Danny Boyle's rags-to-riches fable Slumdog Millionaire won four awards Sunday night at the Golden Globes, a possible precursor for things to come at next month's Oscars.

Slumdog picked up trophies for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Screenplay, and Best Musical Score. Director Boyle told the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, which stages the Globes, "Your mad, pulsating affection for our film is much appreciated, really deeply appreciated," Boyle said.

Meanwhile, a year after his death of an accidental drug overdose, Heath Ledger won the Best Supporting Actor award for his role as The Joker in The Dark Knight. "All of us who worked with Heath accept this with an awful mixture of sadness but incredible pride," director Christopher Nolan said onstage.

Read more reactions to the awards here.

Other notable award winners on Sunday included Kate Winslet, who picked up two trophies—for Best Actress in a Drama in her role as a frustrated housewife in Revolutionary Road, and for Best Supporting Actress as a German woman with a hidden past in The Reader; Mickey Rourke as Best Actor in a Drama for The Wrestler; Colin Farrell as Best Actor in a musical or comedy in In Bruges; Sally Hawkins as best actress in the same group in Happy-Go-Lucky; and Bruce Springsteen for Best Song in The Wrestler.

It all added up to a golden night for Fox Searchlight, which picked up six awards at the ceremony.

Meanwhile, Woody Allen's Vicky Cristina Barcelona was named Best Picture in the musical or comedy group; Wall-E was named Best Animated Film; and Israel's Waltz with Bashir was named best foreign language film.

Also, famed director Steven Spielberg was honored with the Cecile B DeMille Award for his "outstanding contribution to the entertainment field."

The Globes, cancelled last year during a writer's strike, were back in all their glory on Sunday, though there were also a few bleep-worthy moments.

For a complete list of winners, including TV winners, click here.