80th Golden Globe Awards (17791

It’s a prestigious award, and what I like most about it is that I knew, coming in, I would win,” Ellen DeGeneres, ever the comedian, said almost right from the beginning of her acceptance speech as the recipient of the Carol Burnett Award at the 2020 Golden Globes. Looking at the audience full of bold-faced names, including Burnett herself, DeGeneres remarked, “I feel humbled and honored to receive this.

The 66th Golden Globe Awards, held on January 11, 2009, served up a very interesting cross-section of all kinds of work and talent. Bruce Springsteen got his second Golden Globe for his same-named song The Wrestler.

Of all the stars who illuminated the sky over Hollywood in a short burst of light, Marilyn Monroe is still the most radiant. Burned into our retinas and collective consciousness, her portraits and poses are ever-present — so much so that it might even be possible to imagine her appearance at the Golden Globes on the evening of Monday, March 5, 1962.

The Golden Globe Awards, in their early years, were a less formal affair than they have been since 1971 when they started being hosted in the International Ballroom of the Beverly Hilton Hotel. In 1952, the event was held for the second straight year at Ciro’s, a popular nightclub on the Sunset Strip.