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Golden Globes 2004 Winners & Nominees

The 61st Golden Globe Awards (2004) took place on January 25, 2004. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King won Best Picture – Drama and 3 more awards. Every winner and nominee in all 13 categories is below.

All 13 categories Most wins
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13
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65
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33
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Best Picture – Drama
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Headline winners

Golden Globes 2004: The Winners

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King won Best Picture – Drama against 4 other nominees. Peter Jackson (Best Director), Sean Penn (Best Actor – Drama) and Bill Murray (Best Actor – Musical or Comedy) took the main individual prizes.

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) movie poster Best Picture – Drama

Best Picture – Drama

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

2003 · Action, Adventure, Fantasy · $1.14B worldwide

4 wins from 4 nominations at the 61st Golden Globe Awards (2004)

  • Best Director
  • Best Original Score – Motion Picture
  • Best Original Song – Motion Picture

As Sauron’s forces close in on Minas Tirith, the final defense of Gondor faces imminent defeat. The kingdom desperately awaits a leader, and all eyes turn to Aragorn, the rightful heir. He must embrace his destiny and rally the forces of good to confront the encroaching shadow threatening Middle-earth. The fate of the realm hangs in the balance as a desperate battle for survival begins.

About The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Scoreboard

Golden Globes 2004: Which Films Won the Most

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King won 4 awards from 4 nominations. 7 films won at least once, while Big Fish went home empty-handed from 4 nominations. Green is wins, blue is nominations.

  1. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) movie poster
    The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King 4 / 4
    2003 · Action, Adventure · 4 wins from 4 nominations
  2. Lost in Translation (2003) movie poster
    Lost in Translation 3 / 5
    2003 · Drama, Romance · 3 wins from 5 nominations
  3. Mystic River (2003) movie poster
    Mystic River 2 / 5
    2003 · Drama, Mystery · 2 wins from 5 nominations
  4. Cold Mountain (2003) movie poster
    Cold Mountain 1 / 8
    2003 · Drama, Romance · 1 win from 8 nominations
  5. Something's Gotta Give (2003) movie poster
    Something's Gotta Give 1 / 2
    2003 · Comedy, Romance · 1 win from 2 nominations
  6. Osama (2004) movie poster
    Osama 1 / 1
    2004 · Drama, War · 1 win from 1 nomination
  7. Monster (2003) movie poster
    Monster 1 / 1
    2003 · Biography, Drama · 1 win from 1 nomination
  8. Big Fish (2003) movie poster
    Big Fish 0 / 4
    2003 · Adventure, Drama · 0 wins from 4 nominations
  9. Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003) movie poster
    Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World 0 / 3
    2003 · Action, Adventure · 0 wins from 3 nominations
  10. The Last Samurai (2003) movie poster
    The Last Samurai 0 / 3
    2003 · Action, Adventure · 0 wins from 3 nominations
Full results

All 13 Golden Globes 2004 Categories: Winners & Nominees

13 categories and 65 nominations; Best Supporting Performance in a Motion Picture – Drama, Musical or Comedy (Actor) had the most nominees (6). The winner of each comes first, on a green row. Search for a film or a person, show only the winners, or jump straight to a category.

13 categories · 65 nominations

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Movie marathon

The Golden Globes 2004 Best Picture – Drama Marathon

All 5 Best Picture – Drama nominees at the 61st Golden Globe Awards (2004), back to back: 12 hours 52 minutes.

Total running time 12h 52m 12 hours 52 minutes All 5 films
Longest
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King 3h 21m
Shortest
Mystic River 2h 18m
By genre

The Genres Behind the Golden Globes 2004 Winners

Drama led with 55 nominations across 27 films and won 8. A film with several genres counts for each one.

  1. Drama 8 wins · 55 nominations · 15%
  2. Romance 6 wins · 29 nominations · 21%
  3. Adventure 4 wins · 16 nominations · 25%
  4. War 2 wins · 15 nominations · 13%
  5. Comedy 1 win · 14 nominations · 7%
  6. Action 4 wins · 11 nominations · 36%
  7. Fantasy 4 wins · 10 nominations · 40%
  8. Crime 3 wins · 9 nominations · 33%
  9. Mystery 2 wins · 6 nominations · 33%
  10. Thriller 2 wins · 6 nominations · 33%
2004 season

How the Rest of the 2004 Awards Season Voted

The other 11 ceremonies of 2004, with the winner of each top prize. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King also won the top prize at 5 of them.

All 2004 awards
Earlier years

Previous Golden Globes Ceremonies

The 6 ceremonies before this one, with the winner of each top prize. The Golden Globes page has every year back to 1944.

Every Golden Globes ceremony

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Golden Globes 2004: Questions & Answers

The top prize, the film that won the most, the most-nominated film, the individual winners and the date of the 61st Golden Globe Awards (2004), answered from the results on this page.

Who won Best Picture – Drama at the 61st Golden Globe Awards (2004)?

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) won Best Picture – Drama. The other nominees were Cold Mountain, Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World, Mystic River and Seabiscuit.

About The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

Which film won the most awards at the 61st Golden Globe Awards (2004)?

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) won the most: 4 awards from 4 nominations. Lost in Translation was next with 3 wins.

Which film had the most nominations at the 61st Golden Globe Awards (2004)?

Cold Mountain (2003) led with 8 nominations and won one of them.

Who won the acting and directing awards at the 61st Golden Globe Awards (2004)?

Best Director: Peter Jackson for The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King. Best Actor – Drama: Sean Penn for Mystic River. Best Actor – Musical or Comedy: Bill Murray for Lost in Translation. Best Actress – Drama: Charlize Theron for Monster. Best Actress – Musical or Comedy: Diane Keaton for Something's Gotta Give. Best Supporting Performance in a Motion Picture – Drama, Musical or Comedy (Actor): Tim Robbins for Mystic River. Best Supporting Performance in a Motion Picture – Drama, Musical or Comedy (Actress): Renée Zellweger for Cold Mountain.

When was the 61st Golden Globe Awards (2004)?

The 61st Golden Globe Awards (2004) took place on January 25, 2004. The database has 13 categories and 65 nominations for it.