The 38th Golden Globe Awards, honoring the best in film and television for 1980, were held on January 31, 1981.

Winners

Film

• Best Actor - Drama:
  • Robert De Niro - Raging Bull
• Best Actor - Musical or Comedy:
  • Ray Sharkey - The Idolmaker
• Best Actress - Drama:
  • Mary Tyler Moore - Ordinary People
• Best Actress - Musical or Comedy:
  • Sissy Spacek - Coal Miner's Daughter
• Best Director:
  • Robert Redford - Ordinary People
• Best Foreign Film:
  • Tess, United Kingdom
• Best Picture - Drama:
  • Ordinary People
• Best Picture - Musical or Comedy:
  • Coal Miner's Daughter

Television

Nominees

• 38th Golden Globe Awards nominees