Golden Globe Award

Lore & Background

The West Wing won the Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series – Drama at the 57th Golden Globe Awards in 2000. The category is one of the annual Golden Globe Awards, given to the best drama television series. Documentary series and mini-series are also eligible for this award. The category was originally Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series from 1962 to 1968, grouping musical, comedy and drama series together. After 1968, musical and comedy series were given their own category, the Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy.

In Their Own Story

The West Wing's win at the 57th Golden Globe Awards in 2000 placed it among the drama series recognized by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. The category itself has a history: from 1962 to 1968 it was a single category for all television series, then split so that musical and comedy series received their own award. Documentary series and mini-series remain eligible for the drama category.

Reader's Guide

The Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series – Drama is given annually. The West Wing received this award at the 57th ceremony in 2000. The category accepts documentary series and mini-series as eligible entries. Its predecessor, the Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series, ran from 1962 to 1968 and included all genres. After 1968, musical and comedy series were separated into their own category.

Did You Know?

• The Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series – Drama accepts documentary series and mini-series as eligible entries.
• From 1962 to 1968, the category was a single Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series that grouped musical, comedy and drama series together.
• After 1968, musical and comedy series were given their own category, the Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy.
• The West Wing won this award at the 57th Golden Globe Awards in 2000.