Slumdog, Winslet sweep at Globes

Slumdog Millionaire got a huge boost from last nights golden globes, netting them five total awards (a huge amount for the Globes, espescially with no acting accolades). Despite the Globes recent troubles picking winners (they haven't picked a Best Picture winner since 2003), this can only be considered a good omen for its Best Picture prospects.

And Kate Winslet appears as though she will be annointed on Oscar Sunday in one of the two categories for which she receives a nomination. The voters seemed so superstitious about Kate not winning one, enough of them voted for her in both categories to give her two acting awards last night. It's an unprecedented feat and a sign that Oscar has decided to take the Deborah Kerr label off of Ms. Winslet this year. But in what category? More on that later in the week.

Heath Ledger also won a posthumous award and the response among the oscar voters was phenomenal. It looks like a lock that he will win the first posthumous oscar since Conrad Hall in 2002 and the first posthumous acting oscar since Peter Finch for Network.


Here is a list of the Winners

BPD: Slumdog Millionaire
BPC: Vicky Christina Barcelona
Dir: Danny Boyle
BAC:Colin Farrel - In Bruges
BAD: Mickey Rourke - The Wrestler
BAsC: Sally Hawkins - Happy Go-Lucky
BAsD: Kate Winslet - Revolutionary Road
BSA: Heath Ledger - The Dark Knight
BSAs:Kate Winslet - The Reader