award Hugh announced that Prince had been stuck in traffic.

The 'Kiss' singer then stood up and took a bow to great applause from the audience.

British comedian Sacha Baron Cohen accepted his award with a hilarious speech referring to a scene from his Borat film when he wrestled naked with his co-star Ken Davitian.

He said: "When I was in that scene, and I stared down and I saw two wrinkled golden globes on my chin I thought to myself, 'I better win a bloody award for this.'"

There had been much speculation as to whether Cohen would accept the award as himself or in character as Borat, who he appeared as at all the premieres for the film.

But the comedian announced her has killed off the Kazakhstani journalist, as he is now too well known, making it impossible to recreate the humorous footage featured in the film where unsuspecting members of the public are tricked into believing his alias really is a visiting reporter from the Eastern European country.

Meryl Streep was awarded the Best Film Actress award for a musical or comedy for her part as stone-hearted fashion editor in 'The Devil Wears Prada'. As Meryl drew out her list of people to thank a murmur could be heard from the audience, prompting Meryl to quip: "Be quiet, it's not that long."

Martin Scorsese won Best Director for his dark gangster film 'The Departed' and Forest Whitaker emotionally accepted Best Film Actor for his powerful portrayal of Ugandan dictator Idi Amin in 'Last King of Scotland'.

Hit new US TV show 'Ugly Betty' did well at the awards, winning Best Series, while its main star, America Ferrara, was awarded Best Comedy Actress.

The newcomer embraced her friend and producer of the show Salma Hayek on stage, looking anything but ugly in a chic evening gown with a cinched-in waist.

Angelina Jolie accompanied partner Brad Pitt to the awards but was said to be in a bad mood for most of the evening.

However, she managed a smile when 'Babel', starring Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett, won Best Film.

Now that the awards have been won and taken home to be proudly displayed on the stars' mantelpieces, it is only a matter of time before the Oscar nominations are announced.

The Hollywood Foreign Press Association that presents the Golden Globes has around 85 members, while almost 5,800 film professionals, from actors to production veterans, are eligible to vote for the Oscars.

But the Globes has a long history of forecasting Academy Awards winners and highlighting particular films and actors as Oscar panellists begin voting.

Past Globe Best Picture winners such as 'Shakespeare in Love', 'American Beauty', 'Gladiator' and 'Chicago' went on to win the same prestigious prize at the Oscars.

But in the past two years the Globes have not lived up to their reputation as an Oscars predictor. In 2005 'The Aviator' won Best Film at the Globes but lost to 'Million Dollar Baby' at that year's Oscars.

Last year, the Globes honoured 'Brokeback Mountain' but at the Oscars the same accolade was handed to 'Crash'.

So with this year's Oscar ceremony on the horizon it remains to be seen if 'Dreamgirls' will do as well, though the film has been heavily tipped for Academy Awards success.

With the top winners starting to vary between the two award ceremonies, the Golden Globes are now increasing in their status value and the winners are bound to be just as pleased with their mounted orbs as they would be with a much desired Oscar statue.

2007 Golden Globes Awards full list of nominations and winners:

Film Categories:

Best Motion Picture - Drama:

WINNER 'Babel'

'Bobby'

'The Departed'

'Little Children'

'The Queen'

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama:

WINNER Helen Mirren - 'The Queen'

Penélope Cruz - 'Volver'

Judi Dench - 'Notes On A Scandal'

Maggie Gyllenhaal - 'sherrybaby'

Kate Winslet - 'Little Children'

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama:

WINNER Forest Whitaker - 'The Last King Of Scotland'

Leonardo DiCaprio - 'Blood Diamond'

Leonardo DiCaprio - 'The Departed'

Peter O'Toole - 'Venus'

Will Smith - 'The Pursuit Of Happyness'

Best Motion Picture - Musical Or Comedy:

WINNER 'Dreamgirls'

'Borat: Cultural Learnings Of America For Make Benefit Glorious Nation Of Kazakhstan'

'The Devil Wears Prada'

'Little Miss Sunshine'

'Thank You For Smoking'

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy:

WINNER Meryl Streep - 'The Devil Wears Prada'

Annette Bening - 'Running With Scissors'

Toni Collette - 'Little Miss Sunshine'

Beyoncé Knowles - 'Dreamgirls'

Renée Zellweger - 'Miss Potter'

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy:

WINNER Sacha Baron Cohen - 'Borat: Cultural Learnings Of America For Make Benefit Glorious Nation Of Kazakhstan'

Johnny Depp - 'Pirates Of The Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest'

Aaron Eckhart - 'Thank You For Smoking'

Chiwetel Ejiofor - 'Kinky Boots'

Will Ferrell - 'Stranger Than Fiction'

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture:

WINNER Jennifer Hudson - 'Dreamgirls'

Adriana Barraza - 'Babel'

Cate Blanchett - 'Notes On A Scandal'

Emily Blunt - 'The Devil Wears Prada'

Rinko Kikuchi - 'Babel'

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture:

WINNER Eddie Murphy - 'Dreamgirls'

Ben Affleck - 'Hollywoodland'

Jack Nicholson - 'The Departed'

Brad Pitt - 'Babel'

Mark Wahlberg - 'The Departed'

Best Animated Feature Film:

WINNER 'Cars'

'Happy Feet'

'Monster House'

Best Foreign Language Film:

WINNER 'Letters From Iwo Jima' (Japan, United States)

'Apocalypto' (United States)

'The Lives Of Others' (Germany)

'Pan's Labyrinth' (Mexico)

'Volver' (Spain)

Best Director - Motion Picture:

WINNER Martin Scorsese - 'The Departed'

Clint Eastwood - 'Flags Of Our Fathers'

Clint Eastwood - 'Letters From Iwo Jima'

Stephen Frears - 'The Queen'

Alejandro Iñárritu - 'Babel'

Best Screenplay - Motion Picture:

WINNER 'The Queen' Written by Peter Morgan

'Babel' Written by Guillermo Arriaga

'The Departed' Written by William Monahan

'Little Children Written' by Todd Field, Tom Perrotta

'Notes On A Scandal' Written by Patrick Marber

Best Original Score - Motion Picture:

WINNER 'The Painted Veil' Composed by Desplat

'The Fountain' Composed by Mansell

'Babel' Composed by Santaolalla

'Nomad' Composed by Siliotto

'The Da Vinci Code' Composed by Zimmer

Best Original Song - Motion Picture:

WINNER 'The Song Of The Heart' - 'Happy Feet'

'A Father's Way' - 'The Pursuit Of Happyness'

'Listen' - 'Dreamgirls'

'Never Gonna Break My Faith' - 'Bobby'

'Try Not To Remember' - 'Home Of The Brave'

TV Categories:

Best Television Series - Drama:

WINNER 'Grey's Anatomy'

'24'

'Big Love'

'Heroes'

'Lost'

Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama:

WINNER Kyra Sedgwick - 'The Closer'

Patricia Arquette - 'Medium'

Edie Falco - 'The Sopranos'

Evangeline Lilly - 'Lost'

Ellen Pompeo - 'Grey's Anatomy'

Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama:

WINNER Hugh Laurie - 'House'

Patrick Dempsey - 'Grey's Anatomy'

Michael C. Hall - 'Dexter'

Bill Paxton - 'Big Love'

Kiefer Sutherland - '24'

Best Television Series - Musical Or Comedy:

WINNER 'Ugly Betty'

'Desperate Housewives'

'Entourage'

'The Office'

'Weeds'

Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Musical Or Comedy:

WINNER America Ferrera - 'Ugly Betty'

Marcia Cross - 'Desperate Housewives'

Felicity Huffman - 'Desperate Housewives'

Julia Louis-Dreyfus - 'The New Adventures Of Old Christine'

Mary-Louise Parker - 'Weeds'

Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Musical Or Comedy:

WINNER Alec Baldwin - '30 Rock'

Zach Braff - 'Scrubs'

Steve Carell - 'The Office'

Jason Lee - 'My Name Is Earl'

Tony Shalhoub - 'Monk'

Best Mini-Series Or Motion Picture Made for Television:

WINNER 'Elizabeth I'

'Bleak House'

'Broken Trail'

'Mrs. Harris'

'Prime Suspect: The Final Act'

Best Performance by an Actress In A Mini-series or Motion Picture Made for Television:

WINNER Helen Mirren - 'Elizabeth I'

Gillian Anderson - 'Bleak Hous'

Annette Bening - 'Mrs. Harris'

Helen Mirren - 'Prime Suspect: The Final Act'

Sophie Okonedo - 'Tsunami, The Aftermath'

Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television:

WINNER Bill Nighy - 'Gideon's Daughter'

André Braugher - 'Thief'

Robert Duvall - 'Broken Trail'

Michael Ealy - 'Sleeper Cell: American Terror'

Chiwetel Ejiofor - 'Tsunami, The Aftermath'

Ben Kingsley - 'Mrs. Harris'

Matthew Perry - 'The Ron Clark Story'

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television:

WINNER Emily Blunt - 'Gideon's Daughter'

Toni Collette - 'Tsunami, The Aftermath'

Katherine Heigl - 'Grey's Anatomy'

Sarah Paulson - 'Studio 60 On The Sunset Strip'

Elizabeth Perkins - 'Weeds'

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television:

WINNER Jeremy Irons - 'Elizabeth I'

Thomas Haden Church - 'Broken Trail'

Justin Kirk - 'Weeds'

Masi Oka - 'Heroes'

Jeremy Piven - 'Entourage'

By Albertina Lloyd.

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