2007 Golden Globe Awards

Movies

The film version of the Broadway musical Dreamgirls took home three 2007 Golden Globe Awards including Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy. Stars Jennifer Hudson and Eddie Murphy, who play Effie White and James "Thunder" Early respectively, also took home trophies in the supporting acting categories. Dreamgirls, which was nominated for five Golden Globes, has earned $67 million in five weeks of release.

The other major 2007 Golden Golden winners in the film categories included Babel (Best Motion Picture - Drama), Meryl Streep (Best Actress - The Devil Wears Prada), Helen Mirren (Best Actress - The Queen), Sacha Baron Cohen (Best Actor - Borat), Forest Whitaker (Best Actor - The Last King of Scotland) and Martin Scorsese (Best Director - The Departed).

Television

The Golden Globes were very ugly - Ugly Betty, that is. The new series about an everyday young woman working at a chic fashion magazine was named best comedy series, while its star America Ferrera won best actress in a comedy. Former SNL star Tina Fey's new sitcom 30 Rock was also a winner on the night: its star Alec Baldwin was awarded best actor in a comedy for his portrayal of an eccentric TV network executive. The smash hit medical series Grey's Anatomy won best drama series, though its lead star Ellen Pompeo missed out on best actress in a drama. That award went to Kyra Sedgwick for The Closer, while Hugh Laurie won best actor in a comedy for his work in House. Elizabeth I, the miniseries about the English queen which aired on the ABC in 2006, won a spate of awards: not only was it deemed best TV movie or miniseries, its stars Helen Mirren and Jeremy Irons respectively won best actress and best supporting actor in a TV movie or miniseries. Mirren also won an award for playing Elizabeth II in The Queen.