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| Ledger and Winslet receive Globes | Ledger and Winslet receive Globes |
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| British actress Kate Winslet has been named best supporting actress at the Golden Globe awards in Los Angeles. | British actress Kate Winslet has been named best supporting actress at the Golden Globe awards in Los Angeles. |
| The star - who won the award for her role as a Nazi prison guard in The Reader - said she was "shocked" as she had "a habit of not winning things". | The star - who won the award for her role as a Nazi prison guard in The Reader - said she was "shocked" as she had "a habit of not winning things". |
| Heath Ledger, meanwhile, has received a posthumous supporting actor award for his performance in The Dark Knight. | Heath Ledger, meanwhile, has received a posthumous supporting actor award for his performance in The Dark Knight. |
| Director Christopher Nolan accepted the prize, saying the late actor would be "eternally missed but never forgotten". | Director Christopher Nolan accepted the prize, saying the late actor would be "eternally missed but never forgotten". |
| "All of us who worked with Heath on The Dark Knight accept with an awful mixture of sadness but incredible pride," he continued. | "All of us who worked with Heath on The Dark Knight accept with an awful mixture of sadness but incredible pride," he continued. |
| Sally Hawkins and Danny Boyle are among the other British recipients of honours at the ceremony, being held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. | Sally Hawkins and Danny Boyle are among the other British recipients of honours at the ceremony, being held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. |
| Hawkins has been named best actress in a comedy for her role as an optimistic schoolteacher in Mike Leigh's film Happy-Go-Lucky. | Hawkins has been named best actress in a comedy for her role as an optimistic schoolteacher in Mike Leigh's film Happy-Go-Lucky. |
| 'Pretty good' | 'Pretty good' |
| Boyle, meanwhile, was named best director for Slumdog Millionaire, his Mumbai-set tale of a poor orphan who competes on the Indian version of game show Who Wants to be a Millionaire. | Boyle, meanwhile, was named best director for Slumdog Millionaire, his Mumbai-set tale of a poor orphan who competes on the Indian version of game show Who Wants to be a Millionaire. |
| The film also picked up prizes for Simon Beaufoy's screenplay and for its score, presented to Indian composer AR Rahman. | The film also picked up prizes for Simon Beaufoy's screenplay and for its score, presented to Indian composer AR Rahman. |
| Irish star Colin Farrell was named best actor in a musical or comedy for his role as a hit man in black comedy In Bruges. | |
| Both Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are in line for acting honoursOther winners include singer Bruce Springsteen, who received the best original song prize for his title track to The Wrestler. | Both Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are in line for acting honoursOther winners include singer Bruce Springsteen, who received the best original song prize for his title track to The Wrestler. |
| The performer paid tribute to fellow nominee Clint Eastwood, saying it had felt "pretty good" to be competing against the veteran star. | The performer paid tribute to fellow nominee Clint Eastwood, saying it had felt "pretty good" to be competing against the veteran star. |
| Pixar's Wall-E was named best animated feature, while animated documentary Waltz with Bashir received the best foreign language film prize. | Pixar's Wall-E was named best animated feature, while animated documentary Waltz with Bashir received the best foreign language film prize. |
| Woody Allen's Vicky Cristina Barcelona, meanwhile, was named best comedy, ahead of Happy-Go-Lucky and Mamma Mia. | |
| Steven Spielberg was presented the Cecil B DeMille Award for his "outstanding contribution to the entertainment field". | |
| The Oscar-winning director had been due to receive the prize at last year's ceremony before it was cancelled as a result of the Hollywood writers' strike. | |
| The Globes - handed out by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association - are often regarded as an indicator of the movies and actors who will go on to win honours at the Academy Awards. | The Globes - handed out by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association - are often regarded as an indicator of the movies and actors who will go on to win honours at the Academy Awards. |
| Unlike the Oscars or the Baftas, however, the ceremony - which honours both film and TV - has different categories for dramas and comedies. | Unlike the Oscars or the Baftas, however, the ceremony - which honours both film and TV - has different categories for dramas and comedies. |
| John Adams was named best TV miniseries, with additional awards for its lead actors Paul Giamatti and Laura Linney. | John Adams was named best TV miniseries, with additional awards for its lead actors Paul Giamatti and Laura Linney. |
| Their British co-star Tom Wilkinson was also recognised, winning a best supporting actor prize for his role as Benjamin Franklin. | Their British co-star Tom Wilkinson was also recognised, winning a best supporting actor prize for his role as Benjamin Franklin. |
| Sitcom 30 Rock was another big winner, picking up the best TV comedy prize as well as gongs for its stars Tina Fey and Alec Baldwin. | Sitcom 30 Rock was another big winner, picking up the best TV comedy prize as well as gongs for its stars Tina Fey and Alec Baldwin. |
| Irish actor Gabriel Bryne was named best actor in a TV drama for In Treatment, with Anna Paquin winning the female equivalent for True Blood. | Irish actor Gabriel Bryne was named best actor in a TV drama for In Treatment, with Anna Paquin winning the female equivalent for True Blood. |
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| Extracts from some of the nominees | Extracts from some of the nominees |