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| Atonement wins at Golden Globes | Atonement wins at Golden Globes |
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| British romantic drama Atonement has won best film at this year's Golden Globe awards. | British romantic drama Atonement has won best film at this year's Golden Globe awards. |
| The film, starring Keira Knightley and James McAvoy, took top honours at a press conference in Los Angeles. | The film, starring Keira Knightley and James McAvoy, took top honours at a press conference in Los Angeles. |
| But the lavish red carpet ceremony was cancelled because of the ongoing writers' strike, meaning none of the stars were present. | But the lavish red carpet ceremony was cancelled because of the ongoing writers' strike, meaning none of the stars were present. |
| Other winners included Daniel Day-Lewis who took the best actor award for There Will be Blood. | Other winners included Daniel Day-Lewis who took the best actor award for There Will be Blood. |
| The bloody Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street was chosen as best musical or comedy, while its star, Johnny Depp, won for best actor in a musical or comedy. | The bloody Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street was chosen as best musical or comedy, while its star, Johnny Depp, won for best actor in a musical or comedy. |
| He plays the vengeful barber who slits the throats of his customers in the film adaptation of Stephen Sondheim's stage musical. | He plays the vengeful barber who slits the throats of his customers in the film adaptation of Stephen Sondheim's stage musical. |
| Daniel Day-Lewis was named best actor for There Will Be Blood | Daniel Day-Lewis was named best actor for There Will Be Blood |
| British actress Julie Christie won the best actress Golden Globe for her role as an Alzheimer's sufferer in Away From Her. | British actress Julie Christie won the best actress Golden Globe for her role as an Alzheimer's sufferer in Away From Her. |
| Australian Cate Blanchett won best supporting actress in a film for her role in I'm Not There, and France's Marion Cotillard won for best actress in a musical or comedy for her remarkable personification of singer Edith Piaf in La Vie En Rose. | Australian Cate Blanchett won best supporting actress in a film for her role in I'm Not There, and France's Marion Cotillard won for best actress in a musical or comedy for her remarkable personification of singer Edith Piaf in La Vie En Rose. |
| Spaniard Javier Bardem, who plays a killer tracking a fortune in No Country for Old Men, won the Globe for best supporting actor. | Spaniard Javier Bardem, who plays a killer tracking a fortune in No Country for Old Men, won the Globe for best supporting actor. |
| No Country for Old Men, which also won the screenplay prize for writer-directors Ethan and Joel Coen, had been expected to win top honours after clinching a number of prizes this awards' season. | No Country for Old Men, which also won the screenplay prize for writer-directors Ethan and Joel Coen, had been expected to win top honours after clinching a number of prizes this awards' season. |
| The rodent tale Ratatouille was named best animated film. | The rodent tale Ratatouille was named best animated film. |
| Payment dispute | Payment dispute |
| The television winners included British actress Samantha Morton who took the best supporting TV actress gong for her role in Longford. | The television winners included British actress Samantha Morton who took the best supporting TV actress gong for her role in Longford. |
| It was one of three awards for UK broadcaster Channel 4's exploration of the relationship between Moors Murderer Myra Hindley and prisons campaigner Lord Longford. It also won best TV mini-series or film, and best actor for Jim Broadbent. | It was one of three awards for UK broadcaster Channel 4's exploration of the relationship between Moors Murderer Myra Hindley and prisons campaigner Lord Longford. It also won best TV mini-series or film, and best actor for Jim Broadbent. |
| It was also a good night for Ricky Gervais whose TV show Extras was named best musical or comedy TV series. | It was also a good night for Ricky Gervais whose TV show Extras was named best musical or comedy TV series. |
| Julie Christie's performance has been widely praised | Julie Christie's performance has been widely praised |
| But he missed out on the best actor gong to David Duchovny who took the honours for Californication. | But he missed out on the best actor gong to David Duchovny who took the honours for Californication. |
| The best drama TV series went to Mad Men, and there were best drama acting honours for Glenn Close, for Damages, and Jon Hamm, for Mad Men. | The best drama TV series went to Mad Men, and there were best drama acting honours for Glenn Close, for Damages, and Jon Hamm, for Mad Men. |
| The Writers Guild of America (WGA) has been on strike since 5 November over royalties for work distributed online or on DVD. | The Writers Guild of America (WGA) has been on strike since 5 November over royalties for work distributed online or on DVD. |
| Actors had said they would not cross picket lines in support of writers. | Actors had said they would not cross picket lines in support of writers. |
| Oscars form | Oscars form |
| Instead, the winners were announced in a low-key news conference at the Beverly Hilton Hotel without any of the stars being present. | Instead, the winners were announced in a low-key news conference at the Beverly Hilton Hotel without any of the stars being present. |
| TV entertainment reporters like Billy Bush of Access Hollywood and Mary Hart of Entertainment Tonight read a list of the winners to an audience of around 600 peers, who offered scattered applause. | |
| On Friday, the writers announced they would not picket the news conference after it was decided that the event, which had been scheduled to appear as an exclusive NBC broadcast, would be made available to all media. | On Friday, the writers announced they would not picket the news conference after it was decided that the event, which had been scheduled to appear as an exclusive NBC broadcast, would be made available to all media. |
| But production crew workers protested outside the Beverly Hilton prior to the press conference. | But production crew workers protested outside the Beverly Hilton prior to the press conference. |
| They held placards calling for an end to the 71-day strike that has brought many films and TV shows to a halt. | They held placards calling for an end to the 71-day strike that has brought many films and TV shows to a halt. |
| Although the Globes are viewed as a form guide for the Oscars, in recent years the awards have thrown up false leads. | Although the Globes are viewed as a form guide for the Oscars, in recent years the awards have thrown up false leads. |
| For the past three years, none of the Golden Globes' best movie drama winners has gone on to win the best picture Oscar. | For the past three years, none of the Golden Globes' best movie drama winners has gone on to win the best picture Oscar. |