2008 Golden Globe Awards
Although the ceremonies were cancelled due to the ongoing Writer’s Strike, the winners of the 65th annual Golden Globe Awards were announced on January 13th. Who were some of this year’s lucky winners?
Best Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical
“Across The Universe”
“Charlie Wilson’s War”
“Hairspray”
“Juno”
“Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber Of Fleet Street”
And the winner is: “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber Of Fleet Street”
Best Motion Picture – Drama
“American Gangster”
“Atonement”
“Eastern Promises”
“The Great Debaters”
“Michael Clayton”
“No Country For Old Men”
“There Will Be Blood”
And the winner is: “Atonement”
Best Animated Feature
“Bee Movie”
“Ratatouille”
“The Simpson’s Movie”
And the winner is: “Ratatouille”
Best Director
Tim Burton for “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber Of Fleet Street”
Ethan Coen and Joel Coen for “No Country For Old Men”
Julian Schnabel for “Le Scaphandre Et Le Papillon”
Ridley Scott for “American Gangster”
Joe Wright for “Atonement”
And the winner is: Julian Schnabel for “Le Scaphandre Et Le Papillon”
Best Screenplay
“Atonement” by Christopher Hampton
“Charlie Wilson’s War” by Aaron Sorkin
“Juno” by Diablo Cody
“Le Scaphandre Et Le Papillon” by Ronald Harwood
“No Country For Old Men” by Ethan Coen and Joel Coen
And the winner is: “No Country for Old Men” by Ethan and Joel Coen
Best Actor – Comedy or Musical
Johnny Depp for “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber Of Fleet Street”
Ryan Gosling for “Lars And The Real Girl”
Tom Hanks for “Charlie Wilson’s War”
Philip Seymour Hoffman for “The Savages”
John C. Reilly for “Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story”
And the winner is: Johnny Depp for his role as the title character is “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street”
Best Actor – Drama
George Clooney for “Michael Clayton”
Daniel Day-Lewis for “There Will Be Blood”
James McAvoy for “Atonement”
Viggo Mortensen for “Eastern Promises”
Denzel Washington for “American Gangster”
And the winner is: Daniel Day-Lewis for his role as Daniel Plainview in “There Will Be Blood”
Best Supporting Actor
Casey Affleck for “The Assassination Of Jesse James By The Coward Robert Ford”
Javier Bardem for “No Country For Old Men”
Philip Seymour Hoffman for “Charlie Wilson’s War”
John Travolta for “Hairspray”
Tom Wilkinson for “Michael Clayton”
And the winner is: Javier Bardem for his role as Anton Chigurh in “No Country for Old Men”
Best Actress – Comedy or Musical
Amy Adams for “Enchanted”
Nikki Blonsky for “Hairspray”
Helena Bonham Carter for “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber Of Fleet Street”
Marion Cotillard for “La Mome”
Ellen Page for “Juno”
And the winner is: Marion Cotillard for her role as Edith Piaf in “La Mome”
Best Actress – Drama
Cate Blanchett for “
Julie Christie for “Away From Her”
Jodie Foster for “The Brave One”
Angelina Jolie for “A Mighty Heart”
Keira Knightley for “Atonement”
And the winner is: Julie Christie for her role as Fiona Anderson in “Away From Her”
Best Supporting Actress
Cate Blanchett for “I’m Not There”
Julia Roberts for “Charlie Wilson’s War”
Saoirse Ronan for “Atonement”
Amy Ryan for “Gone Baby Gone”
Tilda Swinton for “Michael Clayton”
And the winner is: Cate Blanchett for her role as “Jude” in “I’m Not There”
For a complete list of nominees and winners visit the official site of the Golden Globes.
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