Striking Gold - Globes Lose Their Spin Due to Strike. See Who Won

Strike Mahrs Globes.

Hollywood's foreign press voted ``Atonement'' and ``Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street'' the best films of 2007 at a Golden Globe Awards stripped of its usual glamour by the writer strike.

Daniel Day-Lewis was named best dramatic actor for his role as an oil baron in the film ``There Will be Blood'' and Julie Christie was voted best actress. The Hollywood Foreign Press Association, which gives out Golden Globes, scaled back its annual awards to an hour-long announcement yesterday in Beverly Hills, California, because of a strike by entertainment writers.

The Globes, which honor the year's best movie and TV performances, often signal which actors and films will be honored with Oscars. Cancellation of the Globes ceremony because of the strike has raised questions about ABC's planned Feb. 24 telecast of the Oscars, Hollywood's most prestigious awards. The Oscars will no doubt put pressure on both sides to come to an accord.

Golden Globe winners were announced by presenters from television entertainment programs instead of movie stars. The news conference was aired live by NBC, which originally had planned a three-hour telecast, as well by the TV Guide Network, CNN and E! Entertainment.

Actors Boycott

The Screen Actors Guild said on Jan. 4 that members planned to boycott the event in support of the Writers Guild of America. The writers walked off their jobs Nov. 5 in a dispute over pay for the use of their work on the Internet and mobile devices.

The truncated Globes probably won't reduce the box-office lift that awards typically bring to the winners, said Paul Dergarabedian, president of Media By Numbers LLC, which tracks movie-ticket sales. Studios still will still use Globe victories as a marketing tool, he said.

``The Golden Globes are like a long infomercial and that's a missed opportunity,'' Dergarabedian said in an interview. ``It's going to take a little more creativity to get the word out, but they can do that and they will do that.''

The Globe for Best Picture Drama went to
`Atonement'

``Atonement'' stars Keira Knightley as an upper-class British woman whose lover is falsely accused by her younger sister of a crime he didn't commit. The lie unalterably changes the lives of all three. The film from Universal Pictures' Focus Features co-stars James McAvoy and was nominated for seven Golden Globes. Universal is owned by General Electric Co.

The Globe for Best Picture Comedy and Musical went to
``Sweeney Todd'' was directed by Tim Burton and based on a Broadway musical. Johnny Depp won the Golden Globe for best actor in a film comedy or musical for his portrayal of the English barber who cuts the throats of his customers. Viacom Inc.'s DreamWorks unit distributed.

Marion Cotillard won the Golden Globe for best actress in a musical for her portrayal of Edith Piaf in ``La Vie en Rose'' from Time Warner Inc.'s Picturehouse Entertainment.

In ``There Will Be Blood,'' Day-Lewis stars as a ruthless oil baron. The film is based on Upton Sinclair's novel ``Oil!'' and is from Walt Disney Co.'s Miramax Films and Viacom's Paramount Vantage. Christie won best dramatic film actress for her role as an Alzheimer's patient in Lions Gate Entertainment Corp.'s ``Away from Her.''

Supporting Role

Cate Blanchett won best supporting actress in a motion picture for ``I'm Not There,'' while Javier Bardem won for ``No Country for Old Men.'' Brothers Joel Coen and Ethan Coen won best screenplay for ``No Country for Old Men,'' and Julian Schnabel won best director for ``The Diving Bell and the Butterfly,'' which also won for best foreign-language film.

``Ratatouille,'' from Disney's Pixar, won best animated feature film.

``Mad Men,'' Lions Gate's program about a New York advertising firm during the 1950s, won for best dramatic TV series. Jon Hamm, a star of the show, was voted best actor. Glenn Close won best actress in a drama for F/X's ``Damages.''

Best comedy television series award went to HBO's ``Extras.'' Tina Fey won best actress in a comedy for NBC's ``30 Rock'' and David Duchovny won best actor for Showtime's ``Californication.''

HBO's ``Longford'' won for best mini-series or made-for-TV movie, best actor Jim Broadbent and best supporting actress Samantha Morton. Queen Latifah won best actress in a mini-series or made-for-TV movie for ``Life Support.'' Jeremy Piven won best supporting actor for ``Entourage.''

Awards were as follows:

Atonement
RELEASED DOMESTICALLY ON DECEMBER 7, 2007 BY FOCUS FEATURES
RATED R FOR DISTURBING WAR IMAGES, LANGUAGE AND SOME SEXUALITY.
DIRECTOR: Joe Wright
STARRING: Keira Knightley, James McAvoy, Romola Garai, Benedict Cumberbatch, Saoirse Ronan, Brenda Blethyn, Benedict Cumberbatch, Daniel Mays, Gina McKee, Anthony Minghella, Vanessa Redgrave, Jeremie Renier, Juno Temple

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber Of Fleet Street
RELEASED DOMESTICALLY ON DECEMBER 21, 2007 BY PARAMOUNT PICTURES
RATED R FOR GRAPHIC BLOODY VIOLENCE.
Director: Tim Burton
Starring: Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Sacha Baron Cohen, Alan Rickman, Timothy Spall, Anthony Head

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture (Drama)
Julie Christie - Away From Her

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture (Drama)
Daniel Day-Lewis - There Will Be Blood

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture (Musical or Comedy)
Marion Cotillard - La Vie en Rose

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture (Musical or Comedy)
Johnny Depp - Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber Of Fleet Street

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
Javier Bardem - No Country for Old Men

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
Cate Blanchett - I'm Not There

Best Director
Julian Schnabel - The Diving Bell and the Butterfly

Best Foreign Language Film
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly

Best Screenplay
No Country for Old Men
Ethan and Joel Coen

Best Original Score
Atonement
Dario Marianelli

Best Television Series (Drama)
"Mad Men"

Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series (Drama)
Jon Hamm - "Mad Men"

Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series (Drama)
Glenn Close - "Damages"

Best Television Series (Musical or Comedy)
"Extras"

Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series (Musical or Comedy)
David Duchovny - "Californication"

Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series (Musical or Comedy)
Tina Fey - "30 Rock"

Best Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
"Longford"

Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television
Jim Broadbent - "Longford"

Best Performance by an Actress in a Mini-Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television
Queen Latifah - "Life Support"

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Jeremy Piven - "Entourage"

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Samantha Morton - "Longford"