2005 Golden Globes: Winners and Nominees

66 films were recognised at the 2005 Golden Globe Awards, across 24 categories. 17 of them took home at least one award.

The biggest winner of the year was The Aviator, with 3 awards, ahead of The Life and Death of Peter Sellers with 2. The categories below run from Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy, Best Television Limited Series, Anthology Series, or Motion Picture Made for Television and Best Motion Picture - Drama 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 Television Series - Musical or Comedy

Arrested Development(2003)
Winner
Curb Your Enthusiasm(2000)
Joey(2004)
Matt LeBlanc
Monk(2002)
Pal Joey(1957)
Matt LeBlanc
Scrubs(2001)
Zach Braff
Two and a Half Men(2003)
Charlie Sheen

Best Television Limited Series, Anthology Series, or Motion Picture Made for Television

The Life and Death of Peter Sellers(2004)
Winner
American Family (American Family: Journey of Dreams)(2002)
American Family: Journey of Dreams
American Family: Journey of Dreams(2004)
Iron Jawed Angels(2004)
Something the Lord Made(2004)
Something The Lord Made
The Lion in Winter(1968)
The Lion in Winter (2004)
The Lion in Winter(2004)
The Lion in Winter (2004)

Best Motion Picture - Drama

The Aviator(2004)
Winner
Closer(2004)
Finding Neverland(2004)
Hotel Rwanda(2004)
Kinsey(2004)
Million Dollar Baby(2004)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Limited Series, Anthology Series, or a Motion Picture Made for Television

The Life and Death of Peter Sellers(2004)
Geoffrey Rush
Winner
Redemption: The Stan Tookie Williams Story(2004)
Jamie Foxx
Something the Lord Made(2004)
Mos Def
The Lion in Winter(1968)
Patrick Stewart
The Lion in Winter(2004)
Patrick Stewart
The Wool Cap(2004)
William Macy

Best Performance by an Actress in a Limited Series, Anthology Series, or a Motion Picture Made for Television

The Lion in Winter(1968)
Glenn Close
Winner
The Lion in Winter(2004)
Glenn Close
Winner
Back When We Were Grownups(2004)
Blythe Danner
Iron Jawed Angels(2004)
Hilary Swank
The Grid(2004)
Julianna Margulies
The Lost Prince(2003)
Miranda Richardson

Best Television Series - Drama

Nip/Tuck(2003)
Winner
24(1964)
Deadwood(2004)
Lost(2004)
Lost in Translation(2003)
Lost
The Sopranos(1999)

Best Director - Motion Picture

Million Dollar Baby(2004)
Clint Eastwood
Winner
Closer(2004)
Mike Nichols
Finding Neverland(2004)
Marc Forster
Sideways(2004)
Alexander Payne
The Aviator(2004)
Martin Scorsese

Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy

Sideways(2004)
Winner
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind(2004)
Eternal Sunshine of The Spotless Mind
Ray(2004)
The Incredibles(2004)
Incredibles, The
The Phantom of the Opera(2004)

Best Motion Picture – Non-English Language

The Sea Inside(2004)
Sea Inside, The
Winner
A Very Long Engagement(2004)
House of Flying Daggers(2004)
The Chorus(2004)
The Motorcycle Diaries(2004)

Best Original Score - Motion Picture

The Aviator(2004)
Howard Shore
Winner
Finding Neverland(2004)
Jan A.P. Kaczmarek
Million Dollar Baby(2004)
Clint Eastwood
Sideways(2004)
Rolfe Kent
Spanglish(2004)
Hans Zimmer

Best Original Song - Motion Picture

Alfie(2004)
Old Habits Die Hard
Winner
Hotel Rwanda(2004)
Million Voices
Shrek 2(2004)
Accidentally In Love
The Phantom of the Opera(2004)
Learn to Be Lonely
The Polar Express(2004)
Believe

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama

The Aviator(2004)
Leonardo DiCaprio
Winner
Finding Neverland(2004)
Johnny Depp
Hotel Rwanda(2004)
Don Cheadle
Kinsey(2004)
Liam Neeson
The Sea Inside(2004)
Javier Bardem

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

Ray(2004)
Jamie Foxx
Winner
Beyond the Sea(2004)
Kevin Spacey
De-Lovely(2004)
Kevin Kline
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind(2004)
Jim Carrey
Sideways(2004)
Paul Giamatti

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

Boston Legal(2004)
William Shatner
Winner
Entourage(2004)
Jeremy Piven
Huff(2004)
Oliver Platt
The Sopranos(1999)
Will & Grace(1998)

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

Closer(2004)
Clive Owen
Winner
Collateral(2004)
Jamie Foxx
Kill Bill: Vol. 2(2004)
David Carradine
Million Dollar Baby(2004)
Morgan Freeman
Sideways(2004)
Thomas Haden Church

Best Performance by an Actor In A Television Series - Drama

Deadwood(2004)
Ian McShane
Winner
Boston Legal(2004)
James Spader
Nip/Tuck(2003)
Rescue Me(2004)
Denis Leary
The Shield(2002)
Michael Chiklis

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama

Million Dollar Baby(2004)
Hilary Swank
Winner
A Love Song for Bobby Long(2004)
Scarlett Johansson
Birth(2004)
Nicole Kidman
Kill Bill: Vol. 2(2004)
Uma Thurman
Vera Drake(2004)
Imelda Staunton

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

Being Julia(2004)
Annette Bening
Winner
Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason(2004)
Renée Zellweger
De-Lovely(2004)
Ashley Judd
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind(2004)
Kate Winslet
The Phantom of the Opera(2004)
Emmy Rossum

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

Iron Jawed Angels(2004)
Anjelica Huston
Winner
Desperate Housewives(2004)
Nicollette Sheridan
The Life and Death of Peter Sellers(2004)
Charlize Theron
The Life and Death of Peter Sellers(2004)
Emily Watson
The Sopranos(1999)

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

Closer(2004)
Natalie Portman
Winner
Kinsey(2004)
Laura Linney
Sideways(2004)
Virginia Madsen
The Aviator(2004)
Cate Blanchett
The Manchurian Candidate(2004)
Meryl Streep

Best Performance by an Actress In A Television Series - Drama

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit(1999)
Mariska Hargitay
Winner
Alias(2001)
Jack & Bobby(2004)
Christine Lahti
Nip/Tuck(2003)
The Sopranos(1999)

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

Desperate Housewives(2004)
Teri Hatcher
Winner
Desperate Housewives(2004)
Marcia Cross
Desperate Housewives(2004)
Felicity Huffman
Sex and the City(1998)
Will & Grace(1998)

Best Screenplay - Motion Picture

Sideways(2004)
Alexander Payne, Jim Taylor
Winner
Closer(2004)
Patrick Marber
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind(2004)
Charlie Kaufman
Finding Neverland(2004)
David Magee
The Aviator(2004)
John Logan

Best Television Series - Musical or Comedy

// cookies

A couple of essential cookies keep CineRoll running. Analytics stays off until you turn it on. Privacy policy