(Not as) Shiny Surprises

Nobody walked into the party like they were walking onto a yacht at last night’s news conference announcing the winners of the 65th Annual Golden Globe Awards – I hope you’re happy, writers strike – but the show still delivered some surprises.

As anticipated, Daniel Day-Lewis (There Will Be Blood) and Julie Christie (Away From Her) walked away the winners of the best actor and best actress in a drama awards.

Marion Cotillard (La Vie en Rose) soared above the competition to nab best actress in a musical or comedy, as did Javier Bardem (No Country for Old Men) and Cate Blanchett (I’m Not There) in the supporting categories.

The first surprise came in the form of Johnny Depp (Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street), who won his first Golden Globe for the movie, which won Best Musical or Comedy, by the way.

Then came the win for Julian Schnabel (The Diving Bell and the Butterfly) in the Best Director category – a win I was sure would go to the Coen brothers for No Country for Old Men.

Schnabel also took home a Best Foreign Language Film honors.

And then came Atonement‘s upset over No Country for Old Men in the Best Drama race.

Too bad the show wasn’t televised….

On the TV front, cable dominated the Golden Globes. All of the awards went to shows on either AMC (Mad Men), FX (Damages), or HBO (Entourage, Extras), with the exception of Best Actress in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy, which went to 30 Rock’s Tina Fey.

Photo: The Weinstein Company (I’m Not There).