The New York Times:Sally Hawkins wins the Golden Globe.

By Brooks Barnes and Michael Cieply
New York Times
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January 11, 2009

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - "Slumdog Millionaire," Kate Winslet, HBO and its "John Adams" mini-series and NBC's comedy juggernaut, "30 Rock," were the big winners Sunday night at the 66th Annual Golden Globe Awards here.

"Slumdog Millionaire" won best dramatic picture, an honor that informally makes the film the little-movie-that-could of this year's award season. Danny Boyle won the award for directing the uplifting tale, presented partly in Hindi, which also picked up awards for best screenplay and score. Best comedy was Woody Allen's "Vicky Cristina Barcelona."

Ms. Winslet won not only best actress in a drama for "Revolutionary Road," a film directed by her husband, Sam Mendes, but also best supporting actress for "The Reader," only the third time in Globes history that a person has won two acting awards in the same year.

"Is this really happening?" an emotional Ms. Winslet said in accepting her second award, pledging true love for her co-star, Leonardo DiCaprio.

Mickey Rourke, making a stunning comeback after seeing his acting career all but disappear, was named best actor in a drama for "The Wrestler," about an over-the-hill athlete. "Several years ago, I was almost out of this business," he said. Bruce Springsteen won for best original song for his theme song to "The Wrestler."

Hollywood put aside a dismal economy and the threat of an actors' strike to focus on the awards, an important stop on the road the Oscars but one that is as much about putting on a show and putting away some Champagne as it is about building awards consensus. The stars who drive the industry certainly seemed ready to celebrate. The room laughed easily, applauded lustily and then trotted off to a menu of parties at the Beverly Hilton.

While the Globes did their best to keep grimmer realities at bay, there was a flash of reality in the victory of "Waltzing With Bashir" for best foreign film. In an oblique reference to the current Israeli invasion in Gaza, its director, Ari Folman, dedicated the award to the eight babies born to crew members during the production and said he hoped that when the children grew up, they would see the film as "an ancient video game that has nothing to do with their life whatsoever."

In the early awards, Sally Hawkins was named best actress in a comedy or musical film for her role as a relentlessly upbeat schoolteacher in Mike Leigh's "Happy-Go-Lucky."...

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