The Dixie Chicks, who stirred up a hornet’s nest with a jibe at United States President George Bush, won all five Grammys for which they were nominated on Sunday. The victory marked a stunning validation for the female country music trio from Texas, almost four years after their dream run as the darlings of Nashville came to an abrupt end.

As the intrepid Kazakhstan journalist Borat Sagdiyev might say, Borat make glorious entrance at Hollywood office of movies. Indeed, Borat — the acclaimed comedy tracing the Jew-fearing title character’s road trip across the United States — stunned observers by opening at number one on Sunday with ticket sales of ,4-million.