On the bright side, the event was over quite painlessly in less than thirty minutes. On the bad side, the improvised quips were painful but writers for awards shows don't generally offer anything much better. Awards show may honor writers in best screenplay but they certainly don't showcase writers excelling at their craft. So while I hope the writers' strike ends soon and with the writers getting the fair treatment they are demanding, it's not because I want to see a three-hour, badly written Oscar telecast.
For the latest news on the strike you can check the Writers Guild of America site. For the winners, go to the Hollywood Foreign Press Association site.
Here is a complete list of winners (boldfaced) and losers.
Atonement wins Best Drama at the Golden Globes (Focus)
Best Motion Picture - Drama
American Gangster
Atonement
Eastern Promises
The Great Debaters
Michael Clayton
No Country For Old Men
There Will Be Blood
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama
Cate Blanchett Elizabeth: The Golden Age
Julie Christie Away From Her
Jodie Foster The Brave One
Angelina Jolie A Mighty Heart
Keira Knightley Atonement
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
George Clooney Michael Clayton
Daniel Day-Lewis There Will Be Blood
James McAvoy Atonement
Viggo Mortensen Eastern Promises
Denzel Washington American Gangster
Best Motion Picture - Musical Or Comedy
Across The Universe
Charlie Wilson's War
Hairspray
Juno
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy
Amy Adams Enchanted
Nikki Blonsky Hairspray
Helena Bonham Carter Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Marion Cotillard La Vie En Rose
Ellen Page Juno
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical Or Comedy
Johnny Depp Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Ryan Gosling Lars and the Real Girl
Tom Hanks Charlie Wilson's War
Philip Seymour Hoffman The Savages
John C. Reilly Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
Best Performance by an Actress In A Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
Cate Blanchett I'm Not There
Julia Roberts Charlie Wilson's War
Saoirse Ronan Atonement
Amy Ryan Gone Baby Gone
Tilda Swinton Michael Clayton
Best Performance by an Actor In A Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
Casey Affleck The Assassination Of Jesse James By The Coward Robert Ford
Javier Bardem No Country For Old Men
Philip Seymour Hoffman Charlie Wilson's War
John Travolta Hairspray
Tom Wilkinson Michael Clayton
Best Animated Feature Film
Bee Movie
Ratatouille
The Simpsons Movie
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly walks away a multiple winner (Miramax) Best Foreign Language Film
4 Months, 3 Weeks And 2 Days (Romania)
The Diving Bell And The Butterfly (France, United States)
The Kite Runner (United States)
Lust, Caution (Taiwan)
Persepolis (France)
Best Director - Motion Picture
Tim Burton Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Ethan Coen, Joel Coen No Country For Old Men
Julian Schnabel The Diving Bell And The Butterfly
Ridley Scott American Gangster
Joe Wright Atonement
Best Screenplay - Motion Picture
Atonement - Written by Christopher Hampton
Charlie Wilson's War - Written by Aaron Sorkin
The Diving Bell And The Butterfly - Written by Ronald Harwood
Juno - Written by Diablo Cody
No Country For Old Men - Written by Ethan Coen, Joel Coen
Best Original Score - Motion Picture
Grace Is Gone - Composed by Clint Eastwood
The Kite Runner - Composed by Alberto Iglesias
Atonement - Composed by Dario Marianelli
Eastern Promises - Composed by Howard Shore
Into The Wild - Composed by Michael Brook, Kaki King and Eddie Vedder
Best Original Song - Motion Picture
"Despedida" Love In The Time Of Cholera
Music By: Shakira and Antonio Pinto
Lyrics By: Shakira
"Grace Is Gone" Grace Is Gone
Music By: Clint Eastwood
Lyrics By: Carole Bayer Sager
"Guaranteed" Into The Wild
Music & Lyrics By: Eddie Vedder
"That's How You Know" Enchanted
Music By: Alan Menken
Lyrics By: Stephen Schwartz
"Walk Hard" Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
Music & Lyrics By: Marshall Crenshaw, John C. Reilly, Judd Apatow and Jake Kasdan
Best Television Series - Drama
Big Love
Damages
Grey's Anatomy
House
Mad Men
The Tudors
Best Performance by an Actress In A Television Series - Drama
Patricia Arquette Medium
Glenn Close Damages
Minnie Driver The Riches
Edie Falco The Sopranos
Sally Field Brothers & Sisters
Holly Hunter Saving Grace
Kyra Sedgwick The Closer
Best Performance by an Actor In A Television Series - Drama
Michael C. Hall Dexter
Jon Hamm Mad Men
Hugh Laurie House
Bill Paxton Big Love
Jonathan Rhys Meyers The Tudors
Best Television Series - Musical Or Comedy
30 Rock
Californication
Entourage
Extras
Pushing Daisies
Best Performance by an Actress In A Television Series - Musical Or Comedy
Christina Applegate Samantha Who?
America Ferrera Ugly Betty
Tina Fey 30 Rock
Anna Friel Pushing Daisies
Mary-Louise Parker Weeds
Best Performance by an Actor In A Television Series - Musical Or Comedy
Alec Baldwin 30 Rock
Steve Carell The Office
David Duchovny Californication
Ricky Gervais Extras
Lee Pace Pushing Daisies
Best Mini-Series Or Motion Picture Made for Television
Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee
The Company
Five Days
Longford
The State Within
Best Performance by an Actress In A Mini-series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Bryce Dallas Howard As You Like It
Queen Latifah Life Support
Debra Messing The Starter Wife
Sissy Spacek Pictures Of Hollis Woods
Ruth Wilson Jane Eyre
Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Adam Beach Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee
Ernest Borgnine A Grandpa For Christmas
Jim Broadbent Longford
Jason Isaacs The State Within
James Nesbitt Jekyll
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Rose Byrne Damages
Rachel Griffiths Brothers & Sisters
Katherine Heigl Grey's Anatomy
Samantha Morton Longford
Anna Paquin Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee
Jaime Pressly My Name Is Earl
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Ted Danson Damages
Kevin Dillon Entourage
Jeremy Piven Entourage
Andy Serkis Longford
William Shatner Boston Legal
Donald Sutherland Dirty Sexy Money
