• The 2008 Golden Globe Award winners were announced on January 11, 2009. The awards ceremony, hosted by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, was broadcast from the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles, California. Presenters included Seth Rogen, Sacha Baron Cohen and Drew Barrymore.Newsday: Picking Golden Globe Winers Still Pretty Tricky (January 8, 2009)

• Fast Facts

  1. Air date: January 11, 2009
  2. Network: NBC
  3. Venue: Beverly Hilton

• The Finger

  During the telecast director Darren Aronofsky raised his finger to Mickey Rourke. The camera caught the event. While it was not shown on the East Coast, the gesture was shown to viewers everywhere in the country. As of January 14, 2009, the FCC opened an investigation into the incident.Los Angeles Times: FCC Reviewing NBC's Globes (January 14, 2009)

• Slumdog Millionaire

  Slumdog Millionaire, the story of a young Indian man who became a national hero after appearing on a quiz show, picked up four Golden Globes: Best Picture Drama, Best Director (Danny Boyle), Best Score (A.R. Rahman) and Best Screenplay (Simon Beaufoy).

• TV Winner Highlights

  30 Rock once again garnered the attention of the foreign press; Tina Fey and Alec Baldwin won awards for acting and the program won the Globe for Best Television Comedy. The television miniseries John Adams was another big winner, as Laura Linney and Paul Giamatti both won for their performances. The program was also named Best Television Movie or Miniseries.

• Anne Hathaway Incident

  On January 8, 2009, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (the program responsible for the Golden Globe Awards) declared Anne Hathaway a Best Actress Drama winner on its website. The announcement was immediately taken down, and Kate Winslet was ultimately declared the winner for her work in Revolutionary Road.UPI: Early Globes 'Winner' Was a Mistake (January 9, 2009)

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