Sunday, January 11, 2009

COLIN FARRELL, HEATH LEDGER & TINA FEY walk away with GOLDEN GLOBES

Colin Farrell won the best actor in a comedy or musical at the Golden Globes here Sunday for his performance in "In Bruges."

Colin Farrell, who plays a hitman struggling to come to terms with a botched job, pipped co-star Brendan Gleeson, Dustin Hoffman ("Last Chance Harvey"), James Franco ("Pineapple Express") and Javier Bardem ("Vicky Cristina Barcelona.")

Colin Farrell, 32, is best known for his roles in "Minority Report", "Miami Vice" and "Alexander." Although this evenings search trends see to be more interested in the COLIN FARRELL SEX TAPE

Late Australian actor Heath Ledger won a posthumous Golden Globe award here Sunday for his performance as psychopathic villain The Joker in Batman blockbuster "The Dark Knight."

Batman director Christopher Nolan collected the best supporting actor award on behalf of Heath Ledger, who died of an accidental overdose in January last year at the age of 28.

"For any of us to enjoy his performance he will be eternally missed, but he'll never be forgotten," Nolan told guests at the Beverly Hilton hotel.

The victory cements Heath Ledger's status as the odds-on favorite to win a best supporting actor Oscar at next month's Oscars.

Heath Ledger has already picked up a series of minor awards for his performance in the phenomenally successful Batman sequel.

Perth-born Heath Ledger gained international stardom and was nominated for an Oscar and Golden Globe for his heart-breaking performance as a taciturn gay cowboy in the 2005 film "Brokeback Mountain.

He had already served notice of his talent with parts in several films including "Monster's Ball", "A Knight's Tale" and "The Patriot."

As Batman's cackling arch-enemy, Heath Ledger earned rave reviews from critics and co-stars.

"I can only speak superlatives of Ledger, who is mad-crazy-blazing brilliant as The Joker," wrote Rolling Stone's film critic Pete Travers.

The cast and crew of "The Dark Knight" were similarly wowed.

British actor Gary Oldman, who plays Gotham City police officer Lieutenant Jim Gordon, is among those who believes Ledger's performance is Oscar-worthy.

"Over the years when I've seen great performances -- (Jack) Nicholson in 'One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest', Al Pacino in 'Dog Day Afternoon' -- you go 'wow, there's something really special at work here'. And I think Heath's done that here. It's like he's gone through the sound barrier."

Nolan said Heath Ledger, renowned for taking on difficult, edgy roles, was chosen for the film precisely for that reason.

"For the role of The Joker I was looking for fearlessness," Nolan said. "I needed a phenomenal actor, but he (Ledger) also had to be someone unafraid of taking on such an iconic role.

"Heath created something entirely original. It's stunning, it's captivating," Nolan said.


Tina Fey officially rules the world and has the Golden Globe awards to prove it.

The "30 Rock" star and creator was named best actress in a TV comedy and her NBC series was picked as best comedy Sunday by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, capping a run of honors for the series and general acclaim for her Sarah Palin impersonation.

"I want you to know that I really know how very lucky I am to have the year that I've had this year," Fey said.

But there's a dark side, Tina Fey said.

"If you ever start to feel too good about yourself, they have this thing called the Internet. And you can find a lot of people there who don't like you," Tina Fey added, drawing laughs and applause from the celebrity-studded ballroom audience.

"I'd like to address some of them now," she continued. "Babs in La Crosse, you can suck it. Diane-fan, you can suck it. Cougar-letter, you can really suck it, 'cause all year you've been after me. All year."

Tina Fey, whose winsome take on Republican vice presidential candidate Palin was last year's highlight of "Saturday Night Live," introduced a political note to the Globes ceremony with the help of "30 Rock" star Tracy Morgan.

"Tina Fey and I had an agreement that if Barack Obama won, I would speak for the show from now on," Morgan said in accepting the best-series award. "Welcome to post-racial America. I'm the face of post-racial America — deal with it, Cate Blanchett."

Morgan thanked the press association, especially on his own behalf "because a black man can't get no love at the Emmys."

Last year, "30 Rock" won three Emmys, including for best comedy series, writing and for Tina Fey's performance.








Best Motion Picture - Drama





Slumdog Millionaire


Fox Searchlight Pictures and Warner Bros.; Fox Searchlight Pictures and
Warner Bros.






 Best Performance by an Actress in a
Motion Picture - Drama





Kate Winslet – Revolutionary
Road






 Best Performance by an Actor in a
Motion Picture - Drama



Mickey Rourke – The
Wrestler






 Best Motion Picture - Musical Or Comedy




Vicky Cristina
Barcelona


Mediapro; The Weinstein Company






 Best Performance by an Actress in a
Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy





Sally Hawkins – Happy-Go-Lucky






 Best Performance by an Actor in a
Motion Picture - Musical Or Comedy





Colin Farrell – In
Bruges






 Best Performance by an Actress In A
Supporting Role in a Motion Picture





Kate Winslet – The
Reader






 Best Performance by an Actor In A
Supporting Role in a Motion Picture





Heath Ledger – The
Dark Knight






 Best Animated Feature Film







Wall-E


Walt Disney Pictures and Pixar Animation Studios; Walt Disney Studios
Motion Pictures






 Best Foreign Language Film






Waltz With Bashir (Israel)


The Country of Israel

Bridgit Folman Film Gang/Les Films D'Ici/Razor Films/Arte France/ITVS
International; Sony Pictures Classics






 Best Director - Motion Picture





Danny Boyle – Slumdog
Millionaire






 Best Screenplay - Motion Picture







Slumdog Millionaire


Written by Simon Beaufoy






 Best Original Score - Motion Picture







Slumdog Millionaire


Composed by A. R. Rahman

 






 Best Original Song - Motion Picture





"The Wrestler" – The
Wrestler


Music & Lyrics By: Bruce Springsteen






 Best Television Series - Drama






Mad Men (AMC)


Lionsgate






 Best Performance by an Actress In A
Television Series - Drama





Anna Paquin – True
Blood
 (HBO)






 Best Performance by an Actor In A
Television Series - Drama





Gabriel Byrne – In
Treatment
 (HBO)






 Best Television Series - Musical Or
Comedy






30 Rock (NBC)


Universal Media Studios in association with Broadway Video and Little
Stranger Inc.






 Best Performance by an Actress In A
Television Series - Musical Or Comedy





Tina Fey – 30
Rock
 (NBC)






 Best Performance by an Actor In A
Television Series - Musical Or Comedy





Alec Baldwin – 30
Rock
 (NBC)






 Best Mini-Series Or Motion Picture Made
for Television






John Adams (HBO)


Playtone in association with HBO Films






 Best Performance by an Actress In A
Mini-series or Motion Picture Made for Television





Laura Linney – John
Adams
 (HBO)






 Best Performance by an Actor in a
Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television




 




Paul Giamatti – John
Adams
 (HBO)






 Best Performance by an Actress in a
Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for
Television





Laura Dern – Recount (HBO)






 Best Performance by an Actor in a
Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for
Television





Tom Wilkinson – John
Adams
 (HBO)






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