Sparkling stars, dazzling movies filled the eyes staring at the Golden Globes
award night. In 5 weeks, the stars will shift to the Oscar and the eyes will
follow. Some medias try to criticize or to predict the winners, but who would
deny the fever that the awards brought to the world has made them biggest
winners.
The Globes turns to a vane of the Oscar in recent years. Thus the big winners
in Oscar are expected to be selected from The Aviator, Sideways and Million
Dollar Baby, which have taken top Golden Globe Awards.
"The Aviator," Martin Scorsese's three-hour journey through the life of the
daring, charismatic but also phobic magnate Howard Hughes, won for best motion
picture drama. Its star, Leonardo DiCaprio, won best actor in a drama for his
portrayal of Hughes.
"Sideways," the director Alexander Payne's tale of an ornery oenophile
traveling through California wine country with his best friend, won best picture
in the musical or comedy category. Mr. Payne won the Globe for best screenplay
with his writing partner, Jim Taylor.
"Million Dollar Baby," is a story of a crusty boxing trainer and the waitress
he trains to be a champion fighter. Clint Eastwood won best director for it.
Hilary Swank, who had also been nominated this year for her work in the
television film "Iron Jawed Angels," won best actress in a drama as the boxer.
Nominations for Oscar will be announced on January 25 and the awards will be
given out on February 27 in California.