Remember the 66th annual Golden Globes as the ceremony

We will forever Remember the 66th annual Golden Globes as the ceremony that pushed Indian cinema over the top, albeit indirectly. British director Danny Boyle’s Slumdog Millionaire, often called his ’Ode to Mumbai’, swept the awards show, winning all four categories in which it was nominated (Best Screenplay, Best Original Score, Best Director, Best Motion Picture -- Drama).

With Anil Kapoor, Freida Pinto and A R Rahman (whose work in Slumdog won Best Original Score), and Shah Rukh Khan introducing the film, it was really and truly an Indian affair.

Let’s take a look at some of the big Globes winners.

Slumdog Millionaire was pit against a star-studded line-up -- Brad Pitt’s The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Kate Winslet-Leonardo DiCaprio’s Revolutionary Road and Philip Seymour Hoffman’s The Reader.

Yet, the underdog film about an underdog gameshow contestant managed to upstage them all.

British Director Danny Boyle -- who showed his penchant for grittiness in Trainspotting -- took the world into Mumbai’s bustling slums, to tell us the story of one Jamal Malik and the love of his life, Latika.

Though pre-show buzz indicated that Slumdog Millionaire had a great chance at bringing home the trophy, it was almost impossible to believe that this independent film, without a major release, was going to top Titantic juggernauts Winslet and DiCaprio? It did. And all of India celebrated!

In the picture: The cast and crew of the Best Motion Picture - Drama Slumdog Millionaire pose with their Golden Globe Awards.

The old master still has it. Woody Allen, who gave us such hits as Annie Hall, Manhattan, Life and Death and The Purple Rose of Cairo, showed that talent is ageless in this Barcelona-based tale called Vicky Cristina Barcelona.
Allen -- with Penelope Cruz, Rebecca Hall and Scarlett Johansson as his muses -- recaptured his magic with this touching tale.

Many thought the Colin Farrell-starrer In Bruges would win the award, but it wasn’t to be.

In the picture: Producers Stephen Tenenbaum, Letty Aronson and Gareth Wiley pose with their award for Best Motion Picture - Comedy Vicky Cristina Barcelona at the Golden Globe Awards.

If anyone had a better night than Danny Boyle, it was Kate Winslet. First, she took home the award for Best Supporting Actress for her work in The Reader. Then, amazingly, she took home ’the big one’ -- Best Actress in a Motion Picture (Drama) for her spirited performance in Revolutionary Road.
The competition was stiff, as Angelina Jolie (Changeling) and Meryl Streep (Doubt) were strong contenders. Had Streep emerged victorious, it would have been her seventh Golden Globe. But that wasn’t to be, and Winslet happily scooped up her second award of the night!

In the picture: Kate Winslet holds her awards for Best Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama Revolutionary Road and Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture for The Reader with husband-director Sam Mendes, who directed Revolutionary Road at the 66th annual Golden Globe awards

What a remarkable journey it has been for Mickey Rourke. The down-n-out ’failed’ actor had given up on a career in Hollywood years ago. Yet, with his passionate and powerful performance in The Wrestler, he resurrected his career and won his first Golden Globe.
Rumour has it that Rourke trained for months as a professional wrestler, just to gain insight into the real world of wrestling. Turns out, all those bumps and bruises he sustained weren’t for nought.

It’s a bit surprising that Leonardo DiCaprio didn’t bring home the award for his work in Revolutionary Road.

In the picture: Mickey Rourke poses with his award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama for The Wrestler at 66th Golden Globe Awards.

n a ’normal’ year, the riveting, rollicking Kung Fu Panda would have won the Best Animation Film. But this was no normal year, as the unstoppable Pixar juggernaut rolled out their magnum opus -- Wall-E.
Wall-E showed us that we can all learn a little bit about love. Even if it takes a ’soul-less’ robot to stir our hearts.

In the picture: The Jonas Brothers - Kevin Jonas (L), Joe Jonas and Nick Jonas (R) pose with Andrew Stanton (2nd R) who won Best Animated Feature Film Award for Wall-E at 66th Golden Globe Awards.

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