Television

Mad Men wins two Golden Globes   Author: eNews staff and agencies | Jan 15, 2008, 09:47

Lead actor Jon Hamm set the tone for victory earlier this afternoon when he won MAD MEN’s first Golden Globe for Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series, Drama - proving himself more golden than his fellow nominees Michael C. Hall (DEXTER), Hugh Laurie (HOUSE), Bill Paxton (BIG LOVE), and Jonathon Rhys Myers (THE TUDORS).

MAD MEN then went on to win the big one of Best Television Series - Drama, beating out stiff competition which included GREY’S ANATOMY, HOUSE, BIG LOVE, DAMAGES and THE TUDORS.

MAD MEN is a slick period drama following the lives of the men and women of advertising on New York’s Madison Avenue during the golden age of advertising in 1960. Created by Matthew Weiner (writer and EP of The Sopranos), MAD MEN acquired great critical acclaim in the US, which was echoed when it launched in Australia shortly after on MOVIE EXTRA. TV reviewers celebrated the slick production values, unique storylines, and the indulgences and indiscretions from a time when excess was part of doing business and political correctness wasn’t part of the office vocabulary.

To celebrate MAD MEN’s victories, MOVIE EXTRA will be screening the entire first season again over Easter weekend as a MAD MEN Marathon (Friday 21st March – Monday 24th March from 8:30pm – 11:00pm) .

The MAD MEN Marathon will also serve as a prelude to the premiere of Season 2 of MAD MEN, coming to EXTRA later this year.


Peter Jenetsky, General Manager, Marketing & Content Strategy for Movie Network Channels said:

“We were the first channel outside of the US to acquire the series and broadcast the episodes concurrently with its US cable network, AMC. We always had great faith in the quality of MAD MEN and the unique offering it brought to television, so we’re elated that it has been acknowledged with a double Golden Globe win. Our congratulations also go to Matthew Weiner, Jon Hamm and AMC.

“This Golden Globe success bodes extremely well for Season 2, and we eagerly anticipate bringing more MAD MEN to Australian audiences later this year.”

Another of MOVIE EXTRA’s quality dramas that was given a Golden Globe nod for Best Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made For Television is FIVE DAYS: a British mini-series TV event which examines the aftermath when a mother and her young children go missing. Starring Hugh Bonneville, FIVE DAYS originally premiered on EXTRA as a five-day TV event, but will be re-screened all on one night on Sunday 27th of January from 6pm – midnight.

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