Hanks scoops Best Actor Globe

Tom Hanks has been named the Best Actor in a Drama at the Golden Globes.

Hanks beat off strong competition from Russell Crowe, Michael Douglas, Geoffrey Rush and Javier Bardem to win the award.

He won it for his performance as Chuck Noland in Cast Away.

Hanks thanked his wife Rita Wilson, saying that each day he stands at the crossroads and sees nothing but love and acceptance in all directions.

The awards were:

FILM:

:: Picture, Drama: Gladiator.

:: Picture, Musical or Comedy: Almost Famous.

:: Actor, Drama: Tom Hanks, Cast Away.

:: Actress, Drama: Julia Roberts, Erin Brockovich.

:: Actor, Musical or Comedy: George Clooney, O Brother, Where Art Thou?

:: Actress, Musical or Comedy: Renee Zellweger, Nurse Betty.

:: Supporting Actor, Drama, Musical or Comedy: Benicio Del Toro, Traffic.

:: Supporting Actress, Drama, Musical or Comedy: Kate Hudson, Almost Famous.

:: Director: Ang Lee, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.

:: Screenplay: Stephen Gaghan, Traffic.

:: Original Score: Hans Zimmer and Lisa Gerrard, Gladiator.

:: Original Song: Things Have Changed, Bob Dylan, from Wonder Boys.

:: Foreign Language: Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Taiwan.

TELEVISION:

:: Drama Series: The West Wing, NBC.

:: Actor, Drama: Martin Sheen, The West Wing.

:: Actress, Drama: Sela Ward, Once and Again.

:: Musical or Comedy Series: Sex and the City, HBO.

:: Actor, Musical or Comedy Series: Kelsey Grammer, Frasier.

:: Actress, Musical or Comedy Series: Sarah Jessica Parker, Sex and the City.

:: Mini-series or Movie Made for Television: Dirty Pictures, Showtime.

:: Actor, Mini-series or Movie Made for Television: Brian Dennehy, Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman.

:: Actress, Mini-series or Movie Made for Television: Judi Dench, Last of the Blonde Bombshells.

:: Supporting Actor, Series, Mini-series or Movie Made for Television: Robert Downey Jr, Ally McBeal.

:: Supporting Actress, Series, Mini-series or Movie Made for Television: Vanessa Redgrave, If These Walls Could Talk 2.