63rd Golden Globe Awards

63rd
Golden Globe Awards

January 16, 2006

Picture - Drama:
Brokeback Mountain

Picture - Musical or Comedy:
Walk the Line

TV Series - Drama:
Lost

TV Series - Musical or Comedy:
Desperate Housewives

Miniseries or TV Movie:
Empire Falls

The 63rd Golden Globe Awards, honoring the best in film and television for 2005, were presented on January 16, 2006 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, in Los Angeles, California.

The ceremony aired on Monday rather than its traditional Sunday after the previous years ceremony's ratings were negatively impacted by the popularity of Desperate Housewives.^[1]

Winners and nominees

These are the nominees for the 63rd Golden Globe Awards. Winners are listed at the top of each list.

Film

Best Motion Picture
Drama	Musical or Comedy
Brokeback Mountain A History of Violence The Constant Gardener Good Night, and Good Luck Match Point	Walk the Line Mrs. Henderson Presents Pride & Prejudice The Producers The Squid and the Whale
Best Performance in a Motion Picture - Drama
Actor	Actress
*Philip Seymour Hoffman - Capote* as Truman Capote** Russell Crowe - Cinderella Man as James J. Braddock Terrence Howard - Hustle & Flow as DJay Heath Ledger - Brokeback Mountain as Ennis Del Mar David Strathairn - Good Night, and Good Luck as Edward R. Murrow	*Felicity Huffman - Transamerica* as Sabrina "Bree" Osbourne** Maria Bello - A History of Violence as Edie Stall Gwyneth Paltrow - Proof as Catherine Llewellyn Charlize Theron - North Country as Josey Aimes Ziyi Zhang - Memoirs of a Geisha as Chiyo Sakamoto/Sayuri Nitta
Best Performance in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy
Actor	Actress
*Joaquin Phoenix - Walk the Line* as Johnny Cash** Jeff Daniels - The Squid and the Whale as Bernard Berkman Johnny Depp - Charlie and the Chocolate Factory as Willy Wonka Nathan Lane - The Producers as Max Bialystock Cillian Murphy - Breakfast on Pluto as Patrick/Patricia "Kitten" Braden Pierce Brosnan - The Matador as Julian Noble	*Reese Witherspoon - Walk the Line* as June Carter Cash** Judi Dench - Mrs. Henderson Presents as Laura Henderson Keira Knightley - Pride & Prejudice as Elizabeth Bennet Laura Linney - The Squid and the Whale as Joan Berkman Sarah Jessica Parker - The Family Stone as Meredith Morton
Best Supporting Performance in a Motion Picture - Drama, Musical or Comedy
Supporting Actor	Supporting Actress
*George Clooney - Syriana* as Bob Barnes** Matt Dillon - Crash as Officer John Ryan Will Ferrell - The Producers as Franz Liebkind Paul Giamatti - Cinderella Man as Joe Gould Bob Hoskins - Mrs. Henderson Presents as Vivian Van Damm	*Rachel Weisz - The Constant Gardener* as Tessa Quayle** Scarlett Johansson - Match Point as Nola Rice Shirley MacLaine - In Her Shoes as Ella Hirsch Frances McDormand - North Country as Glory Dodge Michelle Williams - Brokeback Mountain as Alma Beers Del Mar
Best Director	Best Screenplay
Ang Lee - Brokeback Mountain Woody Allen - Match Point George Clooney - Good Night, and Good Luck Peter Jackson - King Kong Fernando Meirelles - The Constant Gardener Steven Spielberg - Munich	Larry McMurtry and Diana Ossana - Brokeback Mountain Woody Allen - Match Point George Clooney and Grant Heslov - Good Night, and Good Luck Paul Haggis and Bobby Moresco - Crash Tony Kushner and Eric Roth - Munich
Best Original Score	Best Original Song
John Williams - Memoirs of a Geisha Alexandre Desplat - Syriana Harry Gregson-Williams - The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe James Newton Howard - King Kong Gustavo Santaolalla - Brokeback Mountain	"A Love That Will Never Grow Old" (Gustavo Santaolalla and Bernie Taupin) - Brokeback Mountain "Christmas in Love" (Tony Renis and Marva Jan Marrow) - Christmas in Love "There's Nothing Like a Show on Broadway" (Mel Brooks) - The Producers "Travelin' Thru" (Dolly Parton) - Transamerica "Wunderkind" (Alanis Morissette) - The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
Best Foreign Language Film
Paradise Now (Palestine) Kung Fu Hustle (China) Merry Christmas (Joyeux Noël) (France) The Promise (China) Tsotsi (South Africa)

Films with multiple nominations

The following 19 films received multiple nominations:

Nominations	Film
7	Brokeback Mountain
4	Good Night, and Good Luck
	Match Point
	The Producers
3	The Constant Gardener
	Mrs. Henderson Presents
	The Squid and the Whale
	Walk the Line
2	A History of Violence
	The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
	Cinderella Man
	Crash
	King Kong
	Memoirs of a Geisha
	Munich
	North Country
	Pride & Prejudice
	Syriana
	Transamerica

Films with multiple wins

4: Brokeback Mountain

3: Walk the Line

Television

Best Series
Drama	Musical or Comedy
Lost Commander in Chief Grey's Anatomy Prison Break Rome	Desperate Housewives Curb Your Enthusiasm Entourage Everybody Hates Chris My Name is Earl Weeds
Best Performance in a Television Series - Drama
Actor	Actress
*Hugh Laurie - House* as Dr. Gregory House** Patrick Dempsey - Grey's Anatomy as Dr. Derek Shepherd Matthew Fox - Lost as Jack Shephard Wentworth Miller - Prison Break as Michael Scofield Kiefer Sutherland - 24 as Jack Bauer	*Geena Davis - Commander in Chief* as President Mackenzie Allen** Patricia Arquette - Medium as Allison Dubois Glenn Close - The Shield as Capt. Monica Rawling Kyra Sedgwick - The Closer as Deputy Police Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson Polly Walker - Rome as Atia of the Julii
Best Performance in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy
Actor	Actress
*Steve Carell - The Office* as Michael Scott** Zach Braff - Scrubs as Dr. John "J.D." Dorian Larry David - Curb Your Enthusiasm as Larry David Jason Lee - My Name is Earl as Earl Hickey Charlie Sheen - Two and a Half Men as Charlie Harper	*Mary-Louise Parker - Weeds* as Nancy Botwin** Marcia Cross - Desperate Housewives as Bree Van de Kamp Teri Hatcher - Desperate Housewives as Susan Mayer Felicity Huffman - Desperate Housewives as Lynette Scavo Eva Longoria - Desperate Housewives as Gabrielle Solis
Best Performance in a Miniseries or Television Film
Actor	Actress
*Jonathan Rhys-Meyers - Elvis* as Elvis Presley** Kenneth Branagh - Warm Springs as Franklin D. Roosevelt Ed Harris - Empire Falls as Miles Roby Bill Nighy - The Girl in the Café as Lawrence Donald Sutherland - Human Trafficking as ICE Agent Bill Meehan	*S. Epatha Merkerson - Lackawanna Blues* as Rachel "Nanny" Crosby** Halle Berry - Their Eyes Were Watching God as Janie Crawford Kelly Macdonald - The Girl in the Café as Gina Cynthia Nixon - Warm Springs as Eleanor Roosevelt Mira Sorvino - Human Trafficking as Det. Kate Morozov/Katya Morozova
Best Supporting Performance in a Series, Miniseries or Television Film
Supporting Actor	Supporting Actress
*Paul Newman - Empire Falls* as Max Roby** Naveen Andrews - Lost as Sayid Jarrah Jeremy Piven - Entourage as Ari Gold Randy Quaid - Elvis as Colonel Tom Parker Donald Sutherland - Commander in Chief as Speaker of the House Nathan Templeton	*Sandra Oh - Grey's Anatomy* as Dr. Cristina Yang** Candice Bergen - Boston Legal as Shirley Schmidt Camryn Manheim - Elvis as Gladys Presley Elizabeth Perkins - Weeds as Celia Hodes Joanne Woodward - Empire Falls as Francine Whiting
Best Miniseries or Television Film
Empire Falls Into the West Lackawanna Blues Sleeper Cell Viva Blackpool Warm Springs

Series with multiple nominations

The following 16 series received multiple nominations:

Nominations	Series
5	Desperate Housewives
4	Empire Falls
3	Commander in Chief
	Elvis
	Grey's Anatomy
	Lost
	Warm Springs
	Weeds
2	Curb Your Enthusiasm
	Entourage
	The Girl in the Café
	Human Trafficking
	Lackawanna Blues
	My Name is Earl
	Prison Break
	Rome

Series with multiple wins

2: Empire Falls

Trivia

"E!" network covered the Golden Globes for six hours prior to the airing of the event.
At no time during the telecast was a "tribute" made to those in the entertainment industry who have passed on within the past year.

References

^ "Globes moved to avoid Housewives". BBC News. Retrieved January 11, 2016.

[1] "Globes moved to avoid Housewives". BBC News. Retrieved January 11, 2016.

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