56th Golden Globe Awards

56th Golden Globe Awards

January 24, 1999

-----Picture - Drama:
Saving Private Ryan ----Picture - Musical or Comedy:
Shakespeare in Love ----TV Series - Drama:
The Practice ----TV Series - Musical or Comedy:
Ally McBeal

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"
*Tom Hanks - "You've Got Mail"
*John Travolta - "Primary Colors"
*Robin Williams - "Patch Adams"

Best Actress - Drama

"'Cate Blanchett - "Elizabeth"
*Fernanda Montenegro - "Central Station"
*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"
*"The Mask of Zorro"
*"Patch Adams"
*"There's Something About Mary"
*"You've Got Mail"

Best Foreign Language Film

"Central Station (Central do Brasil)", Brazil
*"The Celebration (Festen)", Denmark
*"Men with Guns", USA
*"The Polish Bride (De poolse bruid)", The Netherlands
*"Tango", Argentina

Best 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" - "Quest for Camelot"
*"Reflection" - "Mulan"
*"The Mighty" - "The Mighty"
*"Uninvited" - "City of Angels"
*"When You Believe" "The Prince of Egypt"

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"
*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 TV 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 TV Film

"'Angelina Jolie - "Gia"
*Stockard Channing - "The Baby Dance"
*Laura Dern - "The Baby Dance"
*Ann-Margret - ""
*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 TV Film

""'Gia"
*"The Baby Dance"
*"From the Earth to the Moon"
*"Merlin"
*"The Temptations"

Best Supporting Actor - (Mini)Series or TV 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 - (Mini)Series or TV 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"