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SummaryThe Golden Globe Awards are given annually, during a formal ceremony and dinner, telecast to more than 150 countries world-wide, to recognize outstanding achievements in the entertainment industry, both domestic and foreign, and to focus wide public attention upon the best in motion pictures and television. The awards have enabled the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) to donate millions of dollars to entertainment-related charities, as well as funding scholarships and other programs for future film and television professionals. The ceremony forms a major part of the film industry's "awards season", which culminates each year with the Oscars and the Screen Actors Guild Awards.

The broadcast of the Golden Globe Awards generally ranks as the third most-watched awards show each year, behind only the Oscars and the Grammy Awards. Film studios solicit support from HFPA members and mention the nominations and awards in their advertisements.

The Golden Globes are awarded every January, based on votes from around ninety (as of 2008), international journalists living in Hollywood and affiliated with media outside of the United States. Unlike the Academy Awards, for which the eligibility period begins January 1, the eligibility period for the Golden Globe Awards begins October 1. Unlike the Oscars, the Grammys and the Emmy Awards, the Golden Globe Awards is one of two major Hollywood awards ceremonies, the other being the Screen Actors Guild Awards, that does not have a regular host; there is a different presenter every year, who introduces the ceremony at the beginning of the broadcast. Meryl Streep, Angela Lansbury and Jack Nicholson hold the record for the most Golden Globe wins with six each. Meryl Streep holds the record for most nominations with twenty-three and Jack Lemmon is second with twenty-two. However, including special awards, such as the Henrietta Award - World Film Favorite Actor/Actress or Cecil B. DeMille Award, Barbra Streisand would win with 11 awards and behind her, Jack Nicholson, with seven.

History

The first Golden Globe Awards were held in 1940, at the 20th Century Fox studios. It has since been held annually, at various locations throughout the next decade, notably the Beverly Hills Hotel, "? Club" and the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel. It was during the early stages of the 1950s that the Hollywood Foreign Press Association made the decision to establish a special award that recognizes outstanding contributions to the entertainment industry. To give importance to the award and recognize its subject as an international figure in the entertainment industry, the award was presented to Cecil B. DeMille in 1950, the official name of the award thus became the Cecil B. DeMille Award.

In 1963 the Miss Golden Globe concept was introduced, in its inaugural year; there were two Miss Golden Globes, one for film and one for television, respectively: Eva Six, of Beach Party and Operation Bikini, and Donna Douglas. In 1964, national telecast was distributed through a special segment on The Andy Williams Show.

Indicating the impact that animated films have had on the industry, in early 2006, the Hollywood Foreign Press announced that a Golden Globe would be awarded for the Best Animated Feature starting in 2006 at the 64th Annual Golden Globe Awards

Award categories

Motion picture awards

  • Best Motion Picture - Drama
  • Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy
  • Best Director - Motion Picture
  • Best Actor - Motion Picture Drama
  • Best Actor - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy
  • Best Actress - Motion Picture Drama
  • Best Actress - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy
  • Best Supporting Actor - Motion Picture
  • Best Supporting Actress - Motion Picture
  • Best Screenplay
  • Best Original Score
  • Best Original Song
  • Best Foreign Language Film
  • Best Animated Feature Film (2006-present)
  • Cecil B. DeMille Award for Lifetime Achievement in Motion Pictures

Television awards

Awarded since 1956:

  • Best Drama
  • Best Musical or Comedy
  • Best Actor in a Television Drama Series
  • Best Actor in a Television Musical or Comedy
  • Best Actress in a Television Drama Series
  • Best Actress in a Television Musical or Comedy
  • Best Mini-Series or Motion Picture made for Television
  • Best Actor in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture made for Television
  • Best Actress in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture made for Television
  • Best Supporting Actor in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture made for Television
  • Best Supporting Actress in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture made for Television

Retired awards

  • Best Documentary Film • Last awarded in 1977 at the 34th Golden Globe Awards
  • Best English-Language Foreign Film This award allowed British films, such as Laurence Olivier's Hamlet, which was of course made in English, to be given their own category
  • New Star of the Year - Actor • Last awarded in 1983 at the 40th Golden Globe Awards
  • New Star of the Year - Actress • Last awarded in 1983 at the 40th Golden Globe Awards
  • Henrietta Award (World Film Favorite - Female) • Awarded from 1950 to 1979[5]
  • Henrietta Award (World Film Favorite - Male) • Awarded from 1950 to 1979

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