Golden Globe Awards — Hollywood Foreign Press Association

The 8th Golden Globe Awards

February 28, 1951  •  Ciro’s, West Hollywood

2
Sunset Blvd wins
2
All About Eve wins
Sunset Boulevard — Drama Film, Director (Wilder)
José Ferrer wins Drama Actor for Cyrano • Gloria Swanson wins Drama Actress • Drama/Comedy split introduced
Film Awards
Best Motion Picture — Drama
Winner
Sunset Boulevard
Billy Wilder, dir. — Paramount Pictures
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Best Motion Picture — Comedy or Musical
Winner
All About Eve
Joseph L. Mankiewicz, dir. — 20th Century Fox
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Best Director — Motion Picture
Winner
Billy Wilder
Sunset Boulevard
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Best Actor — Drama Film
Winner
José Ferrer
Cyrano de Bergerac — as Cyrano
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Best Actress — Drama Film
Winner
Gloria Swanson
Sunset Boulevard — as Norma Desmond
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Best Actor — Comedy or Musical Film
Winner
Fred Astaire
Three Little Words
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Best Actress — Comedy or Musical Film
Winner
Judy Holliday
Born Yesterday — as Billie Dawn
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Best Supporting Actor — Motion Picture
Winner
Jeff Chandler
Broken Arrow
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Best Supporting Actress — Motion Picture
Winner
Josephine Hull
Harvey
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Best Foreign Language Film
Winner
The Walls of Malapaga (Au-delà des grilles)
France/Italy — René Clément, dir.
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Cecil B. DeMille Award
Winner
Cecil B. DeMille
First recipient — for outstanding contributions to the entertainment field