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Roll call for the 67th annual Golden Globe awards, chosen by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association from this list of nominees . Golden team … Avatar actor Sam Worthington, director James Cameron, actor Zoe Saldana, producer Jon Landau and actor Sigourney Weaver with the Golden Globe for best drama at the 67th Golden Globe awards. Photograph: Valerie Macon/AFP/Getty Images Best motion picture – drama Avatar Best performance by an actress in a motion picture – drama Sandra Bullock , The Blind Side Best performance by an actor in a motion picture – drama Jeff Bridges , Crazy Heart Best motion picture – comedy or musical The Hangover Best performance by an actress in a motion picture – comedy or musical Meryl Streep , Julie & Julia Best performance by an actor in a motion picture – comedy or musical Robert Downey Jr , Sherlock Holmes Best animated feature Up Best foreign language film The White Ribbon (Germany) Best performance by an actress in a supporting role i...

Meryl Streep  is the new queen of the Golden Globes as her win for best actress in a comedy or musical for "Julie & Julia" gives her seven statuettes to the half dozen owned by  Jack Nicholson  and  Angela Lansbury . Streep set the record for most nominations last year when her double lead actress nods for "Doubt" (drama) and "Mamma Mia!" (comedy/musical) gave her 23 in total, breaking the tie with  Jack Lemmon  who racked up 22 lead nods and 4 wins (movie drama — 0/6; movie comedy — 3/10; and TV movie/mini — 1/6) over 40 years beginning in 1960. She lost both those races -- drama to  Kate Winslet  ("Revolutionary Road") and comedy/musical to  Sally Hawkins  ("Happy-Go-Lucky"). This year, she was also a double nominee -- bringing her total tally to 25 -- competing against herself in the comedy-musical actress with a bid for "It's Complicated" as well. From her 21 movie nominations, Streep had won five Golden Globes ...

Heath Ledger has become the second posthumous winner of an acting Academy Award by winning the supporting actor category for his performance as The Joker in The Dark Knight. Ledger died of an accidental prescription drug overdose in January last year. It was the seventh posthumous acting nomination. His family, father Kim Ledger, mother Sally Bell and sister Kate Ledger, accepted the award on his behalf. All three spoke. His father, Kim, said the award was ‘’humbling’’ and he thanked the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the film’s studio, Warner Bros, the film’s director Christopher Nolan and his agent, Steve Alexander. ‘’This award tonight would have humbly validated Heath’s quiet determination to be accepted by you all here, his peers,’’ he said. His mother said Heath was ‘’a generous and compassionate soul.’’ ‘’Tonight we are choosing to celebrate and be happy for what he has achieved,’’ she added. Kate revealed on stage she had spoken to her brother about the possibilit...

"The story of Jamal Malik, an 18 year-old orphan from the slums of Mumbai, who is about to experience the biggest day of his life. With the whole nation watching, he is just one question away from winning a staggering 20 million rupees on India's "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?" But when the show breaks for the night, police arrest him on suspicion of cheating; how could a street kid know so much? Desperate to prove his innocence, Jamal tells the story of his life in the slum where he and his brother grew up, of their adventures together on the road, of vicious encounters with local gangs, and of Latika, the girl he loved and lost. Each chapter of his story reveals the key to the answer to one of the game show's questions. Each chapter of Jamal's increasingly layered story reveals where he learned the answers to the show's seemingly impossible quizzes. But one question remains a mystery: what is this young man with no apparent desire for riches really doi...

So we thought we'd bring you what the best of film critics predicted for this year's academy awards, airing tonight. And here it goes: Best Film Slumdog Millionaire – This low-budget, word-of-mouth crowd-pleaser has unstoppable momentum. Best Director Danny Boyle – Completing a hat-trick after he snagged a BAFTA and a Golden Globe. Best Actor Mickey Rourke – The on- and off-screen grappler has been working the publicity circuit hard to get his performance of a lifetime the reward he thinks it merits. Best Supporting Actor Heath Ledger – People's favourite The Dark Knight was largely overlooked by the Academy, but Ledger's startling, ineffable turn as the Joker will garner the sympathy vote Best Actress Kate Winslet – As she said in Extras: "If you do a film about the Holoucaust, you're guaranteed an Oscar. Best Supporting Actress Taraji P. Henson – A sop to one of the few non-mediocre performances in David F...