55th Golden Globe Awards nominees

The 55th Golden Globe Awards nominees were announced on December 18, 1997 by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. The winners were announced in the 55th Golden Globe Awards on January 18, 1998.

Nominations by Category

The winners are in bold.

Film

Best Picture, Drama:
*"Amistad"
*"The Boxer"
*"Good Will Hunting "
*"L.A. Confidential"
*"Titanic"

Best Picture, Musical/Comedy:
*"As Good as It Gets"
*"The Full Monty"
*"Men In Black"
*"My Best Friend's Wedding"
*"Wag The Dog"

Best Actor, Drama:
*Matt Damon – "Good Will Hunting"
*Daniel Day-Lewis – "The Boxer"
*Leonardo DiCaprio – "Titanic"
*Peter Fonda – "Ulee's Gold"
*Djimon Hounsou – "Amistad"

Best Actor, Musical/Comedy:
*Jim Carrey – "Liar Liar"
*Dustin Hoffman – "Wag The Dog"
*Samuel L. Jackson – "Jackie Brown"
*Kevin Kline – "In & Out"
*Jack Nicholson – "As Good as It Gets"

Best Actress, Drama:
*Helena Bonham Carter – "The Wings of the Dove"
*Judi Dench – "Mrs. Brown"
*Jodie Foster – "Contact"
*Jessica Lange – "A Thousand Acres"
*Kate Winslet – "Titanic"

Best Actress, Comedy/Musical:
*Joey Lauren Adams – "Chasing Amy"
*Pam Grier – "Jackie Brown"
*Helen Hunt – "As Good as It Gets"
*Jennifer Lopez – "Selena"
*Julia Roberts – "My Best Friend's Wedding"

Best Supporting Actor:
*Rupert Everett – "My Best Friend's Wedding"
*Anthony Hopkins – "Amistad"
*Greg Kinnear – "As Good as It Gets"
*Burt Reynolds – "Boogie Nights"
*Jon Voight – "The Rainmaker"
*Robin Williams – "Good Will Hunting"

Best Supporting Actress:
*Kim Basinger – "L.A. Confidential"
*Joan Cusack – "In & Out"
*Julianne Moore – "Boogie Nights"
*Gloria Stuart – "Titanic"
*Sigourney Weaver – "The Ice Storm"

Best Director:
*James L. Brooks – "As Good as It Gets"
*James Cameron – "Titanic"
*Curtis Hanson – "L.A. Confidential"
*James Sheridan – "The Boxer"
*Steven Spielberg – "Amistad"

Best Screenplay:
*"As Good As It Gets" – Mark Andrus and James L. Brooks
*"Good Will Hunting" – Matt Damon and Ben Affleck
*"L.A. Confidential" – Brian Helgeland and Curtis Hanson
*"Titanic" – James Cameron
*"Wag The Dog" – Hilary Henkin and David Mamet

Best Original Score:
*"Gattaca" – Michael Nyman
*"Kundun" – Philip Glass
*"L.A. Confidential" – Jerry Goldsmith
*"Seven Years in Tibet" – John Williams
*"Titanic" – James Horner

Best Original Song:
*"Go the Distance" – "Hercules"
*"Journey to the Past" – "Anastasia"
*"My Heart Will Go On" – "Titanic"
*"Once Upon A December" – "Anastasia"
*"Tomorrow Never Dies" – "Tomorrow Never Dies"

Best Foreign Language Film:
*"Artemisia – France
*"The Best Man" (also known as "Il Testimone Dello Sposo") – Italy
*"Lea – Germany
*"My Life in Pink" (also known as "Ma Vie en Rose") – Belgium
*"The Thief" (also known as "Vor") – Russia

Television

:
*"Chicago Hope"
*"ER"
*"Law & Order"
*"NYPD Blue"
*"The X-Files"

:
*"Ally McBeal"
*"Frasier"
*"Friends"
*"Seinfeld"
*"Spin City"
*"3rd Rock from the Sun"

:
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*"George Wallace"
*"Miss Evers' Boys"
*"The Odyssey"
*"12 Angry Men"

:
*Kevin Anderson – "Nothing Sacred"
*George Clooney – "ER"
*David Duchovny – "The X-Files"
*Anthony Edwards – "ER"
*Lance Henriksen – "Millennium"

:
*Michael J. Fox – "Spin City"
*Kelsey Grammer – "Frasier"
*John Lithgow – "3rd Rock from the Sun"
*Paul Reiser – "Mad About You"
*Jerry Seinfeld – "Seinfeld"

:
*Armand Assante – "The Odyssey"
*Jack Lemmon – "12 Angry Men"
*Matthew Modine – "What the Deaf Man Heard"
*Ving Rhames – "Don King: Only in America" (Rhames re-presented the award to Jack Lemmon)
*Gary Sinise – "George Wallace"

:
*Gillian Anderson – "The X-Files"
*Kim Delaney – "NYPD Blue"
*Roma Downey – "Touched by an Angel"
*Christine Lahti – "Chicago Hope"
*Julianna Margulies – "ER"

:
*Kirstie Alley – "Veronica's Closet"
*Ellen DeGeneres – "Ellen"
*Jenna Elfman – "Dharma & Greg"
*Calista Flockhart – "Ally McBeal"
*Helen Hunt – "Mad About You"
*Brooke Shields – "Suddenly Susan"

:
*Ellen Barkin – "Before Women Had Wings"
*Jena Malone – "Hope"
*Vanessa Redgrave – "Bella Mafia"
*Meryl Streep – "…First Do No Harm"
*Alfre Woodard – "Miss Evers' Boys"

:
*Jason Alexander – "Seinfeld"
*Michael Caine – "Mandela and de Klerk"
*David Hyde Pierce – "Frasier"
*Eriq La Salle – "ER"
*George C. Scott – "12 Angry Men"
*Noah Wyle – "ER"

:
*Joely Fisher – "Ellen"
*Angelina Jolie – "George Wallace"
*Della Reese – "Touched by an Angel"
*Gloria Reuben – "ER"
*Mare Winningham – "George Wallace"

Miscellaneous

Cecil B. DeMille Award:
*Shirley MacLaine

References

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