The 37th Golden Globe Awards, honoring the best in film and television for 1979, were held on 26 January, 1980.

Winners

Film

• Best Actor - Drama:
• Dustin Hoffman - Kramer vs. Kramer
• Best Actor - Musical or Comedy:
• Peter Sellers - Being There
• Best Actress - Drama:
• Sally Field - Norma Rae
• Best Actress - Musical or Comedy:
• Bette Midler - The Rose
• Best Director:
• Francis Ford Coppola -Apocalypse Now
• Best Film - Drama:
• Kramer vs. Kramer
• Best Film - Musical or Comedy:
• Breaking Away
• Best Foreign Language Film:
• La cage aux folles (Birds of a Feather), France/Italy
• Best Original Score:
• "Apocalypse Now" - Carmine and Francis Ford Coppola
• Best Original Song:
• "The Rose" performed by Bette Midler - The Rose
• Best Screenplay:
• Kramer vs. Kramer - Robert Benton
• Best Supporting Actor (tie):
• Melvyn Douglas - Being There
• Robert Duvall - Apocalypse Now
• Best Supporting Actress:
• Meryl Streep - Kramer vs. Kramer

Other:

• New Star of the Year in a Motion Picture - Male:
• Rick Schroder - The Champ
• New Star of the Year in a Motion Picture - Female:
• Bette Midler - The Rose

Television

Nominees

• 37th Golden Globe Awards nominees