Feb. 8, 1965 - It was the high point, the explosive moment — in laughter — of the evening tonight.
“Thanks to the man who has made all this possible,” Julie Andrews said demurely as she accepted the Golden Globe for her performance as “best motion picture actress, musical or comedy” in “Mary Poppins.”
“Thanks to the man who has made all this possible — Jack Warner!”
It was a pointed reference to the producer who had nixed her for the Eliza Doolittle role, which Andrews had done on the stage, in the movie of “My Fair Lady” — thus enabling her to be free to be signed for Walt Disney’s “Mary Poppins.”
Jack Warner took it good-naturedly. It was his turn next to step up to the podium to receive a gleaming globe for his production of “best motion picture, musical or comedy” — “My Fair Lady.”
The Cocoanut Grove of the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles was resplendent with sequin curtains, dazzling lights, and elegantly dressed stars and other celebrities for the 22nd annual affair.
Other winners included:
Actor in a musical or comedy: Rex Harrison, “My Fair Lady”
Actor in a drama: Peter O’Toole, “Becket”
Actress in a drama: Anne Bancroft in “The Pumpkin Eater”
Supporting actor and actress: Edmond O’Brien, “Seven Days in May”; Agnes Moorehead, “Hush…Hush, Sweet Charlotte”
Best drama: “Becket”
Director: George Cukor, “My Fair Lady”
Foreign-film award: “Marriage — Italian Style”
Song: “Circus World” by Dmitri Tiomkin
Music score: “The Fall of the Roman Empire” by Dmitri Tiomkin
In T.V., named outstanding program was “The Rogues,” Charles Boyer accepting; best personality, male, Gene Barry, “Burke’s Law”; female, Mary Tyler Moore, “The Dick Van Dyke Show.”
As master of ceremonies, Andy Williams sang all five nominated theme songs.
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