Comparing the Golden Globe votes

Jan 20, 2003 by Ian Evans

Each year we ask our readers how they would vote if they could vote for the Golden Globe Awards. It’s interesting to see how your choices compared with those made by the Hollywood Foreign Press. So here’s a look:

You chose % of Digital Hit Voters HFPA chose % of Digital Hit voters who agreed
Best Motion Picture – Drama
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers 38.19% The Hours 16.84%
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama
Leonardo DiCaprio Catch Me If You Can 32.8% Jack Nicholson About Schmidt 27.97%
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama
Nicole Kidman The Hours 29.06% Nicole Kidman The Hours 29.06%
Best Motion Picture – Musical/Comedy
My Big Fat Greek Wedding 34.41% Chicago 28.52%
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Comedy/Musical
Hugh Grant About a Boy 42.32% Richard Gere Chicago 15.75%
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Comedy/ Musical
Nia Vardalos My Big Fat Greek Wedding 37.39% Renée Zellweger Chicago 28.48%
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role – Motion Picture
Paul Newman Road to Perdition 34.87% Chris Cooper Adaptation 15.01%
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role – Motion Picture
Cameron Diaz Gangs of New York 28.73% Meryl Streep Adaptation 21.83%
Best Director
Peter Jackson The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers 40.84% Martin Scorsese Gangs of New York 32.89%
Best Screenplay
Bill Condon Chicago 22.61% Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor About Schmidt 13.04%
Best Original Score – Motion Picture
Elmer Bernstein Far From Heaven 32.33% Elliot Goldenthal Frida 19.94%
Best Foreign Language Film
Talk to Her 38.41% Talk to Her 38.41%
Best Original Song – Motion Picture
8 Mile “Lose Yourself” 40% Gangs of New York “The Hands That Built America” 25.82%
Best Television Series – Drama
Six Feet Under 30.57% The Shield 5.44%
Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series – Drama
Jennifer Garner Alias 32.73% Edie Falco The Sopranos 22.16%
Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Drama
Kiefer Sutherland 24 29.21% Michael Chiklis The Shield 8.16%
Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy
Friends 41.11% Curb Your Enthusiasm 7.45%
Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy
Jennifer Aniston Friends 38.61% Jennifer Aniston Friends 38.61%
Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy
Matt LeBlanc Friends 44.97% Tony Shalhoub Monk 11.81%
Best Mini-Series or Motion Picture made for Television
Steven Spielberg Presents Taken 41.78% The Gathering Storm 18.09%
Best Performance by an Actress in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture made for Television
Helena Bonham Carter Live From Baghdad 25.34% Uma Thurman Hysterical Blindness 25%
Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture made for Television
William H. Macy Door to Door 36.77% Albert Finney The Gathering Storm 32.3%
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture made for Television
Megan Mullally Will & Grace 43.65% Kim Cattrall Sex and the City 19.06%
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini- Series or Motion Picture made for Television
Sean Hayes Will & Grace 37.5% Donald Sutherland Path to War 1.56%