What the Golden Globes Looked Like 20 Years Ago

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What the Golden Globes Looked Like 20 Years Ago

With the first Golden Globe Awards ceremony of the 2020s close at hand, it’s high time to look back at the first Golden Globes of the millennium. As the Hollywood Foreign Press Association doled out trophies at the 57th Golden Globes on January 23, 2000, HBO celebrated the success of Sex and the City and The Sopranos, Denzel Washington and Hilary Swank landed big honors, and a still-fledgling Pixar proved its mettle. Scroll down to see what the Golden Globes looked like 20 years ago — and to see Hollywood couples who have long since split. The 77th Golden Globes, hosted by Ricky Gervais, air on NBC Sunday, January 5, at 8 p.m. ET.

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What the Golden Globes Looked Like 20 Years Ago

With the first Golden Globe Awards ceremony of the 2020s close at hand, it’s high time to look back at the first Golden Globes of the millennium. As the Hollywood Foreign Press Association doled out trophies at the 57th Golden Globes on January 23, 2000, HBO celebrated the success of Sex and the City and The Sopranos, Denzel Washington and Hilary Swank landed big honors, and a still-fledgling Pixar proved its mettle. Scroll down to see what the Golden Globes looked like 20 years ago — and to see Hollywood couples who have long since split. The 77th Golden Globes, hosted by Ricky Gervais, air on NBC Sunday, January 5, at 8 p.m. ET.

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Reese Witherspoon and Ryan Philippe

The Cruel Intentions costars were still married at the time, and Witherspoon was nominated for a Golden Globe for her role in Election.

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Keri Russell

The future star of The Americans was still rocking the pixie cut that caused such a controversy among viewers of her show Felicity.

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Renee Zellweger and Jim Carrey

The Me, Myself and Irene costars would end their engagement later that year.

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Winona Ryder and Matt Damon

The Stranger Things star and Damon — nominated for a 2000 Golden Globe for The Talented Mr. Ripley — also ended up splitting later that year.

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Julia Roberts and Benjamin Bratt

The actress, nominated for Notting Hill, was still in a relationship with Bratt and had guest-starred on his show Law & Order the previous year.

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‘American Beauty’

The drama, which followed Kevin Spacey as an advertising exec facing a midlife crisis and Mena Suvari as his young fixation, won the awards for Best Motion Picture – Drama, Best Director and Best Screenplay.

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‘Toy Story 2’

The animated sequel, Pixar’s third-ever feature film, took home the trophy for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy.

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Denzel Washington

Washington won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama for his role as boxer Rubin Carter in the biopic The Hurricane.

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Hilary Swank

Swank got the Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama for her role as a transgender man subjected to hateful violence in small-town Nebraska in the film Boys Don’t Cry.

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Tom Cruise

Cruise won a trophy for his supporting role as a motivational speaker in the ensemble drama Magnolia.

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Angelina Jolie

Jolie nabbed a Golden Globe for her supporting role as a psychiatric hospital patient opposite Ryder in Girl, Interrupted.

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‘The Sopranos’

The HBO mafia drama won Best Television Series – Drama, and stars James Gandolfini, Edie Falco and Nancy Marchand all won individual awards in the acting categories.

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‘Sex and the City’

HBO’s steamy hit won Best Television Series – Comedy or Musical, and Sarah Jessica Parker won the award for Best Actress – Comedy or Musical Series.

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Michael J. Fox

For the third year in a row, Fox won the Best Actor in a Television Series – Comedy or Musical category for his work on Spin City.

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Halle Berry

Berry won the prize for Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film for her performance as the titular singer in Introducing Dorothy Dandridge, an HBO TV movie cowritten by Shonda Rhimes.