56th Golden Globe Awards

The 56th Golden Globe Awards, honoring the best in film and television for 1998, were held on January 24, 1999 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California.

Winners and nominees

Film

Best Actor – Drama

Jim Carrey – The Truman Show

• Stephen Fry – Wilde
• Tom Hanks – Saving Private Ryan
• Ian McKellen – Gods and Monsters
• Nick Nolte – Affliction

Best Actor – Musical or Comedy

Michael Caine – Little Voice

• Antonio Banderas – The Mask of Zorro
• Warren Beatty – Bulworth
• John Travolta – Primary Colors
• Robin Williams – Patch Adams

Best Actress – Drama

Cate Blanchett – Elizabeth

• Fernanda Montenegro – Central Station (Central do Brasil)
• Susan Sarandon – Stepmom
• Meryl Streep – One True Thing
• Emily Watson – Hilary and Jackie

Best Actress – Musical or Comedy

Gwyneth Paltrow – Shakespeare in Love

• Cameron Diaz – There's Something About Mary
• Jane Horrocks – Little Voice
• Christina Ricci – The Opposite of Sex
• Meg Ryan – You've Got Mail

Best Director

Steven Spielberg – Saving Private Ryan

• Shekhar Kapur – Elizabeth
• John Madden – Shakespeare in Love
• Robert Redford – The Horse Whisperer
• Peter Weir – The Truman Show

Best Film - Drama

Saving Private Ryan

• Elizabeth
• Gods and Monsters
• The Horse Whisperer
• The Truman Show

Best Film - Musical or Comedy

Shakespeare in Love

• Bulworth
• The Mask of Zorro
• Patch Adams
• Still Crazy
• There's Something About Mary

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

Best Music, Original Score

"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

Best Original Song

"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 Screenplay

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 Supporting Actor

Ed Harris – The Truman Show

• Robert Duvall – A Civil Action
• Bill Murray – Rushmore
• Geoffrey Rush – Shakespeare in Love
• Donald Sutherland – Without Limits
• Billy Bob Thornton – A Simple Plan

Best Supporting Actress

Lynn Redgrave – Gods and Monsters

• Kathy Bates – Primary Colors
• Brenda Blethyn – Little Voice
• Judi Dench – Shakespeare in Love
• Sharon Stone – The Mighty

Television

Best Actor – Drama Series

Dylan McDermott – The Practice

• David Duchovny – The X-Files
• Anthony Edwards – ER
• Lance Henriksen – Millennium
• Jimmy Smits – NYPD Blue

Best Actor – Musical or Comedy Series

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 Actor – 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

Best Actress – Drama Series

Keri Russell – Felicity

• Gillian Anderson – The X-Files
• Kim Delaney – NYPD Blue
• Roma Downey – Touched by an Angel
• Julianna Margulies – ER

Best Actress - Musical or Comedy Series

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 Actress – Miniseries or Television Film

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 Series - Drama

The Practice

• ER
• Felicity
• Law & Order
• The X-Files

Best Series - Musical or Comedy

Ally McBeal

• Dharma & Greg
• Frasier
• Just Shoot Me!
• Spin City

Best Miniseries or Television Film

From the Earth to the Moon

• The Baby Dance
• Gia
• Merlin
• The Temptations

Best Supporting Actor – 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

Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film

Faye Dunaway – Gia
Camryn Manheim – The Practice

• Helena Bonham Carter – Merlin
• Jane Krakowski – Ally McBeal
• Wendie Malick – Just Shoot Me!
• Susan Sullivan – Dharma & Greg

See also

• 71st Academy Awards
• 19th Golden Raspberry Awards
• 5th Screen Actors Guild Awards
• 50th Primetime Emmy Awards
• 51st Primetime Emmy Awards
• 52nd British Academy Film Awards
• 53rd Tony Awards
• 1998 in film
• 1998 in American television

References

• IMDb - 1999 Golden Globe Awards
• Show recap from Entertainment Weekly
• http://articles.latimes.com/1999/jan/25/entertainment/ca-1532 Winners
• http://www.independent.co.uk/news/caine-leads-british-charge-at-golden-globes-1076355.html