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| Winslet and Slumdog sweep Globes | Winslet and Slumdog sweep Globes |
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| Kate Winslet has won two awards at the Golden Globes in Los Angeles, winning best actress for Revolutionary Road and best supporting actress for The Reader. | Kate Winslet has won two awards at the Golden Globes in Los Angeles, winning best actress for Revolutionary Road and best supporting actress for The Reader. |
| "Is this really happening?" she asked as she collected her second prize. | "Is this really happening?" she asked as she collected her second prize. |
| Slumdog Millionaire was named best film drama, one of four awards Danny Boyle's Mumbai-set movie received. | Slumdog Millionaire was named best film drama, one of four awards Danny Boyle's Mumbai-set movie received. |
| Heath Ledger was given a posthumous supporting actor prize for The Dark Knight, while Mickey Rourke was named best actor in a drama for The Wrestler. | Heath Ledger was given a posthumous supporting actor prize for The Dark Knight, while Mickey Rourke was named best actor in a drama for The Wrestler. |
| Other British recipients included Sally Hawkins, named best comedy actress for her role in Mike Leigh's Happy-Go-Lucky. | Other British recipients included Sally Hawkins, named best comedy actress for her role in Mike Leigh's Happy-Go-Lucky. |
| 'Pulsating affection' | 'Pulsating affection' |
| The Globes - which recognise both film and television - are often regarded as an indicator of the movies and actors who will go on to win honours at the Academy Awards. | |
| Winslet had been expected to be named best supporting actress for The Reader, in which she plays a former Nazi prison guard who has an affair with a teenager. | Winslet had been expected to be named best supporting actress for The Reader, in which she plays a former Nazi prison guard who has an affair with a teenager. |
| Full list of 2009 winners But her second win for Revolutionary Road - in which she plays a frustrated housewife living in 1950s America - came as a surprise. | Full list of 2009 winners But her second win for Revolutionary Road - in which she plays a frustrated housewife living in 1950s America - came as a surprise. |
| On Friday the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, which organises the Globes, mistakenly identified Anne Hathaway as the winner as best dramatic actor. | On Friday the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, which organises the Globes, mistakenly identified Anne Hathaway as the winner as best dramatic actor. |
| Winslet, 33, apologised to her fellow nominees for winning and paid tribute to her "spectacular" co-star Leonardo DiCaprio. | Winslet, 33, apologised to her fellow nominees for winning and paid tribute to her "spectacular" co-star Leonardo DiCaprio. |
| She also thanked her husband Sam Mendes for directing Revolutionary Road and "killing us every single day". | She also thanked her husband Sam Mendes for directing Revolutionary Road and "killing us every single day". |
| Boyle was named best director for Slumdog Millionaire, which also picked up prizes for Simon Beaufoy's screenplay and for AR Rahman's score. | Boyle was named best director for Slumdog Millionaire, which also picked up prizes for Simon Beaufoy's screenplay and for AR Rahman's score. |
| "Your mad, pulsating affection for our film is much appreciated," said Boyle as he collected his individual award. | "Your mad, pulsating affection for our film is much appreciated," said Boyle as he collected his individual award. |
| 'Sadness and pride' | 'Sadness and pride' |
| Ledger's honour was accepted by Dark Knight director Christopher Nolan, who said the late actor would be "eternally missed but never forgotten". | Ledger's honour was accepted by Dark Knight director Christopher Nolan, who said the late actor would be "eternally missed but never forgotten". |
| Quotes from the ceremonyIn pictures: Red carpet "All of us who worked with Heath accept with an awful mixture of sadness but incredible pride," he continued. | Quotes from the ceremonyIn pictures: Red carpet "All of us who worked with Heath accept with an awful mixture of sadness but incredible pride," he continued. |
| Irish star Colin Farrell was named best actor in a musical or comedy for his role as a hit man in black comedy In Bruges. | Irish star Colin Farrell was named best actor in a musical or comedy for his role as a hit man in black comedy In Bruges. |
| Woody Allen's Vicky Cristina Barcelona, meanwhile, was named best comedy, ahead of Happy-Go-Lucky and Mamma Mia. | Woody Allen's Vicky Cristina Barcelona, meanwhile, was named best comedy, ahead of Happy-Go-Lucky and Mamma Mia. |
| Other winners include singer Bruce Springsteen, who received the best original song prize for his title track to The Wrestler. | Other winners include singer Bruce Springsteen, who received the best original song prize for his title track to The Wrestler. |
| The performer paid tribute to fellow nominee Clint Eastwood, saying it had felt "pretty good" to be competing against the veteran star. | The performer paid tribute to fellow nominee Clint Eastwood, saying it had felt "pretty good" to be competing against the veteran star. |
| Pixar's Wall-E was named best animated feature, while animated documentary Waltz with Bashir received the best foreign language film prize. | Pixar's Wall-E was named best animated feature, while animated documentary Waltz with Bashir received the best foreign language film prize. |
| Writers' strike | Writers' strike |
| But there were no awards for Doubt, Frost/Nixon and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, despite them having led the field with five nominations apiece. | But there were no awards for Doubt, Frost/Nixon and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, despite them having led the field with five nominations apiece. |
| Hawkins was named best actress in a comedy or musical | Hawkins was named best actress in a comedy or musical |
| Steven Spielberg was presented the Cecil B DeMille Award for his "outstanding contribution to the entertainment field". | Steven Spielberg was presented the Cecil B DeMille Award for his "outstanding contribution to the entertainment field". |
| The Oscar-winning director had been due to receive the prize at last year's ceremony before it was cancelled as a result of the Hollywood writers' strike. | The Oscar-winning director had been due to receive the prize at last year's ceremony before it was cancelled as a result of the Hollywood writers' strike. |
| John Adams was named best mini-series, with additional awards for lead actors Paul Giamatti and Laura Linney. | John Adams was named best mini-series, with additional awards for lead actors Paul Giamatti and Laura Linney. |
| Their British co-star Tom Wilkinson was also recognised, winning a best supporting actor prize for his role as Benjamin Franklin in the epic biopic of America's second president. | Their British co-star Tom Wilkinson was also recognised, winning a best supporting actor prize for his role as Benjamin Franklin in the epic biopic of America's second president. |
| Sitcom 30 Rock was another big winner, picking up the best TV comedy prize as well as gongs for its stars Tina Fey and Alec Baldwin. | Sitcom 30 Rock was another big winner, picking up the best TV comedy prize as well as gongs for its stars Tina Fey and Alec Baldwin. |
| Mad Men was named best TV drama ahead of serial killer thriller Dexter and medical series House. | Mad Men was named best TV drama ahead of serial killer thriller Dexter and medical series House. |
| Irish actor Gabriel Byrne was named best actor in a TV drama for In Treatment, with Anna Paquin winning the female equivalent for True Blood. | Irish actor Gabriel Byrne was named best actor in a TV drama for In Treatment, with Anna Paquin winning the female equivalent for True Blood. |