Though all the Oscar hype has been around Martin Scorsese's "The Departed," the Golden Globe awards Monday night went to "Babel" for best drama and to "Dreamgirls" as best musical or comedy.

"The Departed" was shut out of the best actor category as well. Forest Whitaker took that honor for his role as the savage Ugandan dictator, Idi Amin in "The Last King of Scotland." Helen Mirren won the best actress title for he role as Britain's Elizabeth II in "The Queen.

"Dreamgirls," the crowd-pleasing musical, produced two other acting honors, Eddie Murphy and Jennifer Hudson. For the fast-talking comedian Murphy, his role as a soul singer trying to maintain a career during the changing Motown music scene in the 60's and 70's was his first major Hollywood honor in his long and distinguished career. Hudson, of course, made her name on "American Idol" for her incredibly powerful voice.

The evening's highlight belonged to Sacha Baron Cohen of Borat fame. His thank you's upon receiving the Golden Globe for best actor in a movie musical or comedy left most everyone breathless.

The best director prize did go to Scorsese for "The Departed. " The award was the second Globe for the man nominated five times for an Oscar but who is still without the top Hollywood prize.

The Globe has previously matched best-picture Oscar winners such as "Shakespeare in Love" and "Chicago," and in 2005, all the main acting prize winners at the Oscars, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Reese Witherspoon, George Clooney and Rachel Weisz won Golden Globes as well.