2006 Golden Globes: Winners and Nominees

64 films were recognised at the 2006 Golden Globe Awards, across 24 categories. 18 of them took home at least one award.

The biggest winner of the year was Brokeback Mountain, with 4 awards, ahead of Walk the Line with 3. The categories below run from Best Director - Motion Picture, Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy and Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy 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 Director - Motion Picture

Brokeback Mountain(2005)
Ang Lee
Winner
Good Night, and Good Luck.(2005)
George Clooney
King Kong(2005)
Match Point(2005)
Woody Allen
Munich(2005)
Steven Spielberg
The Constant Gardener(2005)

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

Walk the Line(2005)
Joaquin Phoenix
Winner
Breakfast on Pluto(2005)
Cillian Murphy
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory(2005)
Johnny Depp
The Matador(2005)
Pierce Brosnan
The Producers(2005)
Nathan Lane
The Squid and the Whale(2005)

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

The Office(2001)
Winner
The Office(2005)
Steve Carell
Winner
Curb Your Enthusiasm(2000)
My Name Is Earl(2005)
Jason Lee
Scrubs(2001)
Two and a Half Men(2003)

Best Screenplay - Motion Picture

Brokeback Mountain(2005)
Larry McMurtry, Diana Ossana
Winner
Crash(2005)
Paul Haggis
Good Night, and Good Luck.(2005)
George Clooney
Match Point(2005)
Woody Allen
Munich(2005)
Tony Kushner
Munich(2005)
Eric Roth

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

Empire Falls(2005)
Winner
Blackpool(2004)
Viva Blackpool
Into the West(2005)
Lackawanna Blues(2005)
Sleeper Cell(2005)
Warm Springs(2005)

Best Television Series - Musical or Comedy

Best Motion Picture - Drama

Brokeback Mountain(2005)
Winner
A History of Violence(2005)
Good Night, and Good Luck.(2005)
Good Night, and Good Luck
Match Point(2005)
The Constant Gardener(2005)

Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy

Walk the Line(2005)
Walk The Line
Winner
Mrs. Henderson Presents(2005)
Pride & Prejudice(2005)
The Producers(2005)
The Squid and the Whale(2005)

Best Motion Picture – Non-English Language

Paradise Now(2005)
Winner
Joyeux Noel(2005)
Joyeux Noël
Kung Fu Hustle(2004)
The Promise(2005)
The Promise (Master of the Crimson Armor)
Tsotsi(2005)

Best Original Score - Motion Picture

Memoirs of a Geisha(2005)
John Williams
Winner
Brokeback Mountain(2005)
Gustavo Santaolalla
King Kong(2005)
Syriana(2005)
Alexandre Desplat
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe(2005)
Harry Gregson-Williams

Best Original Song - Motion Picture

Brokeback Mountain(2005)
A Love That Will Never Grow Old
Winner
Christmas in Love(2004)
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe(2005)
Wunderkind
The Producers(2005)
There's Nothing Like a Show on Broadway
Transamerica(2005)
Travelin' Thru

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

Elvis(2005)
Jonathan Rhys Meyers
Winner
Empire Falls(2005)
Ed Harris
Human Trafficking(2005)
Donald Sutherland
The Girl in the Café(2005)
Bill Nighy
Warm Springs(2005)
Kenneth Branagh

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama

Capote(2005)
Philip Seymour Hoffman
Winner
Brokeback Mountain(2005)
Heath Ledger
Cinderella Man(2005)
Russell Crowe
Good Night, and Good Luck.(2005)
David Strathairn
Hustle & Flow(2005)
Terrence Howard

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

Empire Falls(2005)
Paul Newman
Winner
Commander in Chief(2005)
Donald Sutherland
Elvis(2005)
Randy Quaid
Entourage(2004)
Lost(2004)

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

Syriana(2005)
George Clooney
Winner
Cinderella Man(2005)
Paul Giamatti
Crash(2005)
Matt Dillon
Mrs. Henderson Presents(2005)
Bob Hoskins
The Producers(2005)
Will Ferrell

Best Performance by an Actor In A Television Series - Drama

House(2004)
Hugh Laurie
Winner
24(1964)
Grey's Anatomy(2005)
Patrick Dempsey
Lost(2004)
Prison Break(2005)
Wentworth Miller

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

Lackawanna Blues(2005)
S. Epatha Merkerson
Winner
Human Trafficking(2005)
Mira Sorvino
The Girl in the Café(2005)
Kelly MacDonald
Their Eyes Were Watching God(2005)
Halle Berry
Warm Springs(2005)
Cynthia Nixon

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama

Transamerica(2005)
Felicity Huffman
Winner
A History of Violence(2005)
Maria Bello
Memoirs of a Geisha(2005)
Ziyi Zhang
North Country(2005)
Charlize Theron
Proof(2005)
Gwyneth Paltrow

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

Walk the Line(2005)
Reese Witherspoon
Winner
Mrs. Henderson Presents(2005)
Judi Dench
Pride & Prejudice(2005)
Keira Knightley
The Family Stone(2005)
Sarah Jessica Parker
The Squid and the Whale(2005)

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

Grey's Anatomy(2005)
Sandra Oh
Winner
Boston Legal(2004)
Elvis(2005)
Camryn Manheim
Empire Falls(2005)
Joanne Woodward
Weeds(2005)
Elizabeth Perkins

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

The Constant Gardener(2005)
Winner
Brokeback Mountain(2005)
Michelle Williams
In Her Shoes(2005)
Shirley MacLaine
Match Point(2005)
Scarlett Johansson
North Country(2005)
Frances McDormand

Best Performance by an Actress In A Television Series - Drama

Commander in Chief(2005)
Geena Davis
Winner
Medium(2005)
Patricia Arquette
Rome(2005)
Polly Walker
The Closer(2005)
Kyra Sedgwick
The Shield(2002)

Best Television Series - Drama

Lost(2004)
Winner
Commander in Chief(2005)
Grey's Anatomy(2005)
Prison Break(2005)
Rome(2005)

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

Weeds(2005)
Mary-Louise Parker
Winner
Desperate Housewives(2004)

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