Happiness, disappointment, surprises and obvious prizes in the Golden Globes.

The 11th at night, was the famous prize-giving of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association of cinema and TV. The gala was carried out with style; this contest returning after a year of absence because of the scriptwriter’s strike, and all the participants retuned it with pleasure, enthusiasm and with perfect clothes.

But the red carpet wasn’t the only catwalk for actors and filmmakers. The Beverly Hilton’s assembly hall had its own catwalk of winners and hosts. The ones who were on the stage were the team of “Slumdog Millionaire” (a film half made in Hollywood and half in Bollywood), which won four important prizes: Best Director, Best Motion Picture Drama, Best Screenplay and Best Original Score.

Kate Winslet was the winner of the night, something predictable because she was the favorite, but not so clear because the great opponents that also were nominated. But her role as a seductress of a young man in “The Reader” and her with Leonardo DiCaprio in “Revolutionary Road” deserved to win the two prizes that she was nominated (for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture and Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama respectively) and give happiness to her movies, because they didn’t win any others.

The great surprises of the night: Mickey Rourke won as Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama for “The Wrestler”, maybe thanks to his campaign that he is carrying out for the Oscars; Sally Hawkins as Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy for “Happy-Go-Lucky”, as happy as the actress was in her never ending speech; and Colin Farrel for Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical Or Comedy for “In Bruges”, which wasn’t really a surprise although it must be said because he also had great opponents as nominated.

Obvious prizes: Best Animated Feature Film to “Wall-E”, which was also trying to be nominated in the Oscars for Best Film but not Animation, in this way the robot created by Pixar would compete with human actors. Best Original Song - Motion Picture for “The Wrestler” for Bruce Springsteen, who showed what it a good friend is, and why he is “The Boss”. Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture to Heath Ledger for “The Dark Knight” a bittersweet prize that made everybody stands up and also shows that people don’t easily forget great performance, even if the movie star that played can’t take the prize.

There is a bit more to add. Happiness for the Israel team of “Waltz With Bashir” for its prize Best Foreign Language Film and sadness for “Doubt” that didn’t win any prize for Clint Eastwood, also when he has two films nominated, “Changeling” and “Grand Torino”. The tribute was for Steven Spielberg, who had the Cecile B. DeMille prize, a director who was mentioned in his speech as his mentor.

We have to wait to see what happens with the Oscars, about which be able to imagine something from 22th of this month, when we know the nominees.