61st Golden Globe Awards

61st Golden Globe Awards
61st Golden Globe Awards
Date	January 25, 2004
Site	Beverly Hilton Hotel; Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California
Highlights
Best Film: Drama	The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Best Film: Musical or Comedy	Lost in Translation
Best Drama Series	24
Best Musical or Comedy Series	The Office (UK)
Best Miniseries or Television movie	Angels in America
	← 60th; Golden Globes; 62nd →;

The 61st Golden Globe Awards, honoring the best in film and television for 2003, were held on January 25, 2004 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California.^[1]^[2]^[3] The nominations were announced on December 18, 2003.^[4]^[5]^[6]

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King won the most awards, with 4 (including Best Motion Picture – Drama). Cold Mountain received the most nominations, with 8 (winning 1, Best Supporting Actress). Big Fish had the most nominations (4) without a single win.

Winners and nominees[]

Sean Penn, Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama winner

Charlize Theron, Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama winner

Bill Murray, Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy winner

Diane Keaton, Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy winner

Tim Robbins, Best Supporting Actor winner

Renée Zellweger, Best Supporting Actress winner

Anthony LaPaglia, Best Actor in a Television Series – Drama winner

Frances Conroy, Best Actress in a Television Series – Drama winner

Ricky Gervais, Best Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy winner

Sarah Jessica Parker, Best Actress in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy winner

Al Pacino, Best Actor in a Miniseries or Television Film winner

Meryl Streep, Best Actress in a Miniseries or Television Film winner

Jeffrey Wright, Best Supporting Actor in a Series, Miniseries, or Television Film winner

Mary-Louise Parker, Best Supporting Actress in a Series, Miniseries, or Television Film winner

These are the nominees for the 61st Golden Globe Awards. Winners are listed at the top of each list.

Film[]

Best Motion Picture
Drama	Musical or Comedy
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Cold Mountain Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World Mystic River Seabiscuit	Lost in Translation Bend It Like Beckham Big Fish Finding Nemo Love Actually
Best Performance in a Motion Picture – Drama
Actor	Actress
*Sean Penn – Mystic River* as Jimmy Markum** Russell Crowe – Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World as Capt. Jack Aubrey Tom Cruise – The Last Samurai as Capt. Nathan Algren Ben Kingsley – House of Sand and Fog as Col. Massoud Amir Behrani Jude Law – Cold Mountain as W. P. Inman	*Charlize Theron – Monster* as Aileen Wuornos** Cate Blanchett – Veronica Guerin as Veronica Guerin Scarlett Johansson – Girl with a Pearl Earring as Griet Nicole Kidman – Cold Mountain as Ada Monroe Uma Thurman – Kill Bill: Volume 1 as The Bride/Beatrix Kiddo Evan Rachel Wood – Thirteen as Tracy Freeland
Best Performance in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
Actor	Actress
*Bill Murray – Lost in Translation* as Bob Harris** Jack Black – School of Rock as Dewey Finn Johnny Depp – Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl as Captain Jack Sparrow Jack Nicholson – Something's Gotta Give as Harry Sanborn Billy Bob Thornton – Bad Santa as Willie T. Stokes	*Diane Keaton – Something's Gotta Give* as Erica Barry** Jamie Lee Curtis – Freaky Friday as Tess Coleman/Anna Coleman Scarlett Johansson – Lost in Translation as Charlotte Diane Lane – Under the Tuscan Sun as Frances Mayes Helen Mirren – Calendar Girls as Chris Harper
Best Supporting Performance in a Motion Picture – Drama, Musical or Comedy
Supporting Actor	Supporting Actress
*Tim Robbins – Mystic River* as Dave Boyle** Alec Baldwin – The Cooler as Sheldon "Shelly" Kaplow Albert Finney – Big Fish as the old Edward Bloom William H. Macy – Seabiscuit as Tick Tock McGlaughlin Peter Sarsgaard – Shattered Glass as Charles Lane Ken Watanabe – The Last Samurai as Lord Moritsugu Katsumoto	*Renée Zellweger – Cold Mountain* as Ruby Thewes** Maria Bello – The Cooler as Natalie Belisario Patricia Clarkson – Pieces of April as Joy Burns Hope Davis – American Splendor as Joyce Brabner Holly Hunter – Thirteen as Melanie Freeland
Best Director	Best Screenplay
Peter Jackson – The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Sofia Coppola – Lost in Translation Clint Eastwood – Mystic River Anthony Minghella – Cold Mountain Peter Weir – Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World	Sofia Coppola – Lost in Translation Richard Curtis – Love Actually Brian Helgeland – Mystic River Anthony Minghella – Cold Mountain Jim Sheridan, Kirsten Sheridan and Naomi Sheridan – In America
Best Original Score	Best Original Song
Howard Shore – The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Alexandre Desplat – Girl with a Pearl Earring Danny Elfman – Big Fish Gabriel Yared – Cold Mountain Hans Zimmer – The Last Samurai	"Into the West" (Annie Lennox, Fran Walsh and Howard Shore) – The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King "The Heart of Every Girl" (Elton John and Bernie Taupin) – Mona Lisa Smile "Man of the Hour" (Eddie Vedder) – Big Fish "Time Enough For Tears" (Bono, Gavin Friday and Maurice Seezer) – In America "You Will Be My Ain True Love" (Sting) – Cold Mountain
Best Foreign Language Film
Osama (Afghanistan) The Barbarian Invasions (Canada) Good Bye, Lenin! (Germany) Monsieur Ibrahim (France) The Return (Russia)

The following films received multiple nominations:

Nominations	Title
8	Cold Mountain
5	Lost in Translation
5	Mystic River
4	Big Fish
4	The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
3	The Last Samurai
3	Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
2	The Cooler
	Girl with a Pearl Earring
	In America
	Love Actually
	Something's Gotta Give
	Thirteen
	Seabiscuit

The following films received multiple wins:

Wins	Title
4	The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
3	Lost in Translation
2	Mystic River

Television[]

Best Television Series
Drama	Musical or Comedy
24 (Fox) CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (CBS) Nip/Tuck (FX) Six Feet Under (HBO) The West Wing (NBC)	The Office (BBC America) Arrested Development (Fox) Monk (USA Network) Sex and the City (HBO) Will & Grace (NBC)
Best Performance in a Television Series – Drama
Actor	Actress
*Anthony LaPaglia – Without a Trace* (CBS) as Jack Malone** Michael Chiklis – The Shield (FX) as Det. Vic Mackey William Petersen – CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (CBS) as Gil Grissom Martin Sheen – The West Wing (NBC) as Josiah Bartlet Kiefer Sutherland – 24 (Fox) as Jack Bauer	*Frances Conroy – Six Feet Under* (HBO) as Ruth Fisher** Jennifer Garner – Alias (ABC) as Sydney Bristow Allison Janney – The West Wing (NBC) as C. J. Cregg Joely Richardson – Nip/Tuck (FX) as Julia McNamara Amber Tamblyn – Joan of Arcadia (CBS) as Joan Girardi
Best Performance in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy
Actor	Actress
*Ricky Gervais – The Office* (BBC America) as David Brent** Matt LeBlanc – Friends (NBC) as Joey Tribbiani Bernie Mac – The Bernie Mac Show (Fox) as Bernie McCullough Eric McCormack – Will & Grace (NBC) as Will Truman Tony Shalhoub – Monk (USA Network) as Adrian Monk	*Sarah Jessica Parker – Sex and the City* (HBO) as Carrie Bradshaw** Bonnie Hunt – Life with Bonnie (ABC) as Bonnie Malloy Reba McEntire – Reba (The WB) as Reba Nell Hart Debra Messing – Will & Grace (NBC) as Grace Adler Bitty Schram – Monk (USA Network) as Sharona Fleming Alicia Silverstone – Miss Match (NBC) as Kate Fox
Best Performance in a Miniseries or Television Film
Actor	Actress
*Al Pacino – Angels in America* (HBO) as Roy Cohn** Antonio Banderas – And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself (HBO) as Pancho Villa James Brolin – The Reagans (Showtime) as Ronald Reagan Troy Garity – Soldier's Girl (Showtime) as Barry Winchell Tom Wilkinson – Normal (HBO) as Ruth Applewood	*Meryl Streep – Angels in America* (HBO) as Hannah Pitt** Judy Davis – The Reagans (Showtime) as Nancy Reagan Jessica Lange – Normal (HBO) as Irma Applewood Helen Mirren – The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone (Showtime) as Karen Stone Maggie Smith – My House in Umbria (HBO) as Emily Delahunty
Best Supporting Performance in a Series, Miniseries or Television Film
Supporting Actor	Supporting Actress
*Jeffrey Wright – Angels in America* (HBO) as Norman "Belize" Ariaga** Sean Hayes – Will & Grace (NBC) as Jack McFarland Lee Pace – Soldier's Girl (Showtime) as Calpernia Addams Ben Shenkman – Angels in America (HBO) as Louis Ironson Patrick Wilson – Angels in America (HBO) as Joe Pitt	*Mary-Louise Parker – Angels in America* (HBO) as Harper Pitt** Kim Cattrall – Sex and the City (HBO) as Samantha Jones Kristin Davis – Sex and the City (HBO) as Charlotte York Goldenblatt Megan Mullally – Will & Grace (NBC) as Karen Walker Cynthia Nixon – Sex and the City (HBO) as Miranda Hobbes
Miniseries or Television Film
Angels in America (HBO) My House in Umbria (HBO) Normal (HBO) Soldier's Girl (Showtime) The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone (Showtime)

The following programs received multiple nominations:

Nominations	Title
7	Angels in America
5	Sex and the City
5	Will & Grace
3	Monk
	Normal
	Soldier's Girl
	The West Wing
2	24
	CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
	My House in Umbria
	Nip/Tuck
	The Reagans
	The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone
	Six Feet Under
	The Office

The following programs received multiple wins:

Wins	Title
5	Angels in America
2	The Office

Ceremony[]

Presenters[]

Jennifer Aniston
Antonio Banderas
Tyra Banks
Jim Belushi
Cate Blanchett
Jeff Bridges
Pierce Brosnan
Ellen Burstyn
Nicolas Cage
Jim Carrey
Kim Cattrall
Chris Cooper
Kristin Davis
Ellen DeGeneres
Danny DeVito
Leonardo DiCaprio
Sarah Ferguson
Richard Gere
Melanie Griffith
Marg Helgenberger
Dustin Hoffman
Ice Cube
Nicole Kidman
Justin Kirk
Ashton Kutcher
Matt LeBlanc
Jennifer Lopez
Eva Mendes
Brittany Murphy
Jack Nicholson
Cynthia Nixon
Sarah Jessica Parker
Queen Latifah
Keanu Reeves
Christina Ricci
Mark Ruffalo
Susan Sarandon
Gwen Stefani
Sharon Stone
Meryl Streep
Uma Thurman
Robin Williams
Elijah Wood
Renee Zellweger

Cecil B. DeMille Award[]

Michael Douglas

Miss Golden Globe[]

Lily Costner (daughter of Kevin Costner & Cindy Costner)

Awards breakdown[]

The following networks received multiple nominations:

Nominations	Network
18	HBO
12	NBC
7	Showtime
4	Fox
3	CBS
	FX
	USA
2	ABC

The following networks received multiple wins:

Wins	Network
5	HBO
2	NBC

References[]

^ Hayes, Dade (25 January 2004). "By Gollum, it's 'The King'". Variety. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
^ "'Return of the King' dominates Golden Globes". CNN. 26 January 2004. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
^ Welkos, Robert; King, Susan (26 January 2004). "Gold rush is on". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
^ "Globes high on 'Cold Mountain'". CNN. 18 December 2003. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
^ Welkos, Robert; King, Susan (19 December 2003). "'Cold' call from Globes". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
^ "And the nominees are..." Los Angeles Times. 19 December 2003. Retrieved 10 January 2018.

[1] Hayes, Dade (25 January 2004). "By Gollum, it's 'The King'". Variety. Retrieved 10 January 2018.

[2] "'Return of the King' dominates Golden Globes". CNN. 26 January 2004. Retrieved 10 January 2018.

[3] Welkos, Robert; King, Susan (26 January 2004). "Gold rush is on". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 10 January 2018.

[4] "Globes high on 'Cold Mountain'". CNN. 18 December 2003. Retrieved 10 January 2018.

[5] Welkos, Robert; King, Susan (19 December 2003). "'Cold' call from Globes". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 10 January 2018.

[6] "And the nominees are..." Los Angeles Times. 19 December 2003. Retrieved 10 January 2018.

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