45th Golden Globe Awards

45th Golden Globes Awards
45th Golden Globes Awards
Date	January 23, 1988
Site	Beverly Hilton Hotel ; Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California
Hosted by	Patrick Duffy ; Dyan Cannon
Highlights
Best Film: Drama	The Last Emperor
Best Film: Musical or Comedy	Hope and Glory
Best Drama Series	L.A. Law
Best Musical or Comedy Series	The Golden Girls
Most awards	(4) The Last Emperor
Most nominations	(5) Broadcast News ; The Last Emperor ; Moonstruck
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The 45th Golden Globes Awards, honoring the best in film and television of 1987, as chosen by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. The ceremony was held on January 23, 1988 at the Beverly Hilton and was produced by Dick Clark Productions and the HFPA.^[1]^[2]^[3] The nominations were announced on January 5, 1988.^[4]^[5]^[6]

Winners and nominees

Dabney Coleman -- Best Actor in a Television Series, Musical or Comedy winner Dabney-coleman-trailer.jpg — Dabney Coleman — Best Actor in a Television Series, Musical or Comedy winner

Gena Rowlands -- Best Actress in a Miniseries or Television Film, winner Gena-Rowlands-55.jpg — Gena Rowlands — Best Actress in a Miniseries or Television Film, winner

Film

Best Motion Picture
Drama	Musical or Comedy
*The Last Emperor* Cry Freedom Empire of the Sun Fatal Attraction La Bamba Nuts	Hope and Glory Baby Boom Broadcast News Dirty Dancing Moonstruck
Best Performance in a Motion Picture – Drama
Actor	Actress
*Michael Douglas – Wall Street* as Gordon Gekko** John Lone – The Last Emperor as Puyi Jack Nicholson – Ironweed as Francis Phelan Nick Nolte – Weeds as Lee Umstetter Denzel Washington – Cry Freedom as Steve Biko	*Sally Kirkland – Anna* as Anna** Rachel Chagall – Gaby: A True Story as Gabriela Brimmer Glenn Close – Fatal Attraction as Alex Forrest Faye Dunaway – Barfly as Wanda Wilcox Barbra Streisand – Nuts as Claudia Draper
Best Performance in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical
Actor	Actress
*Robin Williams – Good Morning, Vietnam* as Adrian Cronauer** Nicolas Cage – Moonstruck as Ronny Cammareri Danny DeVito – Throw Momma from the Train as Owen Lift William Hurt – Broadcast News as Tom Grunick Steve Martin – Roxanne as C.D. Bales Patrick Swayze – Dirty Dancing as Johnny Castle	*Cher – Moonstruck* as Loretta Castorini** Jennifer Grey – Dirty Dancing as Frances "Baby" Houseman Holly Hunter – Broadcast News as Jane Craig Diane Keaton – Baby Boom as J.C. Wiatt Bette Midler – Outrageous Fortune as Sandy Brozinsky
Best Supporting Performance in a Motion Picture
Supporting Actor	Supporting Actress
*Sean Connery – The Untouchables* as Jim Malone** Richard Dreyfuss – Nuts as Aaron Levinsky R. Lee Ermey – Full Metal Jacket as Gunnery Sergeant Hartman Morgan Freeman – Street Smart as Leo "Fast Black" Smalls Jr. Rob Lowe – Square Dance as Rory	*Olympia Dukakis – Moonstruck* as Rose Castorini** Norma Aleandro – Gaby: A True Story as Florencia Sánchez Morales Anne Archer – Fatal Attraction as Beth Gallagher Anne Ramsey – Throw Momma from the Train as Mrs. Lift Vanessa Redgrave – Prick Up Your Ears as Peggy Ramsay
Other
Best Director	Best Screenplay
Bernardo Bertolucci – The Last Emperor Richard Attenborough – Cry Freedom John Boorman – Hope and Glory James L. Brooks – Broadcast News Adrian Lyne – Fatal Attraction	The Last Emperor – Bernardo Bertolucci, Mark Peploe and Enzo Ungari Broadcast News – James L. Brooks Hope and Glory – John Boorman House of Games – David Mamet Moonstruck – John Patrick Shanley
Best Original Score	Best Original Song
The Last Emperor – Ryuichi Sakamoto, David Byrne and Cong Su Cry Freedom – George Fenton and Jonas Gwangwa Empire of the Sun – John Williams The Glass Menagerie – Henry Mancini The Untouchables – Ennio Morricone	"(I've Had) The Time of My Life" (Franke Previte, John DeNicola and Donald Markowitz) – Dirty Dancing "Shakedown" (Harold Faltermeyer, Keith Forsey and Bob Seger) – Beverly Hills Cop II "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now" (Albert Hammond and Diane Warren) – Mannequin "The Secret of My Success" (David Foster, Tom Keane and Tim DuBois) – The Secret of My Success "Who's That Girl" (Madonna and Patrick Leonard) – Who's That Girl
Best Foreign Language Film
My Life as a Dog (Mitt liv som hund) (Sweden) Dark Eyes (Oci ciornie) (Italy) Goodbye, Children (Au revoir les enfants) (France) Jean de Florette (France) Repentance (Monanieba) (USSR)

The following films received multiple nominations:

Nominations	Title
5	Broadcast News
	The Last Emperor
	Moonstruck
4	Cry Freedom
	Dirty Dancing
	Fatal Attraction
3	Hope and Glory
3	Nuts
2	Baby Boom
	Empire of the Sun
	Throw Momma from the Train
	The Untouchables
	Gaby: A True Story

The following films received multiple awards:

Wins	Title
4	The Last Emperor
2	Moonstruck

Television

Best Television Series
Drama	Comedy or Musical
L.A. Law Beauty and the Beast Murder, She Wrote St. Elsewhere thirtysomething A Year in the Life	The Golden Girls Cheers Family Ties Frank's Place Hooperman Moonlighting
Best Performance in a Television Series – Drama
Actor	Actress
*Richard Kiley – A Year in the Life* as Joe Gardner** Harry Hamlin – L.A. Law as Michael Kuzak Tom Selleck – Magnum, P.I. as Thomas Magnum Michael Tucker – L.A. Law as Stuart Markowitz Edward Woodward – The Equalizer as Robert McCall	*Susan Dey – L.A. Law* as Grace Van Owen** Jill Eikenberry – L.A. Law as Ann Kelsey Sharon Gless – Cagney & Lacey as Christine Cagney Linda Hamilton – Beauty and the Beast as Catherine Chandler Angela Lansbury – Murder, She Wrote as Jessica Fletcher
Best Performance in a Television Series – Comedy or Musical
Actor	Actress
*Dabney Coleman – The Slap Maxwell Story* as "Slap" Maxwell** Michael J. Fox – Family Ties as Alex P. Keaton John Ritter – Hooperman as Harry Hooperman Alan Thicke – Growing Pains as Dr. Jason Roland Seaver Bruce Willis – Moonlighting as David Addison	*Tracey Ullman – The Tracey Ullman Show* as various characters** Beatrice Arthur – The Golden Girls as Dorothy Zbornak Rue McClanahan – The Golden Girls as Blanche Devereaux Cybill Shepherd – Moonlighting as Maddie Hayes Betty White – The Golden Girls as Rose Nylund
Best Performance in a Miniseries or Television Film
Actor	Actress
*Randy Quaid – LBJ: The Early Years* as Lyndon B. Johnson** Alan Arkin – Escape from Sobibor as Leon Feldhendler Mark Harmon – After the Promise as Elmer Jackson Jack Lemmon – Long Day's Journey Into Night as James Tyrone Sr. Judd Nelson – Billionaire Boys Club as Joe Hunt James Woods – In Love and War as James Stockdale	*Gena Rowlands – The Betty Ford Story* as Betty Ford** Ann-Margret – The Two Mrs. Grenvilles as Ann Arden Grenville Farrah Fawcett – Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Story as Barbara Hutton Shirley MacLaine – Out on a Limb as herself Raquel Welch – Right to Die as Emily Bauer
Best Supporting Performance - TV Series, Miniseries or Television Film
Supporting Actor	Supporting Actress
*Rutger Hauer – Escape from Sobibor* as Alexander Pechersky** Kirk Cameron – Growing Pains as Michael Aaron "Mike" Seaver Dabney Coleman – Sworn to Silence as Martin Costigan John Hillerman – Magnum, P.I. as Jonathan Higgins John Larroquette – Night Court as Daniel R. "Dan" Fielding Brian McNamara – Billionaire Boys Club as Dean Karny Alan Rachins – L.A. Law as Douglas Brackman, Jr. Gordon Thomson – Dynasty as Adam Carrington	*Claudette Colbert – The Two Mrs. Grenvilles* as Alice Grenville** Allyce Beasley – Moonlighting as Agnes DiPesto Julia Duffy – Newhart as Stephanie Vanderkellen Christine Lahti – Amerika as Alethea Milford Rhea Perlman – Cheers as Carla Tortelli
Best Miniseries or Television Film
*Escape from Sobibor* *Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Story* After the Promise Echoes in the Darkness Foxfire

The following programs received multiple nominations:

Nominations	Title
6	L.A. Law
4	The Golden Girls
4	Moonlighting
3	Escape from Sobibor
2	After the Promise
	Beauty and the Beast
	Billionaire Boys Club
	Cheers
	Family Ties
	Growing Pains
	Hooperman
	Magnum P.I.
	Murder, She Wrote
	Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Story
	A Year in the Life
	The Two Mrs. Grenvilles

The following programs received multiple wins:

Wins	Title
2	Escape from Sobibor
2	L.A. Law

References

↑ Finke, Nikki (January 25, 1988). "'Emperor' Reigns at Golden Globes". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 17, 2018.
↑ "Cher, Robin Williams Win Golden Globe Awards". Los Angeles Times. January 24, 1988. Retrieved January 17, 2018.
↑ Finke, Nikki (January 25, 1988). "'Last Emperor' reigns supreme at surprising Golden Globe Awards". Boca Raton News. Retrieved January 17, 2018– via Google News Archive.
↑ Mathews, Jack (January 6, 1988). "'Last Emperor' Garners Five Golden Globe Nominations". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 17, 2018.
↑ "Films in close race for Globe awards". Star-News. January 6, 1988. Retrieved January 17, 2018– via Google News Archive.
↑ "Nominees Announced For 1988 Golden Globes". The New York Times. January 6, 1988. Retrieved January 17, 2018.

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[1] Finke, Nikki (January 25, 1988). "'Emperor' Reigns at Golden Globes". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 17, 2018.

[2] "Cher, Robin Williams Win Golden Globe Awards". Los Angeles Times. January 24, 1988. Retrieved January 17, 2018.

[3] Finke, Nikki (January 25, 1988). "'Last Emperor' reigns supreme at surprising Golden Globe Awards". Boca Raton News. Retrieved January 17, 2018– via Google News Archive.

[4] Mathews, Jack (January 6, 1988). "'Last Emperor' Garners Five Golden Globe Nominations". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 17, 2018.

[5] "Films in close race for Globe awards". Star-News. January 6, 1988. Retrieved January 17, 2018– via Google News Archive.

[6] "Nominees Announced For 1988 Golden Globes". The New York Times. January 6, 1988. Retrieved January 17, 2018.

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45th Golden Globe Awards

Contents

Winners and nominees

Film

Television

Ceremony

Presenters

Cecil B. DeMille Award

See also

References