38th Golden Globe Awards
The 38th Golden Globe Awards, honoring the best in film and television for 1980, were held on January 31, 1981. The awards were presented by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association and broadcast on CBS.
Winners and nominees
Film
The following films received multiple nominations:The following films received multiple wins:
| Wins | Title |
| 5 | Ordinary People |
| 2 | Coal Miner's Daughter |
| 2 | Tess |
Television
The following programs received multiple nominations:| Nominations | Title |
| 5 | Taxi |
| 4 | Alice |
| 4 | Dallas |
| 3 | Lou Grant |
| 3 | Shōgun |
| 2 | Flo |
| 2 | Hart to Hart |
| 2 | House Calls |
| 2 | The Love Boat |
| 2 | M*A*S*H |
| 2 | One Day at a Time |
| 2 | Soap |
| 2 | Vega$ |
The following programs received multiple wins:
| Wins | Title |
| 3 | Shōgun |
| 2 | Alice |
| 2 | Once Day at a Time |