She told the star-studded audience: "It’s exciting because you don’t who’s going to win. Unless you’re British, and then you know you’ve a pretty good shot."

And she quipped: "There are a lot of British nominees. Would I say too many? Not here. At home in my pyjamas with half a box of Chardonnay and me, who knows..."

Another target for her jokes was best actress Dame Judi Dench.

She missed the ceremony because she is having knee surgery - but the comic joked that she was really undergoing plastic surgery, saying: "She’s having knee surgery - on her eyes."

Later she told the audience: "I apologise. I said Dame Judi was getting her eyes done. It’s her boobs."

Sacha in Borat 2? - Feb 9 2007
It seems comic Sacha Baron Cohen has agreed to do a sequel of his hit Borat film.

During a press conference, News Corp chairman CEO Rupert Murdoch said Fox and Sacha were reuniting for the project, reports Variety.

But don’t throw your hands up in the air in celebration yet.

It appears the announcement may have been premature.

A 20th Century Fox spokesman told Variety: "We’re eager to work with Sacha again and we’ve had casual discussions about a sequel, which we’d love to do, but at this point it remains too preliminary to discuss."

A News Corp spokesman also said that Rupert "was under the mistaken impression that we had signed a deal".

Borat: Cultural Learnings Of America For Make Benefit Glorious Nation Of Kazakhstan has been nominated for an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay.

Last month Sacha also picked up a Golden Globe for Best Actor in a comedy/musical for the flick.

Watch this space for news of a sequel.

Borat in ’most powerful men’ Top 20 - Jan 29 2007
Borat has made it into a list of the most powerful men in Britain.

The comedy character - aka Sacha Baron Cohen - is ranked 19th in GQ magazine’s annual top 100.

That puts him just one place behind Prince William and two behind Tory leader David Cameron.

"Not since John Lennon has an English entertainer had such an effect on the world," GQ said of Borat creator Baron Cohen.

The power list has Chancellor Gordon Brown in pole position for the second year running. Prime Minister Tony Blair is second.

Other names include TV chef and school meals crusader Jamie Oliver (15), M&S chief executive Stuart Rose (26), Top Gear presenter Jeremy Clarkson (70) and comedy star Ricky Gervais (73).

The 100 Most Powerful Men in Britain List appears in the March issue of GQ, on sale Thursday.

Golden Globe nominations for Brits - Dec 14 2006
British stars picked up a slew of nominations for the Golden Globe awards today, with The Queen and Borat both riding high.

Dame Helen Mirren, Dame Judi Dench and Kate Winslet will fight a three-way battle for the best actress gong.

They were nominated for The Queen, Notes On A Scandal and Little Children respectively.

Sacha Baron Cohen’s fictional Kazakh journalist Borat earned him a best actor in a comedy nod and a best comedy nomination for the film.

He will be up against Chiwetel Ejiofor for his role in Kinky Boots.

The Queen was nominated for best picture while Stephen Frears got a best director nod for the film.

Irish-born actor Peter O’Toole was nominated for best actor in a drama for Venus.