'Slumdog Millionaire' and HBO had a sweep off at the 66th Annual Golden Globe Awards by respectively taking 4 and 7 each.
- Jan 12, 2009
AceShowbiz - The list of people and work of arts triumphing at the 66th Golden Globe Awards is completed with the announcement of Best Motion Picture - Drama and Best Television Series - Drama winners. "Slumdog Millionaire" wins over "The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button", "Frost/Nixon", "The Reader", "Revolutionary Road" while "Mad Men" beats "House M.D.", "Dexter", "In Treatment" and "True Blood".
In the movie category, Danny Boyle's "Slumdog" has dominated the field, sweeping away four prizes, including Best Director and Best Screenplay. Double winners listed are "The Wrestler" and Kate Winslet. Rounding up the wins for each TV network is HBO with 7, NBC with 3 and AMC with 1. "John Adams" in particular earns four, one notch higher than what "30 Rock" gets.
The 66th Annual Golden Globe Awards were held at The Beverly Hilton and telecast live by NBC starting at 8 P.M. EST.
Complete Winners at the 66th Golden Globe Awards:
MOVIE
- 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" (Walt Disney Pictures and Pixar Animation Studios) - 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
TELEVISION
- 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)