From The Press Association:

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

But Atonement’s star Keira Knightley lost in the best actress category to veteran Julie Christie for her role in Away From Her. Knightley’s co-star James McAvoy lost in the best actor category to Daniel Day-Lewis, for There Will Be Blood.

Atonement, the adaptation of Ian McEwan’s best-selling novel set around the Second World War, fought off strong competition from violent thrillers American Gangster, Eastern Promises and No Country for Old Men, legal drama Michael Clayton, historical saga There Will Be Blood and Oprah Winfrey-produced feelgood film The Great Debaters.

But the Hollywood glitz was missing as the usually-lavish awards ceremony was replaced with a news conference without any celebrities in attendance because of the continuing writers’ strike. The strike over payment to writers from shows offered on the internet started in November and has led to the Writers Guild of America refusing to let union members work on the star-studded show. Actors said they would boycott the ceremony rather than cross picket lines. To date, the walkout is thought to have cost the Los Angeles area around £700 million and the fate of Hollywood’s biggest night, the Oscars, next month, remains uncertain.

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From Metro:

Keira Knightley has said she’s thrilled to be nominated for a Golden Globe for her performance in Atonement.

The star is up for Best Actress, while her co-stars James McAvoy and Saoirse Ronan are in the running for Best Actor and Best Supporting Actress. Atonement, an adaptation of Ian McEwan’s best-selling novel set around the Second World War, leads the field with seven nominations in total, including one for director Joe Wright.

Keira said: “I’m absolutely thrilled, and it’s so wonderful that the film has been nominated in so many categories.

“I adored making it, and am delighted for Joe, James, Saoirse and everyone involved.”

James said it was “a great honour to have been nominated for a Golden Globe among such illustrious company“.

Saoirse Ronan plays Keira’s younger sister Briony, whose overactive imagination sparks a tragic chain of events.

The schoolgirl from Ardattin, Co Carlow, made her acting debut aged nine on Irish TV and Atonement is her first major movie.

She said: “I loved playing Briony, so this is incredibly exciting for myself and my families - my family at home and my Atonement family. I am so happy that they were recognised for their achievements. Go Raibh Mile Maith Agaibh - that means ‘thank you very much’ in Irish.”

Keira was nominated to the Golden Globe for her performance in Atonement! The movie received seven nominations. The awards ceremony will be held on 13 January 2008. Check the categories below:

Best Motion Picture Drama
• American Gangster
• Atonement
• Eastern Promises
• The Great Debaters
• Michael Clayton
• No Country for Old Men
• There Will Be Blood

Best Actress in a Movie Drama
• Cate Blanchett, Elizabeth: The Golden Age
• Julie Christie, Away From Her
• Jodie Foster, The Brave One
• Angelina Jolie, A Mighty Heart
• Keira Knightley, Atonement

Best Actor in a Movie Drama
• George Clooney, Michael Clayton
• Daniel Day-Lewis, There Will Be Blood
• James McAvoy, Atonement
• Viggo Mortensen, Eastern Promises
• Denzel Washington, American Gangster

Best Supporting Actress
• Cate Blanchett, I’m Not There
• Julia Roberts, Charlie Wilson’s War
• Saoirse Ronan, Atonement
• Amy Ryan, Gone Baby Gone
• Tilda Swinton, Michael Clayton

Best Director
• Tim Burton, Sweeney Todd
• Ethan Cohen and Joel Cohen, No Country for Old Men
• Julian Schnabel, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
• Ridley Scott, American Gangster
• Joe Wright, Atonement

Best Screenplay – Motion Picture
• Diablo Cody, Juno
• Ethan Cohen and Joel Cohen, No Country for Old Men
• Christopher Hampton, Atonement
• Ronald Harwood, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
• Aaron Sorkin, Charlie Wilson’s War

Best original score – Motion Picture
• Michael Brook, Into the world
• Clint Eastwood, Gracie is Gone
• Alberto Iglesias, The Kite Runner
• Dario Marianelli, Atonement
• Howard Shore, Eastern Promises

I love it!!!!! Congrats to Keira, and all people involved in Atonement

Keira at the Variety Club ShowBiz Awards 2007 at the London Hilton on November 18, 2007 in London, England. She won film actress of the year.

Keira has won in two categories in the Teen Choice 2007 that happened last night: Choice Movie Actress, Action Adventure and Choice Movie, Action Adventure. Unfortanely she didn’t appear in the event.:(
Congrats to Keira!

And we were chosen SOTM in the Beautiful Katherine. Thanks Jejou!

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Keira has been nominated to the first Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards UK that will be held on Saturday October 20 at the ExCel centre in London, for Best Movie Actress. The other actresses nominated in the category are Cameron Diaz, Dakota Fanning and Emma Watson.
Pirates Of The Caribbean: At World’s End was nominated for Best Movie, and fellows Johnny Depp and Orlando Bloom for Best Movie Actor.

You can vote here until September 30.