Here are some fun and interesting facts about the Golden Globes:
* The first telecasts of the Golden Globes, 1958 through 1963, were only aired locally in Los Angeles.
* Emma Stone, Jennifer Lawrence and Mila Kunis are all first-time Golden Globe nominees. Stone has been nominated for her role in "Easy A," Lawrence for her role in "Winter's Bone," and Kunis for her role in "Black Swan."
* This will be the 41st time the Golden Globes will be held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel.
* "The King's Speech" has received seven nominations, the most nominations for the 68th Golden Globes.
* The most Golden Globes a film has won is five. Five winners have shared this honor: "Doctor Zhivago," "Love Story," "The Godfather," "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest," and "A Star is Born."
* In 1973, Marlon Brando refused his Golden Globe for Best Actor in the movie "The Godfather." He claimed he was protesting "U.S. imperialism and racism."
* Meryl Streep has had 25 Golden Globe nominations. This is the highest number of nominations for a Golden Globe, with Jack Lemmon coming in second with 22 nominations.
* When Ricky Schroder was 9, he became the youngest actor to win a Golden Globe for his role in "The Champ."
* When Jessica Tandy was 80 years old, she became the oldest actress to win a Best Actress Golden Globe for her role in "Driving Miss Daisy." Henry Fonda was 76 years old and the oldest to win a Best Actor award for his role in "On Golden Pond."
* The biggest shut-outs at the Golden Globes were the movies "Who is Afraid of Virginia Woolf" and "The Godfather III." Each film received seven nominations with no wins.
* The Golden Globe nominations are often a prediction of what movies will receive an Oscar nomination.
* The Golden Globes acknowledges achievements in 25 categories. There are 14 in movies and 11 in television. Dick Clark Productions has produced the Golden Globes Award Show since 1983.
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