Daniel Day-Lewis - who lives in Co Wicklow - was named Best Actor in a Dramatic Film at the Golden Globe Awards press conference in Los Angeles last night.
He won the award for his performance in the Oscar-tipped film 'There Will Be Blood'.
Julie Christie won the Best Actress (Drama) award for her performance in the film 'Away from Her'.
The award for Best Film (Drama) went to 'Atonement'.
Irish actress Saoirse Ronan was nominated for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in 'Atonement', but lost out to Cate Blanchett, who won for her performance in 'I'm Not There'.
Javier Bardem was named Best Supporting Actor for his performance in 'No Country for Old Men'.
The Best Director award went to Julian Schnabel for his film 'The Diving Bell and the Butterfly', which was also named Best Foreign Film.
There was a double win for Tim Burton's 'Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street': it was named Best Film (Comedy or Musical) and its star, Johnny Depp, was named Best Actor (Comedy or Musical).
Marion Cotillard won the Best Actress (Comedy or Musical) award for her portrayal of Edith Piaf in 'La Vie En Rose'.
The Best Screenplay award went to Joel and Ethan Coen for their film 'No Country for Old Men'.
'Atonement' composer Dario Marianelli won the Best Original Score award while Pearl Jam singer Eddie Vedder won the Golden Globe for Best Original Song for 'Guaranteed' from the film 'Into the Wild'.
'Ratatouille' won the award for Best Animated Film.
Read about the winners in the Golden Globes TV categories here.
