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'The Hours' claimed the title of best dramatic film and earned star Nicole Kidman the award for best actress in a drama for playing writer Virginia Woolf fighting mental illness.
'Chicago', based on the popular stage show about an aspiring actress whose murderous ways make headlines, claimed three awards, more than any film. It won for best musical or comedy while stars Richard Gere and Renee Zellweger won for best actor and actress in a musical or comedy. Though how Zellweger triumphed over the amazing Catherine Zeta-Jones is beyond me.
Jack Nicholson was named best dramatic actor, his sixth Golden Globe for acting, as a retired insurance actuary pondering if his life was wasted in 'About Schmidt.
In television awards, the cop show 'The Shield' won the Golden Globe for drama, Beverly Hills satire 'Curb Your Enthusiasm' was best comedy and 'The Gathering Storm', about Winston Churchill, was named best TV movie or mini-series.
The movie categories, however, enjoy the spotlight because they come at the start of Hollywood's long awards season and are often a strong indicator of who will win Oscars, the film industry's top honours handed out in March.
To play Virginia Woolf, Kidman wore a prosthetic nose that gave even her most ardent fans a hard time recognizing her.
Onstage, Nicholson took note of the difference in Kidman: 'Doesn't Nicole look lovely with her own nose', he said.
Backstage with reporters, Nicholson, who is known for cutting up at the often raucous Golden Globe ceremony, spent more time talking about Kidman than himself: 'What about Nicole Kidman? She's kind of shy, but what a body of work she's evolving'.
As for his own award, Nicholson said onstage: 'I don't know whether to be happy or ashamed because I thought we made a comedy'.
But 'About Schmidt' is a serious drama that now has a real shot at doing well in the Oscars along with the offbeat comedy, 'Adaptation', which earned awards for Meryl Streep as best supporting actress and co-star Chris Cooper as best supporting actor.
Streep, who also has a starring role in 'The Hours', said she had more fun in 'Adaptation' than 'The Hours', which dealt with suicide and AIDS .
'Adaptation was just a joy from beginning to end. 'The Hours' was different', she said. 'I had a nervous breakdown in every scene. That's hard. It was heavy going'.
Martin Scorsese was given his due with a best director trophy for his epic 'Gangs of New York'. His film will likely join 'Hours', 'Chicago' 'About Schmidt', 'Adaptation' as a serious Oscar combatant.
'Gangs' claimed one minor award for best original song for Irish rock band U2's 'The Hands that Built America'.
Some of the disappointments certainly belonged to Julianne Moore , who had been nominated for best actress in a drama for 'Far From Heaven', and to the film's writer/director Todd Haynes , who was nominated for best original screenplay.
Screenwriting honours went to 'Schmidt's' Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor, and best original score went to Elliot Goldenthal for 'Frida', marking the only Golden Globe for the movie about the life of Mexican painter Frida Kahlo.
The major winner of the night proved to be Miramax Films and its hard-charging chief Harvey Weinstein, who stars thanked profusely throughout the night.
'To Harvey Weinstein, the tough guy on the playground with the biggest heart, thank you for saying you'd do anything for your friends and you always do', said Renee Zellweger.
Miramax backed 'Chicago' and 'Gangs', and partnered with Paramount Pictures on 'The Hours'.
Independent film powerhouse Miramax often emerged from the Oscar wars victorious in the 1990s with films like 'Shakespeare In Love' and 'The English Patient', but in recent years, its superpower reputation has been challenged by Dreamworks with 'American Beauty' and 'Gladiator'.
Spanish director Pedro Almodovar's quirky drama 'Talk to Her' was named best foreign language film. In his comments, Almodovar pleaded for peace, the only Golden Globe winner to make an anti-war statement.
Along with its reputation as an Oscar predictor, the Globes have become a hotbed for fashion, and the gowns worn by many top actresses had plunging necklines or were strapless.
The outrageous statement of the night came from Lara Flynn Boyle , who slipped into a pink tu-tu that had tongues wagging.
'She is a colourful actress', said her sometimes companion Nicholson, backstage.
In television awards, cable TV shows nearly knocked the broadcast networks out of the show. 'The Shield', on FX, claimed the award for best drama and HBO's 'Curb Your Enthusiasm' won the Golden Globe for best drama.
The program's star Michael Chiklis was named best actor in a drama, marking his second major victory after claiming an Emmy last September. Edie Falco , of HBO's 'The Sopranos (news - Y! TV)' took the award for best actress in a TV drama, but whispered her acceptance speech because of a bad case of laryngitis.
'Friends' star Jennifer Aniston was named best actress in a TV comedy and she took the stage walking with a cane due to a broken toe. Tony Shalhoub was named best actor in a TV comedy for his role as the frantic private detective in 'Monk'.
Kim Cattrall was named best supporting actress in a TV series for her role as the sexpot in 'Sex and the City'. She said, 'You have no idea how many men I've had to sleep with to get this award'.
Complete List of Golden Globe Winners
List of winners at the Hollywood Foreign Press Association's 60th annual Golden Globe Awards 2003
Motion pictures:
Drama: 'The Hours'.
Director: Martin Scorsese , 'Gangs of New York'.
Actor, Drama: Jack Nicholson , 'About Schmidt'.
Actress, Drama: Nicole Kidman , 'The Hours'.
Musical or Comedy: 'Chicago'.
Actor, Musical or Comedy: Richard Gere , 'Chicago'.
Actress, Musical or Comedy: Renee Zellweger , 'Chicago'.
Supporting Actor: Chris Cooper , 'Adaptation'.
Supporting Actress: Meryl Streep , 'Adaptation'.
Foreign Language Film: 'Talk to Her', Spain.
Screenplay: Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor, 'About Schmidt'.
Score: Elliot Goldenthal, 'Frida'.
Original Song: U2, 'The Hands That Built America' from 'Gangs of New York'.
Television:
Drama Series: 'The Shield', FX.
Actor, Drama: Michael Chiklis , 'The Shield', FX.
Actress, Drama: Edie Falco , 'The Sopranos)', HBO.
Musical or Comedy Series: 'Curb Your Enthusiasm', HBO.
Actor, Musical or Comedy Series: Tony Shalhoub, 'Monk', USA.
Actress, Musical or Comedy Series: Jennifer Aniston , 'Friends', NBC.
Miniseries or Movie Made for Television: 'The Gathering Storm', HBO.
Actor, Miniseries or Movie Made for Television: Albert Finney , 'The Gathering Storm', HBO.
Actress, Miniseries or Movie Made for Television: Uma Thurman , 'Hysterical Blindness', HBO.
Supporting Actor, Series, Miniseries or Movie Made for Television: Donald Sutherland , 'Path to War', HBO.
Supporting Actress, Series, Miniseries or Movie Made for Television: Kim Cattrall , 'Sex and the City', HBO.
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