8th Golden Globe Awards
The eighth presentation of the Golden Globe Awards took place on 28 February 1951.
Award winners and nominees
Best Picture
Sunset Boulevard
- All About Eve
- The Born Yesterday
- The Last Musketeer
- My friend Harvey
Best Film for the promotion of international understanding
The Broken Arrow ( Delmer Daves )
- It started with a kiss ( George Seaton )
- The Next Voice You Hear ... ( William A. Wellman )
Best Director
Billy Wilder - Sunset Boulevard
- George Cukor - The Born Yesterday
- John Huston - The Asphalt Jungle
- Joseph L. Mankiewicz - All About Eve
Best Screenplay
Joseph L. Mankiewicz - All About Eve
- John Huston - The Asphalt Jungle
- Charles Brackett - Sunset Boulevard
Best Cinematography - Black and White
Franz planner - The Last Musketeer
- Harold Rosson - The Asphalt Jungle
- John F. Seitz - Sunset Boulevard
Best Cinematography - Colour
Robert Surtees - King Solomon's Mines
- Ernest Palmer - The Broken Arrow
- George Barnes - Samson and Delilah
Best Original Score
Franz Waxman - Sunset Boulevard
- Bronislau Kaper - My life belongs to me
- Leith Stevens - Destination Moon
Best Actor - Drama
José Ferrer - The Last Musketeer
- Louis Calhern - The Magnificent Yankee
- James Stewart - My friend Harvey
Best Actress - Drama
Gloria Swanson - Sunset Boulevard
- Bette Davis - All About Eve
- Judy Holliday - The Born Yesterday
Best Actor - Musical / Comedy
Fred Astaire - Three Little Words
- Dan Dailey - How an unlucky
- Harold Lloyd - Crazy Wednesday
Best Actress - Musical / Comedy
Judy Holliday - The Born Yesterday
- Spring Byington - Age does not protect you from love
- Betty Hutton - duel in the ring
Best Supporting Actor
Edmund Gwenn - Mister 880
- George Sanders - All About Eve
- Erich von Stroheim - Sunset Boulevard
Best Supporting Actress
Josephine Hull - My friend Harvey
- Judy Holliday - Marriage War
- Thelma Ritter - All About Eve
Best Young Actor
- Mala Powers
- Debbie Reynolds
Henrietta Award
Jane Wyman