'Slumdog Millionaire' tops 2009 Golden Globes
Sunday, January 11, 2009 at 10:49PM | By Franck Tabouring 
"Slumdog Millionaire" topped the 66th Annual Golden Globe Awards Sunday with four awards, including best drama.
The drama about an Indian youngster who wins big on "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?" also won best director for Danny Boyle, best screenplay for Simon Beaufoy, and best original score for A.R. Rahman.
Also scoring big was Kate Winslet, who won best actress in a drama for her role in "Revolutionary Road" and best supporting actress for "The Reader." Meanwhile, Sally Hawkins was named best actress in a musical or comedy for "Happy-Go-Lucky."
On the side of the men, Mickey Rourke took home the prize for best actor in a drama for "The Wrestler," while Heath Ledger won best supporing actor for "The Dark Knight. Colin Farrell won the Golden Globe for best actor in a comedy or musical for his performance in "In Bruges."
Woody Allen's "Vicky Cristina Barcelona" took best comedy, while "WALL-E" was named best animated film. "Waltz with Bashir" picked up the award for best foreign language film.
Below are the all the television results:
Best Television Series - Drama
Mad Men
Best Performance by an Actress In A Television Series - Drama
Anna Paquin – True Blood
Best Performance by an Actor In A Television Series - Drama
Gabriel Byrne – In Treatment
Best Television Series - Musical Or Comedy
30 Rock
Best Performance by an Actress In A Television Series - Musical Or Comedy
Tina Fey – 30 Rock
Best Performance by an Actor In A Television Series - Musical Or Comedy
Alec Baldwin – 30 Rock
Best Mini-Series Or Motion Picture Made for Television
John Adams
Best Performance by an Actress In A Mini-series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Laura Linney – John Adams
Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Paul Giamatti – John Adams
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Laura Dern – Recount
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Tom Wilkinson – John Adams
Reader Comments (2)
i didn't think Mickey Rourke would ever show up in public again, then there he was, winning big at the Golden Globes
I saw Slumdog Millionaire today. Boyle has really done a good job with this movie. While the movie deals with the gory details of the underbelly of Mumbai, it doesnt really leave you with a sick feeling. The story feels like a commentary and at the end you just feel good about the whole movie. Very well done I must say.
The music score by Rehman is amazing, the actors who played junior Jamal and Salim were the real stars. They were simply too good. Freida Pinto had just 15 mins of screen presence. I think she was overhyped.