LOS ANGELES, Jan 12, 2009 / FW/ — It was a night of pleasant surprises at the 66th Golden Globe with Slumdog Millionaire, Kate Winslet and Mickey Rourke taking the top awards.
Slumdog Millionaire was named Best Picture (Drama), besting The Curios Case of Benjamin Button, Frost / Nixon, The Reader and Revolutionary Road. Mickey Rouke won Best Actor (Drama) for ‘The Wrestler’, stealing the spotlight from his fellow nominees Leonardo DiCaprio (Revolutionary Road), Frank Langella (Frost/Nixon), Sean Penn (Milk) and Brad Pitt (The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button).
But, the big winner last night was Kate Winslet who took home to Golden Globes having been named Best Actress (Drama) for her role in ‘Revolutionary Road’ and Best Supporting Actress for her performance in ‘The Reader.’
Steven Spielberg who was recognized for the Cecil B. DeMille Life Achievement Award encouraged the whole film industry to continue making movies that inspire though we might be in dire economic times and the temptation of making movies just for a mass audience is high.
“We can’t forget we are an audience of individuals,” Spielberg said in his acceptance speech.
In a very touching moment, the whole room gave the late actor Heath Ledger a standing ovation when he posthumously won the Best Supporting Award for his role as The Joker in the “Dark Knight.” The movie’s director Christopher Nolan accepted the award on behalf of Ledger and said, “He will be eternally missed, but he will never be forgotten.”
Below is the complete list of winners:
Cecil B. DeMille Award
Steven Spielberg
Best Motion Picture – Drama
Slumdog Millionaire
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama
Kate Winslet – Revolutionary Road
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama
Mickey Rourke – The Wrestler
Best Motion Picture – Musical Or Comedy
Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
Sally Hawkins – Happy-Go-Lucky
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical Or Comedy
Colin Farrell – In Bruges
Best Performance by an Actress In A Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
Kate Winslet – The Reader
Best Performance by an Actor In A Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
Heath Ledger – The Dark Knight
Best Animated Feature Film
Wall-E
Best Foreign Language Film
Waltz With Bashir (Israel)
Best Director – Motion Picture
Danny Boyle – Slumdog Millionaire
Best Screenplay – Motion Picture
Slumdog Millionaire (Written by Simon Beaufoy)
Best Original Score – Motion Picture
Slumdog Millionaire (Composed by A. R. Rahman)
Best Original Song – Motion Picture
“The Wrestler” – The Wrestler
Music & Lyrics By: Bruce Springsteen
Best Television Series – Drama
Mad Men (AMC)
Best Performance by an Actress In A Television Series – Drama
Anna Paquin – True Blood (HBO)
Best Performance by an Actor In A Television Series – Drama
Gabriel Byrne – In Treatment (HBO)
Best Television Series – Musical Or Comedy
30 Rock (NBC)
Best Performance by an Actress In A Television Series – Musical Or Comedy
Tina Fey – 30 Rock (NBC)
Best Performance by an Actor In A Television Series – Musical Or Comedy
Alec Baldwin – 30 Rock (NBC)
Best Mini-Series Or Motion Picture Made for Television
John Adams (HBO)
Best Performance by an Actress In A Mini-series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Laura Linney – John Adams (HBO)
Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Paul Giamatti – John Adams (HBO)
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Laura Dern – Recount (HBO)
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Tom Wilkinson – John Adams (HBO)
Photos courtesy of HFPA
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