In addition to its Best Picture nod, Dreamgirls drew nominations for Best Actress Beyonce Knowles as Deena Jones, Best Supporting Actress Jennifer Hudson as Effie White, Best Supporting Actor Eddie Murphy as James Thunder Early and Best Original Song "Listen," with music and lyrics by Henry Krieger, Anne Preven, Scott Cutler and Beyonce Knowles. The movie's director and screenwriter, Bill Condon, was not nominated.
Other theater actors nominated for Golden Globes include: Edie Falco, Best Actress in a TV Drama Series for The Sopranos; Michael C. Hall, Best Actor in a TV Drama Series for Dexter; Felicity Huffman, Best Actress in a TV Comedy or Musical Series for Desperate Housewives; Mary-Louise Parker, Best Actress in a TV Comedy or Musical Series for Weeds; Tony Shalhoub, Best Actor in a
TV Comedy or Musical Series for Monk; Bill Nighy, Best Actor in a Miniseries or TV Movie for Gideon's Daughter; Toni Collette, Best Supporting Actress in a TV Series, Miniseries or TV Movie for Tsunami, The Aftermath; Sarah Paulson, Best Supporting Actress in a TV Series, Miniseries or TV Movie for Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip; and Justin Kirk, Best Supporting Actor in a TV Series, Miniseries or TV Movie for Weeds.