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(AP) — The Roman ite Houseepic Gladiator was named best dramatic motion picture at Sunday’s Golden Globes, while Almost Famous, Cameron Crowe’s fictionalized [Story about his experiences as a teen-age rock [urnalist in the ’70s, won best comedy film. Julia Roberts won as best dramatic movie ac- ss for Erin Brockovich, and Tom Hanks won as st dramatic actor for Cast Away. No one film dominated the night’s awards. adiator, a bloody re-creation of ancient battles Rome’s Coliseum, came away with two, in- aiding one for music. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Almost Fa- pus and Traffic also won two each. So if the 'Olden Globes hold true as an indicator of how h Academy Awards will go in March, the field |>.wide open. “Lor a few anxious minutes I didn’t think I’d [t to take this baby home,” Gladiator director ley Scott said after the final presentation. Roberts said of the real-life lawyer’s aide fose battle over water pollution inspired her Erin Brockovich, the real gal, is awesome md should be a lesson that we are all powerful in- — iividuals that can make a difference in the wbrld.” ^ Hanks, naming two other stars honored earli- T in the Golden Globe ceremony, said: “I Editor ■matched A1 Pacino movies, and I wanted to be an aUr ^ That went hand-in-hand with listening to a o ^ ^ylan songs. ’ ’ otaster George Clooney won best actor in a comedy " astcr h)r O Brother, Where Art Thou? and Renee ,,thej lwe g e r of Nurse Betty won best comedy film 3%«ress. | think when you list the names of the actors ^Jlhis category that you’ve got to figure Tin go- to win this,” Clooney deadpanned to the au- By Kendra Kingsley The Battalion Lor 9-year-old Garrison Liles, the Brazos County Repub lican Party’s inaugural ball meant more than just politics. “I didn’t really care who won president,” he said. “I was just real ly nervous about performing my song and dance [routine] in front of everyone at the ball.” Liles was one of many children to perform at the inaugural ball. Lor the rest of the guests. Presi dent George W. Bush was the toast of the party. Though the party’s location in the Student Recreation Center’s Archery room was no match for Washington's Black Tie & Boots Ball on Lriday, Republican spirit ran high throughout the program. Fred Brown, state rep resentative and the program’s master of ceremonies, said he thought Bush’s new administration was a reason for celebration in itself. “For the first time in eight years, integrity has been restored in the White House,” Brown said. State Board of Ed ucation member Dr. Don McLeroy gave the invocation and states man Emil Ogden de livered the RUBEN DELUNA/The Battalion touch ,1 Univei 5 ' 1 , - , r ' •Wnce. Listing his competitors , Jim Carrey, Cusack, Robert De Niro and Mel Gibson — 8 hoursar 16 jcracked: “What have they done?” Jd ions'°^ P^lweger, who played a delusional soap opera fmonth. ToI M in Nurse Betty, almost missed her award be- —^' a fose she was outside the auditorium in the re stroom, a fate that befell Christine Lahti in 1998 when she won for Chicago Hope. Presenter Hugh Grant vamped until Zellweger walked from the back of the room, first in tears, then screaming for joy. “A moment I’ll never forget,” she finally said. ‘■‘A moment I almost didn’t|have.” Taiwan’s Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, won the foreign-language film Globe, and Ang Lee was named best director for the epic com bining martial arts fury with the heroines’ love stories. “I really want to thank my wife for being a role model of the tough women I portray in the movie,” Lee said. u Usually I come here and eat a very casual two- minute meal and then sit and watch everybody else walk off with these” - Kelsey .Crammer Benicio Del Toro won best supporting film ac tor for his role in the drug war drama Traffic, and Kate Hudson won supporting film actress for most Famous. “Well, I got lucky,” Del Toro, who played a Mexican police officer, told the star-studded au dience. “I’d like to congratulate all the nominees. I love their work. If they want a recount, they can talk to my lawyer.” Traffic won the screenplay Globe for Stephen Gaghan, and Gladiator picked up the original score honor for Hans Zimmer and Lisa Gerrard. Dylan’s “Things Have Changed” from Wonder Boys won original song. NBC’s “The West Wing” was named best tele vision drama series, and its star, Martin Sheen, won best actor in a TV drama for playing charis matic President Jeb Bartlett. “God willing, you’re going to have Jeb Bartlett and company to kick around for four more years,” Sheen said. Sela Ward, who plays a divorced mother re-en tering the dating world, was named the top actress in a TV drama series for ABC’s “Once and Again.” Robert Downey Jr., who faces another drug possession trial, won best TV supporting actor for his role as Calista Flockhart’s boyfriend on “Ally McBeal.” “Sex and the City” won best comedy series, and star Sarah Jessica Parker won for a second con secutive year as best actress in a comedy series. “I’m ill-prepared again,” Parker said. “It’s just like high school. I am the most content employee ever. I love working for HBO.” “Frasier” star Kelsey Grammer won best actor in a comedy series. “Usually I come here and eat a very casual two-minute meal and then sit and watch every body else walk off with these,” Grammer said. Showtime’s Dirty Pictures won the best minis eries or TV movie, and Judi Dench, whose hus band actor Michael Wiliams died this month, was the category’s best actress for Last of the Blonde Bombshells. She last won a Golden Globe in 1998, drama film actress for (Her Majesty) Mrs. Brown. Vanessa Redgrave won supporting actress for If These Walls Could Talk 2. The Golden Globes are notorious for atten dants' freewheeling behavior. And a touch of the old looseness was displayed by Brian Dennehy, who won for best actor in a miniseries or made- for-TV movie, for Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman. A1 Pacino was named in advance as winner of the Cecil B. DeMille Award, which honors out standing contributions to entertainment. Nominees are chosen by the Hollywood For eign Press Association’s roughly 90 members, who cover Hollywood for overseas publications. The association hands out 13 movie and 11 tele vision awards. keynote address. Guests witnessed the swearing in of President Bush on a widescreen television. From the live auction of Cam paign 2000 memorabilia (a “Sore- Loserman” T-shirt brought $210), to patriotic traditions such as singing “The Star-Spangled Ban ner,” crowd participation showed loyalty to the Republican Party. The guest list included some of Brazos a You never know who you'll meet at these kinds of par ties. It's great for meeting people, and since I want to be in volved with public policy later on, I know everything I go to can make a differ ence” — Brittany Harrington freshman business major County’s political figures. Freshman business major Brit tany Harrington said she went to Saturday night’s ball because she knew these people would be there. “You never know who you’ll meet at these kinds of parties,” she said. “It’s great for meeting impor tant people, and since I want to be involved with public policy later on, I know everything I go to can make a difference.” In addition to rubbing shoulders with Brazos County’s elite, Repub licans of all ages appreciated two essential elements of a memorable party: great food and music. After feasting on hors d’oeuvres and champagne, guests joined in a con- • ga line against a backdrop of bal loons and lights. In spite of the popular belief that males go into hiding at the mention , of social functions, cadet and junior nuclear engineering major Jason Cezeaux said he is proof this belief is a misconception. “It was actually my idea to come, not my date’s,” Cezeaux said. “This is such an important time in our na tional history, and I wanted to be part of it.” Though the attendees were pri marily post-college citizens, A&M students made an impressive showing. . , Students were offered tickets to the ball at a special rate. David Rushing, a junior political science major and College Republican president, was responsible for gei-» ting students in his organizatioji' those value-priced tickets. “I really thought [our members]* would enjoy the ball,” Rushing said. “It’s definitely more fun than* sitting at home, watching [the inaii^ guration] on TV. And this way, can finally celebrate our 43rd prerf$ ident entering office.” Though the fourth Braz$K County Republican celebratiop/ lacked the obvious authenticity ofj Washington, the guests’ dedication’ to the president could have matched any of those attending the Wash ington ball. Anne Horton, the Brazos Cou^J ty Republicans co-chair, said finfj group was so sure Bush would elected the next president, it begafi planning the event early. “We started planning this event in August,” Horton said. “We had- faith George W. would be the next!! president, and by golly, he is.” * RUBEN DELUNA/The Battauon'