Have You Heard The News  (Ireland)                                                                Jonathan Rhys-Meyers wins Golden Globe

The Golden Globe for best actor in a TV movie or miniseries went to Irish actor Jonathan Rhys-Meyers for his portrayal of the King of Rock 'n' Roll in the CBS mini series "Elvis."

Rhys-Meyers beat out a field of film veterans including Kenneth Branaugh, Ed Harris, Donald Sutherland and Bill Nighy.

Interviewed on Morning Ireland on RTE Radio, Jonathan said that he was shocked when he heard his name being called out and everything was a blur and a haze, it did not really sink in and all he could do was kiss his girl friend and hope that he did not trip on the steps on the way up to accept the award. He is the first Cork born actor to win a Golden Globe Award.

 Jonathan said that he was apprehensive about playing Elvis and credited his P.A. Peter Stewart for all the encouragement he gave him. He said that he was amazed when he heard that 30 million viewers had watched the mini series when it was aired on CBS Television late last year in America. He also compared wining the award like scoring the winning goal for Arsenal in the cup final.

In his acceptance speech he thanked everyone that helped him during the making of the film he also thanked his Mum and Dad.

At the party later on in the evening Jonathan said he was overwhelmed when such Hollywood luminaries as Jamie Fox and Steven Spielberg came up to congratulate him. His latest film Match point in which he plays a tennis player and is directed by Woody Allen has just been released and is also tipped to receive an Oscar nomination.

Jonathan next project is the new Mission Impossible film and he is also to star in Robin Williams new film.

So congratulations to Jonathan from all the Irish Elvis fans and we look forward to seeing his award winning portrayal of The King when it is aired on this side of the Atlantic.