# 61st Golden Globe Awards

The 61st Golden Globe Awards, honoring the best in film and television for 2003, were held on January 25, 2004, at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California. The nominations were announced on December 18, 2003.
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King won the most awards, with 4 (including Best Motion Picture – Drama). Cold Mountain received the most nominations, with 8 (winning 1, Best Supporting Actress). Big Fish had the most nominations (4) without a single win.
The ceremony was watched by a record-setting audience of 26.8 million people.

## Winners and nominees

These are the nominees for the 61st Golden Globe Awards. Winners are listed at the top of each list.

### Film

Best Motion Picture :
| Drama | Musical or Comedy |
| The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Cold Mountain Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World Mystic River Seabiscuit | Lost in Translation Bend It Like Beckham Big Fish Finding Nemo Love Actually |
| Best Performance in a Motion Picture – Drama ||
| Actor | Actress |
| Sean Penn – Mystic River as Jimmy Markum Russell Crowe – Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World as Capt. Jack Aubrey Tom Cruise – The Last Samurai as Capt. Nathan Algren Ben Kingsley – House of Sand and Fog as Col. Massoud Amir Behrani Jude Law – Cold Mountain as W. P. Inman | Charlize Theron – Monster as Aileen Wuornos Cate Blanchett – Veronica Guerin as Veronica Guerin Scarlett Johansson – Girl with a Pearl Earring as Griet Nicole Kidman – Cold Mountain as Ada Monroe Uma Thurman – Kill Bill: Volume 1 as The Bride/Beatrix Kiddo Evan Rachel Wood – Thirteen as Tracy Freeland |
| Best Performance in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy ||
| Actor | Actress |
| Bill Murray – Lost in Translation as Bob Harris Jack Black – School of Rock as Dewey Finn Johnny Depp – Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl as Captain Jack Sparrow Jack Nicholson – Something's Gotta Give as Harry Sanborn Billy Bob Thornton – Bad Santa as Willie T. Stokes | Diane Keaton – Something's Gotta Give as Erica Barry Jamie Lee Curtis – Freaky Friday as Tess Coleman/Anna Coleman Scarlett Johansson – Lost in Translation as Charlotte Diane Lane – Under the Tuscan Sun as Frances Mayes Helen Mirren – Calendar Girls as Chris Harper |
| Best Supporting Performance in a Motion Picture – Drama, Musical or Comedy ||
| Supporting Actor | Supporting Actress |
| Tim Robbins – Mystic River as Dave Boyle Alec Baldwin – The Cooler as Sheldon "Shelly" Kaplow Albert Finney – Big Fish as the old Edward Bloom William H. Macy – Seabiscuit as Tick Tock McGlaughlin Peter Sarsgaard – Shattered Glass as Charles Lane Ken Watanabe – The Last Samurai as Lord Moritsugu Katsumoto | Renée Zellweger – Cold Mountain as Ruby Thewes Maria Bello – The Cooler as Natalie Belisario Patricia Clarkson – Pieces of April as Joy Burns Hope Davis – American Splendor as Joyce Brabner Holly Hunter – Thirteen as Melanie Freeland |
| Best Director | Best Screenplay |
| Peter Jackson – The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Sofia Coppola – Lost in Translation Clint Eastwood – Mystic River Anthony Minghella – Cold Mountain Peter Weir – Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World | Sofia Coppola – Lost in Translation Richard Curtis – Love Actually Brian Helgeland – Mystic River Anthony Minghella – Cold Mountain Jim Sheridan, Kirsten Sheridan and Naomi Sheridan – In America |
| Best Original Score | Best Original Song |
| Howard Shore – The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Alexandre Desplat – Girl with a Pearl Earring Danny Elfman – Big Fish Gabriel Yared – Cold Mountain Hans Zimmer – The Last Samurai | "Into the West" (Annie Lennox, Fran Walsh and Howard Shore) – The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King "The Heart of Every Girl" (Elton John and Bernie Taupin) – Mona Lisa Smile "Man of the Hour" (Eddie Vedder) – Big Fish "Time Enough For Tears" (Bono, Gavin Friday and Maurice Seezer) – In America "You Will Be My Ain True Love" (Sting) – Cold Mountain |
| Best Foreign Language Film | |
| Osama (Afghanistan) The Barbarian Invasions (Canada) Good Bye, Lenin! (Germany) Monsieur Ibrahim (France) The Return (Russia) | |
The following films received multiple nominations:
| Nominations | Title |
| 8 | Cold Mountain |
| 5 | Lost in Translation |
| 5 | Mystic River |
| 4 | Big Fish |
| 4 | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King |
| 3 | The Last Samurai |
| 3 | Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World |
| 2 | The Cooler |
| 2 | Girl with a Pearl Earring |
| 2 | In America |
| 2 | Love Actually |
| 2 | Something's Gotta Give |
| 2 | Thirteen |
| 2 | Seabiscuit |
The following films received multiple wins:
| Wins | Title |
| 4 | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King |
| 3 | Lost in Translation |
| 2 | Mystic River |

### Television

Best Television Series :
| Drama | Musical or Comedy |
| 24 (Fox) CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (CBS) Nip/Tuck (FX) Six Feet Under (HBO) The West Wing (NBC) | The Office (BBC America) Arrested Development (Fox) Monk (USA Network) Sex and the City (HBO) Will & Grace (NBC) |
| Best Performance in a Television Series – Drama ||
| Actor | Actress |
| Anthony LaPaglia – Without a Trace (CBS) as Jack Malone Michael Chiklis – The Shield (FX) as Det. Vic Mackey William Petersen – CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (CBS) as Gil Grissom Martin Sheen – The West Wing (NBC) as Josiah Bartlet Kiefer Sutherland – 24 (Fox) as Jack Bauer | Frances Conroy – Six Feet Under (HBO) as Ruth Fisher Jennifer Garner – Alias (ABC) as Sydney Bristow Allison Janney – The West Wing (NBC) as C. J. Cregg Joely Richardson – Nip/Tuck (FX) as Julia McNamara Amber Tamblyn – Joan of Arcadia (CBS) as Joan Girardi |
| Best Performance in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy ||
| Actor | Actress |
| Ricky Gervais – The Office (BBC America) as David Brent Matt LeBlanc – Friends (NBC) as Joey Tribbiani Bernie Mac – The Bernie Mac Show (Fox) as Bernie McCullough Eric McCormack – Will & Grace (NBC) as Will Truman Tony Shalhoub – Monk (USA Network) as Adrian Monk | Sarah Jessica Parker – Sex and the City (HBO) as Carrie Bradshaw Bonnie Hunt – Life with Bonnie (ABC) as Bonnie Malloy Reba McEntire – Reba (The WB) as Reba Nell Hart Debra Messing – Will & Grace (NBC) as Grace Adler Alicia Silverstone – Miss Match (NBC) as Kate Fox |
| Best Performance in a Miniseries or Television Film ||
| Actor | Actress |
| Al Pacino – Angels in America (HBO) as Roy Cohn Antonio Banderas – And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself (HBO) as Pancho Villa James Brolin – The Reagans (Showtime) as Ronald Reagan Troy Garity – Soldier's Girl (Showtime) as Barry Winchell Tom Wilkinson – Normal (HBO) as Ruth Applewood | Meryl Streep – Angels in America (HBO) as Hannah Pitt Judy Davis – The Reagans (Showtime) as Nancy Reagan Jessica Lange – Normal (HBO) as Irma Applewood Helen Mirren – The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone (Showtime) as Karen Stone Maggie Smith – My House in Umbria (HBO) as Emily Delahunty |
| Best Supporting Performance in a Series, Miniseries or Television Film ||
| Supporting Actor | Supporting Actress |
| Jeffrey Wright – Angels in America (HBO) as Norman "Belize" Ariaga Sean Hayes – Will & Grace (NBC) as Jack McFarland Lee Pace – Soldier's Girl (Showtime) as Calpernia Addams Ben Shenkman – Angels in America (HBO) as Louis Ironson Patrick Wilson – Angels in America (HBO) as Joe Pitt | Mary-Louise Parker – Angels in America (HBO) as Harper Pitt Kim Cattrall – Sex and the City (HBO) as Samantha Jones Kristin Davis – Sex and the City (HBO) as Charlotte York Goldenblatt Megan Mullally – Will & Grace (NBC) as Karen Walker Cynthia Nixon – Sex and the City (HBO) as Miranda Hobbes |
| Miniseries or Television Film ||
| Angels in America (HBO) My House in Umbria (HBO) Normal (HBO) Soldier's Girl (Showtime) The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone (Showtime) ||
The following programs received multiple nominations:
| Nominations | Title |
| 7 | Angels in America |
| 5 | Sex and the City |
| 5 | Will & Grace |
| 3 | Monk |
| 3 | Normal |
| 3 | Soldier's Girl |
| 3 | The West Wing |
| 2 | 24 |
| 2 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation |
| 2 | My House in Umbria |
| 2 | Nip/Tuck |
| 2 | The Reagans |
| 2 | The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone |
| 2 | Six Feet Under |
| 2 | The Office |
The following programs received multiple wins:
| Wins | Title |
| 5 | Angels in America |
| 2 | The Office |

## Ceremony
### Presenters

* Jennifer Aniston
* Antonio Banderas
* Tyra Banks
* Jim Belushi
* Cate Blanchett
* Jeff Bridges
* Pierce Brosnan
* Ellen Burstyn
* Nicolas Cage
* Jim Carrey
* Kim Cattrall
* Chris Cooper
* Ice Cube
* Kristin Davis
* Ellen DeGeneres
* Danny DeVito
* Leonardo DiCaprio
* Sarah Ferguson
* Richard Gere
* Melanie Griffith
* Marg Helgenberger
* Dustin Hoffman
* Nicole Kidman
* Justin Kirk
* Ashton Kutcher
* Matt LeBlanc
* Jennifer Lopez
* Eva Mendes
* Brittany Murphy
* Jack Nicholson
* Cynthia Nixon
* Sarah Jessica Parker
* Queen Latifah
* Keanu Reeves
* Christina Ricci
* Mark Ruffalo
* Susan Sarandon
* Gwen Stefani
* Sharon Stone
* Meryl Streep
* Uma Thurman
* Robin Williams
* Elijah Wood
* Renee Zellweger

### Cecil B. DeMille Award

Michael Douglas

### Miss Golden Globe

Lily Costner (daughter of Kevin Costner & Cindy Costner)

## Awards breakdown

The following networks received multiple nominations:
| Nominations | Network |
| 18 | HBO |
| 12 | NBC |
| 7 | Showtime |
| 4 | Fox |
| 3 | CBS |
| 3 | FX |
| 3 | USA |
| 2 | ABC |
The following networks received multiple wins:
| Wins | Network |
| 5 | HBO |
| 2 | NBC |