Irish actors fared well at last night's Golden Globe awards, with Colin Farrell pipping his 'In Bruges' co-star Brendan Gleeson to win the gong for best actor in a musical or comedy and Gabriel Byrne taking the best actor in a television drama category for US psychotherapy show 'In Treatment'.

After Hollywood’s writers’ dispute shut down last year’s Golden Globes movie awards celebration, the 66th annual event makes a glitzy return today.

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

Ozzy Osbourne and his family are at the centre of a work and pay battle between a production company and the Writers Guild of America.

Sean Penn has joined the acting unions battle in Hollywood, urging his fellow Screen Actors Guild members not to vote for a new deal proposed by the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA).

George Clooney has pleaded for two rival Hollywood actors unions to put their bitter differences behind them - urging them to provide a united front for the sake of the industry.

George Clooney has withdrawn from the Writers Guild of America (WGA) after the union rejected his request for a writing credit on new movie 'Leatherheads'.

The Writers Guild of America (WGA) had a landslide vote from its members to approve a contract which ended its three-month strike action.

Hollywood writers have voted overwhelmingly to approve a new contract with studios that increases payment for shows offered on the internet.

Tom Hanks, George Clooney, Meryl Streep and Robert De Niro have taken out newspaper advertisements appealing to leaders of the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) to start talks with movie studios in a bid to avert a possible strike.

LIGHTS, camera, action — but first, here come the writers.

Hollywood writers will return to work today after voting overwhelmingly to end the three-month strike that has crippled the US entertainment industry.

The Writers Guild of America have moved swiftly towards a resolution of its three-month-old strike, with union leaders voting unanimously to ask members to decide on ending the walkout that has paralysed film and TV production.

THE Writers Guild of America moved swiftly last night towards a resolution of its three-month-old strike, with guild leaders deciding to recommend the contract to members and ask them to vote on a quick end to the walkout.

The Writers Guild of America moved swiftly today towards a resolution of its three-month-old strike, with union leaders voting unanimously to ask members to decide on ending the walkout that has paralysed film and TV production.

Hollywood writers have had first look at details of a tentative agreement with studios that could put the strike-crippled entertainment industry back to work, as the union’s East Coast president said he backed the offer.

THE striking Writers Guild of America says lawyers could complete a draft of a proposed deal with Hollywood studios by today.

The striking Writers Guild of America says lawyers could complete a draft of a proposed deal with Hollywood studios by tomorrow.

Academy Awards president Sid Ganis is positive the Oscars will go ahead despite the threat from the current Hollywood writers strike.

A host of stars have vowed to snub the forthcoming Bafta awards in London - despite hopes the event would flourish due to the ongoing Hollywood writers' strike.

Hollywood studios and striking writers were today inching closer to an agreement in contract talks which could now reach a successful conclusion early next week.

The Writers Guild of America has defended its decision to allow striking writers the go-ahead to work on the Grammy Awards show next month.

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.

Two film studios producing new movies including 'Rambo', 'Saw 5' and 'The Incredible Hulk' have become the latest companies to reach a deal with striking screenwriters.

Oscar nominee Viggo Mortensen will refuse to cross picket lines to attend the Academy Awards, if striking writers protest at next month's Oscars.

The Hollywood writers guild said it would begin informal talks with studios today after agreeing to drop proposals to unionise reality and animation shows that had contributed to a negotiations deadlock.

Striking Hollywood writers could begin informal talks with studio chiefs next week in an effort to end a two-month walkout that has hit the US entertainment industry, according to reports.

Beyonce Knowles has given the organisers of the 2008 Grammy Awards a huge boost after confirming she'll perform at the event whether or not striking writers picket the ceremony.

Hopes were raised today that the Oscars could still go ahead next month after Hollywood directors reached a tentative contract deal with studios.

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British film 'Atonement' was named best film at a toned-down Golden Globes ceremony in Los Angeles today.

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.

One of Hollywood’s largest independent film producers says it expects to reach a deal with striking Hollywood writers.

One of Hollywood’s largest independent film producers said it expects to reach a deal with striking Hollywood writers.

Filmmaker Steven Spielberg will receive the prestigious Cecil B DeMille Award at the 2009 Golden Globes Awards following the cancellation of this year's ceremony.

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.

Julie Christie and Daniel Day-Lewis scooped a best actor and actress awards today at the Critics’ Choice Awards in Santa Monica, California.

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.

The Golden Globes and broadcasting giant NBC is poised to scrap the traditional show format to be picketed by striking writers, in favour of a news conference approach, a person close to the awards said.

Hollywood stars like Julia Roberts, Keira Knightley and Johnny Depp look set to boycott next weekend's Golden Globes ceremony to show their support to striking writers.

Tom Cruise's movie studio has made a breakthrough with striking writers after agreeing a deal with the picketers to allow people to go back to work on feature films.

US talk show host Jay Leno has come under fire from the Writers Guild of America (WGA) for ignoring the union's strike and penning scripts for NBC's 'The Tonight Show'.

A fully bearded David Letterman opened his first talk show in two months by walking out amid dancing girls holding picket signs for striking TV writers.