The 55th Golden Globe Awards, honoring the best in film and television for 1997, were held on January 18, 1998. The nominations were announced on December 18, 1997. The ceremony was watched by 24.3 million viewers, a record at the time.
Winners and nominees
Film Best Motion PictureDramaMusical or ComedyTitanic Amistad The Boxer Good Will Hunting L.A. Confidential | valign="top" |As Good as It Gets The Full Monty Men in Black My Best Friend's Wedding Wag the DogBest Performance in a Motion Picture – DramaActorActressPeter 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 CinquéJudi 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 BukaterBest Performance in a Motion Picture – Musical or ComedyActorActressJack 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 BrackettHelen 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" PotterBest Supporting Performance in a Motion Picture – Drama, Musical or ComedySupporting ActorSupporting ActressBurt 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 CarverBest DirectorBest ScreenplayJames Cameron – Titanic James L. Brooks – As Good as It Gets Curtis Hanson – L.A. Confidential Jim Sheridan – The Boxer Steven Spielberg – AmistadGood Will Hunting – Ben Affleck and Matt DamonAs 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 |- | valign="top" |Titanic – James HornerGattaca – Michael Nyman Kundun – Philip Glass L.A. Confidential – Jerry Goldsmith Seven Years in Tibet – John Williams | valign="top" |"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 DiesBest Foreign Language FilmMy 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: NominationsTitle8Titanic6As Good as It Gets5L.A. Confidential4AmistadGood Will Hunting3The BoxerMy Best Friend's WeddingWag the Dog2AnastasiaBoogie NightsIn & Out The following films received multiple wins: WinsTitle4Titanic3As Good as It Gets
Television Best Television SeriesDrama SeriesComedy or Musical - SeriesThe X-Files Chicago Hope ER Law & Order NYPD BlueAlly McBeal 3rd Rock from the Sun Frasier Friends Seinfeld Spin CityBest Lead Actor in a Television SeriesBest Actor - Drama SeriesBest Actor - Comedy or Musical SeriesAnthony Edwards – ER Kevin Anderson – Nothing Sacred George Clooney – ER David Duchovny – The X-Files Lance Henriksen – MillenniumMichael J. Fox – Spin City Kelsey Grammer – Frasier John Lithgow – 3rd Rock from the Sun Paul Reiser – Mad About You Jerry Seinfeld – SeinfeldBest Lead Actress in a Television SeriesBest Actress - Drama SeriesBest Actress - Comedy or Musical SeriesChristine Lahti – Chicago Hope Gillian Anderson – The X-Files Kim Delaney – NYPD Blue Roma Downey – Touched by an Angel Julianna Margulies – ERCalista Flockhart – Ally McBeal Kirstie Alley – Veronica's Closet Ellen DeGeneres – Ellen Jenna Elfman – Dharma & Greg Helen Hunt – Mad About You Brooke Shields – Suddenly SusanBest Supporting Performance - Series, Miniseries or Television FilmBest Supporting Actor - Series, Miniseries or Television FilmBest 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 – ERAngelina Jolie – George Wallace Joely Fisher – Ellen Della Reese – Touched by an Angel Gloria Reuben – ER Mare Winningham – George WallaceBest Actor - Miniseries or Television FilmBest Actress - Miniseries or Television FilmVing 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 WallaceAlfre Woodard – Miss Evers' Boys Ellen Barkin – Before Women Had Wings Jena Malone – Hope Vanessa Redgrave – Bella Mafia Meryl Streep – ...First Do No HarmBest Miniseries or Television FilmGeorge Wallace 12 Angry Men Don King: Only in America Miss Evers' Boys The OdysseyThe following programs received multiple nominations: NominationsTitle7ER4George Wallace312 Angry MenFrasierSeinfeldThe X-Files23rd Rock from the SunAlly McBealChicago HopeDon King: Only in AmericaEllenMad About YouMiss Evers' BoysNYPD BlueThe OdysseySpin CityTouched by an AngelThe following programs received multiple wins: WinsTitle2Ally McBealGeorge Wallace
Ceremony
Presenters
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
PresentersAccoladeJada Pinkett Smith Alan RickmanCo-Present Best Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries or Television MovieMichelle PfeifferPresents Best Motion Picture — DramaGoldie HawnPresents the Cecil B. DeMille Award to recipient Shirley MacLaineBrenda BlethynPresents Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture — DramaDavid Duchovny Gillian AndersonCo-Present Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series — Comedy or MusicalEdward NortonPresents Best Performance by a Supporting Actress in a Motion PictureMadonnaPresents Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture — Comedy or MusicalLaura San Giacomo Michael J. FoxCo-Present Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series — DramaDavid Duchovny Gillian AndersonCo-Present Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series — Comedy or MusicalLauren BacallPresents Best Performance by a Supporting Actor in a Motion PictureAnne Heche Alec BaldwinCo-Present Best ScreenplayLaura San Giacomo Michael J. FoxCo-Present Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series — DramaMinnie Driver Brendan FraserCo-Present Best Performance by a Supporting Actress in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for TelevisionJada Smith Alan RickmanCo-Present Best Performance by a Supporting Actor in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for TelevisionAntonio BanderasPresents Best Actress in a Motion Picture — Comedy or Musical
Cecil B. DeMille Award Shirley MacLaine
Miss Golden Globe Clementine Ford (daughter of Cybill Shepherd & David M. Ford)
Awards breakdown The following networks received multiple nominations: NominationsNetwork23NBC9ABC6CBSFox5TNT4HBOShowtime The following networks received multiple wins: WinsNetwork2FoxTNT
Memorable ceremony moments 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 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
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