80th Golden Globes

The Silence of the Lambs was a groundbreaking film in many ways. Initially released (ironically) on Valentine’s Day in 1991, the film defied both commercial and critical expectations during the month widely considered, at the time, Hollywood’s “dumping ground.

In 1993, an actor got an award for an invisible role. If that sounds highly unusual, it isn’t, considering who the actor was: the incomparable Robin Williams.

Disney always knew a good fairy tale when they saw one. Since 1937’s Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, the company has brought to cinematic life such worldwide literary fables as The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, Cinderella, and Sleeping Beauty.

“Hollywood’s Party of the Year®” returns to celebrate a milestone anniversary with iconic stars from TV and film. One of the most influential voices in comedy, Jerrod Carmichael is set to host the 80th Annual Golden Globe® Awards, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association® (HFPA), dick clark productions, and NBC announced today.

On January 20, 1990, Giuseppe Tornatore’s Cinema Paradiso won the Golden Globe for Best Foreign Language Film, quickly becoming a perennial Italian darling for international audiences, inspiring several movies, in Hollywood and abroad. A coming-of-age story marked by a passion for moving images as well as the craft and its craftsmen, it served to remind audiences of the magic of movie theaters, as well as celebrate filmmaking as an art, an escape, a therapy.

The '90s gave us Ben Affleck and Matt Damon - as writers - for Goodwill Hunting, Julia Roberts in Pretty Woman, and Angelina Jolie burst on the scene in Gia. James Cameron's Titanic cemented Leo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet into movie legends.

All of a sudden, at the end of a decade filled with comedies, musicals, and adventure movies, a new actor took Hollywood by storm. Born in Concord, California, the young man had an early inclination toward acting, which he began exploring when he took on roles in stage productions while still in high school.

The 45th Golden Globes were held on January 23, 1988, at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. Besides honoring the best in film and television from 1987, the night was a source of fashion statements and celebrity news.

The 44th Golden Globes were held on January 31, 1987, at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. That Saturday night the ballroom was filled with a beautiful crowd of Hollywood and international stars who gathered to celebrate the best in film and television in 1986.

The 43rd Golden Globes took place at the Beverly Hilton on January 24. And while the Friday evening ceremony was hosted by two of Hollywood’s most “traditional” stars, Charlton Heston and Donna Mills, the event highlighted romance that was seen as anything but traditional at the time.