The 38th Golden Globe Awards, honoring the best in film and television for 1980, were held on January 31, 1981.
| 38th Golden Globe Awards | |
|---|---|
| Date | January 31, 1981 |
| Site | Beverly Hilton Hotel Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California |
| Highlights | |
| Best Film: Drama | Ordinary People |
| Best Film: Musical or Comedy | Coal Miner's Daughter |
| Best Drama Series | Shogun |
| Best Musical or Comedy Series | Taxi |
| Most awards | (5) Ordinary People |
| Most nominations | (8) Ordinary People |
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The following films received multiple nominations:
The following films received multiple wins:
| Wins | Title |
|---|---|
| 5 | Ordinary People |
| 2 | Coal Miner's Daughter |
| Tess |
| Best Television Series | |
|---|---|
| Drama | Musical or Comedy |
| Shōgun | Taxi |
| Best Performance in a Television Series Drama | |
| Actor | Actress |
Richard Chamberlain - Shōgun as John Blacthorne
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Yoko Shimada - Shōgun as Lady Toda Mariko
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| Best Performance in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy | |
| Actor | Actress |
Alan Alda - M*A*S*H as Capt. Benjamin "Hawkeye" Pierce
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Katherine Helmond - Soap as Jessica Tate
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| Best Supporting Performance in a Series, Miniseries or Television Film | |
| Supporting Actor | Supporting Actress |
| Pat Harrington - One Day at a Time as Dwayne Schneider (tie)
Vic Tayback - Alice as Mel Sharples (tie)
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Valerie Bertinelli - One Day at a Time as Barbara Cooper Royer (tie)
Diane Ladd - Alice as Isabelle "Belle" Dupree (tie)
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| Best Miniseries or Television Film | |
| The Shadow Box | |
The following programs received multiple nominations:
| Nominations | Title |
|---|---|
| 5 | Taxi |
| 4 | Alice |
| Dallas | |
| 3 | Lou Grant |
| Shōgun | |
| 2 | Flo |
| Hart to Hart | |
| House Calls | |
| The Love Boat | |
| M*A*S*H | |
| One Day at a Time | |
| Soap | |
| Vega$ |
The following programs received multiple wins:
| Wins | Title |
|---|---|
| 3 | Shōgun |
| 2 | Alice |
| Once Day at a Time |