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63rd Golden Globe Awards

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Brokeback Mountain

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Walk The Line

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Lost

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"Desperate Housewives"

The 63rd Golden Globe Awards, honoring the best in film and television for 2005, were presented on January 16, 2006 at the Beverly Hilton, in Los Angeles, California. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (832x1033, 452 KB) This work is a copyrighted publicity photograph. ... The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and television programs, given out each year during a formal dinner. ... Film refers to the celluloid media on which movies are printed. ... This is a list of film-related events in 2005. ... January 16 is the 16th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The word Hilton can refer to a number of different people, places, and things. ... Flag Seal Nickname: City of Angels Location Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates , Government State County California Los Angeles County Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 1,290. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Area  Ranked 3rd  - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 770 miles (1,240 km)  - % water 4. ...

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Winners

Film

Award Category Winner Film
Best Actor Drama Philip Seymour Hoffman Capote
Musical or Comedy Joaquin Phoenix Walk the Line
Best Actress Drama Felicity Huffman Transamerica
Musical or Comedy Reese Witherspoon Walk the Line
Best Director N/A Ang Lee Brokeback Mountain
Best Foreign Language Film N/A Paradise Now (Palestine)
Best Original Score N/A John Williams Memoirs of a Geisha
Best Original Song N/A "A Love That Will Never Grow Old" by Gustavo Santaolalla and Bernie Taupin Brokeback Mountain
Best Picture Drama Brokeback Mountain
Musical or Comedy Walk the Line
Best Screenplay N/A Larry McMurtry and Diana Ossana Brokeback Mountain
Best Supporting Actor N/A George Clooney Syriana
Best Supporting Actress N/A Rachel Weisz The Constant Gardener

Philip Seymour Hoffman Philip Seymour Hoffman (born July 23, 1967) is an Academy Award-winning American actor. ... Capote is an Academy Award-winning 2005 biographical film about Truman Capote (played by Philip Seymour Hoffman who won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his portrayal) on a writing assignment for The New Yorker. ... Joaquin Rafael Phoenix (pronounced ) (born October 28, 1974 in San Juan, Puerto Rico), once also known as Leaf Phoenix. ... Walk the Line is an acclaimed Academy Award and Golden Globe-winning film chronicling the life of Johnny Cash, American country singer, focusing on his younger life, his romance with June Carter and his ascent to the country music scene, with material taken from his autobiographies. ... Huffman as Lynette Scavo on Desperate Housewives Felicity Huffman (born December 9, 1962) is a Golden Globe and Emmy-winning and Academy Award-nominated film and television actress. ... Transamerica is a Golden Globe-winning and Academy Award-nominated 2005 comedy-drama produced by IFC Films and The Weinstein Company. ... Laura Jeanne Reese Witherspoon[1] (born March 22, 1976) is an Academy Award-winning American actress best known for her roles in Election, Legally Blonde, and Walk the Line. ... Walk the Line is an acclaimed Academy Award and Golden Globe-winning film chronicling the life of Johnny Cash, American country singer, focusing on his younger life, his romance with June Carter and his ascent to the country music scene, with material taken from his autobiographies. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Brokeback Mountain is an acclaimed and controversial Academy Award-winning 2005 film that depicts a sexual, romantic, and emotional relationship between two men in the American West from 1963 to 1983. ... Paradise Now is a controversial but widely acclaimed 2005 film directed by Hany Abu-Assad about two Palestinian men preparing for a suicide attack in Israel. ... Palestine (Hebrew: Eretz Israel, Arabic: ‎ Filastīn or Falastīn, see also Land of Israel) is one of many historical names for the region between the Mediterranean Sea and the banks of the Jordan River, plus various adjoining lands to the east and south. ... John Towner Williams (born February 8, 1932) is one of the most widely recognized composers of film scores. ... Memoirs of a Geisha is a novel by Arthur Golden, published in 1997. ... A Love That Will Never Grow Old is a song from the movie Brokeback Mountain, with music by Argentine composer Gustavo Santaolalla and lyrics by Bernie Taupin, and performed by singer Emmylou Harris. ... Gustavo A. Santaolalla (b. ... Bernie Taupin (born May 22, 1950) is an English lyricist famous for his collaboration with Elton John. ... Brokeback Mountain is an acclaimed and controversial Academy Award-winning 2005 film that depicts a sexual, romantic, and emotional relationship between two men in the American West from 1963 to 1983. ... Brokeback Mountain is an acclaimed and controversial Academy Award-winning 2005 film that depicts a sexual, romantic, and emotional relationship between two men in the American West from 1963 to 1983. ... Walk the Line is an acclaimed Academy Award and Golden Globe-winning film chronicling the life of Johnny Cash, American country singer, focusing on his younger life, his romance with June Carter and his ascent to the country music scene, with material taken from his autobiographies. ... One of McMurtrys bookstores in Archer City, Texas Larry McMurtry (born June 3, 1936 in Wichita Falls, Texas) is an Academy Award winning screenwriter, American novelist and essayist. ... Diana Ossana is an American Academy Award-winning writer who has collaborated on writing screenplays, teleplays, and novels with Pulitzer Prize-winning author Larry McMurtry since they first worked together in 1992, on the semi-fictionalized biography Pretty Boy Floyd. ... Brokeback Mountain is an acclaimed and controversial Academy Award-winning 2005 film that depicts a sexual, romantic, and emotional relationship between two men in the American West from 1963 to 1983. ... George Timothy Clooney (born May 6, 1961) is an Academy Award-winning American actor, director and screenwriter, known for his former role in the long-running television drama ER (1994–99) and his rise as an A-List movie star in contemporary American cinema. ... Syriana is a 2005 Academy Award-winning geopolitical thriller film written and directed by Stephen Gaghan. ... Weisz at a press conference for Enemy at the Gates at the 2001 Berlinale, photo by Michael Weiner Rachel Weisz (surname pronounced or vice) (born 7 March 1971) is an Academy Award and Golden Globe-winning, and BAFTA-nominated English actress. ... The Constant Gardener is an Academy Award, BAFTA and Golden Globe Award-winning 2005 film. ...

Television

Award Category Winner TV show
Best Series Drama Lost
Comedy Desperate Housewives
Best Miniseries or Television Movie N/A Empire Falls
Best Actor Drama Series Hugh Laurie House
Comedy Series Steve Carell The Office
Miniseries or Television Movie Jonathan Rhys Meyers Elvis
Best Actress Drama Series Geena Davis Commander in Chief
Comedy Series Mary-Louise Parker Weeds
Miniseries or Television Movie S. Epatha Merkerson Lackawanna Blues
Best Supporting Actor (Mini)Series or Television Movie Paul Newman Empire Falls
Best Supporting Actress (Mini)Series or Television Movie Sandra Oh Grey's Anatomy

Lost is an American drama television series that follows the survivors of a plane crash on a mysterious tropical island. ... Desperate Housewives is an American television series, created by Marc Cherry, that began airing on ABC in 2004, in HDTV. Set on Wisteria Lane in the fictional town of Fairview, Eagle State the series tracks the lives of four housewives, following their domestic struggles while several mysteries involving their husbands... Empire Falls is a 2001 novel written by Richard Russo set in a fictional small town in Maine. ... Hugh Laurie as Dr. Gregory House James Hugh Calum Laurie (born June 11, 1959) is an English actor, comedian and writer. ... House, also titled House, M.D., is an American television series. ... Steve Carell as Michael Scott on The Office Steven Carell (born August 16, 1963 in Acton, Massachusetts) is an American actor. ... The Office is a television show, broadcast by NBC and co-produced by Deedle-Dee Productions and Reveille Productions, in association with NBC Universal Television Studio. ... Rhys Meyers as Joe in Bend It Like Beckham Jonathan Rhys-Meyers (b. ... Elvis Aron Presley (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977), also known as The King of Rock and Roll, or as just simply The King, was an American singer who had an immeasurable effect on world culture. ... Virginia Elizabeth Geena Davis is a Golden Globe and Academy Award-winning American actress. ... A Commander-in-Chief is the commander of a nations military forces or significant element of those forces. ... Mary-Louise Parker as Amy Gardner in the West Wing Mary-Louise Parker (born August 2, 1964 in Fort Jackson, South Carolina) is an American actress whose work in theater and film has won her international acclaim. ... Weeds is a Showtime dark comedy television series about a fictional California suburb and its residents, a handful of whom are involved in the distribution and consumption of cannabis (hence the title). ... S. Epatha Merkerson as Lt. ... Lackawanna Blues is an American television movie that aired in 2005. ... Newman in Cool Hand Luke, 1967 Paul Leonard Newman (born January 26, 1925) is an Academy Award-winning American actor and film director. ... Empire Falls is a 2001 novel written by Richard Russo set in a fictional small town in Maine. ... Sandra Oh (born July 20, 1971) is an award-winning Korean-Canadian actress, best known for portraying Dr. Cristina Yang on Greys Anatomy and many notable roles on feature film. ... Greys Anatomy is an award-winning and popular American primetime television medical drama. ...

Award breakdown

Wins Nominations Film/TV show
4 7 Brokeback Mountain
3 3 Walk the Line
2 4 Empire Falls
1 5 Desperate Housewives
1 2 Transamerica
1 1 Capote

Brokeback Mountain is an acclaimed and controversial Academy Award-winning 2005 film that depicts a sexual, romantic, and emotional relationship between two men in the American West from 1963 to 1983. ... Walk the Line is an acclaimed Academy Award and Golden Globe-winning film chronicling the life of Johnny Cash, American country singer, focusing on his younger life, his romance with June Carter and his ascent to the country music scene, with material taken from his autobiographies. ... Empire Falls is a 2001 novel written by Richard Russo set in a fictional small town in Maine. ... Desperate Housewives is an American television series, created by Marc Cherry, that began airing on ABC in 2004, in HDTV. Set on Wisteria Lane in the fictional town of Fairview, Eagle State the series tracks the lives of four housewives, following their domestic struggles while several mysteries involving their husbands... Transamerica is a Golden Globe-winning and Academy Award-nominated 2005 comedy-drama produced by IFC Films and The Weinstein Company. ... Capote is an Academy Award-winning 2005 biographical film about Truman Capote (played by Philip Seymour Hoffman who won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his portrayal) on a writing assignment for The New Yorker. ...

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.

See also

Preceded by:
62nd Golden Globe Awards
Golden Globe Awards
Ceremonies
Succeeded by:
64th Golden Globe Awards


 

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