BEVERLY HILLS, Jan 14: British romantic drama “Atonement” won the coveted best picture prize on Sunday at a low-key Golden Globes stripped of glamour because of the Hollywood writer’s strike.

“Atonement”, the acclaimed adaptation of Ian McEwan’s best-selling novel, also picked up a second award for best original score on a night when the honours were spread evenly among four films that won two awards each.

A threatened actor’s boycott in support of striking screenwriters had forced the cancellation of the Globes’ traditional red carpet extravaganza and lavish champagne dinner.

That left the awards organisers, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, to announce the winners of this year's 65th Golden Globes in a subdued news conference at the Beverly Hilton Hotel.—AFP