55th Golden Globe Awards

The 55th Golden Globe Awards, honoring the best in film and television for 1997, were held on 18 January 1998. The winners were selected from the 55th Golden Globe Awards nominees. The ceremony 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.

Winners and nominees

Film

Best Actor – Drama

Peter Fonda – Ulee's Gold

• Matt Damon – Good Will Hunting
• Daniel Day-Lewis – The Boxer
• Leonardo DiCaprio – Titanic
• Djimon Hounsou – Amistad

Best Actor – Musical or Comedy

Jack Nicholson – As Good as It Gets

• Jim Carrey – Liar Liar
• Dustin Hoffman – Wag the Dog
• Samuel L. Jackson – Jackie Brown
• Kevin Kline – In & Out

Best Actress – Drama

Judi Dench – Mrs. Brown

• Helena Bonham Carter – The Wings of the Dove
• Jodie Foster – Contact
• Jessica Lange – A Thousand Acres
• Kate Winslet – Titanic

Best Actress – Musical or Comedy

Helen Hunt – As Good as It Gets

• Joey Lauren Adams – Chasing Amy
• Pam Grier – Jackie Brown
• Jennifer Lopez – Selena
• Julia Roberts – My Best Friend's Wedding

Best Director

James Cameron – Titanic

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

Best Film – Drama

Titanic

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

Best Film – Musical or Comedy

As Good as It Gets

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

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

Best Original Score

"Titanic" – James Horner

• "Gattaca" – Michael Nyman
• "Kundun" – Philip Glass
• "L.A. Confidential" – Jerry Goldsmith
• "Seven Years in Tibet" – John Williams

Best Original Song

"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 Screenplay

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 Supporting Actor

Burt Reynolds – Boogie Nights

• Rupert Everett – My Best Friend's Wedding
• Anthony Hopkins – Amistad
• Greg Kinnear – As Good as It Gets
• Jon Voight – The Rainmaker
• Robin Williams – Good Will Hunting

Best Supporting Actress

Kim Basinger – L.A. Confidential

• Joan Cusack – In & Out
• Julianne Moore – Boogie Nights
• Gloria Stuart – Titanic
• Sigourney Weaver – The Ice Storm

Television

Best Actor – Drama Series

Anthony Edwards – ER

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

Best Actor – Musical or Comedy Series

Michael J. Fox – Spin City

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

Best Actor – 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

Best Actress – Drama Series

Christine Lahti – Chicago Hope

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

Best Actress – Musical or Comedy Series

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 Actress – Miniseries or Television Film

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 Series – Drama

The X-Files

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

Best Series – Musical or Comedy

Ally McBeal

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

Best Miniseries or Television Film

George Wallace

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

Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film

George C. Scott – 12 Angry Men

• Jason Alexander – Seinfeld
• Michael Caine – Mandela and the Klerk
• David Hyde Pierce – Frasier
• Eriq La Salle – ER
• Noah Wyle – ER

Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film

Angelina Jolie – George Wallace

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

Miscellaneous

• Cecil B. DeMille Award:
  • Shirley MacLaine

Award breakdown

Film

4 / 8 Titanic: Best Director, Best Film - Drama & Best Original Score and Song

3 / 6 As Good as It Gets: Best Actor, Actress and Film - Musical or Comedy

1 / 1 Ma vie en rose (My Life in Pink): Best Foreign Language Film

1 / 1 Mrs. Brown: Best Actress - Drama

1 / 1 Ulee's Gold: Best Actor - Drama

1 / 2 Boogie Nights: Best Supporting Actor

1 / 4 Good Will Hunting: Best Screenplay

1 / 5 L.A. Confidential: Best Supporting Actress

See also

• 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

• http://www.allbusiness.com/services/amusement-recreation-services/4583229-1.html
• http://www.cnn.com/SHOWBIZ/9712/18/golden.globes.list/index.html
• http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/48591.stm
• http://www.nytimes.com/1998/01/19/movies/titanic-wins-top-golden-globe-award.html