Room, from Irish director Lenny Abrahamson, already looks like one of the best films of 2016, writes Helen Barlow

Birdman squawked loudly at the Golden Globes, flying away with a leading seven nominations.

Actress Jodie Foster has married her girlfriend Alexandra Hedison.

The major honours at the Golden Globes ended up with the favourites as American Hustle won three awards, but 12 Years A Slave concluded the night as best film drama.

The timing of last night's Golden Globe Awards ceremony could hardly have been worse for actress Lena Dunham.

Jennifer Lawrence and Marion Cotillard were Dior Haute Couture twins on the Golden Globe red carpet.

Jodie Foster came out without really coming out, and suggested she was retiring from acting without exactly saying so, in a long, breathless and rambling speech at the Golden Globe Awards.

Christoph Waltz and Maggie Smith were early winners on Golden Globes night.

Steven Spielberg’s US Civil War epic Lincoln led the Golden Globes with seven nominations, among them best drama, best director for Spielberg, and acting honours for Daniel Day-Lewis, Sally Field, and Tommy Lee Jones.

George Clooney celebrated his Golden Globe Awards win with 100 Big Macs.

RICKY Gervais has said he never wants to host the Golden Globes again, describing it as “like a parachute jump”.

Ricky Gervais put in a muted performance hosting this year's Golden Globes, compared to the previous two outings.

The black-and-white silent film The Artist came away with the most prizes with three wins at the Golden Globes, but the show spread the love around among a broad range of films and TV shows.

ACTORS Michael Fassbender and Brendan Gleeson have been nominated for Golden Globe Awards while Irish drama Albert Nobbs, which was filmed in Dublin, has received three nominations.

Ricky Gervais is returning as host of the Golden Globes.

Ricky Gervais is returning as host of the Golden Globes.

Ricky Gervais has offered to host the Oscars.

Organisers of Hollywood’s Golden Globes awards denied comedian Ricky Gervais’ claim that they had asked him to host the event for a third year.

AWARDS season kicks off with the 68th Annual Golden Globes in LA this weekend — but never mind the gongs, it’s the winners and losers on the red carpet we’re really interested in.

Harrison Ford and Calista Flockhart have tied the knot – in a wedding presided over by a US state governor.

Ricky Gervais is returning to host the Golden Globe Award in 2011.

Longtime friend and collaborator Robert De Niro presented Martin Scorsese with the Cecil B. DeMille Award for lifetime achievement at the Golden Globes last night.

The science-fiction blockbuster 'Avatar' won best drama at the Golden Globes and picked up the directing honour for James Cameron, raising the 'Titanic' filmmaker's prospects for another Academy Awards triumph.

Steven Spielberg, Nicole Kidman and "Avatar" star Sam Worthington are joining the list of celebrity presenters at the Golden Globe Awards.

Ricky Gervais said today he plans to play it loose and off-the-cuff as host of next month’s Golden Globes, with Frank Sinatra and his pals as role models.

KATE WINSLET kept her composure — just — after finally winning an Oscar at the sixth attempt.

Kate Winslet kept her composure – just – after finally winning an Oscar at the sixth attempt.

'Slumdog Millionaire' cleaned up at the Baftas last night with seven gongs including Best Film.

Double Golden Globe winner Kate Winslet was nominated twice today for a Leading Actress Bafta.

The Academy Awards picture should begin to grow clearer today as contenders are announced for Hollywood’s Oscar prelude, the Golden Globes.

MOVIE stars Daniel Day-Lewis and Julie Christie triumphed at the Screen Actors Guild Awards on Sunday, with their lead actor accolades giving them a boost for the Oscars, to be held on February 24.

Daniel Day-Lewis and Julie Christie triumphed with lead actor accolades at the Screen Actors Guild Awards today, giving them a boost for the upcoming Oscars.

Striking Hollywood writers have decided not to picket tomorrow’s Golden Globe Awards after organisers changed it from an exclusive TV broadcast to an event open to all media.

Tom Hanks is disappointed by the cancellation of the Golden Globes ceremony - as it is "one of the best bashes" on the Hollywood social calendar.

Organisers of the Oscars insisted the show would go on next month despite the Golden Globe ceremony being cancelled due to the Hollywood writers’ strike.

The traditional Golden Globe Awards ceremony has been scrapped over a boycott threat by stars, to be replaced with a news conference format, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association said today.

Katherine Heigl will be wearing invisible braces on her teeth when she weds fiancé Josh Kelley on Sunday, in a desperate bid to fix her crooked teeth.

Two of Hollywood’s most glamorous events are now caught up in the entertainment industry’s biggest dispute in two decades.

GREY’S Anatomy star Isaiah Washington has accepted he needs help after “marring” his castmates’ night at the Golden Globe Awards by using the word “faggot”.

HARROWING drama Babel shared top honours with veteran director Martin Scorsese at the Golden Globes as hit musical Dreamgirls emerged as a serious Oscars contender.

Irish actor Jonathan Rhys-Meyers has picked up an award at the annual Golden Globes ceremony in Los Angeles.

Keira Knightley and Dame Judi Dench will lead a host of British hopefuls at the Golden Globes, as they go head to head for a best actress award.

Cate Blanchett, Meryl Streep, Jamie Foxx and Morgan Freeman were among Golden Globe nominees today as Hollywood entered the thick of its award season.

AFTER seven years, it was time for a Hobbit victory dance. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, the final instalment of the epic fantasy trilogy that hadn’t yet won most major movie awards, finally snared best dramatic film and three other trophies at Sunday’s Golden Globes.