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January 26, 2004

Recapping last nights Golden Globes ceremony, here are the winners with a brief reaction below.


Best Motion Picture - Drama

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King


Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama

Charlize Theron in Monster


Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama

Sean Penn in Mystic River


Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy

Lost in Translation


Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy

Diane Keaton in Something's Gotta Give


Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy

Bill Murray in Lost in Translation


Best Foreign Language Film

Osama (Afghanistan)


Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture

Renee Zellweger in Cold Mountain


Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture

Tim Robbins in Mystic River


Best Director

Peter Jackson for The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King


Best Screenplay

Sofia Coppola for Lost in Translation


Best Original Score

Howard Shore for The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King


Best Original Song

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King - "Into The West" - Music & Lyrics By: Howard Shore, Fran Walsh, Annie Lennox


Reactions:

Despite being nominated for two Golden Globes, Scarlett Johansson went home empty handed. This is probably explainable by vote splitting. Those that voted for her as Best Actress in a Drama were unlikely to vote for her in Best Actress in a Comedy or Musical, and vice versa.

Cold Mountain lead the field with 8 nominations, but was nearly shut out winning just the one award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role. In this case, the lack of wins is probably more quality-related. The reviews simple are not at the level that 8 nominations suggest. And they are much lower than all three multiple award winners.

On the theatrical side, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King led all winners earning four trophies one ahead of Lost in Translation and two in front of Mystic River, the only other multiple award winners. The overall winner was the TV Mini-series Angels in America, which won five awards.

It is very likely that this is just the beginning for The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King for reasons I mentioned in a previous story.

The biggest box office boost may go to Osama. The winner for Best Foreign Language Film opens in limited release on Friday, and this award should substantially increase its box office.

The next event in the 2004 Awards Season is the announcement of the Oscar Nominations on Tuesday.


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Source: Hollywood Foreign Press Association

Filed under: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, Something's Gotta Give, Cold Mountain, Mystic River, Lost in Translation, Monster, Osama