BEVERLY HILLS , Calif., Jan. 14 (UPI) -- "Atonement" and "Sweeney Todd" were named the best picture winners at a Golden Globe Awards press conference in Beverly Hills, Calif., Sunday night.

"Atonement" earned the honor for best drama film, while "Sweeney Todd" was named best comedy or musical movie.

"Sweeney Todd" star Johnny Depp grabbed a Globe for best actor in a comedy or musical movie, while Daniel Day-Lewis won the equivalent acting prize for his performance in the drama "There Will Be Blood."

Julie Christie won the Globe for best performance by an actress in a drama film for "Away from Her" and Marion Cotillard won for best actress in a comedy or musical for "La Vie en Rose."

Julian Schnabel earned the directing prize for his work on "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly," which also won a Globe for best foreign language picture.

Joel Coen and Ethan Coen won for best screenplay for their adaptation of Cormac McCarthy's novel, "No Country for Old Men."

Dario Marianelli's score for "Atonement" and Eddie Vedder's song, "Guaranteed" from "Into the Wild," won Golden Globes for original music.

Close, Duchovny, Fey win Globes

BEVERLY HILLS , Calif., Jan. 14 (UPI) -- Glenn Close, David Duchovny, Tina Fey and Jon Hamm were among the winners announced at a Golden Globes press conference in Beverly Hills, Calif., Sunday night.

Close grabbed the statuette for best performance by an actress in a TV drama for "Damages" and Hamm took home the prize in the actor category for his work in "Mad Men."

Duchovny and Fey won the equivalent honors in the comedy category for their performances in "Californication" and "30 Rock," respectively.

"Extras" won the award for best TV comedy series and "Mad Men" garnered the Globe for best TV drama.

"Entourage" co-star Jeremy Piven won the award for best performance in a supporting role in a series, mini-series or film made for television, while "Longford" star Samantha Morton won the prize for best actress in a supporting role.

Golden Globes go on without fanfare

BEVERLY HILLS , Calif., Jan. 14 (UPI) -- About 500 journalists and entertainment industry people -- but no nominees -- attended the Golden Globes announcement in Beverly Hills Sunday night.

The Hollywood Foreign Press Association scrapped its traditional gala after striking writers threatened to picket the event and stars said they would not cross a picket line to get inside.

The absence of celebrities and the glitz, glamor and adoring fans that accompany the usually star-studded affair led one attendee to describe the scene as something out of the post-apocalyptic movie "I Am Legend," Variety.com reported Monday.

"It's the first time the HFPA instructed security to keep people in," quipped another attendee.

The trade paper said photographers clamored to snap pictures of veteran TV personality Mary Hart because she was the biggest star there.

"It's like a non-event," said Kyle Batty, a Beverly Hills Police Department officer, sitting outside the hotel where limos are usually lined up and the red carpet is laid out for the event.

"We all hope that the writers strike will be over soon so that everybody can go back to making good movies and television, which is what the Golden Globes is designed to celebrate," HFPA president Jorge Camara said.

Spears advised to show up in court

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 14 (UPI) -- Britney Spears' lawyers have reportedly advised her to show up for her next child custody hearing in Los Angeles, even though she isn't required to appear.

"Absolutely she's been advised to show," a source told People.com. "Her attendance is important."

Emergency responders who answered a call at Spears' home earlier this month were expected to testify at the hearing.

The pop singer was hospitalized for a psychological evaluation following the incident, which began when she refused to return her two toddler sons to their father at the end of a visit.

Spears' ex-husband, Kevin Federline, was awarded temporary sole physical and legal custody of the children, while the pop singer was stripped of her visitation rights.

Scott Weston, a family lawyer not involved in the case, said, "Britney needs to be there because it's much easier to defend your client if he/she is present to refute what witnesses say.

"Whether she takes the stand or not depends on what witnesses say, and whether or not her lawyers think her testimony may backfire," Weston told People.com. "If she doesn't attend, it shows a lack of interest on her part in getting back her kids."