Jan 12 2009
Latest News Golden Globes 2009 - Double Award For Kate Winslet - Standing Ovation For Heath Ledger - Slumdog Millionaire Wins The Night
Standing Ovation For Heath Ledger
Double Award For Kate Winslet
The Golden Globe Awards
Latest News Golden Globes 2009 - Double Award For Kate Winslet - Standing Ovation For Heath Ledger - Slumdog Millionaire Wins The Night -
Always the bridesmaid and never the blushing bride. But tonight saw Kate Winslet well and truly wed when she took a double whammy in recognition of excellence in her craft.
Tonight’s Golden Globes which were staged in Hollywood, saw Kate Winslet grab the double prize of Best Actress for her role in Revolutionary Road, directed by her off screen husband, Sam Mendes, in which she takes on the part of a frustrated housewife.
She also won an award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in The Reader in which she plays the part of a former Nazi concentration camp guard.
A shocked Winslet said: “I have a habit of not winning things.” She also apologised profusely in her acceptance speech, to Angelina Jolie and Meryl Streep after beating them to the covetable awards.
The Golden Globes were given out by Johnny Depp, Jennifer Lopez, and Scientologist Tom Cruise, to name but a few who presented at the star studded award ceremony.
A film which there has been a lot of noise about since its production is the low budget Indi/Brit film Slumdog Millionaire which stole four Golden Globe awards, including Best Film Drama .
Slumdog Millionaire also scooped awards for the composer A R Rahman for best musical score, the direction by Danny Boyle, of Trainspotting fame and for the screenwriter Simon Beaufoy.
Slumdog Millionaire stars Dev Patel, one of the ex cast members from the series Skins which returns to our TV screens on the 22nd January.
The film charts a poor Indian boy’s rise from the slums of Mumbai to the dubious winning and subsequent accusal of cheating on the Indian version of the TV game show “Who Wants to be A Millionaire?” Slumdog Millionaire is now being deemed as hot favourite for a win at the upcoming Oscars next month.
Boyle’s comment as he accepted his award was “Your mad, pulsating affection for our film is much appreciated, really deeply appreciated”
It was nice to see Mickey Rourke take Best Actor in a Drama for his portrayal of a washed-up prizefighter in The Wrestler.
This marked a welcome screen return for the popular 80’s actor whose career was practically wiped out by a facelift which went horribly wrong leaving him virtually unrecognisable.
“Wow, this has been a very long road back for me, I’m not a very good public speaker,” Rourke said. “Several years ago, I was almost out of this business.”
Tom Wilkinson was named best supporting actor in a mini-series and Sally Hawkins picked up Best Actress in a Musical/ Comedy for her part in Mike Leigh’s film Happy-Go-Lucky.
Steven Spielberg was awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award in recognition of his excellent directing abilities.
Woody Allen was awarded Best Film Musical/Comedy for Vicky Cristina Barcelona and after much speculation; the late Heath Ledger was duly acknowledged and won a posthumous Globe for his brilliant, stand out performance as The Joker in the Batman Movie The Dark Knight.
Christopher Nolan, the director of Batman - The Dark Knight picked up the Best Actor Award on behalf of Heath Ledger, who tragically died of an accidental overdose in 2008 at the age of 28.
To a standing ovation and rapturous applause, Nolan said “I pick this award up with a mixture of sadness and pride” – “Heath Ledger will be sorely missed but never forgotten” -
Heath Ledger did not die of an “overdose” - he died because his lousy doctor prescribed medications that were contraindicated.
Two awards for Kate Winslet?! That doesn’t sit well with me, that doesn’t sit well with me at all! Have never been a fan of her work, I’m sure she must have deserved them to have been awarded with them though, so well done to her.
Slumdog Millionaire did well; that really is a must see for us I think. It does look/sound good, and is winning a lot of awards too which is always a good sign!
It’s quite sad that Heath Ledger won the award for best actor, it’s a nice tribute for the man, but also very sad that he wasn’t around to see it.
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