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| Dame Helen is Queen of the Globes | Dame Helen is Queen of the Globes |
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| British actress Dame Helen Mirren has dominated this year's Golden Globes, even though Babel and Dreamgirls won the two main film categories. | British actress Dame Helen Mirren has dominated this year's Golden Globes, even though Babel and Dreamgirls won the two main film categories. |
| She received acting prizes as Elizabeth I in the TV mini-series of the same name and as Elizabeth II in The Queen, which also won best film screenplay. | She received acting prizes as Elizabeth I in the TV mini-series of the same name and as Elizabeth II in The Queen, which also won best film screenplay. |
| 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, in which he plays Ugandan dictator Idi Amin, earned him best actor in a film drama. | Whitaker's leading role in The Last King of Scotland, in which he plays Ugandan dictator Idi Amin, earned him best actor in a film drama. |
| For me personally it was one of the best nights of my life Dame Helen Mirren class="" href="/1/hi/entertainment/6265949.stm">The night in quotes | |
| Baron Cohen described Borat, his controversial parody of a Kazakh journalist, as "a life-changing experience". | Baron 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. | "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". | 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". |
| Dame Helen told the BBC that it was "a fantastic night in general for British writers and directors and actors". | Dame Helen told the BBC that it was "a fantastic night in general for British writers and directors and actors". |
| Sacha Baron Cohen caused controversy with his Borat spoof href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/check/player/nol/newsid_6250000/newsid_6253400?redirect=6253479.stm&news=1&bbram=1&nbram=1&bbwm=1&nbwm=1">Borat film clip class="" href="/1/hi/in_pictures/6265649.stm">Golden Globes: In pictures | |
| "I hope we don't suffer a backlash next year - we may well." | "I hope we don't suffer a backlash next year - we may well." |
| She added: "For me personally it was one of the best nights of my life." | She added: "For me personally it was one of the best nights of my life." |
| Jeremy Irons, who won best supporting actor in a mini-series, said it had been "wonderful" to play opposite Dame Helen in Elizabeth I. | Jeremy Irons, who won best supporting actor in a mini-series, said it had been "wonderful" to play opposite Dame Helen in Elizabeth I. |
| "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. |
| TV winners | TV winners |
| Clint Eastwood's Letters From Iwo Jima was named best foreign language film. | Clint Eastwood's Letters From Iwo Jima was named best foreign language film. |
| GOLDEN GLOBES Awarded by Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) for film and television workConsidered Hollywood's second-biggest movie honours after the Academy AwardsCeremony is unusual in dividing film awards into drama/musical or comedy categoriesHFPA has more than 80 members, all international journalists, representing 55 countries class="" href="/1/hi/entertainment/6244543.stm">Awards ceremonies explained 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. | |
| Medical drama Grey's Anatomy was best TV drama series. | Medical drama Grey's Anatomy was best TV drama series. |
| Hugh Laurie's portrayal of a grumpy medical consultant in House earned him top TV drama actor. | Hugh Laurie's portrayal of a grumpy medical consultant in House earned him top TV drama actor. |
| Animation | Animation |
| Dreamgirls - named best musical or comedy film - collected three awards, including best supporting movie actor for Eddie Murphy. | Dreamgirls - named best musical or comedy film - collected three awards, including best supporting movie actor for Eddie Murphy. |
| Murphy described Dreamgirls as "such a wonderful movie" onClick="javascript:launchAVConsoleStory('6286775'); return false;" href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/check/player/nol/newsid_6280000/newsid_6286700?redirect=6286775.stm&news=1&nbram=1&bbram=1&nbwm=1&bbwm=1">Clip from Dreamgirls People did not usually offer him a supporting role such as this, he said. "I've always been open to it - it just never came to me." | |
| The musical about a 1960s girl group also earned Jennifer Hudson the best supporting actress in a film. | The musical about a 1960s girl group also earned Jennifer Hudson the best supporting actress in a film. |
| She said she had "never ever dreamed this big". | She 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. |
| Although Babel - starring Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett - won best drama among the year's film releases, it failed to pick up any other Golden Globes. It had been nominated seven times in all. | Although Babel - starring Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett - won best drama among the year's film releases, it failed to pick up any other Golden Globes. It had been nominated seven times in all. |
| Emily Blunt was best supporting TV actress for Gideon's Daughter, a Stephen Poliakoff drama which also earned Bill Nighy an acting award. | Emily Blunt was best supporting TV actress for Gideon's Daughter, a Stephen Poliakoff drama which also earned Bill Nighy an acting award. |
| And 2007 also marked a first for the Globes with a new animation category, won by Disney's Cars. | And 2007 also marked a first for the Globes with a new animation category, won by Disney's Cars. |