Jamie Foxx

  In honor of the upcoming 80th Anniversary of the Golden Globe Awards, we continue on our 80-Day Countdown to reach the year 2005, when a former comedian finally came into his own as a dramatic movie star winning the Golden Globe for Best Actor – Drama portraying legendary musician Ray Charles in the film, Ray. In a special Rewind episode of our Golden Globes Around the World podcast series recorded in 2020, Jamie Foxx talked to HFPA member Kristien Gijbels about his life and career, including his memories of the audition to play Ray Charles, the influence his grandmother had on him, who keeps him grounded, and what’s it like having his whole family living with him.

The year 2005 was the year of “biopics. ” Exactly half of all domestic feature films which received a Golden Globe nomination that year were biographical pictures.

We raise our virtual glass to one of the most talented and most entertaining artists, Mr. Jamie Foxx on his 55th birthday today.

He was the favorite in 2005 to win Best Actor in a Motion Picture Musical or Comedy for his portrayal of Ray Charles in Taylor Hackford’s Ray and gave the funniest and liveliest acceptance speech of the night until dedicating his Golden Globe to his grandma Estelle. That moment brought tears.

Sometimes hope is the worst thing you can give. Jamie Foxx learned that when he was visiting death row for the movie Redemption: The Stan Tookie Williams Story.

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Following tradition where a daughter or son of one of Hollywood’s most respected actors is selected to assist at the Golden Globes, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association named Corinne Foxx, daughter of Jamie Foxx, Miss Golden Globe 2016. The announcement was made at a party helt at West Hollywood's Ysabel restaurant, serving as the de facto opening of Golden Globe Season.

Corinne Foxx, daughter of Golden Globe winner and two-time Golden Globe nominee Jamie Foxx, is our Miss Golden Globe 2016. A senior at the University of Southern California, Corinne recently shot a campaign for accessory line The Icing.