#6: Anne of the Thousand Days, 27th Golden Globe Awards, 1970

Category: Best Motion Picture

Best Motion Picture nominees that lost at the 27th Golden Globes:

• Midnight Cowboy
• The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
• Butch Cassidy, The Sundance Kid

Anne Boleyn’s saga, intricately woven with the drama of Tudor England, remains a captivating tale, largely due to her tumultuous union with the divorce-prone King Henry VIII. Richard Burton and Geneviève Bujold breathe life into the story, their majestic performances earning widespread acclaim.

Anne of the Thousand Days dazzled at the Academy Awards with a staggering ten nominations, yet only clinched victory in the Best Costume Design category. Meanwhile, its surprising triumph over iconic films like Midnight Cowboy, The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, and Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid at the Golden Globes left audiences and critics alike scratching their heads.