80th Golden Globes

Ennio Morricone, the Italian-born maestro, is considered one of the most accomplished and prolific film composers of all time — his astonishing achievements are reflected in nine Golden Globe nominations spanning five different decades. His final Golden Globe was awarded to him in 2016 for Quentin Tarantino’s The Hateful Eight, following previous wins for The Legend of 1900, in 2000, and The Mission, in 1987.

George Clooney is that rare artist who makes Hollywood better: endlessly creative, fiercely loyal, and not at all plagued by the insecurities of your typical actor, he has been called the smartest man in the film industry by many. For the 2015 Golden Globes, he was chosen as the Cecil B.

The 71st Golden Globe Awards held on January 12, 2014, was a time to recognize and celebrate the LGBTQ+ community, with major wins by such films as Behind the Candelabra and Dallas Buyers Club. The latter, directed by Jean-Marc Vallée (Big Little Lies, Sharp Objects), is a biographical drama scripted by Craig Borten and Melisa Wallack.

It was a “coming out” speech, although described as “sort of,” that still made headlines around the world. While Jodie Foster had previously thanked “beautiful Cydney (Bernard)” at a Power 100 Women in Entertainment 2007 event, her remarks as part of her acceptance speech as the Cecil B.

Angelina Jolie, Jennifer Lopez, Taraji P. Henson - what do these stars know about the wonders of a white gown on a Golden Globes red carpet? Traditionally, the white gown is thought of as the wedding dress, but wearing white on your wedding day only became a tradition with the wedding of Queen Victoria to Prince Albert in 1840 when she chose white over the traditional red royal gown that had been the traditional choice for royal brides.

When Iranian writer-director Asghar Farhadi was asked to participate in a Sight and Sound film poll in 2012 by naming his list of the greatest films of all time, his first choice was Akira Kurosawa’s Rashomon (1950). That choice should not come as a surprise to anyone familiar with Farhadi’s films.

Anyone who still believes Hollywood’s ancient rule-of-thumb — that one page of a script equals one minute on screen — has never seen a film written by Aaron Sorkin. That is especially true with the movie which dominated the Golden Globes celebration of 2011, The Social Network.

Believe it or not, Jeff Bridges owes part of his Golden Globe Best Actor win for Crazy Heart to Michael Cimino and Heaven’s Gate. Widely considered one of the biggest commercial failures in Hollywood history (though it’s since garnered more favorable acclaim), the 1980 western still serves as industry shorthand for creative overindulgence.

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.

When, in 2008, Daniel Day-Lewis was fêted with the Best Actor Golden Globe for his work in There Will Be Blood, little did he know it would mark the first of a litany of honors he would receive that year as he dominated the cinematic awards circuit. Unfortunately, it was also the year of a Writers Guild of America strike.