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British actress Kate Winslet has won the best actress in a dramatic film at the Golden Globe awards for role as an unhappy housewife in Revolutionary Road.
She said it has been an amazing couple of years and loved working with co-star Leonardo DiCaprio in the movie.
Earlier, she won the Golden Globe for best supporting actress for her portrayal of a German woman with a hidden past in The Reader.
She said she was "shocked" at her victory and added, "I have a habit of not winning things."
Backstage she told reporters: "I feel like the kid who came first in the running race at school, which I also never won."
It was only the third time in Golden Globe history that a
performer has won two acting awards in one year, according to Tom
O'Neil of awards website TheEnvelope.com.
Heath Ledger wins
The late Heath Ledger in his villainous role as the Joker in the Batman movie The Dark Knight won the Golden Globe award for best supporting actor.
The award for Ledger, who died of an accidental drug overdose last year, was accepted by Dark Knight director Christopher Nolan who said the loss of Ledger was like "a hole ripped in modern cinema."
"All of us who worked with Heath accept this with an awful mixture of sadness but incredible pride," Nolan said. "He will be eternally missed, but he will never be forgotten."
Slumdog Millionaire scores four
Rags-to-riches tale Slumdog Millionaire hit the jackpot at the Golden Globes, winning four of the coveted awards including best film drama to give it a leg up in Hollywood's race for Oscars.
Slumdog, which tells of a young Indian man looking for love and
competing for money on a television game show, also earned awards
for director Danny Boyle, screenwriter Simon Beaufoy and composer
A.R. Rahman for best musical score.
Boyle thanked the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, which gives
out the Golden Globe Awards, for supporting his movie that captures
the frenetic pace of life in Mumbai.
"Your mad, pulsating affection for our film is much appreciated,
really deeply appreciated," Boyle said.
Spielburg's outstanding contribution
Director Steven Spielberg has been honoured for his "outstanding contribution to the entertainment field" at the 2009 Golden Globe Awards.
The legendary director of classic films including Jaws, Schindlers List and Saving Private Ryan had already won six Golden Globes during his career with a further 12 nominations.
Other major winners
Mickey Rourke won the Golden Globe for best actor in a dramatic film for his role as a faded sports star in The Wrestler.
Sally Hawkins choked up when collecting her award for best actress in a film comedy, as the optimistic teacher in director Mike Leigh's Happy-Go-Lucky.
Wall-E, a huge summer hit with $US523 million at global box offices, took home best animated film, and Israel's Waltz with Bashir was named best foreign language film.
TV Winners
The Hollywood Foreign Press Association also gives out awards in television categories, where Mad Men, about Madison Avenue advertising executives, was named best drama program and 30 Rock claimed the Golden Globe for best TV comedy.
30 Rock, a show that spoofs the making of TV shows, also claimed Golden Globe trophies for its stars Tina Fey and Alec Baldwin as best actor and actress, respectively, in a comedy.
Gabriel Byrne was named best actor in a TV drama for his role as a therapist in In Treatment, and Kiwi Anna Paquin won best actress playing a waitress in vampire drama True Blood.
