The nominees were announced on December 6, 2018, by
Terry Crews,
Danai Gurira,
Leslie Mann, and
Christian Slater.[2][3] The ceremony marked the debut of a new non-competitive award rewarding excellence in television, the Carol Burnett Award, with
Carol Burnett herself being the inaugural recipient.[4]
Rami Malek, Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama winnerGlenn Close, Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama winnerChristian Bale, Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy winnerOlivia Colman, Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy winnerMahershala Ali, Best Supporting Actor winnerRegina King, Best Supporting Actress winnerRichard Madden, Best Actor in a Television Series – Drama winnerSandra Oh, Best Actress in a Television Series – Drama winnerMichael Douglas, Best Actor in a Television Series – Comedy or Musical winnerRachel Brosnahan, Best Actress in a Television Series – Comedy or Musical winnerDarren Criss, Best Actor in a Miniseries or Television Film winnerPatricia Arquette, Best Actress in a Miniseries or Television Film winnerBen Whishaw, Best Supporting Actor in a Series, Miniseries, or Television Film winnerPatricia Clarkson, Best Supporting Actress in a Series, Miniseries, or Television Film winner
The
Cecil B. DeMille Award is an honorary award bestowed for outstanding contributions to the world of entertainment. It is awarded to honorees who have made a significant mark in the film industry and is named after its first recipient, director
Cecil B. DeMille.
The
Carol Burnett Award was first awarded at this ceremony and is an honorary award given for outstanding and lasting contributions to television on or off the screen. It is named in honor of its first recipient.
For the first time, NBC televised the 4:40 p.m.
EST Sunday afternoon
NFL Wild Card playoff game (which has historically gone to another
NFL broadcast partner such as
Fox) as a lead-in to the Golden Globes. Because of the large viewership of NFL playoff games, this was expected to boost the Golden Globes' TV ratings, which dropped 11% between 2017 and 2018.[12] Despite the NFL lead-in, the Golden Globes achieved a lower household rating and less total viewers than the 2018 ceremony, though the show experienced a slight increase in the 18–49 demographic.[13]
The regular Golden Globes Red Carpet Preshow was livestreamed exclusively on
Facebook Watch instead of airing on NBC.[14]
In Memoriam
No "In Memoriam" section was broadcast on television during the ceremony, so the HFPA included a slideshow on their website,[15] and they included the following names:[16]