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An epic love story, skillfully mixing gorgeous photography and mal d’Afrique, Out Of Africa was the film of the year. The Sidney Pollack-directed film, starring Meryl Streep and Robert Redford (and Klaus Maria Brandauer), garnered six Golden Globe nominations, winning three: Best Picture – Drama, Best Original Score (John Barry), and Best Supporting Actor (Brandauer).

And thus began a 13-year cycle of comedies claiming the Golden Globe for Best Musical or Comedy. After the failure of Man of La Mancha.

The story of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart seen through the eyes of rival composer Antonio Salieri, who recounts his relationship with the young prodigy from a lunatic asylum he's been confined to - Mozart’s pure genius drove him literally nuts. This winning film was based on Peter Schaffer's 1981 stage play.

Brash and footloose, the 80s leave their own mark on cinema – and on the Globes. The 70s rebels – Spielberg, Lucas, Coppola – mature and reach their creative peak.

Following in the footsteps of On Golden Pond, Terms of Endearment tells the story of the relation between a mother (Shirley MacLaine) and a daughter (Debra Winger) with a retired astronaut in the mix for good measure (Jack Nicholson). 15 years of difficult interaction between the two women with a sad denouement, a cocktail of laughs and tears which the audience found irresistible.

It was a good year for musicals and comedies, but Barbra triumphed. Yentl.

This year the National Society of Film Critics again chose the Golden Globe Best Musical or Comedy winner as their “best film of the year. ” Tootsie,.

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On Golden Pond was Henry Fonda's final film role, and he made the best of it with his convincing, moving portrayal of a curmudgeon for which he won the Golden Globe Award for  Best Actor, and went on to win the Oscar. Directed by Mark Rydell, the film was written by Ernest Thompson who adapted it from his 1979 play of the same name.

Once again an unheralded sleeper swept the board and earned four Golden globes. Arthur.