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January 12, 2009
Posted: 1746 GMT
It was a night of near hyperventilation at the Golden Globes for actress Kate Winslet, who has “a habit of not winning things” — yet who walked away with Best Actress Drama (”Revolutionary Road”) and Best Supporting Actress Drama (”The Reader”). 
British actress Kate Winslet celebrates her awards success.
 When she finally recovered from the shock of being one of the few people to win Globes in both categories in one year, Winslet spent the rest of the evening with husband Sam Mendes, who directed her in “Revolutionary Road.” Danny Boyle’s “Slumdog Millionaire” also cleaned up, winning four awards including Best Picture Drama and Best Director, consolidating its position as a serious Oscar contender. Mickey Rourke picked up Best Actor to huge cheers from the crowd, nonchalantly answering them with an almost Elvis-like “Thankyuh, baby,” before confessing: “This has been a long road back for me.” He also thanked Darren Aronofsky, who directed him in “The Wrestler,”calling him “one tough sonofabitch.” As expected, the late Heath Ledger was awarded the Best Supporting Actor award posthumously for his role as the Joker in Christopher Nolan’s “The Dark Knight.” On the back of the Globes win, pundits are now tipping Ledger for Oscars success too. The Golden Globes are seen as an important bellwether for films that could get the Oscars nod. A win at the Globes can give a film the all important extra momentum that makes the difference between a win and second place. One of the main differences between the awards is that the Golden Globes are not decided by fellow actors, directors and talent (the Oscars are voted on by just under 6,000 Academy members) but by a much smaller group of journalists from around the world who make up the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA). Some prestigious films which have enjoyed a sizeable marketing push didn’t get a Globes nod, notably “Milk,” “Frost/Nixon” and “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.” But these films, which have more of an American sensibility to them than say “Slumdog,” could see more success at the Oscars, as could perennial Academy favorite Clint Eastwood, who has two eligible films this year with ”Changeling” and “Gran Torino.” During the past four years, the Globes have not necessarily given its Best Picture award to the movie that went on to win its equivalent at the Oscars (last year “No Country for Old Men” won the Best Picture Oscar while “Atonment” won the Golden Globe for Best Picture Drama). That said, more than half of all the films that win Best Picture at the Globes have gone on to win at the Oscars. For now, what happens come Oscar night on February 22 is likely to be a mixture of near certainties (Ledger has to be a lock for an Oscar, while “Slumdog” is ahead for the Best Picture Oscar) and informed guesswork and speculation (Winslet may be pushed to repeat her Golden Globe sweep). But which movies and talent are you backing for Oscars success? Posted by: CNN screening room digital producer, Mairi Mackay |
 
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