Golden Globe Awards 2008

'Atonement,' 'Sweeney Todd' win awards at Golden Globe Awards

The tragic love story Atonement has been named best drama in Hollywood's Golden Globe awards, announced Sunday evening. Sweeney Todd was named best musical or comedy. The usually glitzy celebration was reduced to a news conference by the Hollywood writers' strike.

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Hollywood Foreign Press Association President Jorge Camara greets journalists and guests at news conference for 65th annual Golden Globe awards in Beverly Hills, California, Sunday, 13 Jan 2007 . There were no poignant moments and little glamour at the 65th annual Golden Globes. Actors stayed away out of sympathy for striking writers, who walked off the job 10 weeks ago, because of the issue of payment for entertainment that appears on the Internet.

The Hollywood Foreign Press Association, which presents the awards, instead offered a 30-minute news conference to announce the winners.

The World War II romance Atonement was named best drama. The picture was also honored for its original score, but stars James McAvoy and Keira Knightley were passed over for top acting awards.

Daniel Day-Lewis was named best actor in a drama for his role as a ruthless oil prospector in There Will Be Blood.

Julie Christie was named best actress in a drama for her role as woman who suffers from Alzheimer's disease in the sad tale Away From Her.

Dayna Devon announces Johnny Depp as winner of Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy for his performance in 'Sweeney Todd' during Golden Globe Awards ceremony, 13 Jan 2007

The film adaptation of the Broadway hit Sweeney Todd was named best musical or comedy and star Johnny Depp was named best actor in that genre for his role as a vengeful barber who kills his customers.

Marion Cotillard won for best actress in a musical or comedy, for depicting the great French singer Edith Piaf in La Vie En Rose. Cate Blanchett was named best supporting actress for portraying singer Bob Dylan in "I'm Not There." Blanchett was one of six performers who enacted different aspects of Dylan's life and work.

Spain's Javier Bardem was honored for his supporting role in the crime drama No Country for Old Men, and writer-directors Ethan and Joel Coen won a Golden Globe for the film's screenplay. Julian Schnabel was named best director for The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, a French and U.S. production about a paralyzed man who struggles to communicate his rich inner world to those around him. It was also named best foreign-language film.
Ratatouille, a tale of a rat with gourmet tastes, was named best animated film.

Absent from the scaled-back Golden Globes were the top Hollywood stars that had been scheduled to appear, including Julia Roberts, Tom Hanks, Angelina Jolie and George Clooney. The scaled-down format raises questions about the fate of the more prestigious Oscars, which are presented by Hollywood's motion picture academy and are scheduled February 24. Oscar telecast Producer Gil Cates says the show will go on the air in one form or another, but if the writer's strike continues, actors may be also reluctant to attend that event as well- Courtesy: VOA

65th Golden Globe Award Winners

Hollywood Foreign Press Association
2008 Golden Globe Award Winners
for the year ended December 31, 2007

BEST MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA

ATONEMENT

Working Title Films Limited; Focus Features 

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA

JULIE CHRISTIE       
                                            
Away From Her 

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA

DANIEL DAY-LEWIS
                                            
There Will Be Blood 

BEST MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY OR MUSICAL

SWEENEY TODD: THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET

Parkes/MacDonald and Zanuck Company; DreamWorks/Paramount Distribution /
  Warner Bros. Pictures 

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY OR MUSICAL

MARION COTILLARD 
                                         
La Vie En Rose 

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY OR MUSICAL

JOHNNY DEPP      
                                                
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM

RATATOUILLE

Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures; Pixar Animation Studios 

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM

THE DIVING BELL AND THE BUTTERFLY – FRANCE AND USA

A Kennedy/Marshall Company and Jon Kilik Production; Miramax 

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A MOTION PICTURE

CATE BLANCHETT                                               

I’m Not There 

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A MOTION PICTURE

JAVIER BARDEM                                                  

No Country for Old Men 

BEST DIRECTOR – MOTION PICTURE

JULIAN SCHNABEL                                              

The Diving Bell and the Butterfly 

BEST SCREENPLAY – MOTION PICTURE

ETHAN COEN & JOEL COEN                              

No Country for Old Men 

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE – MOTION PICTURE

DARIO MARIANELLI                                            

Atonement 

BEST ORIGINAL SONG – MOTION PICTURE

“GUARANTEED” — INTO THE WILD

Music & Lyrics by: Eddie Vedder

BEST TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA

MAD MEN

Lionsgate; AMC

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA

GLENN CLOSE                                                        

Damages 

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA

JON HAMM                                                             

Mad Men 

BEST TELEVISION SERIES – COMEDY OR MUSICAL

EXTRAS

BBC and HBO Entertainment; HBO

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES – COMEDY OR MUSICAL

TINA FEY                                                                 

30 Rock 

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES – COMEDY OR MUSICAL

DAVID DUCHOVNY                                             

Californication 

BEST MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION

LONGFORD

A Granada Production in association with Channel 4 and HBO Films; HBO

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION

QUEEN LATIFAH                                                   

Life Support 

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION

JIM BROADBENT                                                   

Longford 

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A SERIES, MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION

SAMANTHA MORTON                                         

Longford 

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A SERIES, MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION

JEREMY PIVEN                                                      

Entourage

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WINNERS BY MOTION PICTURE AND TELEVISION SERIES OR PROGRAM
MOTION PICTURE
Atonement	2
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly	2
No Country for Old Men	2
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street	2
Away From Her	1
I’m Not There	1
Into the Wild	1
La Vie En Rose	1
Ratatouille	1
There Will Be Blood	1
TELEVISION SERIES OR PROGRAM
Longford	3
Mad Men	2
30 Rock	1
Californication	1
Damages	1
Entourage	1
Extras	1
Life Support	1