Latinos were in the house at this year’s Golden Globes. With the sweep of two important categories by ABC’s Ugly Betty, we had something to celebrate, but the tail end of the show brought triumphs and losses.

The big win: the last award of the night, Best Film Drama, went to Mexico’s Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu for Babel:

“I swear I have my papers in order, governor, I swear,” “Babel” director Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu of Mexico joked after California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger presented the best drama prize for the sweeping ensemble drama that takes place on three continents.

And while here at VL we frequently entertain the debate of whether we should consider people, things, issues, animals, etc. from Spain applicable to this site (yes, we know Spaniards are not Latinos), Mala and I are huge Almodóvar fans so we were rooting for Volver. Unfortunately, our movie lost. Boo-hoo. I wonder if Pedro knew and that’s why he said he had cold and skipped the awards all together?

Also, our beloved Penelope lost the Best Actress award, also for Volver. Hopefully Salma stuck around to keep her company without rubbing her nose in it.

Still, some Hollywood experts still have Pe pegged for a Best Actress nod at the Oscars.

Win some, lose some. As for the dresses, the Latina ladies looked stunning. Salma (in white) and Eva (in black) were hot to trot:

JLo looked good too, although a bit skinnier (nada que ver con su esposo, claro) and (maybe it’s just me) her nose looks strange:

All in all, it was a good night with a lot of people of color (relatively) winning and a good Latino representation in the winners’ circle.

Images via Yahoo! Entertainment, Reuters/AP, various photographers