55th Golden Globe Awards

55th Golden Globe Awards

January 18, 1998

----Picture - Drama:
Titanic ----Picture - Musical or Comedy:
As Good As It Gets ----TV Series - Drama:
The X-Files ----TV Series - Musical or Comedy:
Ally McBeal

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.

Winners

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
*"Lea", Germany
*"The Best Man (Il testimone dello sposo)", Italy
*"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" performed by Céline Dion - "Titanic"
*"Journey to the Past" performed by Aaliyah - "Anastasia"
*"Once Upon a December" performed by Deana Carter - "Anastasia"
*"Go the Distance" performed by Roger Bart - "Hercules"
*"Tomorrow Never Dies" performed 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 - "Millenium"

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 TV Film

Ving Rhames - '
*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 TV 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 TV Film

""'George Wallace"
*"12 Angry Men"
*""
*"Miss Evers' Boys"
*"The Odyssey"

Best Supporting Actor - (Mini)Series or TV 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 - (Mini)Series or TV 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 Picture - Drama & Best Original Score and Song
*3 / 6 "As Good as It Gets": Best Actor, Actress and Picture - 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