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by Tyler Glover and Julian Spivey Alan Alda (M*A*S*H)  Photo: CBS Alan Alda’s performance as Hawkeye Pierce on “M*A*S*H” throughout much of the ‘70s and into the early ‘80s is the greatest performance in the history of television, in my opinion. Alda would win six Golden Globes for his performance on the show, which is a record for the Actor in a TV Comedy or Musical category to this day. Alda would also win two Emmys for the performance, making him the only one on my list to win at both award ceremonies. - JS Teri Hatcher (Desperate Housewives)  Photo: ABC When I was growing up, one of my favorite television shows was ABC's "Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman." I absolutely adored Teri Hatcher and when the show ended, I was always hoping Hatcher would find another project that I would love. Luckily, in 2005, that project came along in ABC's "Desperate Housewives." In "Desperate Housewives," Hatcher plays Susan, the klutzy single mom with a heart of gold who falls in love with the new guy in town, Mike Delfino, but she has competition in frenemy Edie Britt. Hilarity ensues and Hatcher makes us laugh hysterically while rooting for Susan to ultimately be happy. Hatcher winning the Globe for this role was one of the best television wins for me at this award show. I wish she would have won the Emmy too but that year, it went to her co-star Felicity Huffman. The show lost traction with the Emmys, so Hatcher never got an Emmy but I am very happy she has the Golden Globe for this role. - TG Martin Sheen (The West Wing)  Photo: NBC Everyone was winning Emmy Awards for “The West Wing.” Cast members who won Emmys for the NBC political drama include Allison Janney, Stockard Channing, John Spencer, Richard Schiff, Bradley Whitford and Alan Alda. Practically the entire main cast of the show won an Emmy, but Martin Sheen who played President Jed Bartlet. Sheen was nominated six times for an Emmy for the role but ran up against fellow actors like James Gandolfini for “The Sopranos.” Conversely, Sheen was the only cast member of “The West Wing” to win a Golden Globe for a performance on the show … strange how that happens. - JS America Ferrera (Ugly Betty)  Photo: ABC America Ferrera's performance in ABC's "Ugly Betty" not only goes down as one of my top Globe wins but also Emmy wins of all-time. In "Ugly Betty," Ferrera plays Betty Suarez, an assistant to fashion magazine Mode editor-in-chief Daniel Meade, who was just promoted to the position after the mysterious death of his predecessor. It is a classic fish-out-of-water story with Suarez not really invested into the fashion world that she is involved in. She is mocked, made fun of, and ridiculed but Ferrera shows Betty's heart and teaches us that beauty is found within and that we should not be so quick to judge a book by its cover. Ferrera made us all fall in love with Betty and made us all root for her to win awards. Luckily, she did. - TG John Goodman (Roseanne)  Photo: ABC The Emmy Awards are the biggest television awards, no doubt, with the Golden Globes probably coming in second (much like they are second in film to the Academy Awards). But sometimes the Globes will get something right that the Emmys have gotten wrong. John Goodman’s performance on “Roseanne” is one of those moments where the Globes corrected an Emmy mistake. Goodman was nominated seven straight years by the Emmys for playing Dan Conner, the patriarch of the Conner family on “Roseanne.” That makes his Golden Globe win in 1993 for the performance that much sweeter. - JS Sandra Oh (Grey's Anatomy)  Photo: ABC Cristina Yang in ABC's "Grey's Anatomy" is such a remarkable character. After years of television shows and movies making it women's destiny to live happily ever after with a man, "Grey's Anatomy" introduced us to someone completely the opposite. Cristina Yang, played by the magnificent Sandra Oh, is not interested in having a romance like the movies or having children. She is interested in her career as a surgeon and the excitement that surgeries give her. Oh plays this role so unapologetically and presents us with a character I had never met before in any other show. It made the show exciting for me and I am so glad Oh won the Globe for this role. It is a shame she does not have an Emmy to match it. - TG Andy Samberg (Brookyln Nine-Nine)  Photo: Fox One of the biggest shocks I’ve ever experienced watching an award show was seeing Andy Samberg winning the Golden Globe Award for Actor in a TV Comedy or Musical in 2013 for what amounted to basically a half season of playing Det. Jake Peralta on Fox’s “Brooklyn Nine-Nine.” The Globes have shown a propensity for awarding new performances and shows (doing so last year with Ramy Youssef of “Ramy” and in 2015 with Gael Garcia Bernal of “Mozart in the Jungle). Samberg’s performance and “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” have gone on to be one of my favorite performances and songs of the last decade. – JS Jennifer Aniston (Friends)  Photo: NBC "Friends" is my favorite television series of all-time. I can turn on the TV and if an episode is on, I will watch it right where it is at. Even though all six actors are complete perfection in their roles, I always adored Jennifer Aniston's Rachel the most. Rachel Green is a spoiled daughter of a rich family who comes to New York City and learns all the responsibilities of adulthood. She works from starting as a waitress to eventually being in the world of fashion. Along the way, she has an on-again/off-again relationship with paleontologist Ross and eventually becomes the mother of his child. Where Aniston shines in the series is her comedic timing. Through the years, we see Rachel put beef in an English trifle, eat cheesecake off the floor, accidentally meet a boyfriend's parents while wearing lingerie, and call an ex while drunk telling him what he should name his cat. Through it all, Aniston shines and makes us all fall in love with Rachel. This was one of the most exciting wins for me because I am glad that the Globes told Aniston that they would be there for her. - TG Chris Colfer (Glee)  Photo: Fox When the Fox show "Glee" came out in 2009, this musical fan was elated. The musical dramedy series was a hit almost instantaneously and one of the biggest reasons for this success was Chris Colfer's performance as Kurt Hummel. Kurt is a high school teenager who comes out to his family, faces bullying, and over time, falls in love with Blaine, played by Emmy winner Darren Criss. Kurt and Blaine are one of the best couples in television history. Colfer portrayed Kurt with such vulnerability and made us all root for him. - TG Tracee Ellis Ross (black-ish)  Photo: ABC I was so thrilled to see Tracee Ellis Ross win a Golden Globe for Actress in a TV Comedy or Musical Series in 2017 for her fantastic role as Rainbow Johnson in the ABC sitcom “black-ish” because it felt like it was time for somebody from that show to win a major award. Ellis Ross has been nominated for an Emmy Award four times to date for the series and has come home empty-handed each time. If there is one good thing to say about the Golden Globes it’s they do have a history of giving those who haven’t gotten Emmy love some love, as we’ve seen a few times on this lit. - JS
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