ASSOCIATED PRESS
The producers, cast and crew took the stage when "Lost" won the award for best TV series drama at the 63rd Annual Golden Globes award show last night in Beverly Hills, Calif.
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'Lost' wins best series at Golden Globes
Associated Press
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. » In a field that included such critical and viewer favorites as fellow ABC series "Commander in Chief" and "Grey's Anatomy," Fox's "Prison Break" and the lavish HBO mini-series "Rome," the made-in-Hawaii hit TV series "Lost" won the Best Television Series-Drama award at last night's Golden Globes awards ceremony.
Already a winner of the Emmy for Best Dramatic Series in its first season, executive producer Bryan Burke said in a phone interview after the win, that "all of us are amazingly surprised that we won. We're such huge fans of the nominated shows -- and if I were a betting man, I thought 'Grey's Anatomy' was going to win.
"It's been a crazy evening, and I wish the whole cast were with us, but a lot of them are here," he said, including Matthew Fox, Naveen Andrews, and Evangeline Lilly. (Fox and Andrews were nominees in their respective categories of Best Performance by an Actor In a TV Series-Drama and Best Performance by an Actor In a Supporting Role In a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV, but lost to "House" lead actor Hugh Laurie, and Paul Newman, who was in the HBO mini-series "Empire Falls.")
"We did a 'shaka, brah' to everyone in Hawaii when we accepted the award," Burke said about the televised event. "It's a lot of fun working on this show, and to have people at the Golden Globes recognize us, it's the icing on the cake."
"Thank you to the Hollywood Foreign Press Association for the consideration," said co-creator Damon Lindelof during their acceptance of the award, "and the open bar."
BUT THE NIGHT belonged to the cowboy romance "Brokeback Mountain," which led with four prizes, including best dramatic film and the directing honor for Ang Lee.
It was a triumphant night for films dealing with homosexuality and transsexuality. Along with the "Brokeback Mountain" victories, Felicity Huffman won for her gender-bending role as a man preparing for a sex change in "Transamerica" and Philip Seymour Hoffman for portraying gay author Truman Capote in "Capote."
The Johnny Cash biography "Walk the Line" won the Globe for best musical or comedy film and earned acting honors for stars Joaquin Phoenix and Reese Witherspoon, who portrayed June Carter Cash.
George Clooney, nominated for directing "Good Night, and Good Luck," won the supporting actor Globe for the oil-industry thriller "Syriana," and Rachel Weisz earned the supporting actress prize for the murder thriller "The Constant Gardener."
Clooney thanked writer-director Stephen Gaghan for a film "that asks a lot of difficult questions."
"I share this with Ralph Fiennes," said Weisz of her award. "One couldn't ask for a more magical, a more magical, committed actor."
Other TV winners included Geena Davis for playing the U.S. president in "Commander in Chief," Steve Carell as an incompetent boss in "The Office," Jonathan Rhys-Meyers for portraying Elvis Presley in "Elvis," and S. Epatha Merkerson in a role as a boarding house proprietor in "Lackawanna Blues."
Mary-Louise Parker of "Weeds" beat four lead actresses of "Desperate Housewives" to win best actress in a comedy series. But "Housewives" won for best musical or comedy series.
The Globes are presented by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, which has about 80 members, compared with 5,800 voters eligible to vote for the Oscars. Still, the Globes have an excellent track record at predicting Oscar winners, due to the momentum that can help boost stars' chances on Oscar night. Oscar nominations will be out Jan. 31, with the awards presented March 5.
Gary Chun of the Star-Bulletin contributed to this story.