Awards for 2009

Golden Globe

Best Motion Picture - Drama

WINNER

Slumdog Millionaire
NOMINEES

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Frost/Nixon

The Reader

Revolutionary Road

Best Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical

WINNER

Vicky Cristina Barcelona
NOMINEES

Burn After Reading

Happy-Go-Lucky

In Bruges

Mamma Mia!

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama

WINNER

The Wrestler: Mickey Rourke
NOMINEES

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button: Brad Pitt

Frost/Nixon: Frank Langella

Milk: Sean Penn

Revolutionary Road: Leonardo DiCaprio

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

WINNER

In Bruges: Colin Farrell
NOMINEES

In Bruges: Brendan Gleeson

Last Chance Harvey: Dustin Hoffman

Pineapple Express: James Franco

Vicky Cristina Barcelona: Javier Bardem

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama

WINNER

Revolutionary Road: Kate Winslet
NOMINEES

Changeling: Angelina Jolie

Doubt: Meryl Streep

I've Loved You So Long: Kristin Scott Thomas

Rachel Getting Married: Anne Hathaway

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

WINNER

Happy-Go-Lucky: Sally Hawkins
NOMINEES

Burn After Reading: Frances McDormand

Last Chance Harvey: Emma Thompson

Mamma Mia!: Meryl Streep

Vicky Cristina Barcelona: Rebecca Hall

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

WINNER

The Dark Knight: Heath Ledger
Awarded posthumously. The award was accepted by Christopher Nolan on Heath Ledger's behalf.
NOMINEES

Doubt: Philip Seymour Hoffman

The Duchess: Ralph Fiennes

Tropic Thunder: Tom Cruise

Tropic Thunder: Robert Downey Jr.

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

WINNER

The Reader: Kate Winslet
NOMINEES

Doubt: Amy Adams

Doubt: Viola Davis

Vicky Cristina Barcelona: Penélope Cruz

The Wrestler: Marisa Tomei

Best Director - Motion Picture

WINNER

Slumdog Millionaire: Danny Boyle
NOMINEES

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button: David Fincher

Frost/Nixon: Ron Howard

The Reader: Stephen Daldry

Revolutionary Road: Sam Mendes

Best Screenplay - Motion Picture

WINNER

Slumdog Millionaire: Simon Beaufoy
NOMINEES

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button: Eric Roth, Robin Swicord

Doubt: John Patrick Shanley

Frost/Nixon: Peter Morgan

The Reader: David Hare

Best Original Song - Motion Picture

WINNER

The Wrestler: Bruce Springsteen (music/lyrics)
For the song "The Wrestler".
NOMINEES

Bolt: Miley Cyrus (music/lyrics), Jeffrey Steele (music/lyrics)
For the song "I Thought I Lost You".

Cadillac Records: Beyoncé Knowles (music/lyrics), Amanda Ghost (music/lyrics), Scott McFarnon (music/lyrics), Ian Dench (music/lyrics), James Dring (music/lyrics), Jody Street (music/lyrics)
For the song "Once in a Lifetime".

Gran Torino: Clint Eastwood (music), Jamie Cullum (music), Kyle Eastwood (music/lyrics), Michael Stevens (music/lyrics)
For the song "Gran Torino".

WALL·E: Peter Gabriel (music/lyrics), Thomas Newman (music)
For the song "Down to Earth".

Best Original Score - Motion Picture

WINNER

Slumdog Millionaire: A.R. Rahman
NOMINEES

Changeling: Clint Eastwood

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button: Alexandre Desplat

Defiance: James Newton Howard

Frost/Nixon: Hans Zimmer

Best Foreign Language Film

WINNER

Waltz with Bashir
Israel.
NOMINEES

The Baader Meinhof Complex
Germany.

Gomorrah
Italy.

I've Loved You So Long
France.

Everlasting Moments
Sweden/Denmark.

Best Animated Film

WINNER

WALL·E
NOMINEES

Bolt

Kung Fu Panda

Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama

WINNER

In Treatment: Gabriel Byrne
NOMINEES

Dexter: Michael C. Hall

House M.D.: Hugh Laurie

Mad Men: Jon Hamm

The Tudors: Jonathan Rhys Meyers

Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television

WINNER

John Adams: Paul Giamatti
NOMINEES

24: Kiefer Sutherland

Bernard and Doris: Ralph Fiennes

Recount: Kevin Spacey

Recount: Tom Wilkinson

Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Comedy or Musical

WINNER

30 Rock: Alec Baldwin
NOMINEES

Californication: David Duchovny

Entourage: Kevin Connolly

Monk: Tony Shalhoub

The Office: Steve Carell

Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama

WINNER

True Blood: Anna Paquin
NOMINEES

Brothers & Sisters: Sally Field

The Closer: Kyra Sedgwick

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit: Mariska Hargitay

Mad Men: January Jones

Best Performance by an Actress in a Mini-Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television

WINNER

John Adams: Laura Linney
NOMINEES

Cranford: Judi Dench

An American Crime: Catherine Keener

Bernard and Doris: Susan Sarandon

Coco Chanel: Shirley MacLaine

Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Comedy or Musical

WINNER

30 Rock: Tina Fey
NOMINEES

Samantha Who?: Christina Applegate

The Starter Wife: Debra Messing

Ugly Betty: America Ferrera

Weeds: Mary-Louise Parker

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television

WINNER

John Adams: Tom Wilkinson
NOMINEES

Entourage: Jeremy Piven

How I Met Your Mother: Neil Patrick Harris

In Treatment: Blair Underwood

Recount: Denis Leary

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television

WINNER

Recount: Laura Dern
NOMINEES

Brothers & Sisters: Rachel Griffiths

Cranford: Eileen Atkins

In Treatment: Melissa George

In Treatment: Dianne Wiest

Best Television Series - Comedy or Musical

WINNER

30 Rock
NOMINEES

Californication

Entourage

The Office

Weeds

Best Television Series - Drama

WINNER

Mad Men
NOMINEES

Dexter

House M.D.

In Treatment

True Blood

Best Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television

WINNER

John Adams
NOMINEES

Cranford

Bernard and Doris

A Raisin in the Sun

Recount

Best Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV

NOMINEE

A Raisin in the Sun: David Binder (executive producer)