List of categories that are awarded at the Golden Globes, including retired Awards since its inception in 1943.

The Golden Globe Award Categories

The Golden Globes are being recognized as a cross between the Academy Awards and the Emmys with its rising popularity in the film and television world. Since 1956 the Golden Globes have separate sections to honor those in the film industry and those in the television industry. The HFPA even brought in different categories to recognize actors and actresses in drama and musical or comedy. The committee and has been committed to avoiding any kind of biased decisions as well. There are 24 different categories that are awarded at the Golden Globes; there are 16 Motion Picture categories and 11 for television. They are as follows:

 

Motion picture awards


  • Best Motion Picture - Drama

  • Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy

  • Best Director - Motion Picture

  • Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama

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

  • Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama

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

  • Best Performance by an Actor In A Supporting Role in a Motion Picture

  • Best Performance by an Actress In A Supporting Role in a Motion Picture

  • Best Screenplay - Motion Picture

  • Best Original Score - Motion Picture

  • Best Original Song - Motion Picture

  • Best Foreign Language Film

  • Best Animated Feature Film (2006–present)

  • Cecil B. DeMille Award for Lifetime Achievement in Motion Pictures


 

Television awards


  • Awarded since 1956:

  • Best Television Series - Drama

  • Best Television Series - Comedy Or Musical

  • Best Performance by an Actor In A Television Series - Drama

  • Best Performance by an Actor In A Television Series - Comedy Or Musical

  • Best Performance by an Actress In A Television Series - Drama

  • Best Performance by an Actress In A Television Series - Comedy Or Musical

  • Best Mini-Series or Motion Picture made for Television

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

  • Best Performance by an Actress In A Mini-series or Motion Picture Made for Television

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

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


 

Retired awards


  • Best Documentary Film • Last awarded in 1977 at the 34th Golden Globe Awards

  • Best English-Language Foreign Film This award allowed British films, such as Laurence Olivier's Hamlet, which was of course made in English, to be given their own category

  • New Star of the Year - Actor • Last awarded in 1983 at the 40th Golden Globe Awards

  • New Star of the Year - Actress • Last awarded in 1983 at the 40th Golden Globe Awards

  • Henrietta Award (World Film Favorite - Female) • Awarded from 1950 to 1979[7]

  • Henrietta Award (World Film Favorite - Male) • Awarded from 1950 to 1979

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