The 2009 Golden Globe Awards take place on January 11, 2009 in a live telecast on NBC at 8pm ET. See a complete list of nominees, winners, photos and video below of the 66th annual awards.
The Golden Globe Awards are handed out annually by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA), a non-profit organization which uses the awards to raise money for entertainment-related charities and scholarships. Last year’s awards presentation was reduced to a mere press conference due to the Writers Guild of America (WGA) strike, as stars declined to cross picket lines. But this year, organizers promised a lavish occasion.
In contrast to Oscars, the Golden Globe Awards are a televised dinner party. This year’s telecast features more than 50 stars as presenters including Pierce Brosnan, Sandra Bullock, Gerard Butler, Don Cheadle, Glenn Close, Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs, Patrick Dempsey, Johnny Depp, Cameron Diaz, Zac Efron, Laurence Fishburne, Megan Fox, Salma Hayek, Dustin Hoffman, The Jonas Brothers, Jessica Lange, Eva Longoria, Jennifer Lopez, Eva Mendes, Demi Moore, Seth Rogen, Susan Sarandon, Martin Scorsese, Emma Thompson, Mark Wahlberg, Sigourney Weaver, Renee Zellweger and others.
The closely watched and much touted awards are often a predictor of both Academy Award nominees and winners. This year, three movies snagged five nominations each: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Doubt and Frost/Nixon. Two actresses received two Best Actress nominations (in both Musical/Comedy and Drama categories): Meryl Streep and Kate Winslet. With these two nominations, Streep is now the most nominated actress in Golden Globe history, with a total of 23 nominations.
Steven Spielberg will receive the Cecil B. DeMille Award for his “outstanding contribution to the entertainment field.”
Heath Ledger was posthumously nominated as best supporting actor for his standout performance as the Joker in ‘The Dark Knight.’
Other notable nominees include Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt who were nominated for ‘Changeling’ and ‘The Curious Case of Benjamin Button,’ respectively. Both Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet, reunited ten years after ‘Titanic,’ are nominees for the movie ‘Revolutionary Road.’
More photos, video and the complete list of 66th annual Golden Globe nominees and winners are below.
Check back as the 2009 Golden Globe Awards winners are updated below.
Cecil B. DeMille Award
* Steven Spielberg – WINNER
Best Motion Picture – Drama
The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button
Frost/Nixon
The Reader
Revolutionary Road
* Slumdog Millionaire – WINNER
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama
Anne Hathaway – Rachel Getting Married
Angelina Jolie – Changeling
Meryl Streep – Doubt
Kristin Scott Thomas – I’ve Loved You So Long
* Kate Winslet – Revolutionary Road – WINNER
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama
Leonardo DiCaprio – Revolutionary Road
Frank Langella – Frost/Nixon
Sean Penn – Milk
Brad Pitt – The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button
* Mickey Rourke – The Wrestler – WINNER
Best Motion Picture – Musical Or Comedy
Burn After Reading
Happy-Go-Lucky
In Bruges
Mamma Mia!
* Vicky Cristina Barcelona – WINNER
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
Rebecca Hall – Vicky Cristina Barcelona
* Sally Hawkins – Happy-Go-Lucky – WINNER
Frances McDormand – Burn After Reading
Meryl Streep – Mamma Mia!
Emma Thompson – Last Chance Harvey
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical Or Comedy
Javier Bardem – Vicky Cristina Barcelona
* Colin Farrell – In Bruges – WINNER
James Franco – Pineapple Express
Brendan Gleeson – In Bruges
Dustin Hoffman – Last Chance Harvey
Best Performance by an Actress In A Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
Amy Adams – Doubt
Penélope Cruz – Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Viola Davis – Doubt
Marisa Tomei – The Wrestler
* Kate Winslet – The Reader – WINNER
Best Performance by an Actor In A Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
Tom Cruise – Tropic Thunder
Robert Downey Jr. – Tropic Thunder
Ralph Fiennes – The Duchess
Philip Seymour Hoffman – Doubt
*Heath Ledger – The Dark Knight – WINNER
Best Animated Feature Film
Bolt
Kung Fu Panda
* Wall-E – WINNER
Best Foreign Language Film
The Baader Meinhof Complex (Germany)
Everlasting Moments (Sweden, Denmark)
Gomorrah (Italy)
I’ve Loved You So Long (France)
* Waltz With Bashir (Israel) – WINNER
Best Director – Motion Picture
* Danny Boyle – Slumdog Millionaire – WINNER
Stephen Daldry – The Reader
David Fincher – The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button
Ron Howard – Frost/Nixon
Sam Mendes – Revolutionary Road
Best Screenplay – Motion Picture
The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button – Written by Eric Roth
Doubt – Written by John Patrick Shanley
Frost/Nixon – Written by Peter Morgan
The Reader – Written by David Hare
* Slumdog Millionaire – Written by Simon Beaufoy – WINNER
Best Original Score – Motion Picture
The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button – Composed by Alexandre Desplat
Changeling – Composed by Clint Eastwood
Defiance – Composed by James Newton Howard
* Slumdog Millionaire – Composed by A. R. Rahman – WINNER
Frost/Nixon – Composed by Hans Zimmer
Best Original Song – Motion Picture
“Down To Earth” – Wall-E
Music By: Peter Gabriel and Thomas Newman
Lyrics By: Peter Gabriel
“Gran Torino” – Gran Torino
Music By: Clint Eastwood, Jamie Cullum, Kyle Eastwood and Michael Stevens
Lyrics By: Jamie Cullum
“I Thought I Lost You” – Bolt
Music & Lyrics By: Miley Cyrus and Jeffrey Steele
“Once In A Lifetime” – Cadillac Records
Music & Lyrics By: Beyoncé Knowles, Amanda Ghost, Scott McFarmon, Ian Dench, James Dring and Jody Street
* “The Wrestler” – The Wrestler – WINNER
Music & Lyrics By: Bruce Springsteen
Best Television Series – Drama
Dexter (SHOWTIME)
House (FOX)
In Treatment (HBO)
* Mad Men (AMC) – WINNER
True Blood (HBO)
Best Performance by an Actress In A Television Series – Drama
Sally Field – Brothers & Sisters (ABC)
Mariska Hargitay – Law & Order
January Jones – Mad Men (AMC)
* Anna Paquin – True Blood (HBO) – WINNER
Kyra Sedgwick – The Closer (TNT)
Best Performance by an Actor In A Television Series – Drama
* Gabriel Byrne – In Treatment (HBO) – WINNER
Michael C. Hall – Dexter (SHOWTIME)
Jon Hamm – Mad Men (AMC)
Hugh Laurie – House (FOX)
Jonathan Rhys Meyers – The Tudors (SHOWTIME)
Best Television Series – Musical Or Comedy
* 30 Rock (NBC) – WINNER
Californication (SHOWTIME)
Entourage (HBO)
The Office (NBC)
Weeds (SHOWTIME)
Best Performance by an Actress In A Television Series – Musical Or Comedy
Christina Applegate – Samantha Who? (ABC)
America Ferrera – Ugly Betty (ABC)
* Tina Fey – 30 Rock (NBC) – WINNER
Debra Messing – The Starter Wife (USA)
Mary-Louise Parker – Weeds (SHOWTIME)
Best Performance by an Actor In A Television Series – Musical Or Comedy
* Alec Baldwin – 30 Rock (NBC) – WINNER
Steve Carell – The Office (NBC)
Kevin Connolly – Entourage (HBO)
David Duchovny – Californication (SHOWTIME)
Tony Shalhoub – Monk (USA)
Best Mini-Series Or Motion Picture Made for Television
A Raisin In The Sun (ABC)
Bernard And Doris (HBO)
Cranford (PBS)
* John Adams (HBO) – WINNER
Recount (HBO)
Best Performance by an Actress In A Mini-series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Judi Dench – Cranford (PBS)
Catherine Keener – An American Crime
* Laura Linney – John Adams (HBO) – WINNER
Shirley MacLaine – Coco Chanel
Susan Sarandon – Bernard And Doris (HBO)
Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Ralph Fiennes – Bernard And Doris (HBO)
* Paul Giamatti – John Adams (HBO) – WINNER
Kevin Spacey – Recount (HBO)
Kiefer Sutherland – 24 (FOX)
Tom Wilkinson – Recount (HBO)
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Eileen Atkins – Cranford (PBS)
* Laura Dern – Recount (HBO) – WINNER
Melissa George – In Treatment (HBO)
Rachel Griffiths – Brothers & Sisters (ABC)
Dianne Wiest – In Treatment (HBO)
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Neil Patrick Harris – How I Met Your Mother (CBS)
Denis Leary – Recount (HBO)
Jeremy Piven – Entourage (HBO)
Blair Underwood – In Treatment (HBO)
* Tom Wilkinson – John Adams (HBO) – WINNER
Photos: wenn.com
January 11th, 2009 at 10:21 pm
How sad. The only reason “Vicky Cristina Barcelona” won out over “Mamma Mia” was because of the Gay/Lesbian scene. “Mamma Mia” made you dance your seat. I hate that Hollywood votes like that.
Looks like Hollywood has caved…….
January 12th, 2009 at 12:46 am
Well, maybe it was actually because Mamma Mia, i dunno, SUCKED?
Who told you it was because of the gay scene?
January 12th, 2009 at 4:54 am
“Slumdog Millionaire” is only won because it features india and indian culture, if this movie features american/european culture, this movie never gets nominated and no one like this movie too. An undeserving win for “Vicky Christina Barcelona.” A deserving win for Colin Farrel, Mickey Rourke and Heath Ledger.
January 12th, 2009 at 6:36 pm
Actually it was probably because Mama Mia was terrible. I was really dissapointed.
December 1st, 2009 at 8:23 pm
Why does it matter. seriously im 13 and get over it