Earlier today people noticed something strange on the Official Golden Globe’s websiteAnne Hathaway was marked as the winner for Best Actress in a Drama. But the Award winners won’t be announced until Sunday night. Some websites reported that the Hollywood’s foreign press had made a big slip up, but I believe it is more than likely just an error on the part of the site’s webmaster. You will notice that the above list is in alphabetical order.

I’m guessing that whomever designed the page set it up so that the winner’s name would be moved to the top of each nominated award list after the awards are concluded. This way users will easily be able to skim the list and look at the top highlighted name of each nominated award for the winner.

Both the Oscars and the Golden Globes have extremely tight security, and I’m willing to bet that the person changing the results on the official website won’t find out the winners until the exact same moment we do. To believe that they were given the complete list of winners ahead of time to set up the page would be ridiculous. It would be a huge security risk, a risk they are no willing to take.

Hathaway’s name has since been unhighlighted. The funny thing is that Hathaway might have a chance of winning. And if she does, I imagine people will claim that the result was leaked online the week before the ceremony, despite the truth behind the story.

  • Wilson
    She wasn't that good, a stronger actress would have carried the film a lot better.
  • I really don't think she will win. With that kind of competition, it will be very hard. I do think she will be there some time later.
  • Valentin
    I think it was just an accident,but it will be great if she wins.She is so perfect in Rachel Getting Married.
  • hmmm I didn't like Anne Hathaway in Rachel Getting Married. She was better in Princess Diaries. But like for real.
  • duh
    How exactly does a name that begins with S-T-R come before one that begins S-C-O in an alphabetized list?
  • Mikey
    S-T-R comes before T-H-O comes before W-I-N
  • Winner should def be Angelina Jolie for Changeling...
  • I havent seen any of those movies! Are they good? I want to see changeling heard jolie is fantastic in it
  • I agree Peter, would have been an accidental 'publish' while testing our graphics or something. No way a webmaster is getting the results any sooner than anybody else.
  • Just a slip-up. Nothing more. Even if she does win... its just coincidence.
  • I really dont think she deserves to win anyway. Kate Winslet played an excellent role and should be the winner this year. The film wasnt the best of the year, but she made it her role and played it beautifully.
  • I thought Hathaway was fantastic in Rachel Getting Married and slip-up or not, this "result" should prove to be right in the end.
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