1964 Golden Globes: Winners and Nominees

66 films were recognised at the 1964 Golden Globe Awards, across 20 categories. 19 of them took home at least one award.

The biggest winner of the year was America America, with 2 awards, ahead of The Cardinal with 2. The categories below run from Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy, Actress In A Leading Role - Musical Or Comedy and Best Director - Motion Picture to the smaller prizes, and in every one the winner is listed first, followed by the other nominees.

Each title links to the film's full award history at all four awards, and the links at the bottom step to the previous and next ceremony.

Last updated August 12, 2026

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

To Bed or Not to Bed(1963)
Alberto Sordi
Winner
Charade(1963)
Cary Grant
Come Blow Your Horn(1963)
Frank Sinatra
Irma la Douce(1963)
Jack Lemmon
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World(1963)
Jonathan Winters
The Mouse on the Moon(1963)
– Terry-Thomas
The Wheeler Dealers(1963)
James Garner
Tom Jones(1963)
Albert Finney
Under the Yum Yum Tree(1963)
Jack Lemmon

Actress In A Leading Role - Musical Or Comedy

Irma la Douce(1963)
Shirley MacLaine
Winner
A New Kind of Love(1963)
Joanne Woodward
Bye Bye Birdie(1963)
Ann-Margret Olsson
Charade(1963)
Audrey Hepburn
Come Blow Your Horn(1963)
Molly Picon
Come Blow Your Horn(1963)
Jill St. John
Move Over, Darling(1963)
Doris Day
Summer Magic(1963)
Hayley Mills

Best Director - Motion Picture

America America(1963)
Elia Kazan
Winner
Cleopatra(1963)
Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Hud(1963)
Martin Ritt
The Cardinal(1963)
Otto Preminger
The Caretakers(1963)
Hall Bartlett
The Haunting(1963)
Robert Wise
The Ugly American(1963)
George Englund
Tom Jones(1963)
Tony Richardson

Best Motion Picture - Drama

The Cardinal(1963)
Cardinal, The
Winner
America America(1963)
America, America
Captain Newman, M.D.(1963)
Cleopatra(1963)
Hud(1963)
Lilies of the Field(1963)
The Caretakers(1963)
Caretakers, The
The Great Escape(1963)
Great Escape, The

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama

Lilies of the Field(1963)
Sidney Poitier
Winner
America America(1963)
Stathis Giallelis
Captain Newman, M.D.(1963)
Gregory Peck
Cleopatra(1963)
Rex Harrison
Hud(1963)
Paul Newman
Love with the Proper Stranger(1963)
Steve McQueen
The Cardinal(1963)
Tom Tryon
The Ugly American(1963)
Marlon Brando

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

The Cardinal(1963)
John Huston
Winner
America America(1963)
Paul Mann
America America(1963)
Gregory Rozakis
Captain Newman, M.D.(1963)
Walden Cassotto
Cleopatra(1963)
Roddy McDowall
Come Blow Your Horn(1963)
Lee J. Cobb
Hud(1963)
Melvyn Douglas
Tom Jones(1963)
Hugh Griffith

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama

The L-Shaped Room(1962)
Leslie Caron
Winner
Love with the Proper Stranger(1963)
Natalie Wood
The Cardinal(1963)
Romy Schneider
The Caretakers(1963)
Polly Bergen
The Conjugal Bed(1963)
Marina Vlady
The Paper Man(1963)
Alida Valli
This Sporting Life(1963)
Rachel Roberts
Toys in the Attic(1963)
Geraldine Page

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

The V.I.P.s(1963)
Margaret Rutherford
Winner
A Global Affair (Global Affair, A)(1964)
Liselotte Pulver
America America(1963)
Linda Marsh
Hud(1963)
Patricia Neal
Lilies of the Field(1963)
Lilia Skala
The Prize(1963)
Diane Baker
Tom Jones(1963)
Joan Greenwood
Toys in the Attic(1963)
Wendy Hiller

Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy

Tom Jones(1963)
Winner
A Ticklish Affair(1963)
Ticklish Affair, A
Bye Bye Birdie(1963)
Irma la Douce(1963)
Irma La Douce
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World(1963)
Under the Yum Yum Tree(1963)
Under The Yum Yum Tree

New Star Of The Year - Actor

America America(1963)
Stathis Giallelis
Winner
The Ceremony(1963)
Robert Walker Jr.
Winner
Tom Jones(1963)
Albert Finney
Winner
Shock Corridor(1963)
Larry Tucker
The Leopard(1963)
Alain Delon
The Victors(1963)
Peter Fonda

New Star Of The Year - Actress

Dr. No(1962)
Ursula Andress
Winner
The Birds(1963)
Tippi Hedren
Winner
The Prize(1963)
Elke Sommer
Winner
For Love or Money(1963)
Leslie Parish
The V.I.P.s(1963)
Maggie Smith
Twilight of Honor(1963)
Joey Heatherton

Actor In A Television Series

Mickey(1964)
Mickey Rooney
Winner
Bonanza(1959)
Lorne Greene
Jackie Gleason and His American Scene Magazine(1962)
Jackie Gleason
The Defenders(1961)
E. G. Marshall
The Richard Boone Show(1963)
Richard Boone

Best Television Series - Drama

The Richard Boone Show(1963)
Richard Boone Show, The
Winner
Bonanza(1959)
Rawhide(1959)
The Defenders(1961)
The Eleventh Hour(1962)
Eleventh Hour, The

Foreign Film - Foreign Language

Any Number Can Win(1963)
Winner
Alone on the Pacific(1963)
Alone On The Pacific
High and Low(1963)
High And Low
The Four Days of Naples(1962)
The Four Days Of Naples
To Bed or Not to Bed(1963)
To Bed Or Not To Bed

Promoting International Understanding

Lilies of the Field(1963)
Winner
A Global Affair (Global Affair, A)(1964)
Global Affair, A
America America(1963)
America, America
Captain Newman, M.D.(1963)
The Cardinal(1963)
Cardinal, The

Television Series - Comedy

The Dick Van Dyke Show(1961)
Dick Van Dyke Show, The
Winner
The Beverly Hillbillies(1962)
Beverly Hillbillies, The
The Bob Hope Show(1950)
Bob Hope Show, The
The Jack Benny Program(1950)
Jack Benny Program, The
The Red Skelton Hour(1951)
Red Skelton Hour, The

Television Series - Variety

The Danny Kaye Show(1963)
Danny Kaye Show, The
Winner
The Andy Williams Show(1962)
Andy Williams Show, The
The Garry Moore Show(1958)
Garry Moore Show, The
The Judy Garland Show(1963)
Judy Garland Show, The
The Tonight Show(1962)
Tonight Show, The

Actress In A Television Series

The Farmer's Daughter(1963)
Inger Stevens
Winner
Burke's Law(1963)
Carolyn Jones
Hazel(1961)
Shirley Booth
The Garry Moore Show(1958)
Dorothy Loudon

Foreign Film - English Language

The L-Shaped Room(1962)
L-Shaped Room, The
This Sporting Life(1963)
Tom Jones(1963)

Samuel Goldwyn International Award

Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow(1963)
Winner

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