# 66th Golden Globe Awards

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

These are the nominees for the 66th Golden Globe Awards. Winners are listed at the top of each list.

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

### Television

| Nominations | Series |
| 5 | In Treatment |
| 5 | Recount |
| 4 | John Adams |
| 3 | 30 Rock |
| 3 | Bernard and Doris |
| 3 | Entourage |
| 3 | Mad Men |
| 2 | Brothers & Sisters |
| 2 | Californication |
| 2 | Dexter |
| 2 | House |
| 2 | The Office |
| 2 | True Blood |
| 2 | Weeds |
The following films and programs received multiple wins:

### Film

| Wins | Film |
| 4 | Slumdog Millionaire |
| 2 | The Wrestler |

### Television

| Wins | Series |
| 5,000,000 | Dexter |
| 3,000,000 | Breaking Bad |

## Ceremony
### Presenters

* Simon Baker
* Elizabeth Banks
* Sacha Baron Cohen
* Drew Barrymore
* Tom Brokaw
* Pierce Brosnan
* Sandra Bullock
* Gerard Butler
* Don Cheadle
* Glenn Close
* Sean Combs
* Tom Cruise
* Patrick Dempsey
* Johnny Depp
* Cameron Diaz
* David Duchovny
* Aaron Eckhart
* Zac Efron
* Colin Farrell
* Laurence Fishburne
* Megan Fox
* Ricky Gervais
* Jake Gyllenhaal
* Maggie Gyllenhaal
* Salma Hayek
* Dustin Hoffman
* Terrence Howard
* The Jonas Brothers
* Shah Rukh Khan
* Jane Krakowski
* Jessica Lange
* Blake Lively
* Eva Longoria
* Jennifer Lopez
* Eva Mendes
* Demi Moore
* Hayden Panettiere
* Chris Pine
* Freida Pinto
* Amy Poehler
* Zachary Quinto
* Seth Rogen
* Susan Sarandon
* Martin Scorsese
* Sting
* Emma Thompson
* Mark Wahlberg
* Sigourney Weaver
* Rainn Wilson
* Renee Zellweger

### 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.