Atonement, Sweeney Todd win Golden Globes
by Cineuropa
Film romance Atonement [+see also:
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Atonement, a World War Two epic about two lovers torn apart by a family betrayal and the conflict in Europe, won the Golden Globe honor for best film drama, and claimed a second award for best original score, compsed by the italian Dario Marianelli.
Sweeney Todd, which was based on the popular stage show about a vengeance-seeking barber, also won two of the most coveted awards -- Best Film Musical and Best Actor in a Musical for Johnny Depp, who starred as the barber.
In other film categories, Daniel Day-Lewis was named best actor in a drama for his portrayal of a hardscrabble oil prospector who gains enormous wealth in There Will Be Blood, and fellow Briton Julie Christie was best dramatic actress playing an Alzheimer's disease sufferer in Away From Her.
French actress Marion Cotillard won the Golden Globe as best actress in a movie musical for her role as legendary singer Edith Piaf in the subtitled biopic La Vie En Rose [+see also:
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