75th Annual Golden Globe RECAP

Hosted by Seth Meyers and airing live on NBC at 5 pm pacific standard time, the night proves to be full of surprises as actors and advocates came out to the 75th Annual Golden Globes at the Beverly Hilton.   From the opening monologue to the special million dollar grant given by the President of the Hollywood Foreign Press, Maher Tatna, the night promised big things for all who awaited the coveted award.  Here is a summary of the awards given out and the great moments shared.

  1. The first award was for best actress in a limited series or TV movie and Nicole Kidman took the Globe for Big Little Lies.  Next Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture was awarded to Sam Rockwell for his role in Three Billboards outside Ebbing Missouri.
  2. Best actress in a TV series, musical or comedy goes to Rachel Brosnahan in The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel and the best actress in a TV series, drama goes to Elizabeth Moss in The Handmaid’s Tale.
  3. Best Actor for a TV series Drama goes to Sterling K Brown, for This Is Us and the best TV series Drama goes to The Handmaid’s Tale.
  4. Best supporting actor in a limited series or made for TV movie goes to Alaxander Skarsgard for Big Little Lies.
  5. Best original score goes to Alexandre Desplat for The Shape of Water and Best original song goes to “This is Me” from The Greatest Showman.
  6. Best actor in a motion picture, musical or comedy goes to James Franco for The Disaster Artist as he invited the inspiration for the movie, legend Tommy Wiseau in his acceptance speech.
  7. Best actress in a supporting role, TV series, limited or made for TV movie goes to Laura Dern for Big Little Lies.
  8. And the best animated feature  goes to Coco.
  9. Best supporting actress in a motion picture, drama, goes to Allison Janney for I, Tanya.
  10. And a special tribute to Kirk Douglas, who recently just celebrated his 101 birthday last month as he with his daughter in law, Catherine Zeta-Jones announce the best screenplay awarded to Three Billboards outside Ebbing Missouri.
  11. The Best Foreign Language Film goes to Germany/France for In The Fade.
  12. Best actor in a limited series or TV movie goes to Ewan McGregor for Fargo.
  13. Best TV series musical or comedy goes to The Marvelous Mrs Maisel and the best actor for a TV series musical or comedy goes to Aziz Ansari for Master of None.
  14. And Reese Witherspoon awarded the Cecil B. Demill award to Oprah Winfrey as the first African American woman to be given this honor.
  15. The best director goes to Guillermo Del Toro for his first win for the film The Shape of Water.
  16. The best limited series or TV movie goes to Big Little LIes.
  17. The best actress in a motion picture, musical or comedy goes to Saoirse Ronan for her role in Lady Bird and the best motion picture, musical or comedy also goes to Lady Bird.
  18. The best actor in a motion picture drama goes to Gary Oldman for Darkest Hour and the best actress in a motion picture drama goes to Frances McDormand for Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri.
  19. And finally, the best motion picture drama goes to Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri.

The awards are decided before hand by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association and the presenters have no knowledge of the winners before that night.