The 38th Annual Golden Globe Awards (1981)

Cecil B. DeMille Award

• Kelly, Gene

Best Motion Picture - Drama

• Elephant Man, The
• Ninth Configuration, The
• Ordinary People
• Raging Bull
• Stunt Man, The

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama

• Burstyn, Ellen in Resurrection
• Kinski, Nastassja in Tess
• Moore, Mary Tyler in Ordinary People
• Raffin, Deborah in Touched By Love
• Rowlands, Gena in Gloria

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama

• De Niro, Robert in Raging Bull
• Hurt, John in Elephant Man, The
• Lemmon, Jack in Tribute
• O'Toole, Peter in Stunt Man, The
• Sutherland, Donald in Ordinary People

Best Motion Picture - Comedy Or Musical

• Airplane!
• Idolmaker, The Produced by Koch Jr., Howard W.
• Melvin and Howard Produced by Phillips, Don
• Fame
• Coal Miner's Daughter

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy Or Musical

• Cara, Irene in Fame
• Hawn, Goldie in Private Benjamin
• Midler, Bette in Divine Madness
• Parton, Dolly in 9-To-5
• Spacek, Sissy in Coal Miner's Daughter

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy Or Musical

• Diamond, Neil in Jazz Singer, The
• Jones, Tommy Lee in Coal Miner's Daughter
• Le Mat, Paul in Melvin and Howard
• Matthau, Walter in Hopscotch
• Sharkey, Ray in Idolmaker, The

Best Performance by an Actress In A Supporting Role in a Motion Picture

• Arnaz, Lucie in Jazz Singer, The
• D'Angelo, Beverly in Coal Miner's Daughter
• Moriarty, Cathy in Raging Bull
• Steenburgen, Mary in Melvin and Howard
• Winger, Debra in Urban Cowboy

Best Performance by an Actor In A Supporting Role in a Motion Picture

• Hirsch, Judd in Ordinary People
• Hutton, Timothy in Ordinary People
• Pesci, Joe in Raging Bull
• Robards Jr., Jason in Melvin and Howard
• Wilson, Scott in Ninth Configuration, The

Best Foreign Language Film

• Breaker Morant from Australia, The Country of
• Kagemusha (The Shadow Warrior) from Japan, The Republic of
• Last Metro, The from France, The Country of
• My Brilliant Career from Australia, The Country of
• Special Treatment from Yugoslavia, The Country of
• Tess from United Kingdom, The

Best Director - Motion Picture

• Lynch, David for Elephant Man, The
• Polanski, Roman for Tess
• Redford, Robert for Ordinary People
• Rush, Richard for Stunt Man, The
• Scorsese, Martin for Raging Bull

Best Screenplay - Motion Picture

• Elephant Man, The by Bergren, Eric
• Ninth Configuration, The by Blatty, William Peter
• Stunt Man, The by Marcus, Lawrence B.
• Raging Bull by Martin, Mardik
• Ordinary People by Sargent, Alvin

Best Original Score - Motion Picture

• Somewhere In Time
  Composed by Barry, John
• Stunt Man, The
  Composed by Frontiere, Dominic
• Fame
  Composed by Gore, Michael
• American Gigolo
  Composed by Moroder, Giorgio
• Competition, The
  Composed by Schifrin, Lalo
• Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back
  Composed by Williams, John

Best Original Song - Motion Picture

• "9-To-5" 9-To-5   
   Music & Lyrics by Parton, Dolly
• "Call Me" American Gigolo   
   Music & Lyrics by Harry, Deborah, Moroder, Giorgio
• "Fame" Fame   
   Lyrics by Pitchford, Dean
   Music by Gore, Michael
• "Love On the Rocks" Jazz Singer, The   
   Music & Lyrics by Bécaud, Gilbert, Diamond, Neil
• "Yesterday's Dreams" Falling In Love Again   
   Lyrics by Connors, Carol
   Music by Legrand, Michel

Best Television Series - Drama

• Dallas
• Hart To Hart
• Lou Grant
• Moviola
• Shogun
• Vega$

Best Performance by an Actress In A Television Series - Drama

• Geddes, Barbara Bel in Dallas
• Gilbert, Melissa in Little House On The Prairie
• Gray, Linda in Dallas
• Powers, Stephanie in Hart To Hart
• Shimada, Yoko in Shogun

Best Performance by an Actor In A Television Series - Drama

• Asner, Ed in Lou Grant
• Chamberlain, Richard in Shogun
• Hagman, Larry in Dallas
• Ulrich, Robert in Vega$
• Wagner, Robert in Hart To Hart

Best Television Series - Comedy Or Musical

• Alice
• Love Boat
• M*a*S*H
• Soap
• Taxi

Best Performance by an Actress In A Television Series - Comedy Or Musical

• Anderson, Loni in Wkrp In Cincinnati
• Helmond, Katherine in Soap
• Holliday, Polly in Flo
• Lavin, Linda in Alice
• Redgrave, Lynn in House Calls

Best Performance by an Actor In A Television Series - Comedy Or Musical

• Alda, Alan in M*a*S*H
• Hirsch, Judd in Taxi
• Linden, Hal in Barney Miller
• MacLeod, Gavin in Love Boat
• Rogers, Wayne in House Calls

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television

• Bertinelli, Valerie in One Day at a Time
• Henner, Marilu in Taxi
• Howland, Beth in Alice
• Kelsey, Linda in Lou Grant
• Ladd, Diane in Alice

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television

• DeVito, Danny in Taxi
• Harrington, Pat in One Day at a Time
• Kaufman, Andy in Taxi
• Lewis, Geoffrey in Flo
• Tayback, Vic in Alice

(Previous Award Given) New Star Of The Year - Actress

• Allen, Nancy
• Kinski, Nastassja
• Moriarty, Cathy
• Parton, Dolly
• Winger, Debra

(Previous Award Given) New Star Of The Year - Actor

• Atkins, Christopher
• Hurt, William
• Hutton, Timothy
• O'Keefe, Michael
• Railsback, Steve

(Previous Award Given) Television Movie

• Diary Of Anne Frank, The
• Ordeal Of Dr. Mudd, The
• Playing For Time
• Shadow Box, The
• Tale Of Two Cities, a