The Award season every year is kicked off with the Golden Globes which is held in January and culminates with the Academy Awards. These awards are given to recognize achievements in the field of Motion Pictures and Television. In 1943, eight Los Angeles-based overseas journalists got together and led by the correspondent for Britain’s Daily Mail formed the Hollywood Foreign Correspondents Association. The initial years were tough for the organization as the film industry had not opened up to the idea of foreign markets. The group meetings were held as informal gatherings at various private homes.
In 1944 the group held what were to be the first ever Golden Globe Awards. It was an informal ceremony at the 20th Century Fox Studios. Only categories related to Motion Pictures were awarded and scrolls were handed out to the winners as the now famous Golden Globes statuette was yet to be conceived. Jennifer Jones was awarded Best Actress honors for The Song of Bernadette, which also won for Best Film, while Paul Lukas took home the Best Actor laurels for Watch on the Rhine. The Best Supporting Actor and Best Supporting Actress laurels went to Akim Tamiroff and to Katina Paxinou for their roles in For whom the Bell Tolls.
