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55th Golden Globe Awards

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Date
  
18 January 1998

Other ceremonies
  
1997, 1999


The 55th Golden Globe Awards, honoring the best in film and television for 1997, were held on January 18, 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.

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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 Music, 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
  • 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 de 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
  • 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

    References

    55th Golden Globe Awards Wikipedia