Golden Globes and the Fraternity and Sorority Members Who Have Won – 2015 Edition

The 72^st Golden Globes were awarded January 11, 2015 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. The awards were first presented in 1944.

There are several fraternity and sorority members who were in competition for the 2015 awards. Sadly, none of them won.

Matthew McConaughey, Delta Tau Delta, is nominated for Best Performance in a Miniseries or Television Film for his work in True Detective. Woody Harrelson, Sigma Chi, is also competing in that category for his work in the True Detective.

Kathy Bates, Alpha Delta Pi, is nominated for Best Supporting Performance in a Series, Miniseries, or Television Film for her performance in American Horror Story: Freak Show as Ethel Darling.

In addition Stephen Sondheim‘s wonderful songs are in Into the Woods, which he wrote with James Lapine. Sondheim is a member of Beta Theta Pi.

Please note that the reason I’ve compiled this list is to show the collective effort of fraternity men and women.

Over the years, a number of awards have been given to members of Greek-letter organizations. These winners are listed by category.

 

Best Film Director

1945 – Leo McCarey, Delta Chi, Going My Way

1970 – Paul Newman, Phi Kappa Tau, Rachel Rachel

1981 – Robert Redford, Kappa Sigma, Ordinary People

1982 – Warren Beatty, Sigma Chi, Reds

1991 – Kevin Costner, Delta Chi, Dances with Wolves

1994 – Steven Spielberg, Theta Chi, Schindler’s List

1999 – Steven Spielberg, Theta Chi, Saving Private Ryan

 

Best Actor Motion Picture – Drama

1952 – Fredric March, Alpha Delta Phi, Death of a Salesman

1965 – Sidney Poitier, Alpha Phi Alpha, Lilies of the Field

1970 – John Wayne, Sigma Chi, True Grit

2001 – Denzel Washington, Omega Phi Psi, The Hurricane

2014 – Matthew McConaughey, Delta Tau Delta, Dallas Buyers Club

 

Best Actor Motion Picture Musical or Comedy

1958 – Frank Sinatra, Alpha Phi Delta (Honorary member), Pal Joey

1979 – Warren Beatty, Sigma Chi, Heaven Can Wait

 

Best Actress Motion Picture Drama

1944 – Jennifer Jones, Kappa Alpha Theta, The Song of Bernadette

1958 – Joanne Woodward, Chi Omega, The Three Faces of Eve

1969 – Joanne Woodward, Chi Omega, Rachel, Rachel

1975 – Gena Rowlands, Kappa Kappa Gamma, A Woman Under the Influence

1977 – Faye Dunaway, Pi Beta Phi, Network

1991 – Kathy Bates, Alpha Delta Pi, Misery

 

Best Actress Motion Picture Comedy or Musical

1976 – Ann-Margret, Kappa Alpha Theta, Tommy

1995 – Angela Bassett, Delta Sigma Theta (Honorary Member), What’s Love Got to Do With It

 

Best Supporting Actor Motion Picture

1954 – Frank Sinatra, Alpha Phi Delta (Honorary member), From Here to Eternity

1956 – Arthur Kennedy, Phi Kappa Psi, Trial

1959 – Burl Ives, Phi Sigma Kappa, The Big Country

1980 – Melvyn Douglas, Zeta Beta Tau, Being There

1991 – Denzel Washington, Omega Psi Phi, Glory

1996 – Brad Pitt, Sigma Chi, 12 Monkeys

1998 – Burt Reynolds, Phi Delta Theta, Boogie Nights

 

Best Supporting Actress Motion Picture

1957 – Ellen Heckart, Pi Beta Phi, The Bad Seed

1972 – Ann-Margret, Kappa Alpha Theta, Carnal Knowledge

 

Best Screenplay

1951 – Joseph Mankiewicz, Phi Sigma Delta, All About Eve

 

Cecil B. DeMille Award

1966 – John Wayne, Sigma Chi

1971 – Frank Sinatra, Alpha Phi Delta (Honorary member)

1984 – Paul Newman, Phi Kappa Tau

1994 – Robert Redford, Kappa Sigma

2002 – Harrison Ford, Sigma Nu

2007 – Warren Beatty, Sigma Chi

2009 – Steven Spielberg, Theta Chi

 

Best Actor in a Television Series Drama

1970 – Mike Conners, Phi Delta Theta, Mannix

1971 – Peter Graves, Phi Kappa Psi, Mission: Impossible

1972 – Robert Young, Sigma Alpha Epsilon, Marcus Welby, M.D.

1985 – Tom Selleck, Sigma Chi, Magnum, P.I.

1992 – Scott Bakula, Phi Gamma Delta, Quantum Leap

 

Best Actor in a Television Series or Musical

1972 – Carroll O’Connor, Sigma Phi Epsilon, All in the Family

1984 – John Ritter, Phi Gamma Delta, Three’s Company

1985 – Bill Cosby, Omega Psi Phi, The Cosby Show

1986 – Bill Cosby, Omega Psi Phi, The Cosby Show

1988 – Dabney Coleman, Phi Delta Theta, The Slap Maxwell Story

1992 – Burt Reynolds, Phi Delta Theta, Evening Shade

1993 – John Goodman, Sigma Phi Epsilon, Roseanne

2011 – Jim Parsons, Pi Kappa Alpha, The Big Bang Theory

2014 – Ty Burrell, Sigma Chi, Modern Family

 

Best Actress in a Television Series Drama

1972 – Patricia Neal, Pi Beta Phi, The Homecoming: A Christmas Story

1998 – Christine Lahti, Delta Gamma, Chicago Hope

2001 – Sela Ward, Chi Omega, Once and Again

2002– Jennifer Garner, Pi Beta Phi, Alias

2005 – Mariska Hargitay, Kappa Kappa Gamma, Law & Order, Special Victims Unit

 

Best Actress in a Television Series – Comedy

1967 – Marlo Thomas, Kappa Alpha Theta, That Girl

1989 – Candice Bergen, Kappa Kappa Gamma, Murphy Brown

1992 – Candice Bergen, Kappa Kappa Gamma, Murphy Brown

 

Best Actor in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television

1987 – James Woods, Theta Delta Chi, Promise

1989 – Stacy Keach, Psi Upsilon, Hemingway

1992 – Beau Bridges, Sigma Alpha Epsilon, Without Warning: The James Brady Story (James Brady, Sigma Chi)

2001 – Brian Dennehy, Sigma Chi, Death of a Salesman

2013 – Kevin Costner, Delta Chi, Hatfields & McCoys

 

Best Actress in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television

1984 – Ann Margret, Kappa Alpha Theta, Who Will Love My Children?

1985 – Ann-Margret, Kappa Alpha Theta, A Streetcar Named Desire

1988 – Gena Rowlands, Kappa Kappa Gamma, The Betty Ford Story

1990 – Christine Lahti, Delta Gamma, No Place Like Home

1995 – Joanne Woodward, Chi Omega, Breathing Lessons

 

Best Supporting Actor in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television

1974 – McLean Stevenson, Phi Gamma Delta, M*A*S*H

1976 – Tim Conway, Phi Delta Theta, The Carol Burnett Show

1994 – Beau Bridges, Sigma Alpha Epsilon, The Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader-Murdering Mom

2006 – Paul Newman, Phi Kappa Tau, Empire Falls

 

Best Supporting Actress in a Series, Mini-series or Motion Picture Made for Television

1986 – Faye Dunaway, Pi Beta Phi, Ellis Island

1995 – Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Delta Gamma, Seinfeld

1998 – Kathy Bates, Alpha Delta Pi, The Late Shift

2000 – Faye Dunaway, Pi Beta Phi, Gia

 

New Star of the Year – Actor (The award was discontinued in 1983; some years had multiple winners)

1955 – George Nader, Phi Gamma Delta

1955 – Jeff Richards, Sigma Chi

1957 – Anthony Perkins, Kappa Alpha Order

1957 – Paul Newman, Phi Kappa Tau

1958 – Patrick Wayne, Alpha Delta Gamma

1959 – John Gavin, Chi Psi

1962 – Warren Beatty, Sigma Chi

1966 – Robert Redford, Kappa Sigma

 

New Star of the Year – Actress (The award was discontinued in 1983; some years had multiple winners)

1962 – Ann-Margret, Kappa Alpha Theta

1965 – Mary Ann Mobley, Chi Omega

 

If I’ve neglected anyone, please let me know. Thanks.

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