'Slumdog' looks like a million bucks at Golden Globe Awards
Posted Monday, January 12, 2009 at 9:59 AM Central
by Tim Briscoe
The inspiring Indian drama Slumdog Millionaire came home the big winner at Sunday night's Golden Globe Awards. The film won for Best Picture (Drama), Best Screenplay, and Best Director for filmmaker Danny Boyle.
The other memorable moments included Kate Winslet's two wins, the TV sweep for 30 Rock, Heath Ledger's posthumous win, and Darren Aronofsky's hand greeting to Mickey Rourke.
Below are all the winners. The next big awards, the Oscars, will announce their nominations on the morning of Jan. 22.
FILM
BEST MOTION PICTURE, DRAMA
- WINNER - Slumdog Millionaire
- The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
- Frost/Nixon
- The Reader
- Revolutionary Road
BEST MOTION PICTURE, COMEDY
ACTOR, DRAMA
- WINNER - Mickey Rourke, The Wrestler
- Leonardo DiCaprio, Revolutionary Road
- Frank Langella, Frost/Nixon
- Sean Penn, Milk
- Brad Pitt, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
ACTRESS, DRAMA
- WINNER - Kate Winslet, Revolutionary Road
- Anne Hathaway, Rachel Getting Married
- Angelina Jolie, Changeling
- Meryl Streep, Doubt
- Kristin Scott Thomas, I've Loved You So Long
ACTOR, COMEDY OR MUSICAL
- WINNER - Colin Farrell, In Bruges
- Javier Bardem, Vicky Cristina Barcelona
- James Franco, Pineapple Express
- Brendan Gleeson, In Bruges
- Dustin Hoffman, Last Chance Harvey
ACTRESS, COMEDY OR MUSICAL
- WINNER - Sally Hawkins, Happy-Go-Lucky
- Rebecca Hall, Vicky Cristina Barcelona
- Frances McDormand, Burn After Reading
- Meryl Streep, Mamma Mia!
- Emma Thompson, Last Chance Harvey
SUPPORTING ACTOR
- WINNER - Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight
- Tom Cruise, Tropic Thunder
- Robert Downey Jr., Tropic Thunder
- Ralph Fiennes, The Duchess
- Philip Seymour Hoffman, Doubt
SUPPORTING ACTRESS
- WINNER - Kate Winslet, The Reader
- Amy Adams, Doubt
- Penelope Cruz, Vicky Cristina Barcelona
- Viola Davis, Doubt
- Marisa Tomei, The Wrestler
DIRECTOR
- WINNER - Danny Boyle, Slumdog Millionaire
- Stephen Daldry, The Reader
- David Fincher, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
- Ron Howard, Frost/Nixon
- Sam Mendes, Revolutionary Road
SCREENPLAY
- WINNER - Simon Beaufoy, Slumdog Millionaire
- David Hare, The Reader
- Peter Morgan, Frost/Nixon
- Eric Roth, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
- John Patrick Shanley, Doubt
FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
- WINNER - Waltz With Bashir (Israel)
- The Baader Meinhof Complex (Germany)
- Everlasting Moments (Sweden)
- Gomorrah (Italy)
- I've Loved You So Long (France)
ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
- WINNER - WALL-E
- Bolt
- Kung Fu Panda
ORIGINAL SCORE
- WINNER - A.R. Rahman, Slumdog Millionaire
- Alexandre Desplat, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
- Clint Eastwood, Changeling
- James Newton Howard, Defiance
- Hans Zimmer, Frost/Nixon
ORIGINAL SONG
- WINNER - "The Wrestler," The Wrestler; music & lyrics by Bruce Springsteen
- "Down to Earth," WALL-E; music by Peter Gabriel, Thomas Newman; lyrics by Peter Gabriel
- "Gran Torino," Gran Torino; music by Clint Eastwood, Jamie Cullum, Kyle Eastwood, Michael Stevens; lyrics by Kyle Eastwood, Michael Stevens
- "I Thought I Lost You," Bolt; music & lyrics by Miley Cyrus, Jeffrey Steele
- "Once in a Lifetime," Cadillac Records; music & lyrics by Beyonce Knowles, Amanda Ghost, Scott McFarnon, Ian Dench, James Dring, Jody Street
TELEVISION
TELEVISION SERIES, DRAMA
- WINNER - Mad Men
- Dexter
- House
- In Treatment
- True Blood
PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES, DRAMA
- WINNER - Anna Paquin, True Blood
- Sally Field, Brothers & Sisters
- Mariska Hargitay, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
- January Jones, Mad Men
- Kyra Sedgwick, The Closer
PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES, DRAMA
- WINNER - Gabriel Byrne, In Treatment
- Michael C. Hall, Dexter
- Jon Hamm, Mad Men
- Hugh Laurie, House
- Jonathan Rhys Meyers, The Tudors
TELEVISION SERIES, COMEDY OR MUSICAL
- WINNER - 30 Rock
- Californication
- Entourage
- The Office
- Weeds
PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES, COMEDY OR MUSICAL
- WINNER - Tina Fey, 30 Rock
- Christina Applegate, Samantha Who?
- America Ferrera, Ugly Betty
- Debra Messing, The Starter Wife
- Mary-Louise Parker, Weeds
PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES, COMEDY OR MUSICAL
- WINNER - Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock
- Steve Carell, The Office
- Kevin Connolly, Entourage
- David Duchovny, Californication
- Tony Shalhoub, Monk
MINISERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MINISERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
- WINNER - Laura Linney, John Adams
- Judi Dench, Cranford
- Catherine Keener, An American Crime
- Shirley MacLaine, Coco Chanel
- Susan Sarandon, Bernard and Doris
PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MINISERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
- WINNER - Paul Giamatti, John Adams
- Ralph Fiennes, Bernard and Doris
- Kevin Spacey, Recount
- Kiefer Sutherland, 24: Redemption
- Tom Wilkinson, Recount
PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A SERIES, MINISERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
- WINNER - Laura Dern, Recount
- Eileen Atkins, Cranford
- Melissa George, In Treatment
- Rachel Griffiths, Brothers & Sisters
- Dianne Wiest, In Treatment
PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A SERIES, MINISERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION