The complete list of winners of the 65th annual Golden Globes was announced Sunday at a news conference held by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association in Beverly Hills.
The stars of Grey's Anatomy and Pirates of the Caribbean were among the fan favourites at the 34th annual People's Choice Awards on Tuesday, as CBS scrapped its usual live broadcast of the show for a strike-friendly, pre-taped program. The People's Choice Awards announced last month it would replace its traditional live show with "a new format" that had its crews deliver trophies to music, film and television stars on location. Other winners in categories that spanned from television to movies to music included Katherine Heigl of "Grey's" as favourite female TV star, "Dancing With the Stars" as favourite reality show, Ellen DeGeneres as favourite talk show host and Justin Timberlake as favourite male singer. Top movie winners included Johnny Depp and Reese Witherspoon as favorite male and female movie star, respectively, and Justin Timberlake was voted favorite male singer.
The Screen Actors Guild on Friday said nearly all its members will refuse to cross striking writers' picket lines at the upcoming Golden Globe Awards, throwing Hollywood's award season deeper into doubt. Award nominees such as Julia Roberts and Johnny Depp would be key draws for audiences of the film and television honors on January 13, and could be nominated and appear for the world's top film honors, the Oscars, in February. If they, or other A-list actors, fail to appear, industry watchers think the Golden Globes may not air as scheduled. The Writers Guild of America, which represents the writers, also has barred its members from writing for the Oscars, but SAG's Friday announcement pertained only to the Golden Globe Awards. "After considerable outreach to Golden Globe actor nominees and their representatives over the past several weeks, there appears to be unanimous agreement that these actors will not cross WGA picket lines," SAG President Alan Rosenberg said. Rosenberg also said SAG has asked members about appearing on late-night talk shows that remain subject to the strike. In the case of programs such as "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" and "Late Night with Conan O'Brien," SAG members also appear unanimous in not wanting to cross picket lines. A representative for NBC, which broadcasts the Golden Globes as well as "Tonight Show" and "Late Night" was not immediately available to comment. Earlier this week, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, which gives out the Golden Globes, said it was in talks with the WGA to seek an "interim agreement" that would allow it to air as scheduled. The WGA, however, said that for now it would continue with its plan to picket the show.