2009 Golden Globe Winners


The Golden Globes aired January 11, 2009. For those that missed it, or who want a reminder, here are the winners from some of my favorite categories. For a complete list of nominees and winners, go to the official Hollywood Foreign Press Association’s Golden Globes page.

Best Motion Picture – Drama: Slumdog Millionaire

Best Actress – Drama: Kate Winslet in Revolutionary Road

Best Actor – Drama: Mickey Rourke in The Wrestler

Best Picture – Musical or Comedy: Vicky Cristina Barcelona

Best Actress – Comedy: Sally Hawkins in Happy-Go-Lucky

Best Actor – Comedy: Colin Farrell in In Bruges

Best Supporting Actress: Kate Winslet in The Reader

Best Supporting Actor: Heath Ledger in The Dark Knight

Best Animated Film: Wall-E

Best Foreign Language Film: Waltz With Bashir

Best Director: Danny Boyle for Slumdog Millionaire

Best Screenplay: Simon Beaufoy for Slumdog Millionaire

Some other highlights include three awards for 30 Rock (Best Television Series Musical or Comedy, Best Actress for Tina Fey, and Best Actor for Alec Baldwin), four awards for HBO’s fantastic John Adams miniseries (Best Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television, Best Actress for Laura Linney, Best Actor for Paul Giamatti, and Best Supporting Actor for Tom Wilkinson). Laura Dern won for her role as Florida Secretary of State Kathleen Harris in HBO’s superb Recount–a surprisingly suspenseful and engaging movie.