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| Globes for Dame Helen's monarchs | Globes for Dame Helen's monarchs |
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| British actress Dame Helen Mirren has dominated the Golden Globes, even though Babel and Dreamgirls won the two main film categories in Hollywood. | British actress Dame Helen Mirren has dominated the Golden Globes, even though Babel and Dreamgirls won the two main film categories in Hollywood. |
| She received acting prizes for her portrayal of monarch Elizabeth I in the TV mini-series of the same name, and Elizabeth II in the film The Queen. | She received acting prizes for her portrayal of monarch Elizabeth I in the TV mini-series of the same name, and Elizabeth II in the film The Queen. |
| There were two further awards for Elizabeth I, while Martin Scorsese was best director for The Departed. | There were two further awards for Elizabeth I, while Martin Scorsese was best director for The Departed. |
| Forest Whitaker, Sacha Baron Cohen and Meryl Streep also won acting Globes. | Forest Whitaker, Sacha Baron Cohen and Meryl Streep also won acting Globes. |
| Whitaker's leading role in The Last King of Scotland earned him best actor in a film drama. | |
| Meryl Streep played the boss of a top fashion magazineBaron Cohen described Borat, his controversial parody of a Kazakh journalist as "a life-changing experience". | |
| "Thank you to every American who has not sued me so far," he joked after receiving the trophy for best comedy actor in a movie. | |
| Meanwhile Streep said her Golden Globe for The Devil Wears Prada - for which she was named best actress in a comedy film - made her "want to cry with gratitude". | |
| Clint Eastwood's Letters From Iwo Jima was best foreign language film. | Clint Eastwood's Letters From Iwo Jima was best foreign language film. |
| I have nothing to say except thank you very much. I had an incredible role and the role always is the lead Dame Helen Mirren on Elizabeth I | |
| TV comedy Ugly Betty received best TV comedy series, while its main star, America Ferrera, was judged to be the top comedy actress on TV. | TV comedy Ugly Betty received best TV comedy series, while its main star, America Ferrera, was judged to be the top comedy actress on TV. |
| Hugh Laurie was top TV drama actor for House, and Kyra Sedgwick was listed as the best actress in a TV drama for The Closer. | Hugh Laurie was top TV drama actor for House, and Kyra Sedgwick was listed as the best actress in a TV drama for The Closer. |
| 'Fun' roles | |
| Dame Helen said she was "incredibly honoured" with her award for Elizabeth I, a monarch whom she joked would have had "an amazing speech at this point". | Dame Helen said she was "incredibly honoured" with her award for Elizabeth I, a monarch whom she joked would have had "an amazing speech at this point". |
| "I have nothing to say except thank you very much. I had an incredible role and the role always is the lead." | |
| Murphy described Dreamgirls as "such a wonderful movie"Irons said it was "wonderful" to win the award for his role as the 16th Century ruler's lover. | |
| "Why is it that the jobs that are the most fun are the ones that give you the awards?" he asked. | "Why is it that the jobs that are the most fun are the ones that give you the awards?" he asked. |
| "It's like you don't deserve them. | "It's like you don't deserve them. |
| "I was up against a great lot of people, and I'm supporting Helen Mirren, and if you can't support Helen Mirren you can't do anything." | "I was up against a great lot of people, and I'm supporting Helen Mirren, and if you can't support Helen Mirren you can't do anything." |
| 'Gratitude' | 'Gratitude' |
| Eddie Murphy was best supporting film actor for Dreamgirls, which collected three awards. | Eddie Murphy was best supporting film actor for Dreamgirls, which collected three awards. |
| He played a slick soul singer struggling to change with the times, and said people did not usually offer him supporting roles. | He played a slick soul singer struggling to change with the times, and said people did not usually offer him supporting roles. |
| "The reason I responded to this was that it was a great role. I've always been open to it - it just never came to me." | "The reason I responded to this was that it was a great role. I've always been open to it - it just never came to me." |
| The same movie earned Jennifer Hudson the best supporting actress in a film. | The same movie earned Jennifer Hudson the best supporting actress in a film. |
| Pitt (l) is among the stars of Babel, which was up for seven GlobesShe said she had "never ever dreamed this big". | |
| "This goes far beyond anything I could have ever imagined," the former American Idol contestant added. | "This goes far beyond anything I could have ever imagined," the former American Idol contestant added. |
| Emily Blunt was best supporting TV actress for Gideon's Daughter. | Emily Blunt was best supporting TV actress for Gideon's Daughter. |
| This Stephen Poliakoff drama also earned Bill Nighy an award, for best actor in a mini-series or film made for TV. | This Stephen Poliakoff drama also earned Bill Nighy an award, for best actor in a mini-series or film made for TV. |
| And 2007 also marked a first for the Globes with a new animation category, won by Disney's Cars, which beat Happy Feet and Monster House. | And 2007 also marked a first for the Globes with a new animation category, won by Disney's Cars, which beat Happy Feet and Monster House. |