'Dreamgirls' and 'Borat' among the most memorable winners at the Golden Globes
Posted Monday, January 15, 2007 at 7:09 PM Central
by Tim Briscoe
Everyone looks to the Golden Globes each year as the key indicator for success at the subsequent Academy Awards. If the model holds true this year, there will be no single movie dominating the Oscars.
The Hollywood Foreign Press Association had a little something for just about everyone when it handed out the statuettes Monday night. Dreamgirls earned the most trophies with wins in three categories including Best Picture, Musical or Comedy.
Helen Mirren won two Golden Globes, one for the made-for-TV movie Elizabeth I and the other for The Queen.
Sacha Baron Cohen took home the award for Best Actor, Musical or Comedy, for Borat. He delivered perhaps the most memorable and hilarious acceptance speech of the night. Cohen recalled shooting the cringe-worthy, naked wrestling scene with his co-star Ken Davitian. He said, "Ken, when I was in that scene and I stared down and saw your two wrinkled Golden Globes on my chin, I thought to myself, 'I better win a bloody award for this.'"
Warren Beatty received the Cecil B. DeMille Award for his lifetime of work.
Here are the winners and nominees in each of the film categories. The complete list including winners in television categories can be found on the HFPA's web site.
Best Motion Picture, Drama
- WINNER - Babel
- Bobby
- The Departed
- Little Children
- The Queen
Best Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy
- WINNER - Dreamgirls
- Borat: Cultural Learnings of America...
- The Devil Wears Prada
- Little Miss Sunshine
- Thank You for Smoking
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama
- WINNER - Forest Whitaker, The Last King of Scotland
- Leonardo DiCaprio, Blood Diamond
- Leonardo DiCaprio, The Departed
- Peter O'Toole, Venus
- Will Smith, The Pursuit of Happyness
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture, Drama
- WINNER - Helen Mirren, The Queen
- Penelope Cruz, Volver
- Judi Dench, Notes on a Scandal
- Maggie Gyllenhaal, Sherrybaby
- Kate Winslet, Little Children
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy
- WINNER - Sacha Baron Cohen, Borat: Cultural Learnings of America...
- Johnny Depp, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
- Aaron Eckhart, Thank You for Smoking
- Chiwetel Ejifor, Kinky Boots
- Will Ferrell, Stranger Than Fiction
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy
- WINNER - Meryl Streep, The Devil Wears Prada
- Annette Bening, Running with Scissors
- Toni Collette, Little Miss Sunshine
- Beyonce Knowles, Dreamgirls
- Renee Zellweger, Miss Potter
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
- WINNER - Eddie Murphy, Dreamgirls
- Ben Affleck, Hollywoodland
- Jack Nicholson, The Departed
- Brad Pitt, Babel
- Mark Wahlberg, The Departed
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
- WINNER - Jennifer Hudson, Dreamgirls
- Adriana Barraza, Babel
- Cate Blanchett, Notes on a Scandal
- Emily Blunt, The Devil Wears Prada
- Rinko Kikuchi, Babel
Best Director, Motion Picture
- WINNER - Martin Scorsese, The Departed
- Clint Eastwood, Flags of Our Fathers
- Clint Eastwood, Letters from Iwo Jima
- Stephen Frears, The Queen
- Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, Babel
Best Screenplay, Motion Picture
- WINNER - Peter Morgan, The Queen
- Guillermo Arriaga, Babel
- William Monahan, The Departed
- Todd Field and Tom Perrotta, Little Children
- Patrick Marber, Notes on a Scandal
Best Original Song, Motion Picture
- WINNER - "The Song of the Heart," Happy Feet (Music and Lyrics by Prince)
- "Never Gonna Break My Faith," Bobby
- "Listen," Dreamgirls
- "Try Not to Remember," Home of the Brave
Best Original Score, Motion Picture
- WINNER - Alexandre Desplat, The Painted Veil
- Gustavo Santaolalla, Babel
- Hans Zimmer, The Da Vinci Code
- Clint Mansell, The Fountain
- Carlo Siliotto, Nomad
Best Foreign Language Film
Best Animated Film
- WINNER - Cars
- Happy Feet
- Monster House