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
	← 55th; Golden Globes; 57th →;

The 56th ceremony of the 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.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4] The nominations were announced on December 17, 1998.^[5]

Winners and nominees

Gwyneth Paltrow — Best Actress in a Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy winner

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 Stephen Fry – Wilde Tom Hanks – Saving Private Ryan Ian McKellen – Gods and Monsters Nick Nolte – Affliction	Cate Blanchett – Elizabeth Fernanda Montenegro – Central Station (Central do Brasil) Susan Sarandon – Stepmom Meryl Streep – One True Thing Emily Watson – Hilary and Jackie
Best Performance in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
Actor	Actress
Michael Caine – Little Voice Antonio Banderas – The Mask of Zorro Warren Beatty – Bulworth John Travolta – Primary Colors Robin Williams – Patch Adams	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 Supporting Performance in a Motion Picture – Drama, Musical or Comedy
Supporting Actor	Supporting Actress
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	Lynn Redgrave – Gods and Monsters Kathy Bates – Primary Colors Brenda Blethyn – Little Voice Judi Dench – Shakespeare in Love Sharon Stone – The Mighty
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

Ceremony

Presenters

Cecil B. DeMille Award

Jack Nicholson

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

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. 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.

[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. 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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