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Golden Globe Award
Awarded for Best in film and television programs
Presented by Hollywood Foreign Press Association
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First awarded 1944
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The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and television programs, given out each year during a formal dinner. A television program (US television programme (UK or television show (U Hollywood Foreign Press Association ( HFPA) is an Organization comprised of Journalists who cover the United States Film industry The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A television program (US television programme (UK or television show (U The awards have been run as a fundraiser since 1944 by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA). Hollywood Foreign Press Association ( HFPA) is an Organization comprised of Journalists who cover the United States Film industry They are a major part of the film industry's "awards season" which culminates each year with the Oscars and Screen Actors Guild Awards. "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. The Screen Actors Guild Awards are an annual award given by the Screen Actors Guild (SAG to recognize outstanding performances by members

The broadcast of the Golden Globe Awards generally ranks as the third most-watched awards show each year, behind only the Oscars and Grammys, and film studios solicit support from HFPA members and mention nominations and awards in their advertisements. "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. The Grammy Awards (originally called the Gramophone Awards)—or Grammys —are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences The Golden Globe's similar British equivalent, considered equal in prestige, is the BAFTA. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA is a British charity that hosts annual awards shows for film television television craft video games and forms of animation

The Golden Globes are awarded early in the year, based on votes from (as of 2005) 86 mostly part-time 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. "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. Unlike the Oscars, the Grammys, and the Emmys, 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 presenter every year who introduces the ceremony at the beginning of the broadcast. The Screen Actors Guild Awards are an annual award given by the Screen Actors Guild (SAG to recognize outstanding performances by members Meryl Streep and Jack Nicholson hold the record for most Golden Globe wins with 6 each. Mary Louise "Meryl" Streep (born June 22, 1949) is an award-winning American Actress who has worked in Theatre, John Joseph "Jack" Nicholson (born April 22 1937) is an American Actor, internationally renowned for his often dark-themed portrayals Jack Lemmon holds the record for most nominations with 22, and Meryl Streep is second with 21. John Uhler "Jack" Lemmon III (February 8 1925 &ndash June 27 2001 was an American Actor known principally for his comedic roles Mary Louise "Meryl" Streep (born June 22, 1949) is an award-winning American Actress who has worked in Theatre,

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History

The first Golden Globes Awards were held in 1944 at the 20th Century Fox studios. It has since been held annually, at various locations throughout the next decade, notably the Beverly Hills Hotel, Hollywood Knickerbocker Club and the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel. The Beverly Hills Hotel is a Hotel in Beverly Hills, CA, at 9641 Sunset Boulevard. The Roosevelt Hotel is a historic Spanish-style Hotel located at 7000 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood California. 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 1952, the official name of the award thus became the Cecil B. Cecil Blount DeMille ( August 12, 1881 – January 21, 1959) was an Academy Award -winning American Film director DeMille Award. The award was then first presented to Walt Disney the following year. Walter Elias Disney (December 5 1901 – December 15 1966 was a multiple Academy Award -winning American Film producer, director, Screenwriter

The awards at the ceremony had typically been presented by journalists who were part of the association. However at the 1958 Golden Globes which was the first year of local telecast, in an impromptu action, Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, and Sammy Davis, Jr. collectively known as the Rat Pack took flight to the stage, allegedly taking over the presenting with whiskey and cigarettes on hand. Francis Albert "Frank" Sinatra (December 12 1915 &ndash May 14 1998 was an American singer and actor Dean Martin (born Dino Paul Crocetti; June 7 1917 &ndash December 25 1995 was an American Singer, Film Actor, television personality Samuel George “Sammy” Davis Jr (8 December 1925 &ndash 16 May 1990 was an American Entertainer. The Rat Pack was a group of popular entertainers most active between the mid-1950s and mid-1960s The action was met with great delight of the audience. The next year the association asked them to present the awards.

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 and Donna Douglas. Miss Golden Globe (also Mr Golden Globe) is an annual title awarded by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. Donna Douglas (born September 26, 1933) is a Louisiana -born American Character actress and Real estate In 1964, national telecast was distributed through a special segment on The Andy Williams Show. The Andy Williams Show was a television Variety show which ran from 1959 to 1971 (alternating during the summer of 1970 with Andy Williams Presents Ray Stevens

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. The Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature Film was awarded for the first time in 2007 at the 64th Annual Golden Globe Awards to the Pixar film Cars 64th Golden [1]

2008 disruption

On January 7, 2008 it was announced that, due to the 2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike, the 65th Annual Golden Globe Awards would not be telecast live. Events 1325 - Alfonso IV becomes King of Portugal. 1558 - France takes Calais, the last continental 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common The 2007&ndash2008 Writers Guild of America strike, or more commonly known as the Writers' Strike was a strike by the Writers Guild of America East 65th Golden The ceremony was faced with a threat by striking writers to picket the event and by actors threatening to boycott the ceremony rather than cross picket lines. The Hollywood Foreign Press Association was forced to adopt another approach for the broadcast.

NBC originally had exclusive broadcast rights to the ceremonies, but on January 11 HFPA President Jorge Camara announced there would be no restrictions placed on media outlets covering the January 13 press conference announcing the winners at 6:00pm PST [2]. The National Broadcasting Company ( NBC) is an American Television network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's As a result, E!, CNN, the TV Guide Network, and KNBC-TV, the network's Los Angeles affiliate, aired the 31-minute event emanating from the Grand Ballroom of the Beverly Hilton Hotel live, leaving NBC to fill the hour from 9:00 - 10:00pm ET with announcements made after-the-fact by Access Hollywood hosts Billy Bush and Nancy O'Dell [3] (see results: Golden Globe winners). E! Entertainment Television (or simply E!) is an American Cable television and Direct broadcast satellite network Cable News Network, usually referred to by its Initialism CNN, is a major English language Television network founded in 1980 by Ted Turner TV Guide Network (formerly known as TV Guide Channel, Prevue Channel and Prevue Guide) is a Cable network produced by Macrovision KNBC, channel 4 is an owned-and-operated television station of the NBC Television Network and the westcoast flagship station of NBC licensed to Los Angeles Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West Access Hollywood is a weekday Television entertainment news program covering events and celebrities in the entertainment industry William Hall "Billy" Bush (born October 13 1971) was the chief host/announcer of the syndicated NBC Universal TV show Nancy Humphries O'Dell (born February 25, 1966) is an American Television host and entertainment Journalist. List of Golden Globe Award ceremoniesA list of Golden Globe winners in the comedy program drama program and lead actors categories (both motion picture and television awards

The remaining hours of programming set aside for the ceremonies by the network were filled with a special two-hour edition of Dateline hosted by Matt Lauer that included film clips, interviews with some of the nominees, and commentary from comedienne Kathy Griffin and the panelists from Football Night in America. A dateline is a short piece of text included in News articles that describes where and when the story was written or filed though the date is often omitted Matthew Todd Lauer ( December 30, 1957) is an American television personality best known as the host of NBC 's The Today Show A comedian or comic is a person who seeks to entertain an audience primarily by making them laugh Kathleen "Kathy" Griffin (born November 4, 1960 though not gay herself Griffin has been a voice actress and a Red carpet commentator Football Night in America is the studio show preceding NBC 's broadcasts of Sunday night and Wild Card Saturday National Football League

Award categories

Motion picture awards:

Television awards: Awarded since 1956

Retired awards:

See also

References

  1. ^ Ball, Ryan. The Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year - Actor originated in 1948 40th Golden The Golden Globe Award for New Star Of The Year - Actress originated in 1948 This is a list of Golden Globe Awards ceremonies. List of Golden Globe Award ceremoniesA list of Golden Globe winners in the comedy program drama program and lead actors categories (both motion picture and television awards This is an (incomplete list of films that won one or more Golden Globe Awards. 65th Golden "Golden Globes in Toon for ’07", Animation Magazine, 2006-01-30. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1648 - Eighty Years' War: The Treaty of Münster is signed ending the conflict between the Netherlands and Spain Retrieved on 2006-06-13. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1525 - Martin Luther marries Katharina von Bora, against the Celibacy rule decreed by the Roman Catholic Church for  
  2. ^ HFPA press release
  3. ^ "The Watcher - All TV, all the time | Chicago Tribune" Chicago Tribune, 2008, webpage: chicagotribune-golden-globes. The Chicago Tribune is a major daily Newspaper based in Chicago, Illinois, United States, and owned by the Tribune Company
  4. ^ Listing of Henrietta Award winners

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