Season 66
The Golden Globe Awards are an annual awards ceremony telecast to more than 150 countries world-wide to recognise outstanding achievements in the entertainment industry, both American and foreign, and to focus wide public attention upon the best in motion pictures and television.
The Golden Globes are traditionally broadcast in South Africa live on DStv's M-Net Movies channel (typically at around 03h00), with a rebroadcast later that night on M-Net.
The 66th Golden Globe Awards took place at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California on Sunday 11 January, 2009.
The awards were broadcast on M-Net on Monday 12 January 2009, at 20h30. The special was two hours long.
66th Golden Globe Awards
Nominees for the 66th annual Golden Globe Awards were announced by Elizabeth Banks, Terrence Howard and Rainn Wilson on Thursday morning, December 11, 2008 at The Beverly Hilton.
The 66th Golden Globe Awards took place at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California on Sunday 11 January, 2009.
Presenters included Glenn Close, Ricky Gervais, Jake Gyllenhaal, Simon Baker, Drew Barrymore, Sacha Baron Cohen, Salma Hayek, Jennifer Lopez, Amy Poehler and Seth Rogen.
Winners
FILM
Best Actor - Drama
Leonardo DiCaprio - Revolutionary Road
Frank Langella - Frost/Nixon
Sean Penn - Milk
Brad Pitt - The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Mickey Rourke - The Wrestler
Best Actor - Musical or Comedy
Javier Bardem - Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Colin Farrell - In Bruges
James Franco - Pineapple Express
Brendan Gleeson - In Bruges
Dustin Hoffman - Last Chance Harvey
Best Actress - Drama
Anne Hathaway - Rachel Getting Married
Angelina Jolie - Changeling
Meryl Streep - Doubt
Kristin Scott Thomas - I've Loved You So Long (Il y a longtemps que je t'aime)
Kate Winslet - Revolutionary Road
Best Actress - Musical or Comedy
Rebecca Hall - Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Sally Hawkins - Happy-Go-Lucky
Frances McDormand - Burn After Reading
Meryl Streep - Mamma Mia!
Emma Thompson - Last Chance Harvey
Best Animated Film
Bolt
Kung Fu Panda
WALL-E
Best Director
Danny Boyle - Slumdog Millionaire
Stephen Daldry - The Reader
David Fincher - The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Ron Howard - Frost/Nixon
Sam Mendes - Revolutionary Road
Best Film - Drama
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Frost/Nixon
The Reader
Revolutionary Road
Slumdog Millionaire
Best Film - Musical or Comedy
Burn After Reading
Happy-Go-Lucky
In Bruges
Mamma Mia!
Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Best Foreign Language Film
The Baader Meinhof Complex (Der Baader Meinhof Komplex) - Germany
Everlasting Moments (Maria Larssons eviga ögonblick) - Denmark/Sweden
Gomorrah (Gomorra) - Italy
I've Loved You So Long (Il y a longtemps que je t'aime) - France
Waltz with Bashir (Vals im Bashir) - Israel
Best Original Score
"Changeling" - Clint Eastwood
"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" - Alexandre Desplat
"Defiance" - James Newton Howard
"Frost/Nixon" - Hans Zimmer
"Slumdog Millionaire" - A. R. Rahman
Best Original Song
"I Thought I Lost You" - Bolt
"Once in a Lifetime" - Cadillac Records
"Gran Torino" - Gran Torino
"Down to Earth" - WALL-E
"The Wrestler" - The Wrestler
Best Screenplay
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button - Eric Roth
Doubt - John Patrick Shanley
Frost/Nixon - Peter Morgan
The Reader - David Hare
Slumdog Millionaire - Simon Beaufoy
Best Supporting Actor
Tom Cruise - Tropic Thunder
Robert Downey, Jr. - Tropic Thunder
Ralph Fiennes - The Duchess
Philip Seymour Hoffman - Doubt
Heath Ledger - The Dark Knight
Best Supporting Actress
Amy Adams - Doubt
Penelope Cruz - Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Viola Davis - Doubt
Marisa Tomei - The Wrestler
Kate Winslet - The Reader
TELEVISION
Best Actor - Drama Series
Gabriel Byrne - In Treatment
Michael C. Hall - Dexter
Jon Hamm - Mad Men
Hugh Laurie - House
Jonathan Rhys Meyers - The Tudors
Best Actor - Musical or Comedy Series
Alec Baldwin - 30 Rock
Steve Carell - The Office
Kevin Connolly - Entourage
David Duchovny - Californication
Tony Shalhoub - Monk
Best Actor - Miniseries or TV Film
Ralph Fiennes - Bernard and Doris
Paul Giamatti - John Adams
Kevin Spacey - Recount
Kiefer Sutherland - 24: Redemption
Tom Wilkinson - Recount
Best Actress - Drama Series
Sally Field - Brothers & Sisters
Mariska Hargitay - Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
January Jones - Mad Men
Anna Paquin - True Blood
Kyra Sedgwick - The Closer
Best Actress - Musical or Comedy Series
Christina Applegate - Samantha Who?
America Ferrera - Ugly Betty
Tina Fey - 30 Rock
Debra Messing - The Starter Wife
Mary-Louise Parker - Weeds
Best Actress - Miniseries or TV Film
Judi Dench - Cranford
Catherine Keener - An American Crime
Laura Linney - John Adams
Shirley Maclaine - Coco Chanel
Susan Sarandon - Bernard and Doris
Best Series - Drama
Dexter
House
In Treatment
Mad Men
True Blood
Best Series - Musical or Comedy
30 Rock
Californication
Entourage
The Office
Weeds
Best Miniseries or TV Film
Bernard and Doris
Cranford
John Adams
A Raisin in the Sun
Recount
Best Supporting Actor - Series, Miniseries or TV Film
Neil Patrick Harris - How I Met Your Mother
Denis Leary - Recount
Jeremy Piven - Entourage
Blair Underwood - In Treatment
Tom Wilkinson - John Adams
Best Supporting Actress - Series, Miniseries or TV Film
Eileen Atkins - Cranford
Laura Dern - Recount
Melissa George - In Treatment
Rachel Griffiths - Brothers & Sisters
Dianne Weist - In Treatment
About the Globes
The first Golden Globe Awards were held in 1940, at the 20th Century Fox studios. It has since been held annually, at various locations throughout the next decade, notably the Beverly Hills Hotel, "? Club" and the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel.
The event was founded by eight Los Angeles based journalists working for overseas publications, who came together to create the Hollywood Foreign Press Association.
The awards were initially handed out by the journalists themselves until 1958, when Rat Packers Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, and Sammy Davis, Jr. stormed the stage, with whiskeys and cigarettes in tow, and took over the show, to the delight of the audience.
They repeated their performance the next year (this time at the request of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association) and since then, the stars have hosted the show.
Each year someone is honoured with the Cecil B. DeMille award which recognises outstanding contributions to the world of entertainment. The award was introduced in 1952 and filmmaker Cecil B. DeMille was the first person to receive it.
Indicating the impact that animated films have had on the industry, in early 2006 the Hollywood Foreign Press announced that a Golden Globe would be awarded for the Best Animated Feature starting in 2006 at the 64th Annual Golden Globe Awards. It has been awarded ever since.
Award Categories
Motion Pictures
Best Motion Picture - Drama
Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy
Best Director - Motion Picture
Best Actor - Motion Picture Drama
Best Actor - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy
Best Actress - Motion Picture Drama
Best Actress - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy
Best Supporting Actor - Motion Picture
Best Supporting Actress - Motion Picture
Best Screenplay
Best Original Score
Best Original Song
Best Foreign Language Film
Best Animated Feature Film (2006-present)
Cecil B. DeMille Award for Lifetime Achievement in Motion Pictures
Television
(Awarded since 1956)
Best Drama
Best Musical or Comedy
Best Actor in a Television Drama Series
Best Actor in a Television Musical or Comedy
Best Actress in a Television Drama Series
Best Actress in a Television Musical or Comedy
Best Mini-Series or Motion Picture made for Television
Best Actor in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture made for Television
Best Actress in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture made for Television
Best Supporting Actor in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture made for Television
Best Supporting Actress in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture made for Television