MERYL STREEP thanked "everybody in England" for allowing her to come and "trample all over their history" as she picked up her Golden Globe award for her portrayal of Margaret Thatcher.
The Oscar-winning actress spoke of the "thrill" of winning the prize for best actress (drama) after playing Baroness Thatcher in the film The Iron Lady.
"This is such a thrill but really, really embarrassing in a year that saw so many extraordinary performances by women in leading roles - by my friends, by people I do not know, by people that I am so inspired by," she said in her acceptance speech.
The 62-year-old, who received her award from British actor Colin Firth, remembered during her speech that she did not have her glasses with her and would have to give her speech from memory.
"Oh, I am going to have to remember my speech!" she said. She added: "I have got to thank everybody in England that let me come and trample all over their history, especially I would like to thank Phyllida Lloyd (director), Abi Morgan who wrote it, Damian Jones (producer) who stayed with us for 10 years... all the cast and crew in England.
"We made this for 25 cents in five minutes. I am so proud of the film and I am so, so, so grateful."
High-class costume drama Downton Abbey, ITV1's hit saga about the aristocratic Crawley family and their servants, was among a clutch of British winners at this year's Golden Globes, scooping the award for best television miniseries.
Accepting the award at the Beverly Hills ceremony, the show's creator Julian Fellowes (left) said: "How fabulous this is. The whole Downton adventure has been an extraordinary one. Like spotting a promising child and waking up to find they've have won the Olympics - and that's what we've lived through."
Before the ceremony, the stars of Downton Abbey took to the red carpet and spoke about why the series was so popular among viewers in both the UK and America.
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[Source: Coventry Telegraph - The Geek Files]
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