# 54th Golden Globe Awards

The 54th Golden Globe Awards, honoring the best in film and television for 1996, were held on January 19, 1997 at the Beverly Hilton. The nominations were announced on December 19, 1996.

## Winners and nominees
### Film

Best Motion Picture :
| Drama | Musical or Comedy |
| The English Patient Breaking the Waves The People vs. Larry Flynt Secrets & Lies Shine | Evita The Birdcage Everyone Says I Love You Fargo Jerry Maguire |
| Best Performance in a Motion Picture – Drama ||
| Actor | Actress |
| Geoffrey Rush – Shine as David Helfgott Ralph Fiennes – The English Patient as László Almásy Mel Gibson – Ransom as Tom Mullen Woody Harrelson – The People vs. Larry Flynt as Larry Flynt Liam Neeson – Michael Collins as Michael Collins | Brenda Blethyn – Secrets & Lies as Cynthia Purley Courtney Love – The People vs. Larry Flynt as Althea Leasure Meryl Streep – Marvin's Room as Lee Kristin Scott Thomas – The English Patient as Katharine Clifton Emily Watson – Breaking the Waves as Bess McNeil |
| Best Performance in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy ||
| Actor | Actress |
| Tom Cruise – Jerry Maguire as Jerry Maguire Antonio Banderas – Evita as Ché Kevin Costner – Tin Cup as Roy "Tin Cup" McAvoy Nathan Lane – The Birdcage as Albert Goldman Eddie Murphy – The Nutty Professor as Professor Sherman Klump / Buddy Love | Madonna – Evita as Eva Perón Glenn Close – 101 Dalmatians as Cruella de Vil Frances McDormand – Fargo as Marge Gunderson Debbie Reynolds – Mother as Beatrice Henderson Barbra Streisand – The Mirror Has Two Faces as Rose Morgan |
| Best Supporting Performance in a Motion Picture – Drama, Musical or Comedy ||
| Supporting Actor | Supporting Actress |
| Edward Norton – Primal Fear as Aaron Stampler Cuba Gooding Jr. – Jerry Maguire as Rod Tidwell Samuel L. Jackson – A Time to Kill as Carl Lee Hailey Paul Scofield – The Crucible as Thomas Danforth James Woods – Ghosts of Mississippi as Byron De La Beckwith | Lauren Bacall – The Mirror Has Two Faces as Hannah Morgan Joan Allen – The Crucible as Elizabeth Proctor Juliette Binoche – The English Patient as Hanna Barbara Hershey – The Portrait of a Lady as Madame Serena Merle Marianne Jean-Baptiste – Secrets & Lies as Hortense Cumberbatch Marion Ross – The Evening Star as Rose Dunlop |
| Best Director | Best Screenplay |
| Miloš Forman – The People vs. Larry Flynt Joel Coen – Fargo Scott Hicks – Shine Anthony Minghella – The English Patient Alan Parker – Evita | The People vs. Larry Flynt – Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski The English Patient – Anthony Minghella Fargo – Joel Coen and Ethan Coen Lone Star – John Sayles Shine – Jan Sardi |
| Best Original Score | Best Original Song |
| Gabriel Yared – The English Patient Elliot Goldenthal – Michael Collins Marvin Hamlisch – The Mirror Has Two Faces David Hirschfelder – Shine Alan Menken – The Hunchback of Notre Dame | "You Must Love Me" by Madonna – Evita "Because You Loved Me" by Celine Dion – Up Close and Personal "For the First Time" – One Fine Day "I Finally Found Someone" by Barbra Streisand & Bryan Adams – The Mirror Has Two Faces "That Thing You Do!" by The Wonders – That Thing You Do! |
| Best Foreign Language Film | |
| Kolya (Kolja) • Czech Republic The Eighth Day (Le huitième jour) • Belgium Moon and the Other (Luna e l'altra) • Italy Prisoner of the Mountains (Kavkazskiy plennik) • Russia Ridicule • France | |
The following films received multiple nominations:
| Nominations | Title |
| 7 | The English Patient |
| 5 | Evita |
| 5 | The People vs. Larry Flynt |
| 5 | Shine |
| 4 | The Mirror Has Two Faces |
| 4 | Fargo |
| 3 | Jerry Maguire |
| 3 | Secrets & Lies |
| 2 | The Birdcage |
| 2 | Breaking the Waves |
| 2 | The Crucible |
| 2 | Michael Collins |
The following films received multiple wins:
| Wins | Film |
| 3 | Evita |
| 2 | The English Patient |
| 2 | The People vs. Larry Flynt |

### Television

Best Television Series :
| Best Series - Drama | Best Series - Comedy or Musical |
| The X-Files Chicago Hope ER NYPD Blue Party of Five | 3rd Rock from the Sun Frasier Friends The Larry Sanders Show Mad About You Seinfeld |
| Best Lead Actor in a Television Series ||
| Best Actor - Drama Series | Best Actor - Comedy or Musical Series |
| David Duchovny – The X-Files George Clooney – ER Anthony Edwards – ER Lance Henriksen – Millennium Jimmy Smits – NYPD Blue | John Lithgow – 3rd Rock from the Sun Tim Allen – Home Improvement Michael J. Fox – Spin City Kelsey Grammer – Frasier Paul Reiser – Mad About You |
| Best Lead Actress in a Television Series ||
| Best Actress - Drama Series | Best Actress - Comedy or Musical Series |
| Gillian Anderson – The X-Files Christine Lahti – Chicago Hope Heather Locklear – Melrose Place Jane Seymour – Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman Sherry Stringfield – ER | Helen Hunt – Mad About You Brett Butler – Grace Under Fire Fran Drescher – The Nanny Cybill Shepherd – Cybill Brooke Shields – Suddenly Susan Tracey Ullman – Tracey Takes On... |
| Best Supporting Performance - Series, Miniseries or Television Film ||
| Best Supporting Actor - Series, Miniseries or Television Film | Best Supporting Actress - Series, Miniseries or Television Film |
| Ian McKellen – Rasputin: Dark Servant of Destiny David Paymer – Crime of the Century David Hyde Pierce – Frasier Anthony Quinn – Gotti Noah Wyle – ER | Kathy Bates – The Late Shift Cher – If These Walls Could Talk Christine Baranski – Cybill Kristen Johnston – 3rd Rock from the Sun Greta Scacchi – Rasputin: Dark Servant of Destiny |
| Best Actor - Miniseries or Television Film | Best Actress - Miniseries or Television Film |
| Alan Rickman – Rasputin: Dark Servant of Destiny Armand Assante – Gotti Beau Bridges – Losing Chase Stephen Rea – Crime of the Century James Woods – The Summer of Ben Tyler | Helen Mirren – Losing Chase Ashley Judd – Norma Jean & Marilyn Demi Moore – If These Walls Could Talk Isabella Rossellini – Crime of the Century Mira Sorvino – Norma Jean & Marilyn |
| Best Miniseries or Television Film | |
| Rasputin: Dark Servant of Destiny Crime of the Century Gotti Hidden in America If These Walls Could Talk Losing Chase | |
The following programs received multiple nominations:
| Nominations | Title |
| 5 | ER |
| 4 | Crime of the Century |
| 4 | Rasputin: Dark Servant of Destiny |
| 3 | 3rd Rock from the Sun |
| 3 | Frasier |
| 3 | Gotti |
| 3 | If These Walls Could Talk |
| 3 | Mad About You |
| 3 | The X-Files |
| 2 | Chicago Hope |
| 2 | Cybill |
| 2 | Losing Chase |
| 2 | Norma Jean & Marilyn |
| 2 | NYPD Blue |
The following programs received multiple wins
| Wins | Series |
| 3 | The X-Files |
| 3 | Rasputin: Dark Servant of Destiny |
| 2 | 3rd Rock from the Sun |

## Ceremony
### Presenters

* Halle Berry
* Jeff Bridges
* Nicolas Cage
* Drew Carey
* Tom Cruise
* Jane Curtin
* Ted Danson
* Faye Dunaway
* Kelsey Grammer
* Nicole Kidman
* Heather Locklear
* Jada Pinkett Smith
* Cybill Shepherd
* Gary Sinise
* Mira Sorvino
* Sharon Stone
* John Travolta
* Christopher Walken

### Cecil B. DeMille Award

Dustin Hoffman

## Awards breakdown

The following networks received multiple nominations:
| Nominations | Network |
| 18 | HBO |
| 15 | NBC |
| 6 | CBS |
| 6 | Fox |
| 5 | ABC |
| 3 | Showtime |
The following networks received multiple wins:
| Wins | Network |
| 3 | Fox |
| 2 | HBO |
| 2 | NBC |