56th Golden Globe Awards

56th Golden Globe Awards
56th Golden Globe Awards
Date	January 24, 1999
Site	Beverly Hilton Hotel ; Beverly Hills, California
Highlights
Best Film: Drama	Saving Private Ryan
Best Film: Musical or Comedy	Shakespeare in Love
Best Drama Series	The Practice
Best Musical or Comedy Series	Ally McBeal
Most awards	(3) Shakespeare in Love; The Truman Show
Most nominations	(6) Shakespeare in Love; The Truman Show
Television coverage
Network	NBC
	← 55th ; Golden Globes ; 57th →;

Last updated August 15, 2024

The 56th Golden Globe Awards honored the best in film and television of 1998 as chosen by the HFPA, were held on January 24, 1999, at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California. The ceremony was produced by Dick Clark Productions and the HFPA and aired on NBC in the United States.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4] The nominations were announced on December 17, 1998.^[5]

Winners and nominees

Film

Best Motion Picture
Drama	Musical or Comedy
Saving Private Ryan Elizabeth Gods and Monsters The Horse Whisperer The Truman Show	Shakespeare in Love Bulworth The Mask of Zorro Patch Adams Still Crazy There's Something About Mary
Best Performance in a Motion Picture – Drama
Actor	Actress
*Jim Carrey – The Truman Show* as Truman Burbank** Stephen Fry – Wilde as Oscar Wilde Tom Hanks – Saving Private Ryan as Captain John H. Miller Ian McKellen – Gods and Monsters as James Whale Nick Nolte – Affliction as Wade Whitehouse	*Cate Blanchett – Elizabeth* as Queen Elizabeth I** Fernanda Montenegro – Central Station (Central do Brasil) as Isadora "Dora" Teixeira Susan Sarandon – Stepmom as Jackie Harrison Meryl Streep – One True Thing as Kate Gulden Emily Watson – Hilary and Jackie as Jacqueline "Jackie" du Pré
Best Performance in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
Actor	Actress
*Michael Caine – Little Voice* as Ray Say** Antonio Banderas – The Mask of Zorro as Alejandro Murrieta / Zorro Warren Beatty – Bulworth as Senator Jay Bulworth John Travolta – Primary Colors as Governor Jack Stanton Robin Williams – Patch Adams as Dr. Hunter "Patch" Adams	*Gwyneth Paltrow – Shakespeare in Love* as Viola de Lesseps** Cameron Diaz – There's Something About Mary as Mary Jensen Jane Horrocks – Little Voice as Laura Hoff Christina Ricci – The Opposite of Sex as Dede Truitt Meg Ryan – You've Got Mail as Kathleen Kelly
Best Supporting Performance in a Motion Picture – Drama, Musical or Comedy
Supporting Actor	Supporting Actress
*Ed Harris – The Truman Show* as Christof** Robert Duvall – A Civil Action as Jerome "Jerry" Facher Bill Murray – Rushmore as Herman Blume Geoffrey Rush – Shakespeare in Love as Philip Henslowe Donald Sutherland – Without Limits as Bill Bowerman Billy Bob Thornton – A Simple Plan as Jacob Mitchell	*Lynn Redgrave – Gods and Monsters* as Hanna** Kathy Bates – Primary Colors as Libby Holden Brenda Blethyn – Little Voice as Mari Hoff Judi Dench – Shakespeare in Love as Queen Elizabeth I Sharon Stone – The Mighty as Gwen Dillon
Best Director	Best Screenplay
Steven Spielberg – Saving Private Ryan Shekhar Kapur – Elizabeth John Madden – Shakespeare in Love Robert Redford – The Horse Whisperer Peter Weir – The Truman Show	Shakespeare in Love – Marc Norman and Tom Stoppard Bulworth – Warren Beatty and Jeremy Pikser Happiness – Todd Solondz Saving Private Ryan – Robert Rodat The Truman Show – Andrew Niccol
Best Original Score	Best Original Song
The Truman Show – Burkhard Dallwitz and Philip Glass A Bug's Life – Randy Newman Mulan – Jerry Goldsmith The Prince of Egypt – Stephen Schwartz and Hans Zimmer Saving Private Ryan – John Williams	"The Prayer" performed by Celine Dion & Andrea Bocelli – Quest for Camelot "Reflection" performed by Christina Aguilera – Mulan "The Mighty" performed by Sting – The Mighty "Uninvited" performed by Alanis Morissette – City of Angels "When You Believe" performed by Whitney Houston & Mariah Carey – The Prince of Egypt "The Flame Still Burns" by Chris Difford, Marti Frederiksen and Mick Jones – Still Crazy
Best Foreign Language Film
Central Station (Central do Brasil) • Brazil The Celebration (Festen) • Denmark Men with Guns (Hombres armados) • United States The Polish Bride (De Poolse bruid) • Netherlands Tango • Argentina

The following films received multiple nominations:

Nominations	Title
6	Shakespeare in Love
6	The Truman Show
5	Saving Private Ryan
3	Bulworth
	Elizabeth
	Gods and Monsters
	Little Voice
2	Central Station (Central do Brasil)
	The Horse Whisperer
	The Mask of Zorro
	The Mighty
	Mulan
	Patch Adams
	The Prince of Egypt
	There's Something About Mary
	Still Crazy

The following films received multiple wins:

Wins	Film
3	Shakespeare in Love
3	The Truman Show
2	Saving Private Ryan

Television

Best Television Series
Drama Series	Comedy or Musical Series
The Practice ER Felicity Law & Order The X-Files	Ally McBeal Dharma & Greg Frasier Just Shoot Me! Spin City
Best Lead Actor in a Television Series
Best Actor - Drama Series	Best Actor - Comedy or Musical Series
Dylan McDermott – The Practice David Duchovny – The X-Files Anthony Edwards – ER Lance Henriksen – Millennium Jimmy Smits – NYPD Blue	Michael J. Fox – Spin City Thomas Gibson – Dharma & Greg Kelsey Grammer – Frasier John Lithgow – 3rd Rock from the Sun George Segal – Just Shoot Me!
Best Lead Actress in a Television Series
Best Actress - Drama Series	Best Actress - Comedy or Musical Series
Keri Russell – Felicity Gillian Anderson – The X-Files Kim Delaney – NYPD Blue Roma Downey – Touched by an Angel Julianna Margulies – ER	Jenna Elfman – Dharma & Greg Christina Applegate – Jesse Calista Flockhart – Ally McBeal Laura San Giacomo – Just Shoot Me! Sarah Jessica Parker – Sex and the City
Best Supporting Performance - Series, Miniseries or Television Film
Best Supporting Actor - Series, Miniseries or Television Film	Best Supporting Actress - Series, Miniseries or Television Film
Don Cheadle – The Rat Pack Gregory Peck – Moby Dick Joe Mantegna – The Rat Pack David Spade – Just Shoot Me! Noah Wyle – ER	Faye Dunaway – Gia Camryn Manheim – The Practice Helena Bonham Carter – Merlin Jane Krakowski – Ally McBeal Wendie Malick – Just Shoot Me! Susan Sullivan – Dharma & Greg
Best Actor - Miniseries or Television Film	Best Actress - Miniseries or Television Film
Stanley Tucci – Winchell Peter Fonda – The Tempest Sam Neill – Merlin Bill Paxton – A Bright Shining Lie Christopher Reeve – Rear Window Patrick Stewart – Moby Dick	Angelina Jolie – Gia Stockard Channing – The Baby Dance Laura Dern – The Baby Dance Ann-Margret –Life of the Party: The Pamela Harriman Story Miranda Richardson – Merlin
Best Miniseries or Television Film
From the Earth to the Moon The Baby Dance Gia Merlin The Temptations

The following programs received multiple nominations:

Nominations	Title
5	Just Shoot Me!
4	Dharma & Greg
	ER
	Merlin
3	Ally McBeal
	The Baby Dance
	Gia
	The Practice
	The X-Files
2	Felicity
	Frasier
	Moby Dick
	NYPD Blue
	The Rat Pack
	Spin City

The following programs received multiple awards:

Wins	Series
2	The Practice
2	Gia

Awards breakdown

The following networks received multiple nominations:

Nominations	Network
20	NBC
12	ABC
9	HBO
7	Fox
3	Showtime
2	USA
2	The WB

The following networks received multiple wins:

Wins	Network
2	ABC
2	HBO

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References

↑ Higgins, Bill (24 January 1999). "Globes 'In Love' and war". Variety. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
↑ Welkos, Robert; King, Susan (25 January 1999). "All's Fair in 'Love' and War". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
↑ Lister, David (26 January 1999). "Caine leads British charge at Golden Globes" . The Independent. Archived from the original on 2012-11-10. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
↑ Karger, Dave; Laine, Tricia (5 February 1999). "The Golden Globe winners". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
↑ Higgins, Bill; Hontz, Jenny (16 December 1998). "'Truman,' Bard win noms". Variety. Retrieved 11 January 2018.

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[1] Higgins, Bill (24 January 1999). "Globes 'In Love' and war". Variety. Retrieved 11 January 2018.

[2] Welkos, Robert; King, Susan (25 January 1999). "All's Fair in 'Love' and War". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 11 January 2018.

[3] Lister, David (26 January 1999). "Caine leads British charge at Golden Globes" . The Independent. Archived from the original on 2012-11-10. Retrieved 11 January 2018.

[4] Karger, Dave; Laine, Tricia (5 February 1999). "The Golden Globe winners". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 11 January 2018.

[5] Higgins, Bill; Hontz, Jenny (16 December 1998). "'Truman,' Bard win noms". Variety. Retrieved 11 January 2018.

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56th Golden Globe Awards

Contents

Winners and nominees

Film

Television

Ceremony

Presenters

Cecil B. DeMille Award

Awards breakdown

See also

Related Research Articles

References