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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 Tom Wilkinson are among the other British recipients of honours at the ceremony, being held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. | Sally Hawkins and Tom Wilkinson 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' |
| Wilkinson, meanwhile, was named best supporting actor in a mini-series for his role as Benjamin Franklin in HBO period drama John Adams. | Wilkinson, meanwhile, was named best supporting actor in a mini-series for his role as Benjamin Franklin in HBO period drama John Adams. |
| There was success too for British writer Simon Beaufoy, whose script for Slumdog Millionaire was named best screenplay. | There was success too for British writer Simon Beaufoy, whose script for Slumdog Millionaire was named best screenplay. |
| Danny Boyle's film also picked up a prize for its score, presented to Indian composer AR Rahman. | |
| 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. |
| Oscar-winning director Steven Spielberg will receive the Cecil B DeMille Award later for his "outstanding contribution to the entertainment field". | Oscar-winning director Steven Spielberg will receive the Cecil B DeMille Award later for his "outstanding contribution to the entertainment field". |
| 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 has different categories for dramas and comedies. | Unlike the Oscars or the Baftas, however, the ceremony has different categories for dramas and comedies. |
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| Extracts from some of the nominees | Extracts from some of the nominees |