Babel won best drama and Dreamgirls was named best musical or comedy film at Monday’s Golden Globe Awards.
Martin Scorsese won for Best Director – Motion Picture
Forest Whitaker won for best dramatic actor as Ugandan dictator Idi Amin in "The Last King of Scotland. Helen Mirren won best actress in a motion picture for "The Queen" and best actress in a TV movie or miniseries for Elizabeth I.
Actress Meryl Streep won her sixth Golden Globe for best actress in a movie musical or comedy for her role as a wicked fashion editor in The Devil Wears Prada.
Best actor in a film musical or comedy went to Sacha Baron Cohen for his portrayal of Borat.
Eddie Murphy and fIlm newcomer Jennifer Hudson won Golden Globes for supporting roles in Dreamgirls, which was nominated for five categories.
Grey’s Anatomy was named the best drama series on television, while underdog Ugly Betty was named the best TV comedy.
Who were your choices? Did you bet? Did you win? These were the Las Vegas picks predicted beforehand:
Best Motion Picture – Drama
Babel – 4/1
Bobby – 40/1
The Departed – 10/12
Little Children – 10/1
The Queen – 3/2
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama
Penelope Cruz- Volver – 6/1
Judi Dench – Notes on a Scandal – 12/1
Maggie Gyllenhaal – SherryBaby – 30/1
Helen Mirren – The Queen – 1/10
Kate Winslet – Little Children – 10/1
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama
Leonardo DiCaprio – Blood Diamond – 50/1
Leonardo DiCaprio – The Departed – 10/1
Peter O’Toole – Venus – 5/2
Will Smith – The Pursuit of Happiness – 8/1
Forest Whitaker – The Last King of Scotland – 1/3
Best Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical
Borat – 8/1
The Devil Wears Prada – 30/1
Dreamgirls – 1/10
Little Miss Sunshine – 5/1
Thank You for Smoking – 30/1
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical
Annette Bening – Running With Scissors – 5/2
Toni Collette – Little Miss Sunshine – 35/1
Beyonce Knowles – Dreamgirls – 10/1
Meryl Streep – The Devil Wears Prada – 1/5
Renee Zellweger – Miss Potter – 35/1
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical
Sacha Baron Cohen – BORAT – 1/4
Johnny Depp – Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest – 3/1
Aaron Eckhart – Thank You for Smoking – 10/1
Chiwetel Ejiofor – Kinky Boots – 25/1
Will Ferrell – Stranger Than Fiction – 10/1
Best Director- Motion Picture
Clint Eastwood – Flags of our Fathers – 30/1
Clint Eastwood – Letters from Iwo Jima – 6/1
Stephen Frears – The Queen – 3/1
Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu – Babel – 15/1
Martin Scorsese – The Departed – 2/7
Best Animated Feature Film
Cars – 3/1
Happy Feet – 1/5
Monster House – 10/1
Best Foreign Language Film
Apocalypto (USA) – 2/1
Letters from Iow Jima (USA/Japan) – 4/1
The Lives of Others (Germany) – 10/1
Pan’s Labyrinth (Mexico) – 3/1
Volver (Spain) – 3/2
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
Adriana Barraza – Babel – 5/1
Cate Blanchett – Notes on a Scandal – 2/1
Emily Blunt – The Devil Wears Prada – 10/1
Jennifer Hudson – Dreamgirls – 10/1
Rinko Kikuchi – Babel – 5/1
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
Ben Affleck – Hollywoodland – 15/1
Eddie Murphy – Dreamgirls – 20/1
Jack Nicholson – The Departed – 2/1
Brad Pitt – Babel – 1/2
Mark Wahlberg – The Departed – 5/1
Best Screenplay – Motion Picture
Guillermo Arriaga – Babel – 2/1
Todd Field and Tom Perrotta – Little Children – 20/1
Patrick Marber – Notes on a Scandal – 5/1
William Monahan – The Departed – 1/2
Peter Morgan – The Queen – 5/1
“We see a majority of our entertainment wagers come from the Golden Globes and Oscars,” said BetUS.com spokesperson, Reed Richards. “This is a competition that applies to everyone. These are the people that entertain us on a daily basis and you want to see them win.”
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