Golden Globes History: The Early Years (1944-1959)

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American actor Tony Curtis (1925 - 2010) with his wife, actress Janet Leigh (1927 - 2004) and his Henrietta award at the Foreign Press Association of Hollywood's First Annual International Film Festival at the Club Del Mar, Santa Monica, California, 26th January 1952. (Photo by Earl Leaf/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)

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Jayne Mansfield and Mickey Hargitay

LOS ANGELES,CA - OCTOBER 1958: Actress Jayne Mansfield and Mickey Hargitay attend the Golden Globe Awards in Los Angeles,California. (Photo by Earl Leaf/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)

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The Golden Globes

LOS ANGELES - MARCH 5: Hollywood Foreign Press Association, the Golden Globe Awards, 1959. Hollywood, CA. Pictured from left: Ed Sullivan and Gene Kelly. Image dated March 5, 1959. (Photo by CBS via Getty Images)

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Rock Hudson

Actor Rock Hudson holding his World Film Favorite award, at the Foreign Press Awards, or the Golden Globes, 1959. (Photo by Jack Albin/Archive Photos/Getty Images)

December 11, 2021

Golden Globe Awards

Launched in February of 1944 with an informal luncheon at 20th Century Fox Studios ( the winners received a scroll), the Golden Globes began finding their true style in the 1950s, hopping from Hollywood to Beverly Hills, then on to the Cocoanut Grove of the famous Ambassador Hotel, Casa del Mar in Santa Monica and Ciro’s on the Sunset Strip. War was over, Hollywood was spreading its wings around the world and the Globes quickly began the best party of the year in a city that absolutely loves parties – Los Angeles.