# 63rd Golden Globe Awards

The 63rd Golden Globe Awards, honoring the best in film and television for 2005, were presented on January 16, 2006, at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, in Los Angeles, California. The nominations were announced on December 13, 2005.
The ceremony aired on Monday rather than its traditional Sunday after the previous year ceremony's ratings were negatively impacted by the popularity of Desperate Housewives.

## Winners and nominees

These are the nominees for the 63rd Golden Globe Awards. Winners are listed at the top of each list.

### Film

Best Motion Picture :
| Drama | Musical or Comedy |
| Brokeback Mountain The Constant Gardener Good Night, and Good Luck. A History of Violence Match Point | Walk the Line Mrs Henderson Presents Pride & Prejudice The Producers The Squid and the Whale |
| Best Performance in a Motion Picture – Drama ||
| Actor | Actress |
| Philip Seymour Hoffman – Capote as Truman Capote Russell Crowe – Cinderella Man as James J. Braddock Terrence Howard – Hustle & Flow as DJay Heath Ledger – Brokeback Mountain as Ennis Del Mar David Strathairn – Good Night, and Good Luck. as Edward R. Murrow | Felicity Huffman – Transamerica as Sabrina "Bree" Osbourne Maria Bello – A History of Violence as Edie Stall Gwyneth Paltrow – Proof as Catherine Llewellyn Charlize Theron – North Country as Josey Aimes Ziyi Zhang – Memoirs of a Geisha as Chiyo Sakamoto / Sayuri Nitta |
| Best Performance in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy ||
| Actor | Actress |
| Joaquin Phoenix – Walk the Line as Johnny Cash Pierce Brosnan – The Matador as Julian Noble Jeff Daniels – The Squid and the Whale as Bernard Berkman Johnny Depp – Charlie and the Chocolate Factory as Willy Wonka Nathan Lane – The Producers as Max Bialystock Cillian Murphy – Breakfast on Pluto as Patrick / Patricia "Kitten" Braden | Reese Witherspoon – Walk the Line as June Carter Cash Judi Dench – Mrs Henderson Presents as Laura Henderson Keira Knightley – Pride & Prejudice as Elizabeth Bennet Laura Linney – The Squid and the Whale as Joan Berkman Sarah Jessica Parker – The Family Stone as Meredith Morton |
| Best Supporting Performance in a Motion Picture – Drama, Musical or Comedy ||
| Supporting Actor | Supporting Actress |
| George Clooney – Syriana as Bob Barnes Matt Dillon – Crash as Officer John Ryan Will Ferrell – The Producers as Franz Liebkind Paul Giamatti – Cinderella Man as Joe Gould Bob Hoskins – Mrs Henderson Presents as Vivian Van Damm | Rachel Weisz – The Constant Gardener as Tessa Quayle Scarlett Johansson – Match Point as Nola Rice Shirley MacLaine – In Her Shoes as Ella Hirsch Frances McDormand – North Country as Glory Dodge Michelle Williams – Brokeback Mountain as Alma Beers Del Mar |
| Best Director | Best Screenplay |
| Ang Lee – Brokeback Mountain Woody Allen – Match Point George Clooney – Good Night, and Good Luck. Peter Jackson – King Kong Fernando Meirelles – The Constant Gardener Steven Spielberg – Munich | Larry McMurtry and Diana Ossana – Brokeback Mountain Woody Allen – Match Point George Clooney and Grant Heslov – Good Night, and Good Luck. Paul Haggis and Bobby Moresco – Crash Tony Kushner and Eric Roth – Munich |
| Best Original Score | Best Original Song |
| John Williams – Memoirs of a Geisha Alexandre Desplat – Syriana Harry Gregson-Williams – The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe James Newton Howard – King Kong Gustavo Santaolalla – Brokeback Mountain | "A Love That Will Never Grow Old" (Gustavo Santaolalla and Bernie Taupin) – Brokeback Mountain "Christmas in Love" (Tony Renis and Marva Jan Marrow) – Christmas in Love "There's Nothing Like a Show on Broadway" (Mel Brooks) – The Producers "Travelin' Thru" (Dolly Parton) – Transamerica "Wunderkind" (Alanis Morissette) – The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe |
| Best Foreign Language Film ||
| Paradise Now (Palestine) Kung Fu Hustle (China) Merry Christmas (Joyeux Noël) (France) The Promise (China) Tsotsi (South Africa) ||
The following films received multiple nominations:
| Nominations | Title |
| 7 | Brokeback Mountain |
| 4 | Good Night, and Good Luck. |
| 4 | Match Point |
| 4 | The Producers |
| 3 | The Constant Gardener |
| 3 | Mrs Henderson Presents |
| 3 | The Squid and the Whale |
| 3 | Walk the Line |
| 2 | The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe |
| 2 | Cinderella Man |
| 2 | Crash |
| 2 | A History of Violence |
| 2 | King Kong |
| 2 | Memoirs of a Geisha |
| 2 | Munich |
| 2 | North Country |
| 2 | Pride & Prejudice |
| 2 | Syriana |
| 2 | Transamerica |
The following films received multiple wins:
| Wins | Film |
| 4 | Brokeback Mountain |
| 3 | Walk the Line |

### Television

Best Series :
| Drama | Musical or Comedy |
| Lost (ABC) Commander in Chief (ABC) Grey's Anatomy (ABC) Prison Break (Fox) Rome (HBO) | Desperate Housewives (ABC) Curb Your Enthusiasm (HBO) Entourage (HBO) Everybody Hates Chris (UPN) My Name Is Earl (NBC) Weeds (Showtime) |
| Best Performance in a Television Series – Drama ||
| Actor | Actress |
| Hugh Laurie – House (Fox) as Dr. Gregory House Patrick Dempsey – Grey's Anatomy (ABC) as Dr. Derek Shepherd Matthew Fox – Lost (ABC) as Jack Shephard Wentworth Miller – Prison Break (Fox) as Michael Scofield Kiefer Sutherland – 24 (Fox) as Jack Bauer | Geena Davis – Commander in Chief (ABC) as President Mackenzie Allen Patricia Arquette – Medium (NBC) as Allison DuBois Glenn Close – The Shield (FX) as Capt. Monica Rawling Kyra Sedgwick – The Closer (TNT) as Deputy Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson Polly Walker – Rome (HBO) as Atia of the Julii |
| Best Performance in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy ||
| Actor | Actress |
| Steve Carell – The Office (NBC) as Michael Scott Zach Braff – Scrubs (NBC) as Dr. John "J.D." Dorian Larry David – Curb Your Enthusiasm (HBO) as Larry David Jason Lee – My Name Is Earl (NBC) as Earl Hickey Charlie Sheen – Two and a Half Men (CBS) as Charlie Harper | Mary-Louise Parker – Weeds (Showtime) as Nancy Botwin Marcia Cross – Desperate Housewives (ABC) as Bree Van de Kamp Teri Hatcher – Desperate Housewives (ABC) as Susan Mayer Felicity Huffman – Desperate Housewives (ABC) as Lynette Scavo Eva Longoria – Desperate Housewives (ABC) as Gabrielle Solis |
| Best Performance in a Miniseries or Television Film ||
| Actor | Actress |
| Jonathan Rhys Meyers – Elvis (CBS) as Elvis Presley Kenneth Branagh – Warm Springs (HBO) as Franklin D. Roosevelt Ed Harris – Empire Falls (HBO) as Miles Roby Bill Nighy – The Girl in the Café (HBO) as Lawrence Donald Sutherland – Human Trafficking (Lifetime) as Agent Bill Meehan | S. Epatha Merkerson – Lackawanna Blues (HBO) as Rachel "Nanny" Crosby Halle Berry – Their Eyes Were Watching God (ABC) as Janie Crawford Kelly Macdonald – The Girl in the Café (HBO) as Gina Cynthia Nixon – Warm Springs (HBO) as Eleanor Roosevelt Mira Sorvino – Human Trafficking (Lifetime) as Agent Kate Morozov / Katya Morozova |
| Best Supporting Performance in a Series, Miniseries or Television Film ||
| Supporting Actor | Supporting Actress |
| Paul Newman – Empire Falls (HBO) as Max Roby Naveen Andrews – Lost (ABC) as Sayid Jarrah Jeremy Piven – Entourage (HBO) as Ari Gold Randy Quaid – Elvis (CBS) as Colonel Tom Parker Donald Sutherland – Commander in Chief (ABC) as Speaker of the House Nathan Templeton | Sandra Oh – Grey's Anatomy (ABC) as Dr. Cristina Yang Candice Bergen – Boston Legal (ABC) as Shirley Schmidt Camryn Manheim – Elvis (CBS) as Gladys Presley Elizabeth Perkins – Weeds (Showtime) as Celia Hodes Joanne Woodward – Empire Falls (HBO) as Francine Whiting |
| Best Miniseries or Television Film ||
| Empire Falls (HBO) Into the West (TNT) Lackawanna Blues (HBO) Sleeper Cell (Showtime) Viva Blackpool (BBC America) Warm Springs (HBO) ||
The following programs received multiple nominations:
| Nominations | Title |
| 5 | Desperate Housewives |
| 4 | Empire Falls |
| 3 | Commander in Chief |
| 3 | Elvis |
| 3 | Grey's Anatomy |
| 3 | Lost |
| 3 | Warm Springs |
| 3 | Weeds |
| 2 | Curb Your Enthusiasm |
| 2 | Entourage |
| 2 | The Girl in the Café |
| 2 | Human Trafficking |
| 2 | Lackawanna Blues |
| 2 | My Name Is Earl |
| 2 | Prison Break |
| 2 | Rome |
The following films and programs received multiple wins:
| Wins | Series |
| 2 | Empire Falls |

## Ceremony
### Presenters

* Jessica Alba
* Pamela Anderson
* Eric Bana
* Drew Barrymore
* Kate Beckinsale
* Adrien Brody
* Mariah Carey
* Penélope Cruz
* Rosario Dawson
* Catherine Deneuve
* Leonardo DiCaprio
* Matt Dillon
* Josh Duhamel
* Clint Eastwood
* Colin Firth
* Harrison Ford
* Jamie Foxx
* Melanie Griffith
* Teri Hatcher
* Sean Hayes
* Jill Hennessy
* Evangeline Lilly
* Virginia Madsen
* Jesse L. Martin
* Matthew McConaughey
* Eric McCormack
* Tim McGraw
* Julian McMahon
* Ian McShane
* Debra Messing
* Mandy Moore
* Megan Mullally
* Gwyneth Paltrow
* Sarah Jessica Parker
* William Petersen
* Natalie Portman
* Dennis Quaid
* Queen Latifah
* Tim Robbins
* Chris Rock
* Emmy Rossum
* Brandon Routh
* Nicollette Sheridan
* Hilary Swank
* Emma Thompson
* John Travolta
* Denzel Washington
* Luke Wilson
* Renee Zellweger

### Cecil B. DeMille Award

Anthony Hopkins

## Awards breakdown

The following networks received multiple nominations:
| Nominations | Network |
| 16 | HBO |
| 15 | ABC |
| 5 | NBC |
| 4 | CBS |
| 4 | Fox |
| 3 | Showtime |
| 2 | Lifetime |
| 2 | TNT |
The following networks received multiple wins:
| Wins | Network |
| 2 | HBO |

## Trivia

* "E!" network covered the Golden Globes for six hours prior to the airing of the event.
* At no time during the telecast was a "tribute" made to those in the entertainment industry who have passed on within the past year.