Who doesn’t love movies? The film industry feeds from our love of them: they provide entertainment and joy to millions of people around the world, and they can even manage to improve a gray day and put a smile on any face. They can make us think, love, laugh, cry, shake, and shout.
And when the award season comes, people make themselves a big pile of popcorn and sit alone, with their couples, and even with family or friends to enjoy the respective ceremonies. Who doesn’t love watching the Golden Globes, either online or via cable or satellite TV? We are, as a society, big fans of the Oscar, the Tonys, the Emmys, and any other trophy issuance night that let us comment on that actor’s hair or that actress’ beautiful dress. Oh, and their performances on the big and little screens as well!
Prestige and talent in the same night and venue
Prestige and talent in the same night and venueOne of the most prestigious accolades that an actor, actress, director, or screenwriter can receive is the Golden Globe. It is only surpassed by the Academy Awards (The Oscars) in worldwide recognition.
The Golden Globes are awards given by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association every year since 1944, and they represent accolades for the elite of the television and film industry, both American and international.
To be eligible for the Golden Globes award, the TV series, movie or documentary in question needs to premiere between January 1st and December 31 of the previous year. These recognitions are usually given in January as a part of a fancy, star-filled ceremony.
The most recent awards took place on The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California, on January 7, and it was the witness of the supremacy of “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri” in the movie department (with four awards) and of Big Little Lies on the TV side, also with four statuettes.
The next ceremony in the calendar will be the 76th Golden Globe Awards, which will recognize the best in film and television in 2018. It will be held on January 6, 2019. All productions from 2018 will be eligible for participation.
Golden Globe’s categories
Motion picture awards
- Best Motion Picture – Drama: since 1943 (separated in 1951)
- Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy: since 1951
- Best Director: since 1943
- Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama: since 1943 (separated in 1951)
- Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy: since 1951
- Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama: since 1943 (separated in 1951)
- Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy: since 1951
- Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture: since 1943
- Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture: since 1943
- Best Screenplay: since 1947
- Best Original Score: since 1947
- Best Original Song: since 1961
- Best Foreign Language Film: since 1948
- Best Animated Feature Film: since 2006
- Cecil B. DeMille Award for Lifetime Achievement in Motion Pictures: since 1951
Television awards
- Best Drama Series: since 1962
- Best Comedy Series: since 1962
- Best Actor in a Television Drama Series: since 1961
- Best Actor in a Television Comedy Series: since 1961
- Best Actress in a Television Drama Series: since 1961
- Best Actress in a Television Comedy Series: since 1961
- Best Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television: since 1971
- Best Actor in a Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television: since 1981
- Best Actress in a Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television: since 1981
- Best Supporting Actor in a Series, Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television: since 1970
- Best Supporting Actress in a Series, Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television: since 1970
Actors with the most nominations (film)
Actor/Actress                                 Total nominations                                       Total awards
Meryl Streep                                                  29                                                                     7
Jack Nicholson                                               17                                                                     6
Jack Lemmon                                                 16                                                                     3
Shirley MacLaine                                          15                                                                     4
Al Pacino                                                         14                                                                     2
Leonardo DiCaprio                                       11                                                                     3
Dustin Hoffman                                             11                                                                     3
Nicole Kidman                                               10                                                                     3
Jane Fonda                                                     10                                                               Â