66th Golden Globe Awards

2009 edition of the Golden Globe Awards

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The 66th Golden Globe Awards, honoring the best in film and television of 2008, was broadcast on January 11, 2009, from the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California, United States on the NBC television network. The broadcast was watched by approximately 14.6 million viewers with a rating of 4.9/12. The ceremony returned after the previous year's ceremony was canceled due to the Writers Guild of America strike. The nominations were announced on December 12, 2008.

Winners and nominees

Paul Giamatti, Best Actor in a Miniseries or Television Film winner

These are the nominees for the 66th Golden Globe Awards. Winners are listed at the top of each list.^[1]^[2]

Film

Best Motion Picture
Drama	Musical or Comedy
Slumdog Millionaire The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Frost/Nixon The Reader Revolutionary Road	Vicky Cristina Barcelona Burn After Reading Happy-Go-Lucky In Bruges Mamma Mia!
Acting
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama	Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama
*Mickey Rourke – The Wrestler* as Randy "The Ram" Robinson** Leonardo DiCaprio – Revolutionary Road as Frank Wheeler Frank Langella – Frost/Nixon as Richard Nixon Brad Pitt – The Curious Case of Benjamin Button as Benjamin Button Sean Penn – Milk as Harvey Milk	Kate Winslet – Revolutionary Road as April Wheeler Anne Hathaway – Rachel Getting Married as Kym Angelina Jolie – Changeling as Christine Collins Meryl Streep – Doubt as Sister Aloysius Beauvier Kristin Scott Thomas – I've Loved You So Long (Il y a longtemps que je t'aime) as Juliette Fontaine
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy	Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
Colin Farrell – In Bruges as Ray Javier Bardem – Vicky Cristina Barcelona as Juan Antonio Gonzalo James Franco – Pineapple Express as Saul Silver Brendan Gleeson – In Bruges as Ken Dustin Hoffman – Last Chance Harvey as Harvey Shine	Sally Hawkins – Happy-Go-Lucky as Pauline "Poppy" Cross Rebecca Hall – Vicky Cristina Barcelona as Vicky Frances McDormand – Burn After Reading as Linda Litzke Meryl Streep – Mamma Mia! as Donna Sheridan Emma Thompson – Last Chance Harvey as Kate Walker
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture	Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
Heath Ledger – The Dark Knight as The Joker (posthumous) Tom Cruise – Tropic Thunder as Les Grossman Robert Downey Jr. – Tropic Thunder as Kirk Lazarus Ralph Fiennes – The Duchess as William Cavendish, 5th Duke of Devonshire Philip Seymour Hoffman – Doubt as Father Brendan Flynn	Kate Winslet – The Reader as Hanna Schmitz Amy Adams – Doubt as Sister James Penélope Cruz – Vicky Cristina Barcelona as María Elena Viola Davis – Doubt as Mrs. Miller Marisa Tomei – The Wrestler as Cassidy
Best Director – Motion Picture	Best Screenplay – 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	Slumdog Millionaire – Simon Beaufoy The Curious Case of Benjamin Button – Eric Roth Doubt – John Patrick Shanley Frost/Nixon – Peter Morgan The Reader – David Hare
Best Original Song – Motion Picture	Best Original Score – Motion Picture
"The Wrestler" (performed by Bruce Springsteen) – The Wrestler "Down to Earth" (performed by Peter Gabriel) – WALL-E "Gran Torino" (performed by Jamie Cullum) – Gran Torino "I Thought I Lost You" (performed By Miley Cyrus and John Travolta) – Bolt "Once in a Lifetime" (performed by Beyoncé Knowles) – Cadillac Records	Slumdog Millionaire – A. R. Rahman Changeling – Clint Eastwood The Curious Case of Benjamin Button – Alexandre Desplat Defiance – James Newton Howard Frost/Nixon – Hans Zimmer
Best Foreign Language Film	Best Animated Feature Film
Waltz with Bashir (Vals im Bashir) • Israel The Baader Meinhof Complex (Der Baader Meinhof Komplex) • Germany Everlasting Moments (Maria Larssons eviga ögonblick) • Sweden/Denmark Gomorrah (Gomorra) • Italy I've Loved You So Long (Il y a longtemps que je t'aime) • France	WALL-E Bolt Kung Fu Panda

Television

Best Television Series
Drama	Musical or Comedy
Mad Men (AMC) Dexter (Showtime) House (Fox) In Treatment (HBO) True Blood (HBO)	30 Rock (NBC) Californication (Showtime) Entourage (HBO) The Office (NBC) Weeds (Showtime)
Best Performance in a Television Series – Drama
Actor	Actress
*Gabriel Byrne – In Treatment* (HBO) as Dr. Paul Weston** Michael C. Hall – Dexter (Showtime) as Dexter Morgan Jon Hamm – Mad Men (AMC) as Don Draper Hugh Laurie – House (Fox) as Dr. Gregory House Jonathan Rhys Meyers – The Tudors (Showtime) as Henry VIII of England	*Anna Paquin – True Blood* (HBO) as Sookie Stackhouse** Sally Field – Brothers & Sisters (ABC) as Nora Walker Mariska Hargitay – Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (NBC) as Det. Olivia Benson January Jones – Mad Men (AMC) as Betty Draper Kyra Sedgwick – The Closer (TNT) as Deputy Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson
Best Performance in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy
Actor	Actress
*Alec Baldwin – 30 Rock* (NBC) as Jack Donaghy** Steve Carell – The Office (NBC) as Michael Scott Kevin Connolly – Entourage (HBO) as Eric Murphy David Duchovny – Californication (Showtime) as Hank Moody Tony Shalhoub – Monk (USA Network) as Adrian Monk	*Tina Fey – 30 Rock* (NBC) as Liz Lemon** Christina Applegate – Samantha Who? (ABC) as Samantha "Sam" Newly America Ferrera – Ugly Betty (ABC) as Betty Suarez Debra Messing – The Starter Wife (USA Network) as Molly Kagan Mary-Louise Parker – Weeds (Showtime) as Nancy Botwin
Best Performance in a Miniseries or Television Film
Actor	Actress
*Paul Giamatti – John Adams* (HBO) as John Adams** Ralph Fiennes – Bernard and Doris (HBO) as Bernard Lafferty Kevin Spacey – Recount (HBO) as Ron Klain Kiefer Sutherland – 24: Redemption (Fox) as Jack Bauer Tom Wilkinson – Recount (HBO) as James Baker	*Laura Linney – John Adams* (HBO) as Abigail Adams** Catherine Keener – An American Crime (Showtime) as Gertrude Baniszewski Shirley MacLaine – Coco Chanel (Lifetime) as Coco Chanel Susan Sarandon – Bernard and Doris (HBO) as Doris Duke Judi Dench – Cranford (PBS) as Matilda "Matty" Jenkyns
Best Supporting Performance in a Series, Miniseries or Television Film
Supporting Actor	Supporting Actress
*Tom Wilkinson – John Adams* (HBO) as Benjamin Franklin** Neil Patrick Harris – How I Met Your Mother (CBS) as Barney Stinson Denis Leary – Recount (HBO) as Michael Whouley Jeremy Piven – Entourage (HBO) as Ari Gold Blair Underwood – In Treatment (HBO) as Alex Prince	*Laura Dern – Recount* (HBO) as Katherine Harris** Eileen Atkins – Cranford (PBS) as Deborah Jenkyns Melissa George – In Treatment (HBO) as Laura Hill Rachel Griffiths – Brothers & Sisters (ABC) as Sarah Walker Dianne Wiest – In Treatment (HBO) as Gina
Best Miniseries or Television Film
John Adams (HBO) Bernard and Doris (HBO) Cranford (PBS) A Raisin in the Sun (ABC) Recount (HBO)

Awards breakdown

The following films and programs received multiple nominations:

Films

Nominations	Film
5	The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
	Doubt
	Frost/Nixon
4	The Reader
	Revolutionary Road
	Slumdog Millionaire
	Vicky Cristina Barcelona
3	In Bruges
3	The Wrestler
2	Bolt
	Burn After Reading
	Changeling
	Happy-Go-Lucky
	I've Loved You So Long (II y a longtemps que je t'aime)
	Last Chance Harvey
	Mamma Mia!
	Tropic Thunder
	WALL-E

Television

Nominations	Series
5	In Treatment
5	Recount
4	John Adams
3	30 Rock
	Bernard and Doris
	Entourage
	Mad Men
2	Brothers & Sisters
	Californication
	Dexter
	House
	The Office
	True Blood
	Weeds

The following films and programs received multiple wins:

Film

Wins	Film
4	Slumdog Millionaire
2	The Wrestler

Television

Wins	Series
4	John Adams
3	30 Rock

Ceremony

Presenters

Cecil B. DeMille Award

Steven Spielberg

Miss Golden Globe

Rumer Willis (daughter of Bruce Willis & Demi Moore)

Note: Heath Ledger's award was accepted on his behalf by director of The Dark Knight, Chris Nolan.

References

^ Silverman, Stephen (2008-12-11). "Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt Score Golden Globe Nods". People. Archived from the original on 2022-02-23. Retrieved 2022-03-26.
^ "Nominations & Winners". Golden Globes. Archived from the original on 16 December 2008. Retrieved 2008-12-12.