66th Annual Golden Globe Award Nominations and Winners
Nominations for the 66th Annual Golden Globe Awards were revealed Thursday, December 11, 2008 by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. Winners were announced Sunday, January 11, 2009 at the Beverly Hilton hotel, produced by Dick Clark Productions in association with the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. Here is a complete list of nominations and winners (in bold):
Cecil B. DeMille Award
Steven Spielberg
Best Motion Picture – Drama
The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button – Warner Bros. Pictures and Paramount Pictures; Warner Bros. Pictures and Paramount Pictures
Frost/Nixon – Imagine Entertainment, Working Title, Studio Canal; Universal Pictures
The Reader – Mirage Enterprises; The Weinstein Company
Revolutionary Road – An Evamere Entertainment BBC Films Neal Street Production; DreamWorks Pictures in Association with BBC Films and Paramount Vantage
Slumdog Millionaire – Fox Searchlight Pictures and Warner Bros.; Fox Searchlight Pictures and Warner Bros.
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
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
Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy
Burn After Reading – Working Title/Releasing Company; Focus Features in association with Studio Canal
Happy-Go-Lucky – Summit Entertainment, Film4, Ingenious Film Partners, Miramax Films; Miramax Films
In Bruges – Blueprint Pictures; Focus Features
Mamma Mia! – Relativity Media, Playtone, Littlestar; Universal Pictures
Vicky Cristina Barcelona – Mediapro; The Weinstein Company
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - 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 Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - 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 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
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
Best Animated Feature Film
Bolt – Walt Disney Pictures; Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
Kung Fu Panda – DreamWorks Animation SKG; Paramount Pictures
Wall-E – Walt Disney Pictures and Pixar Animation Studios; Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
Best Foreign Language Film
The Baader Meinhof Complex – (Germany) (DER BAADER MEINHOF KOMPLEX) Constantin Film Produktion GmbH; Summit Entertainment, LLC
Everlasting Moments – (Sweden, Denmark) (MARIA LARSSONS EVIGA ÖGONBLICK) Final Cut Productions Aps; IFC Films
Gomorrah – (Italy) (GOMORRA) Fandango; IFC Films
I've Loved You So Long – (France) (IL Y A LONGTEMPS QUE JE T''AIME) UGC YM/UGC Images/France 3 Cinema/Integral Film; Sony Pictures Classics
Waltz With Bashir – (Israel) Bridgit Folman Film Gang/Les Films D'Ici/Razor Films/Arte France/ITVS International; Sony Pictures Classics
Best Director - Motion Picture
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 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
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
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 – Music & Lyrics By: Bruce Springsteen
Best Television Series – Drama
Dexter - (SHOWTIME)
House - (FOX) Heel and Toe Films, Shore Z Productions and Bad Hat Harry Productions in association with Universal Media Studios
In Treatment - (HBO) Sheleg, Closest To The Hole Productions and Leverage in association with HBO Entertainment
Mad Men - (AMC) Lionsgate
True Blood - (HBO) Your Face Goes Here Productions in association with HBO Entertainment
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)
Kyra Sedgwick – The Closer (TNT)
Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Drama
Gabriel Byrne – In Treatment (HBO)
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) Universal Media Studios in association with Broadway Video and Little Stranger Inc.
Californication - (SHOWTIME) Showtime Presents in association with Aggressive Mediocrity, and Then…, Twilight Time Films
Entourage - (HBO) Leverage and Closest to the Hole Productions in association with HBO Entertainment
The Office - (NBC) Deedle Dee Productions/Reveille/NBC Universal Television Studio; NBC
Weeds - (SHOWTIME) Showtime/Lionsgate Television/Tilted Productions, Inc.; 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)
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)
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) – Sony Pictures Television, Storyline Entertainment, and Bad Boy Worldwide Entertainment
Bernard And Doris (HBO) – Trigger Street Independent Productions in association with Little Bird and Chicago Films and HBO Films
Cranford (PBS) – A Co-Production of BBC and WGBH Boston.
John Adams (HBO)– Playtone in association with HBO Films
Recount (HBO) – Spring Creek/Mirage Productions in association with Trigger Street Productions, Everyman Pictures and HBO Films
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)
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)
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)
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)






