The photographer who gave Britney Spears a lift to her Studio City home after she abandoned her car with a flat tire Monday night has detailed their brief ride together, saying the pop star spent most of the ride sending text messages.

“She broke out her cell phone and was sending text messages the entire time,” the pap, who works for photo agency x17, says on their Web site.

He also says the singer put on Timbaland’s “Shock Value,” got quiet when asked about spending time with Adnan Ghalib, and that she invited the photographer inside once they reached her house.

At one point during the ride, the photographer snapped his fingers and said to Spears: “Hey, girl, are you alright?” then told her not to worry. Spears’s reaction? She laughed, according to the account.

Inside her reportedly immaculate home, Spears told the photographer “don’t be lame” when he asked permission to snap her photo.

Later Monday night, Spears and her assistant, Carla, had dinner in a room at the Four Seasons Hotel in Beverly Hills, then stayed the night at the nearby Peninsula Hotel.

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As the Golden Globes became the first awards-show casualty in the Hollywood writers strike, the Critics’ Choice Awards fared better Monday – and with no picket lines in sight, that meant an all-star showing, from Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie to George Clooney and Katie Holmes.

The 13th annual awards, handed out by the Broadcast Film Critics Association, are not covered by Writers Guild contracts, so unlike the Globes (and other upcoming awards shows), the Critics’ Choice Awards were not impacted by the writers’ strike.

So the A-listers showed up to party and celebrate the night’s winners. No Country for Old Men was named best picture, with its oddly coiffed bad guy, Javier Bardem, winning best supporting actor.

Other big winners: Daniel Day-Lewis earned best actor (and a standing ovation) for his performance in There Will Be Blood, Julie Christie was named best actress for Away from Her, Amy Ryan was named best supporting actress for Gone Baby Gone (Ben Affleck’s directorial debut), and teen-pregnancy comedy Juno was named best comedy.

Inside the auditorium, it was a laid-back party scene: A goateed Pitt got cozy with Jolie (who was nominated for A Mighty Heart), while Sean Penn, Eddie Vedder and Catherine Keener all mingled at the Into the Wild table (Penn’s film led with seven nominations).

The writers’ strike was still definitely on the minds of everyone, with winners and presenters sending their support while urging both sides to return to the table.

“When the strike happens, it’s not just writers [affected],” Clooney said onstage. “Our hope is that all the players will lock themselves in a room and not come out until they finish. We want this to be done. That’s the most important thing.”

Comedian Eddie Izzard provided his own chilling example of awards-show writing during the strike.

“Okey dokey from WGA came during teatime, so some speechy talk not so good as other mans,” he said. “This was wrote in toilet, so only first draft and a bit la-la.”

Clooney also delivered the inaugural Joel Siegel Award (named after the late ABC movie critic) to Ocean’s Thirteen costar Don Cheadle for his humanitarian work.

Here’s a rundown of the night’s winners:

Best Picture
No Country for Old Men

Best Comedy
Juno

Best Actor
Daniel Day-Lewis, There Will Be Blood

Best Actress
Julie Christie, Away from Her

Best Supporting Actor
Javier Bardem, No Country for Old Men

Best Supporting Actress
Amy Ryan, Gone Baby Gone

Best Acting Ensemble
Hairspray

Best Young Actor
Ahma Khan Mahmidzada

Best Young Actress
Nikki Blonsky, Hairspray

Best Director
Ethan and Joel Coen, No Country for Old Men

Best Writer
Diablo Cody, Juno

Best Composer
Jonny Greenwood, There Will Be Blood

Best Song
“Falling Slowly,” Glen Hansard & Marketa Irglova, Once

Best Foreign Language Film
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly

Best Animated Feature
Ratatouille

Best Family Film
Enchanted

Best Documentary
Sicko

Best Picture Made for Television
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee

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