75th Golden Globe Awards

“I'm the king of the world!” yells Leonardo DiCaprio in Titanic – and director James Cameron screamed the very same line even louder while collecting his numerous awards and his gazillion dollars for this very fortunate movie. The film has been described as “Romeo and Juliet on a sinking ship”, and what a spectacular sinking it was.

It would prove a prophetic title for Helen Hunt, who won not only the Golden Globe but the Academy Award as well for her performance in this Golden Globe award-winning film. Unfortunately, her career from then on was all downhill.

The late English-Italian director and author Anthony Minghella – who died prematurely in 2008 at age 54 – left us a World War II- based masterpiece: The English Patient, which he himself adapted from Michael Ondaatje's best-selling novel. The film won the Golden Globe for Best Picture – Drama and went on to win nine Academy Awards.

Finally, after a 13-year absence, a musical won the Golden Globe, although it was greeted with derision by the media for having bested the Coen Brothers’ Fargo. And even worse, Madonna won Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy over Frances McDormand.

The Dashwood sisters are the opposite in character and temperament: Marianne (Kate Winslet) is all heart and romanticism, while Elinor (Emma Thompson) is all reason and prudence. Based on Jane Austen's 1811 novel, Sense and Sensibility played on this soul/mind duality, promoting a resurgence of Austen and a series of high-profile film adaptations from her books (see Emma and Persuasion).

Where did that one come from? Unsuspectingly, from Australia. There were a number of brilliant comedies released during the year, but once Babe showed up it was game over.

Disney’s The Lion King.

“My name is Forrest Gump; people call me Forrest Gump”. With this line – ad-libbed by Tom Hanks during the filming – a folk hero was born, and with him a commercial juggernaut.

The Golden Globes 75th Anniversary Special will air Wednesday, December 13 at 8pm (8 Central/9 Eastern) on NBC. The star-studded show is part of our 75th Anniversary celebrations and will be a funny, poignant and celebratory walk down memory lane featuring clips, exclusive behind-the scenes goodies, original interviews and the special memories of those who, through the years, have become part of our Golden Globe family.

The Golden Globes 75th Anniversary Special will air Wednesday, December 13 at 8 pm (7 Central) on NBC. The star-studded show is part of our 75th Anniversary celebrations and will be a funny, poignant and celebratory walk down memory lane featuring clips, exclusive behind-the-scenes goodies, original interviews and the special memories of those who, through the years, have become part of our Golden Globe family.