HOLLYWOOD -- 'Gandhi,' the epic biographical film, garnered top honors at the 40th annual Golden Globe presentations Saturday night, winning five awards including best foreign picture, director and two honors for its star.
'E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial' won the Golden Globe for best motion picture drama of the year and 'Tootsie' was selected best comedy film of 1982.
The Golden Globe awards, presented in 26 categories, were voted on by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. The results are avidly watched in the motion picture industry as a possible hint of results at the Academy Awards presentation April 11.
It was a triumphant night for the British as many of the winners hailed from England, including Ben Kingsley, who won the award for best new motion picture star of the year and best actor in a drama for his portrayal of the title role in 'Gandhi.'
Sir Richard Attenborough won the award for best director for his work in the three-hour production of 'Gandhi.' A fifth award for the film was won by screenwriter John Briley for his script.
It was also a night of many honors for 'Tootsie,' with actor Dustin Hoffman winning a Golden Globe for best movie actor in a comedy or musical for his role. Hoffman played an unemployed actor who finally lands work in the role of a woman in a soap opera.
Julie Andrews won a Golden Globe for best movie actress, comedy or musical, for her performance in 'Victor-Victoria' as a woman posing as a man who plays a female impersonator.
Meryl Streep won the award for best dramatic motion picture actress for her role as a Polish concentration camp survivor in 'Sophie's Choice.'
In the category for best supporting motion picture players, Louis Gossett won the award for his performance as a tough drill instructor in 'An Officer and a Gentleman.' Jessica Lange won best supporting actress for her role as the confused chum of Hoffman's character in 'Tootsie.'
John Williams won the award for best original score in a motion picture for 'E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial,' while 'Up Where We Belong,' from 'An Office and a Gentleman,' came away with a Golden Globe for best original song in a motion picture.
Voted best television drama series of the year was 'Hill Street Blues.' The award for best comedy or musical series went to 'Cheers.'
A Golden Globe went posthumously to Ingrid Bergman in the role of Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir in 'A Woman Called Golda.' The best actor in a miniseries or TV movie was Anthony Andrews in the British production 'Brideshead Revisited.
'Brideshead Revisited' also was voted best television miniseries or motion picture of 1982.
Alan Alda, whose 'M-A-S-H' series leaves the air next month, won the award for best TV actor in a comedy or music series. Debbie Allen, the fiery dance teacher in 'Fame,' won for best TV actress in a comedy or musical.
John Forsythe, who plays the wealthy oil baron in 'Dynasty,' was voted best television actor in a drama series and one of his co-stars, Joan Collins, won the award for best actress.
Voted best supporting actor in a TV series was Lionel Stander for his crusty chaffeur's role in 'Hart to Hart,' and Shelley Long won the Golden Globe for best supporting part for her role as the dipsy barmaid in the 'Cheers' situation comedy.
Sandahl Bergman was voted new female Star of the Year for her performance in the motion picture 'Conan the Barbarian.'
