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Globes win for Brokeback Mountain
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Gay cowboy drama Brokeback Mountain has been named best film at
the Golden Globe Awards in Los Angeles.
But lead actor Heath Ledger lost out on the best dramatic actor
award to Philip Seymour Hoffman, who won it for Capote.
Joaquin Phoenix and Reese Witherspoon were both honoured for their
performances in the musical Walk the Line, about the life of Johnny
Cash.
Felicity Huffman, best known for Desperate Housewives, won best
dramatic film actress for Transamerica.
Huffman, who plays a transsexual, said she saluted "the men
and women who brave ostracism, alienation and a life lived on the
margins to become who they really are".
The Globes are seen as an indicator to the Academy Awards, which
are being held on 5 March.
In pictures - Stars celebrate
Highly-tipped Brokeback Mountain also won best screenplay, best
original song and best director for Ang Lee.
It beat A History of Violence, Woody Allen's Match Point, The Constant
Gardener and George Clooney's Good Night, and Good Luck to win best
drama.
Lee said: "You can never categorise or stereotype a region
or a place.
"People fall in love, period. This is a universal story ...
I just wanted to make a love story."
The nominations were hailed as a triumph for smaller-budgeted films
over big studio productions, as all the best drama nominees are
independent movies made for under $30m (£16.9m).
Palestinian film Paradise Now, which examines the motives of suicide
bombers, was named best foreign language film.
'Best part'
Hoffman has been highly praised for his performance as the late
author Truman Capote, winning a number of critics' awards.
Accepting his Golden Globe, Hoffman said: "I was given the
best part of my life, basically, and I know that."
Clooney did win a best supporting actor in a drama award for Syriana,
while British actress Rachel Weisz won the supporting actress award
for The Constant Gardener.
Walk the Line, which was given the blessing of Cash before his
death, won the best musical or comedy motion picture award, beating
The Producers, Pride and Prejudice and Mrs Henderson Presents.
Phoenix thanked Cash and his late wife June Carter-Cash for "sharing
their life with all of us".
In the TV comedy actress category, the four Desperate Housewives
stars lost out in favour of Mary Louise Parker for Weeds.
But Desperate Housewives did pick up the best comedy award for
the second year running.
Hit ABC drama Lost won the best TV drama category, beating Rome,
Prison Break, Grey's Anatomy and Commander in Chief.
British actor Hugh Laurie won the best actor in a TV drama for
medical series House, an accolade he missed out on last year.
Geena Davis was named best actress in a TV drama for Commander
in Chief, in which she plays the first female president of the US.
Steve Carell won best actor in a comedy for the US version of The
Office. Ricky Gervais won the same award in 2004 for the original
UK series, which he co-created.
GOLDEN GLOBE WINNERS
Best drama - Brokeback Mountain
Best dramatic actor - Philip Seymour Hoffman, Capote (above)
Best dramatic actress - Felicity Huffman, Transamerica
Best comedy/musical - Walk the Line
Best director - Ang Lee, Brokeback Mountain
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