2008 Golden Globe Award Winners

66th Annual Golden Globe Award Winners
[this report was updated live throughout the telecast] [read the Red Carpet Commentary here]

9:58 pm
Tom Cruise presents the nominees for Best Motion Picture Drama. [see all the nominees]

The Golden Globe goes to Slumdog Millionaire.
[note: Like we said! There was a pattern, and anyone who didn't predict this wasn't paying attention.]

9:50 pm
Susan Sarandon gives the nominees for Best Actor Motion Picture Drama. [see all the nominees]

The Golden Globe goes to Mickey Rourke.
[note: mEd does not begrudge Mr. Rourke, but honestly, how Brad Pitt in Benjamin Button...Frank Langella as Nixon? Oh yeah, and Mr. Rourke, what was with the sunglasses? Are you trying to take Elton John's place for most flamboyant eyewear?]

9:43 pm
Blake Lively and Rainn Wilson announce they are TV actors and then announce the awards for Best Television Drama. [see all the nominees]

The Golden Globe goes to "Mad Men".

9:37 pm
Cameron Diaz and Mark Wahlberg announce the nominees for Best Actress in a Dramatic Motion Picture. [see the rest of the nominees]

The Golden Globe goes to Kate Winslet, Revolutionary Road.
[note: Kate Winslet is so stunned. No one's given such an acceptance speech since Sally Field's "You Love Me" speech. She's so visibly shaken, she forgets, at first, Angelina Jolie. Leonardo looks like he's in love, for real, too bad, she's married, Leo!]

9:36 pm
Freida Pinto and co-star present scenes from Slumdog Millionaire.

9:28 pm
Sacha Baron Cohen re-presents the nominees for Best Motion Picture Musical or Comedy. [see all the nominees]

The Golden Globe goes to Vicki Christina Barcelona.

9:26 pm
Salma Hayek presents scenes from Vicki Christina Barcelona.

9:18 pm
Sandra Bullock presents the nominees for Best Actor in Motion Picture Comedy or Musical. [see all the nominees]

The Golden Globe goes to Colin Farrel, In Bruges.
[note: mEd thinks this was a real coup for Colin Farell who is one of the more deserving actors of his day. His role was genius. His acceptance speech was charming if not frenetic. The only inexplicable thing is how on earth James Franco got nominated--we love Franco, but Pineapple Express?.]

9:16 pm
Sigourney Weaver presents scenes from the nominated drama, Revolutionary Road.

9:12 pm
Dustin Hoffman and Emma Thompson arrive to announce the nominees for Best Director. [see all the nominees]

The Golden Globe goes to Danny Boyle, Slumdog Millionaire.
[note: mEd wonders if you're sensing a theme? Should not we expect the HFPA to throw so much affection toward this glorious, but internationally appealing, film?]

8:54 pm
Martin Scorsese takes the stage to present the Cecil B. DeMille Award for Achievement in Film.

The Award goes to director Steven Spielberg.
He talks about how he got inspired by seeing his first movie, The Greatest Show on Earth which was directed by Cecil B. DeMille. The train wreck in the film inspired him to get into recreating the train wreck with his own train set. After crashing the train, he filmed it to appease his father who was tired of him wrecking his train. This set off his movie-making career.

8:47 pm
David Duchovny and Jane Krakowski appear. David Duchovny wants his son Miller to know he's happy despite losing. They present the nominees for Best Actress in a Televison Comedy or Musical. [see all the nominees]

The Golden Globe goes to Tina Fey, "30 Rock".
She famously thanks the people on the Internet who are not her fans and admits she realizes how lucky she's been this year.

8:44 pm
Sean Combs and Kate Beckinsale present the nominees for the Best Original Score. [see all the nominees]

The Golden Globe goes to A. R. Rahman, Slumdog Millionaire.
He thanks more people than anyone, all billion Indians.

8:41 pm
Pierce Brosnan presents scenes from the nominated musical, Mamma Mia!.

8:33 pm
Glenn Close and Laurence Fishburne present the nominees for Best Television Series - Comedy or Musical. [see all the nominees]

The Golden Globe goes to "30 Rock".
Tracy Morgan accepts and is the funniest acceptor so far.

8:30 pm
Terrence Howard and Megan Fox offer the nominees Best Actor in a Miniseries or Movie made for TV. [see the nominees]

The Golden Globe goes to Paul Giamatti, "John Adams".

8:28 pm
Renée Zellweger announces the scenes from nominated film, The Reader.

8:21 pm
Patrick Dempsey and Amy Poehler present the nominees for Best Actor in a Television Comedy or Musical. [see the nominees]

The Golden Globe goes to Alec Baldwin, "30 Rock".

8:18 pm
Seth Rogen, who feels the need to drop a joke about doing drugs with Mickey Rourke--smooth--and Elizabeth Banks give the nominees for Best Screenplay. [see all the nominees]

The Golden Globe goes to Simon Beaufoy, Slumdog Millionaire.

8:17 pm
Gerard Butler introduces scenes from nominated comedy, In Bruges.

8:09 pm
Aaron Eckhart and Maggie Gyllenhaal announce the nominees for Best Actress in a Miniseries or TV Movie. [see all of the nominees]

The Golden Globe goes to Laura Linney, "John Adams".
[note: Wow! This is one of the best collections of actresses in any category. For Laura Linney to have won really says something. ]

8:06 pm
Colin Farrell presents the nominees for Best Foreign Language Film. He snuffles and then says, "I have a cold, it's not the thing it used to be," in a rather not-so-subtle and icky drug reference. [see all the nominees]

The Golden Globe goes to Waltz with Bashir, Israel.

8:05 pm
Tom Brokaw appears and introduces scenes from Frost/Nixon.

7:57 pm
Demi Moore expresses pride about her daughter and then gives the nominees for Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture. [see the nominees]

The Golden Globe goes to Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight.
Chris Nolan accepts on behalf of the amazing and gone-before-his-time, Heath Ledger. A brief scene of his amazing work was shown.
[note: mEd is thrilled that Heath Ledger was recognized in this way for his incredible performance as The Joker. He was absolutely astounding. The mistake, in our opinion, is that he should have been nominated for Best Actor in a Dramatic Motion Picture not supporting actor. And, the award for supporting actor should have gone to Robert Downey, Jr. in that case.]

7:53 pm
Jessica Lange and Drew Barrymore present the nominees for Best Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television. [see the nominees]

The Golden Globe goes to "John Adams".
Tom Hanks, the executive producer, accepts the award.

7:51 pm
Jake Gyllenhaal, looking pretty darn fierce, announces scenes from The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.

7:42 pm
Johnny Depp takes the stage to humbly present the nominees for Best Actress in a Motion Picture Musical or Comedy. [see all the nominees]

The Golden Globe goes to Sally Hawkins, Happy-Go-Lucky.
[note: mEd feels this is typical HFPA. Clearly, Meryl Streep deserved this award, but Ms. Hawkins was a clear 2nd choice. She put the award down, it's too heavy. But who saw her movie? Ok, typical. Still, she was so gracious! A very deserving person. Get a copy of this film now, if you can.]

7:39 pm
The Jonas Bros. arrive to present the nominees for the Best Animated Feature. [see all the nominees]

The Golden Globe goes to Wall-E.
[note: mEd feels that this was not the correct choice. Kung Fu Panda was the far better movie.]

7:36 pm
Ricky Gervais mentions he's a bit annoyed that he's not been nominated this year. He's the most hilarious presenter so far. He seems to be drinking something that looks a lot like beer. He introduces Happy-Go-Lucky amidst jokes of having relations with 200 members of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association.

7:30 pm
Chris Pine and Zachary Quinto, not there to talk about their upcoming film, Star Trek, announce the nominees for Best Actress in a Television Drama. [see all the nominees]

The Golden Globe goes to Anna Paquin, "True Blood".

7:28 pm
Zac Efron and Hayden Pantierre announce the nominees for Best Actor in a Television Drama. [see all the nominees]

The Golden Globe goes to Gabriel Byrne, "In Treatment".

7:27 pm
Eva Mendez mentions the show is seen by over half a billion people with this being the first time to be shown in China. She introduces Jorge Camera, president of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. He requests and demands they have a good time.

7:25 pm
Don Cheadle mentions that throughout the evening there will be scenes from the nominated best films in the categories of comedy / musical and drama. He then introduces scenes from Burn After Reading.

7:18 pm
Eva Longoria and Simon Baker announce the nominees for Best Supporting Actress in a Television Series, Mini-series or TV Movie. [see all the nominees]

The Golden Globe goes to Laura Dern, "Recount".
She is grateful to everyone who voted in this election.

7:14 pm
Eva Longoria and Simon Baker introduce Rumer Willis as Miss Golden Globe.
Then they announce the nominees for Best Supporting Actor for a Television Series, Mini-series or TV Movie. [see all the nominees]

The Golden Globe goes to Tom Wilkinson, "John Adams".

7:06 pm
Sting gives the nominees for the Best Original Song - Motion Picture. [see all the nominees]

The Golden Globe goes to Bruce Springsteen, The Wrestler.
He says, "This is the only time I've ever going to be in competition with Clint Eastwood, and it felt pretty good."

7:03 pm
Jennifer Lopez welcomes those in attendance and then immediately announces the nominees for Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture. [see all the nominees]

The Golden Globe goes to Kate Winslet, The Reader.
She apologizes for being unprepared since she so used to losing.