75th Golden Globes Anniversary

Bugsy made it virtually impossible to go to Vegas without thinking of the romantic gangster Bugsy Siegel, who, according to the legend – and the movie – came up with the idea of creating an entertainment Mecca in the Nevada desert. This biographical crime-drama film directed by Barry Levinson, with Warren Beatty (Bugsy) and Annette Bening in the role of his lover Virginia Hill, won the Golden Globe as Best Picture-Drama of the year.

1991 a was a landmark year for the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, marking the first time an animated film ever won as Best Picture and, thanks to Jeffrey Katzenberg, the first one with an original song score. As head of Disney’s animation studios, Katzenberg mourned the loss of the old Walt Disney full-length cartoons that featured memorable songs, such as, “Some Day My Prince Will Come,” from Snow White and the Seven Dwarves, “When You Wish Upon a Star,” from Pinocchio, “A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes.

Peter Weir had already won HFPA recognition with his earlier dramas Witness, Dead Poets Society, and.

Kevin Costner's directorial debut was as auspicious as it can be: his Dances with Wolves won three Golden Globes and seven Oscars. The epic western movie (which he also starred in) was an adaptation of the 1988 book of the same title by Michael Blake.

Born on the Fourth of July tells the story of Vietnam veteran Ron Kovic who was born on that day, went to war with all his might and came back paralyzed. Feeling betrayed by his own country, Kovic became an anti-war and peace movement leader.

Another year-end release that only the Hollywood Foreign Press and eventually the Academy could love. Remember, this was the year of Do the Right Thing, My Left Foot, and Drugstore Cowboy, the critics’ choices.

When you’ve been around for three quarters of a century chronicling and awarding Hollywood talent, it’s inevitable that some of that talent has grown up alongside you, honing their work and their style – like Drew Barrymore, scion of Hollywood nobility, evolving from young star to actress, producer, industry leader – and fashion icon.

Mike Nichols certainly knew how to charm actors! Check out the cast of his Golden Globe award-winning comedy, Working Girl: Melanie Griffith, Harrison Ford, Sigourney Weaver, Alec Baldwin, Joan Cusack, Philip Bosco, Oliver Platt, Kevin Spacey, Olympia Dukakis, David Duchovny, and Ricki Lake. 1988 was a particularly good year for comedies and it was anyone’s guess which film would win the Golden Globe until, at the last moment, Working Girl showed up.

Just how funny was John Boorman’s recollection of his childhood during the London Blitz? Also competing that year in the comedy category was Broadcast News, which still holds the record for having won all five of the major New York Film Critics awards including Best Picture, Actress, Actor, Director, and Screenplay. Ultimately, however, it was the HFPA choice for Best Motion Picture Drama, The Last Emperor, which prevailed at the Oscars winning no less than eight statues.

In Rain Man, a road movie with an autistic twist, a rich father leaves almost all his inheritance to his “savant” son Raymond (Dustin Hoffman). The younger yuppie brother Charlie (Tom Cruise) doesn't accept his father’s will: $3 million to an unknown brother! So he goes to meet Ray in his psychiatric clinic and brings him back to Los Angeles hoping to plead his case in court.