55th Golden Globe Awards

Date| January 18, 1998
Site| Beverly Hilton Hotel
Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California
Highlights
Best Film: Drama| Titanic
Best Film: Musical or Comedy| As Good As It Gets
Best Drama Series| The X-Files
Best Musical or Comedy Series| Ally McBeal
Most awards| Titanic (4)
Most nominations| Titanic (8)
Television coverage
Network| NBC

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The 55th Golden Globe Awards, honoring the best in film and television for 1997, were held on January 18, 1998.[1][2][3][4][5][6] The nominations were announced on December 18, 1997.[7][8][9]

## Winners and nominees[edit]

Peter Fonda, Best Actor in a Motion Picture — Drama winner Judi Dench, Best Actress in a Motion Picture — Drama winner Jack Nicholson, Best Actor in a Motion Picture — Comedy or Musical winner Helen Hunt, Best Actress in a Motion Picture — Comedy or Musical winner Burt Reynolds, Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture — Drama, Comedy or Musical winner Kim Basinger, Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture — Drama, Comedy or Musical winner James Cameron, Best Director winner Ben Affleck & Matt Damon, Best Screenplay co-winners Anthony Edwards, Best Actor in a Television Series — Drama winner Michael J. Fox, Best Actor in a Television Series — Comedy or Musical winner Christine Lahti, Best Actress in a Television Series — Drama winner Calista Flockhart, Best Actress in a Television Series — Comedy or Musical winner George C. Scott, Best Supporting Actor in a Series, Miniseries or Television Film winner Angelina Jolie, Best Supporting Actress in a Series, Miniseries or Television Film winner Ving Rhames, Best Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie winner Aflre Woodard, Best Actress in a Miniseries or Television Movie winner

### Film[edit]

Best Motion Picture

Drama | Musical or Comedy
Titanic

* Amistad
* The Boxer
* Good Will Hunting
* L.A. Confidential

| As Good as It Gets

* The Full Monty
* Men in Black
* My Best Friend's Wedding
* Wag the Dog

Best Performance in a Motion Picture – Drama
Actor | Actress
Peter Fonda - Ulee's Gold as Ulysses "Ulee" Jackson

* Matt Damon - Good Will Hunting as Will Hunting
* Daniel Day-Lewis - The Boxer as Danny Flynn
* Leonardo DiCaprio - Titanic as Jack Dawson
* Djimon Hounsou - Amistad as Joseph Cinqué

| Judi Dench - Mrs Brown as Queen Victoria

* Helena Bonham Carter - The Wings of the Dove as Kate Croy
* Jodie Foster - Contact as Dr. Eleanor "Ellie" Arroway
* Jessica Lange - A Thousand Acres as Ginny Cook
* Kate Winslet - Titanic as Rose DeWitt Bukater

Best Performance in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
Actor | Actress
Jack Nicholson - As Good as It Gets as Melvin Udall

* Jim Carrey - Liar Liar as Fletcher Reede
* Dustin Hoffman - Wag the Dog as Stanley Motss
* Samuel L. Jackson - Jackie Brown as Ordell Robbie
* Kevin Kline - In & Out as Howard Brackett

| Helen Hunt - As Good as It Gets as Carol Connelly

* Joey Lauren Adams - Chasing Amy as Alyssa Jones
* Pam Grier - Jackie Brown as Jackie Brown
* Jennifer Lopez - Selena as Selena Quintanilla Pérez
* Julia Roberts - My Best Friend's Wedding as Julianne "Jules" Potter

Best Supporting Performance in a Motion Picture – Drama, Musical or Comedy
Supporting Actor | Supporting Actress
Burt Reynolds - Boogie Nights as Jack Horner

* Rupert Everett - My Best Friend's Wedding as George Downes
* Anthony Hopkins - Amistad as Representative John Quincy Adams
* Greg Kinnear - As Good as It Gets as Simon Bishop
* Jon Voight - The Rainmaker as Leo F. Drummond
* Robin Williams - Good Will Hunting as Dr. Sean Maguire

|  Kim Basinger - L.A. Confidential as Lynn Bracken

* Joan Cusack - In & Out as Emily Montgomery
* Julianne Moore - Boogie Nights as Maggie / Amber Waves
* Gloria Stuart - Titanic as Rose Calvert
* Sigourney Weaver - The Ice Storm as Janey Carver

Best Director | Best Screenplay
James Cameron - Titanic

* James L. Brooks - As Good as It Gets
* Curtis Hanson - L.A. Confidential
* Jim Sheridan - The Boxer
* Steven Spielberg - Amistad

| Good Will Hunting - Ben Affleck and Matt Damon

* As Good as It Gets - Mark Andrus and James L. Brooks
* L.A. Confidential - Curtis Hanson and Brian Helgeland
* Titanic - James Cameron
* Wag the Dog - Hilary Henkin and David Mamet

Best Original Score | Best Original Song
Titanic - James Horner

* Gattaca - Michael Nyman
* Kundun - Philip Glass
* L.A. Confidential - Jerry Goldsmith
* Seven Years in Tibet - John Williams

| "My Heart Will Go On" by Céline Dion - Titanic

* "Journey to the Past" by Aaliyah - Anastasia
* "Once Upon a December" by Deana Carter - Anastasia
* "Go the Distance" by Roger Bart - Hercules
* "Tomorrow Never Dies" by Sheryl Crow - Tomorrow Never Dies

Best Foreign Language Film |
My Life in Pink (Ma vie en rose) • Belgium

* Artemisia • France
* The Best Man (Il testimone dello sposo) • Italy
* Lea • Germany
* The Thief (Vor) • Russia

The following films received multiple nominations:

Nominations  | Title

|

8  | Titanic
6  | As Good as It Gets
5  | L.A. Confidential
4  | Amistad
Good Will Hunting
3  | The Boxer
My Best Friend's Wedding
Wag the Dog
2  | Anastasia
Boogie Nights
In & Out

The following films received multiple wins:

Wins  | Title

|

4  | Titanic
3  | As Good as It Gets

### Television[edit]

Best Television Series

Drama Series  | Comedy or Musical - Series
The X-Files

* Chicago Hope
* ER
* Law & Order
* NYPD Blue

| Ally McBeal

* 3rd Rock from the Sun
* Frasier
* Friends
* Seinfeld
* Spin City

Best Lead Actor in a Television Series
Best Actor - Drama Series  | Best Actor - Comedy or Musical Series
Anthony Edwards - ER

* Kevin Anderson - Nothing Sacred
* George Clooney - ER
* David Duchovny - The X-Files
* Lance Henriksen - Millennium

| Michael J. Fox - Spin City

* Kelsey Grammer - Frasier
* John Lithgow - 3rd Rock from the Sun
* Paul Reiser - Mad About You
* Jerry Seinfeld - Seinfeld

Best Lead Actress in a Television Series
Best Actress - Drama Series  | Best Actress - Comedy or Musical Series
Christine Lahti - Chicago Hope

* Gillian Anderson - The X-Files
* Kim Delaney - NYPD Blue
* Roma Downey - Touched by an Angel
* Julianna Margulies - ER

| Calista Flockhart - Ally McBeal

* Kirstie Alley - Veronica's Closet
* Ellen DeGeneres - Ellen
* Jenna Elfman - Dharma & Greg
* Helen Hunt - Mad About You
* Brooke Shields - Suddenly Susan

Best Supporting Performance - Series, Miniseries or Television Film
Best Supporting Actor - Series, Miniseries or Television Film  | Best Supporting Actress - Series, Miniseries or Television Film
George C. Scott - 12 Angry Men

* Jason Alexander - Seinfeld
* Michael Caine - Mandela and de Klerk
* David Hyde Pierce - Frasier
* Eriq La Salle - ER
* Noah Wyle - ER

| Angelina Jolie - George Wallace

* Joely Fisher - Ellen
* Della Reese - Touched by an Angel
* Gloria Reuben - ER
* Mare Winningham - George Wallace

Best Actor - Miniseries or Television Film  | Best Actress - Miniseries or Television Film
Ving Rhames - Don King: Only in America

* Armand Assante - The Odyssey
* Jack Lemmon - 12 Angry Men
* Matthew Modine - What the Deaf Man Heard
* Gary Sinise - George Wallace

| Alfre Woodard - Miss Evers' Boys

* Ellen Barkin - Before Women Had Wings
* Jena Malone - Hope
* Vanessa Redgrave - Bella Mafia
* Meryl Streep - …First Do No Harm

Best Miniseries or Television Film  |
George Wallace

* 12 Angry Men
* Don King: Only in America
* Miss Evers' Boys
* The Odyssey

The following programs received multiple nominations:

Nominations  | Title

|

7  | ER
4  | George Wallace
3  | 12 Angry Men
Frasier
Seinfeld
The X-Files
2  | 3rd Rock from the Sun
Ally McBeal
Chicago Hope
Don King: Only in America
Ellen
Mad About You
Miss Evers' Boys
NYPD Blue
The Odyssey
Spin City
Touched by an Angel

The following programs received multiple wins:

Wins  | Title

|

2  | Ally McBeal
George Wallace

## Ceremony[edit]

### Presenters[edit]

* Gillian Anderson
* Lauren Bacall
* Alec Baldwin
* Antonio Banderas
* Brenda Blethyn
* Minnie Driver
* David Duchovny
* Faye Dunaway
* Michael J. Fox
* Brendan Fraser
* Jeff Goldblum
* Anne Heche
* Gregory Hines
* Matt LeBlanc
* Madonna
* Edward Norton
* Michelle Pfeiffer
* Jada Pinkett Smith
* Alan Rickman
* Laura San Giacomo
* Cybill Shepherd
* Kevin Spacey

Presenters  | Accolade

|

Jada Pinkett Smith

Alan Rickman

| Co-Present Best Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie
Michelle Pfeiffer | Presents Best Motion Picture — Drama
Goldie Hawn | Presents the Cecil B. DeMille Award to recipient Shirley MacLaine
Brenda Blethyn | Presents Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture — Drama
David Duchovny

Gillian Anderson

| Co-Present Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series — Comedy or Musical
Edward Norton | Presents Best Performance by a Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture
Madonna | Presents Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture — Comedy or Musical
Laura San Giacomo

Michael J. Fox

| Co-Present Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series — Drama
David Duchovny

Gillian Anderson

| Co-Present Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series — Comedy or Musical
Lauren Bacall | Presents Best Performance by a Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture
Anne Heche

Alec Baldwin

| Co-Present Best Screenplay
Laura San Giacomo

Michael J. Fox

| Co-Present Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series — Drama
Minnie Driver

Brendan Fraser

| Co-Present Best Performance by a Supporting Actress in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television
Jada Smith

Alan Rickman

| Co-Present Best Performance by a Supporting Actor in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television
Antonio Banderas | Presents Best Actress in a Motion Picture — Comedy or Musical

### Cecil B. DeMille Award[edit]

Shirley MacLaine

### Miss Golden Globe[edit]

Clementine Ford (daughter of Cybill Shepherd & David M. Ford)

## Awards breakdown[edit]

The following networks received multiple nominations:

Nominations  | Network

|

23  | NBC
9  | ABC
6  | CBS
Fox
5  | TNT
4  | HBO
Showtime

The following networks received multiple wins:

Wins  | Network

|

2  | Fox
TNT

## Memorable ceremony moments[edit]

The ceremony at the Beverly Hilton was notable for two memorable moments. First, when Christine Lahti was announced as the winner of Best Actress in a Television Drama, she was in the restroom and came out a few minutes later to accept. Also, after winning Best Actor in a Movie or Miniseries, Ving Rhames brought fellow nominee Jack Lemmon on stage to give his award to the elder actor.

## See also[edit]

* 70th Academy Awards
* 18th Golden Raspberry Awards
* 4th Screen Actors Guild Awards
* 49th Primetime Emmy Awards
* 50th Primetime Emmy Awards
* 51st British Academy Film Awards
* 52nd Tony Awards
* 1997 in film
* 1997 in American television

## References[edit]

1. ^ Sterngold, David (19 January 1998). "'Titanic' Wins Top Golden Globe Award". The New York Times. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
2. ^ Lowry, Brian (19 January 1998). "Their Ship Sails In". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
3. ^ "Golden Globe Winners". Los Angeles Times. 19 January 1998. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
4. ^ "Titanic sweeps Golden Globes". BBC News. 19 January 1998. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
5. ^ "'Titanic' cruises Golden Globes". CNN. 19 January 1998. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
6. ^ "'Titanic' grabs top Golden Globe honors". The Augusta Chronicle. 19 January 1998. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
7. ^ Wallace, Amy; Welkos, Robert (19 December 1997). "Studio Films Resurface With 'Titanic' Surge". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
8. ^ "Complete List of Golden Globe Nominees". Los Angeles Times. 19 December 1997. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
9. ^ "Nominees for Golden Globe Awards". CNN. 18 December 1997. Retrieved 11 January 2018.

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