Kate Winslet scores double triumph at Golden Globes

British actress Kate Winslet poses with the trophies of the best actress and best supporting actress awards at the 66th Annual Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills, California January 11, 2009

Jan. 13 -- Five-time Oscar nomenee Kate Winslet walked away from the 66th Annual Golden Globe Awards with two trophies in hand -- best actress for her role in Revolutionary Road and best supporting actress for her performance in The Reader.

On the red carpet, Kate was accompanied by co-star Leonardo DiCaprio.

The ceremony, considered the second largest event after the annual Academy Awards in Kodak Theater, will help dispel clouds of gloom among Americans' minds due to the current economic recession in the United States, organizers said.

Hollywood stars and celebrities came back to the ceremony at Beverly Hilton Hotel this year after a strike by the Writers Guild of America reduced last year's event to a boring news conference, where winners were announced at the same ball room.

Sunday night's event also gave Hollywood its first chance to bid a fond farewell to the late Heath Ledger, who was named the winner of a posthumous best supporting-actor award for his role as The Joker in "The Dark Knight," the 2008 box office champion.

Meanwhile, as expected, British director Danny Boyle's "Slum dog Millionaire," became the biggest winner at the Globes by winning all four awards of its categories, including best drama and director for Danny Boyle, also best screenplay and musical score.

The film, which tells a story of a young man from Mumbai who finds success on a television game show in India, won five prizes on Jan. 8's Broadcast Film Critics Association's Critics Choice Awards, including best picture, director, writer, composer and young actor for star Dev Patel.

The Golden Globe Awards are often promoted as an early indicator of the Oscar. However, none of the Golden Globe best picture winners have gone on to win the Academy Award for best picture for the past four years.

The awards are handed out by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, which has about 85 members based in Hollywood to report news about the entertainment industry for publications around the world.

(Agencies)