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    Golden Globe

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    Best Motion Picture - Drama

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Slumdog Millionaire

      8.0 (903K)
    • [object Object]

      The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

      7.8 (735K)
    • [object Object]

      Frost/Nixon

      7.6 (115K)
    • [object Object]

      The Reader

      7.6 (272K)
    • [object Object]

      Revolutionary Road

      7.3 (233K)

    Best Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Vicky Cristina Barcelona

      7.1 (278K)
    • [object Object]

      Burn After Reading

      7.0 (371K)
    • [object Object]

      Happy-Go-Lucky

      7.0 (42K)
    • [object Object]

      In Bruges

      7.9 (487K)
    • [object Object]

      Mamma Mia!

      6.5 (299K)

    Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama

    • Kate Winslet in The Orange British Academy Film Awards: Red Carpet (2010)
      Winner
      • Kate Winslet
      • Revolutionary Road
    • Angelina Jolie
      • Angelina Jolie
      • Changeling
    • Meryl Streep
      • Meryl Streep
      • Doubt
    • Kristin Scott Thomas at an event for Only God Forgives (2013)
      • Kristin Scott Thomas
      • I've Loved You So Long
    • Anne Hathaway
      • Anne Hathaway
      • Rachel Getting Married

    Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama

    • Mickey Rourke
      Winner
      • Mickey Rourke
      • The Wrestler
    • Brad Pitt
      • Brad Pitt
      • The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
    • Frank Langella
      • Frank Langella
      • Frost/Nixon
    • Sean Penn
      • Sean Penn
      • Milk
    • Leonardo DiCaprio at an event for Inception (2010)
      • Leonardo DiCaprio
      • Revolutionary Road

    Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture

    • Kate Winslet in The Orange British Academy Film Awards: Red Carpet (2010)
      Winner
      • Kate Winslet
      • The Reader
    • Amy Adams
      • Amy Adams
      • Doubt
    • Viola Davis at an event for Suicide Squad (2016)
      • Viola Davis
      • Doubt
    • Penélope Cruz
      • Penélope Cruz
      • Vicky Cristina Barcelona
    • Marisa Tomei
      • Marisa Tomei
      • The Wrestler

    Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical

    • Colin Farrell
      Winner
      • Colin Farrell
      • In Bruges
    • Brendan Gleeson in Safe House (2012)
      • Brendan Gleeson
      • In Bruges
    • Dustin Hoffman
      • Dustin Hoffman
      • Last Chance Harvey
    • James Franco
      • James Franco
      • Pineapple Express
    • Javier Bardem
      • Javier Bardem
      • Vicky Cristina Barcelona

    Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture

    • Heath Ledger at an event for Candy (2006)
      Winner
      • Heath Ledger
      • The Dark Knight
      Posthumously. The award was accepted by Christopher Nolan on Heath Ledger's behalf.
    • Philip Seymour Hoffman at an event for The Ides of March (2011)
      • Philip Seymour Hoffman
      • Doubt
    • Ralph Fiennes at an event for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010)
      • Ralph Fiennes
      • The Duchess
    • Tom Cruise at an event for Top Gun: Maverick (2022)
      • Tom Cruise
      • Tropic Thunder
    • Robert Downey Jr. at an event for The Judge (2014)
      • Robert Downey Jr.
      • Tropic Thunder

    Best Director - Motion Picture

    • Danny Boyle
      Winner
      • Danny Boyle
      • Slumdog Millionaire
    • David Fincher
      • David Fincher
      • The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
    • Ron Howard at an event for Return to Mayberry (1986)
      • Ron Howard
      • Frost/Nixon
    • Stephen Daldry
      • Stephen Daldry
      • The Reader
    • Sam Mendes at an event for Revolutionary Road (2008)
      • Sam Mendes
      • Revolutionary Road

    Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical

    • Sally Hawkins
      Winner
      • Sally Hawkins
      • Happy-Go-Lucky
    • Frances McDormand
      • Frances McDormand
      • Burn After Reading
    • Emma Thompson
      • Emma Thompson
      • Last Chance Harvey
    • Meryl Streep
      • Meryl Streep
      • Mamma Mia!
    • Rebecca Hall at an event for Iron Man 3 (2013)
      • Rebecca Hall
      • Vicky Cristina Barcelona

    Best Screenplay - Motion Picture

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Slumdog Millionaire

      8.0 (903K)
      Simon Beaufoy
    • [object Object]

      The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

      7.8 (735K)
      Eric Roth
      Robin Swicord
    • [object Object]

      Doubt

      7.5 (144K)
      John Patrick Shanley
    • [object Object]

      Frost/Nixon

      7.6 (115K)
      Peter Morgan
    • [object Object]

      The Reader

      7.6 (272K)
      David Hare

    Best Original Score - Motion Picture

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Slumdog Millionaire

      8.0 (903K)
      A.R. Rahman
    • [object Object]

      Changeling

      7.7 (273K)
      Clint Eastwood
    • [object Object]

      The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

      7.8 (735K)
      Alexandre Desplat
    • [object Object]

      Defiance

      7.1 (160K)
      James Newton Howard
    • [object Object]

      Frost/Nixon

      7.6 (115K)
      Hans Zimmer

    Best Original Song - Motion Picture

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Wrestler

      7.9 (329K)
      Bruce Springsteen(music/lyrics)
      Song: "The Wrestler"
    • [object Object]

      Cadillac Records

      7.0 (24K)
      Beyoncé(music/lyrics)
      Amanda Ghost(music/lyrics)
      Scott McFarnon(music/lyrics)
      Ian Dench(music/lyrics)
      James Dring(music/lyrics)
      Jody Street(music/lyrics)
      Song: "Once in a Lifetime"
    • [object Object]

      Bolt

      6.8 (244K)
      Miley Cyrus(music/lyrics)
      Jeffrey Steele(music/lyrics)
      Song: "I Thought I Lost You"
    • [object Object]

      Gran Torino

      8.1 (852K)
      Clint Eastwood(music)
      Jamie Cullum(music)
      Kyle Eastwood(music/lyrics)
      Michael Stevens(music/lyrics)
      Song: "Gran Torino"
    • [object Object]

      WALL·E

      8.4 (1.3M)
      Peter Gabriel(music/lyrics)
      Thomas Newman(music)
      Song: "Down to Earth"

    Best Television Series - Drama

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Mad Men

      8.7 (282K)
    • [object Object]

      Dexter

      8.6 (895K)
    • [object Object]

      House

      8.7 (579K)
    • [object Object]

      In Treatment

      8.3 (19K)
    • [object Object]

      True Blood

      7.9 (269K)

    Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama

    • Anna Paquin
      Winner
      • Anna Paquin
      • True Blood
    • Sally Field
      • Sally Field
      • Brothers & Sisters
    • Kyra Sedgwick in The Closer (2005)
      • Kyra Sedgwick
      • The Closer
    • Mariska Hargitay
      • Mariska Hargitay
      • Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
    • January Jones at an event for Mad Men (2007)
      • January Jones
      • Mad Men

    Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama

    • Gabriel Byrne
      Winner
      • Gabriel Byrne
      • In Treatment
    • Michael C. Hall
      • Michael C. Hall
      • Dexter
    • Hugh Laurie
      • Hugh Laurie
      • House
    • Jon Hamm
      • Jon Hamm
      • Mad Men
    • Jonathan Rhys Meyers
      • Jonathan Rhys Meyers
      • The Tudors

    Best Television Series - Comedy or Musical

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      30 Rock

      8.3 (137K)
    • [object Object]

      Californication

      8.3 (194K)
    • [object Object]

      Entourage

      8.4 (182K)
    • [object Object]

      The Office

      9.0 (806K)
    • [object Object]

      Weeds

      7.9 (121K)

    Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Comedy or Musical

    • Alec Baldwin
      Winner
      • Alec Baldwin
      • 30 Rock
    • David Duchovny
      • David Duchovny
      • Californication
    • Kevin Connolly
      • Kevin Connolly
      • Entourage
    • Tony Shalhoub
      • Tony Shalhoub
      • Monk
    • Steve Carell at an event for Beautiful Boy (2018)
      • Steve Carell
      • The Office

    Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Comedy or Musical

    • Tina Fey
      Winner
      • Tina Fey
      • 30 Rock
    • Christina Applegate
      • Christina Applegate
      • Samantha Who?
    • Debra Messing
      • Debra Messing
      • The Starter Wife
    • America Ferrera at an event for End of Watch (2012)
      • America Ferrera
      • Ugly Betty
    • Mary-Louise Parker
      • Mary-Louise Parker
      • Weeds

    Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television

    • Tom Wilkinson at an event for The 80th Annual Academy Awards (2008)
      Winner
      • Tom Wilkinson
      • John Adams
    • Jeremy Piven
      • Jeremy Piven
      • Entourage
    • Neil Patrick Harris
      • Neil Patrick Harris
      • How I Met Your Mother
    • Blair Underwood
      • Blair Underwood
      • In Treatment
    • Denis Leary at an event for Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009)
      • Denis Leary
      • Recount

    Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television

    • Laura Dern
      Winner
      • Laura Dern
      • Recount
    • Rachel Griffiths
      • Rachel Griffiths
      • Brothers & Sisters
    • Eileen Atkins in Last Chance Harvey (2008)
      • Eileen Atkins
      • Cranford
    • Melissa George
      • Melissa George
      • In Treatment
    • Dianne Wiest in In Treatment (2008)
      • Dianne Wiest
      • In Treatment

    Best Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television

    • Paul Giamatti
      Winner
      • Paul Giamatti
      • John Adams
    • Kiefer Sutherland at an event for 24 (2001)
      • Kiefer Sutherland
      • 24: Redemption
    • Ralph Fiennes at an event for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010)
      • Ralph Fiennes
      • Bernard and Doris
    • Kevin Spacey
      • Kevin Spacey
      • Recount
    • Tom Wilkinson at an event for The 80th Annual Academy Awards (2008)
      • Tom Wilkinson
      • Recount

    Best Performance by an Actress in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television

    • Laura Linney
      Winner
      • Laura Linney
      • John Adams
    • Judi Dench at an event for The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2011)
      • Judi Dench
      • Cranford
    • Catherine Keener
      • Catherine Keener
      • An American Crime
    • Susan Sarandon
      • Susan Sarandon
      • Bernard and Doris
    • Shirley MacLaine at an event for Dreamgirls (2006)
      • Shirley MacLaine
      • Coco Chanel

    Best Animated Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      WALL·E

      8.4 (1.3M)
    • [object Object]

      Bolt

      6.8 (244K)
    • [object Object]

      Kung Fu Panda

      7.6 (566K)

    Best Foreign Language Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Waltz with Bashir

      8.0 (62K)
      Israel
    • [object Object]

      The Baader Meinhof Complex

      7.3 (41K)
      Germany
    • [object Object]

      Gomorrah

      7.0 (53K)
      Italy
    • [object Object]

      I've Loved You So Long

      7.6 (21K)
      France
    • [object Object]

      Everlasting Moments

      7.5 (6.1K)
      Sweden/Denmark

    Best Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      John Adams

      8.4 (39K)
    • [object Object]

      Cranford

      8.3 (11K)
    • [object Object]

      Bernard and Doris

      6.5 (4.8K)
      Jonathan Cavendish
      Adam Kassen
      Mark Kassen
      Bob Balaban
      Kevin Spacey
      Dana Brunetti
      Mark Olsen
    • [object Object]

      A Raisin in the Sun

      6.5 (2.2K)
    • [object Object]

      Recount

      7.3 (14K)

    Miss Golden Globe

    Edit
    • Rumer Willis
      Winner
      • Rumer Willis
      (Originally announced for the 2008 ceremony.)

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    January 11, 2009

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