LOS ANGELES (Golden
Globe Awards Website) - Sean Penn, who starred in "Mystic River," won the award for best actor in a motion picture, drama at the 61st annual Golden Globes awards held here Sunday night. Penn plays a grief-stricken father, whose daughter has been murdered, in Clint Eastwood's "Mystic River."
Bill Murray and Diane Keaton picked up best actor and actress in a comedy awards at the 61st annual Golden Globes here Sunday, proving that some things only get better with age.
Other nominees were Jamie Lee Curtis for "Freaky Friday," Scarlett Johansson for "Lost in Translation," Diane Lane for "Under the Tuscan Sun" and British star Helen Mirren for the touching "Calendar Girls."
The best musical or comedy award was a fight between the soccer sleeper hit "Bend it Like Beckham," the Tim Burton-directed "Big Fish," Pixar's animated aquatic feature "Finding Nemo," "Lost in Translation" and the British comedy "Love Actually."
Penn, one of America's top actors, was not present for the ceremony at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. Eastwood accepted the award on his behalf.
Meanwhile, the best actress award went to Charlize Theron, who starred in the murder thriller "Monster."
In other latest awards, the Afghanistan movie "Osama" won the award for best foreign language film. And Peter Jackson won the award for best director for his efforts to create the fantasy trilogy "The Lord of the Rings: the Return of the King," which has generated more than 337 million US dollars in North American box office in six weeks since its first release late last year.
"The Return of the King" had also won two other awards for bestoriginal score and best original song.
Bill Murray, starring in "Lost in Translation," and Diane Keaton, in "Something Gotta Give," won respectively the awards for best actor and actress in a motion picture, musical or comedy at the 61st annual Golden Globe awards held here Sunday night. "Mystic River's" Tim Robbins and "Cold Mountain's" Renee Zellweger took early trophies for best supporting actor and actress in motion picture category, respectively.
Zellweger won the supporting movie actress award for playing a tough woman in the US Civil War epic "Cold Mountain," which is theleading contender with eight nominations. Zellweger, who previously won two lead comedy actress Golden Globes for "Nurse Betty" in 2001 and last year for "Chicago," saidthat playing in "Cold Mountain" was "one of my greatest joys."
"Angels in America" won three Globes early, including Best Television Movie or Mini-Series and Best Actress for Meryl Streep.
In the Television Comedy category, early winners included the British television series "The Office" and Sarah Jessica Parker for "Sex and the City," while the television drama winners were Anthony
LaPaglia won Best Actor Globe for "Without a Trace," while Frances Conroy nabbed the Best Actress Globe for "Six Feet Under."
The ceremony, which kicked off the Hollywood awarding season, is held by Hollywood Foreign Press Association. It came just two days before the announcement of the Oscar nominations due on Tuesday morning.
Winning Globes awards will boost audience interest in any filmsthat could result in higher box office revenues, and increase their chances of taking the top honor of more prestigious Academy Awards scheduled on Feb. 29 this year.
Complete list of 61st Golden Globe winners:
This is the complete list of 61st Golden Globe winners honored Sunday night (25/02/2004) at the Beverly Hilton Hotel by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association:
Cinema/film:
Best Picture, Drama: "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King"
Best Actress, Drama: Charlize Theron, "Monster"
Best Actor, Drama: Sean Penn, "Mystic River"
Best Picture, Musical or Comedy: "Lost in Translation"
Best Actress, Musical or Comedy: Diane Keaton, "Something's Gotta Give"
Best Actor, Musical or Comedy: Bill Murray, "Lost in Translation"
Best Supporting Actress: Renee Zellweger, "Cold Mountain"
Best Supporting Actor: Tim Robbins, "Mystic River"
Best Director: Peter Jackson, "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King"
Best Foreign Language Film: "Osama," Afghanistan
Best Screenplay: Sofia Coppola, "Lost in Translation"
Best Original Score: Howard Shore, "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King"
Best Original Song: "Into the West" from "The Lord of the Rings:The Return of the King," by Howard Shore, Fran Walsh and Annie Lennox.
Television:
Best Drama Series: "24"
Best Actress, Drama: Frances Conroy, "Six Feet Under"
Best Actor, Drama: Anthony LaPaglia, "Without a Trace"
Best Actress, Musical or Comedy Series: Sarah Jessica Parker, "Sex and the City"
Best Actor, Musical or Comedy Series: Ricky Gervais, "The Office"
Best Mini Series Or Movie: "Angels In America"
Best Actor, Mini Series Or Movie: Al Pacino, "Angels In America"
Best Actress, Mini Series Or Movie: Meryl Streep, "Angels In America"
Best Supporting Actor, Mini Series Or Movie: Jeffrey Wright, "Angels In America"
Best Supporting Actress, Mini Series Or Movie: Mary Louise Parker, "Angels In America" Enditem.
