The 65th

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s, honoring the best in

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and

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of 2007, were presented by the

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on January 13, 2008. Due to threats of boycotts and picketing of the event due to the then-ongoing Writers Guild of America strike, the traditional awards ceremony did not take place; instead, the winners were announced in a

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. The ceremony's usual broadcaster

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carried alternate programming hosted by

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of ''

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'', including an hour-long results special. The nominees were announced on December 13, 2007. The television film ''Longford'' was the most-awarded, with three awards including Best Miniseries or Television Movie. The film ''Atonement'' entered the Golden Globes with the most nominations, and won the awards for best drama film and original score. It was tied for the most-awarded film with ''The Diving Bell and the Butterfly'' (best foreign language film, and best director for

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), ''No Country for Old Men'' (best screenplay, and best performance by a supporting actor for

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), and ''

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'' (winner of best musical or comedy film, and best performance in a musical or comedy film for

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) ''—'' which all received two.

Ceremony cancellation

The Association attempted to reach an interim agreement with the Writers Guild to allow its members to write for the ceremonies. When a compromise fell through, striking writers threatened to picket the event; almost all of the celebrities planning to attend, including members of the

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who pledged their support for the strike, promised to boycott the ceremony rather than cross the picket lines. On January 8, 2008, the HFPA chose to cancel the ceremony, and replace it with a

at the

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, held on January 13, 2008, at 6:00 p.m. PT.

initially announced plans to be the exclusive broadcaster of the press conference, with its coverage hosted by

and

of the NBC- syndicated entertainment news program ''

''. However, the network balked after

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—who normally produces the ceremony and telecast—reportedly demanded that the network pay an additional "license fee" between $1.5 and $2 million for the privilege. DCP defended the allegations, having stated that it was inappropriate for NBC to hold "an exclusive three-hour broadcast special disguised as a news conference that would bar all other media" without paying the HFPA and DCP a "nominal license fee". There were also reports that NBC came into conflicts with the HFPA over the presentation of the event, centering upon the involvement of ''Access Hollywood''. Due to the conflict, the HFPA took full control over the press conference, and announced that it would not impose any restrictions on who may televise it. E! and

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—two cable channels known for their

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coverage during awards season—both carried the press conference, but also reduced the extent of their overall coverage due to the lack of ceremony. TV Guide Network aired a two-hour pre-show and a one-hour post-show, anchored by

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from the network's studio, as opposed to its traditional red carpet coverage hosted by

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. E! did not broadcast ''

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'' at all, and broke into a

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of ''

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'' for live coverage of the press conference. NBC did not air the official, 32-minute press conference, and instead presented the results over the course of an hour-long

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special hosted by Bush and O'Dell from the ''Access Hollywood'' studio. The results program was preceded by a two-hour ''

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'' special hosted by

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, ''Going for Gold'', which featured interviews with the nominees, and guest predictions from comedian

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and the ''

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'' panel. The results show was followed by an ''Access Hollywood'' special, where Bush and O'Dell visited the sites of the cancelled after-parties. Rob Owen of the ''

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'' felt that NBC's resulting programming was an "over-produced mess", and that one could have learned the results quicker by watching the roughly half-hour press conference on

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, E!, or TV Guide Network instead (as opposed to NBC's hour-long program with commercial breaks, whose results were increasingly delayed from the actual announcements). He also noted that TV Guide Network's pre-show had a stronger focus on the impact of the WGA strike on the show and the entertainment industry. By contrast, Owen described the aforementioned ''Dateline'' special as "sort of a long, drawn-out '

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Special' without the soft-focus, tears or 'What kind of a tree would you be?' questions", and sarcastically acknowledged its inclusion of analysis from "noted film critics"

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Winners and nominees

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These are the nominees for the 65th Golden Globe Awards. Winners are listed at the top of each list.

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Award breakdown

The following films and programs received multiple nominations:

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The following films and programs received multiple wins:

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References

External links

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Ceremony cancellation

Winners and nominees

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Award breakdown

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See also

References

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