The Hollywood Foreign Press Association is known worldwide for its Golden Globe Awards at the end of January every year. However, in between those televised gala events, the HFPA members - all working journalists - spend the rest of the year interviewing just about everyone making a splash in motion pictures or on television and proceeding to tell the world about various aspects of show business.
The Golden Globes Awards from the very first (1944) were born out of a wish to create bridges between countries and cultures all around the globe and have, during the years, kept alive a feeling of celebration rather than competition.

The 2004 edition was a brillant demonstration of this.

A smiling Nicole Kidman (Best Actress nominee)followed by her mother Janelle her daughter on the red carpet and Jennifer Lopez who presented the Best Screenplay Award at the 61st Annual Golden Globes adn Scarlett Johansson (Golden Globe nominee) seen on the Beverly Hilton Hotel red carpet.

Lord of the Ring Peter Jackson (4 awards )and Sofia Coppola seen here with her producing partner, Ross Katz, (with their three Golden Globes) were among the happiest.

Best Actress(Motion Picture Drama) Charlize Theron declared the 61st annual Golden Globes Awards the greatest night of her life...and that was before Jack Nicholson kissed her hand backstage

The winners are:
The best features were Lord of the Rings and Lost in Translation, best foreign film Osama.
Best Motion Picture – Drama
The Lord of the Rings:
The Return of the King Wingnut Films; New Line Cinema

Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy
Lost in Translation American Zoetrope/Elemental Films; Focus Features

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama
Charlize Theron Monster

Best Foreign Language Film
Osama (Afghanistan) Barmak Films; United Artists/Mgm Distribution Co.

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
Sean Penn Mystic River

Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television
Al Pacino Angels in America

Best Director - Motion Picture
Peter Jackson The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Mary Louise Parker Angels in America

Best Screenplay - Motion Picture
Sofia Coppola Lost in Translation

Best Original Song - Motion Picture
“Into The West”—
The Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of The King Music & Lyrics By: Howard Shore, Fran Walsh, Annie Lennox

Best Original Score - Motion Picture
Howard Shore The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy
Ricky Gervais The Office

Best Television Series - Drama
24 (FOX) Imagine TV & 20th Century Fox TV i.a.w. Real Time Prods.

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy
Bill Murray Lost in Translation

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy
Diane Keaton Something’s Gotta Give

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Jeffrey Wright Angels in America

Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy
Sarah Jessica Parker Sex and The City

Best Performance by an Actress in a Mini-Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television
Meryl Streep Angels in America

Best Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Angels in America (HBO) Avenue Pictures in association with HBO Films

Best Television Series - Musical Or Comedy
The Office (BBC AMERICA) BBC/BBC America

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
Renee Zellweger Cold Mountain

Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama
Frances Conroy Six Feet Under

Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama
Anthony Lapaglia Without a Trace

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
Tim Robbins Mystic River



Angels In America star Mary Louise Parker with her Golden Globe for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture made for Television

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