ATONEMENT

The movie Atonement took first place for best drama at the Golden Globe Awards Ceremony Sunday night, after being nominated for six others.

The film is an emotional story of betrayal, envy, accusation and repentance. When a teenage girl is envious of her older sister's newly found love, she accuses the boyfriend of a crime he did not commit, condemning him to make the choice of either prison or fighting in the war. He chooses the latter, inevitably changing the lives of the three involved. The young teen grows up with heavy guilt, which she tries to erase and atone for until the end of her days. English stars, Keira Knightley and James McAvoy, delivered a convincing performance as did the score taking away the film's second reward at the ceremony.

The Golden Globe ceremony was held in press conference style and lasted only half an hour. In light of the strike by Writers Guild of America, the once glitzy ceremony was given little hipe, and much less went to the rewards, with no actors or envoys present to receive them. Movie producers and companies are trying to appease strikers before the Academy Awards, hoping that in a months time the red carpet will be spread in front of fleeting stars. If not, atonement is sure to have another win...