The stars of Chicago had plenty to sing and dance about at the weekend after the musical took home best film and best actor awards at the Golden Globes. Richard Gere and Renee Zellweger were both recognized for their performances in the movie, which was also named best musical or comedy.
Renee, who beat her co-star Catherine Zeta-Jones to the prize, used her acceptance speech to praise her Welsh-born friend. "You're a goddess and I'm so glad the world now knows what you can do," she said. Richard, meanwhile, seemed rather surprised at his success. "I'm literally totally shocked," he admitted. "I don't win anything."
Nicole Kidman was honoured for her portrayal of Virginia Woolf in The Hours, which also won the prestigious best dramatic picture gong. The 35-year-old used the opportunity to say how important it was for women in Hollywood to get the meaty roles they deserve. "This year there's been an enormous amount of really good performances by women in television and in cinema," she said. "Writers, please keep writing for us because we're very interesting. And directors, please keep giving us complicated wonderful types of women for the screen." Her comments won't have been lost on Friends star Jennifer Aniston, who collected the award for best television comedy actress.
The inimitable Jack Nicholson received the best dramatic actor gong for his performance in About Schmidt as a bitter widower trying to stop his daughter from getting married. "I don't know whether to be happy or ashamed – I thought we had made a comedy," he joked.
The Globes are generally considered a good indicator for who will find success at the Oscars in March. If the pattern of previous years does indeed hold true, it will be good news for Martin Scorsese, who won his first ever Golden Globe on Saturday for his work on Gangs Of New York. Amazingly, the legendary director has yet to win an Oscar.
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