# 56th Golden Globe Awards

The 56th Golden Globe Awards honored the best in film and television of 1998 as chosen by the HFPA, were held on January 24, 1999, at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California. The ceremony was produced by Dick Clark Productions and the HFPA and aired on NBC in the United States. The nominations were announced on December 17, 1998.

## Winners and nominees
### 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 as Truman Burbank Stephen Fry – Wilde as Oscar Wilde Tom Hanks – Saving Private Ryan as Captain John H. Miller Ian McKellen – Gods and Monsters as James Whale Nick Nolte – Affliction as Wade Whitehouse | Cate Blanchett – Elizabeth as Queen Elizabeth I Fernanda Montenegro – Central Station (Central do Brasil) as Isadora "Dora" Teixeira Susan Sarandon – Stepmom as Jackie Harrison Meryl Streep – One True Thing as Kate Gulden Emily Watson – Hilary and Jackie as Jacqueline "Jackie" du Pré |
| Best Performance in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy ||
| Actor | Actress |
| Michael Caine – Little Voice as Ray Say Antonio Banderas – The Mask of Zorro as Alejandro Murrieta / Zorro Warren Beatty – Bulworth as Senator Jay Bulworth John Travolta – Primary Colors as Governor Jack Stanton Robin Williams – Patch Adams as Dr. Hunter "Patch" Adams | Gwyneth Paltrow – Shakespeare in Love as Viola de Lesseps Cameron Diaz – There's Something About Mary as Mary Jensen Jane Horrocks – Little Voice as Laura Hoff Christina Ricci – The Opposite of Sex as Dede Truitt Meg Ryan – You've Got Mail as Kathleen Kelly |
| Best Supporting Performance in a Motion Picture – Drama, Musical or Comedy ||
| Supporting Actor | Supporting Actress |
| Ed Harris – The Truman Show as Christof Robert Duvall – A Civil Action as Jerome "Jerry" Facher Bill Murray – Rushmore as Herman Blume Geoffrey Rush – Shakespeare in Love as Philip Henslowe Donald Sutherland – Without Limits as Bill Bowerman Billy Bob Thornton – A Simple Plan as Jacob Mitchell | Lynn Redgrave – Gods and Monsters as Hanna Kathy Bates – Primary Colors as Libby Holden Brenda Blethyn – Little Voice as Mari Hoff Judi Dench – Shakespeare in Love as Queen Elizabeth I Sharon Stone – The Mighty as Gwen Dillon |
| 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 |
| 3 | Elizabeth |
| 3 | Gods and Monsters |
| 3 | Little Voice |
| 2 | Central Station (Central do Brasil) |
| 2 | The Horse Whisperer |
| 2 | The Mask of Zorro |
| 2 | The Mighty |
| 2 | Mulan |
| 2 | Patch Adams |
| 2 | The Prince of Egypt |
| 2 | There's Something About Mary |
| 2 | 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 |
| 4 | ER |
| 4 | Merlin |
| 3 | Ally McBeal |
| 3 | The Baby Dance |
| 3 | Gia |
| 3 | The Practice |
| 3 | The X-Files |
| 2 | Felicity |
| 2 | Frasier |
| 2 | Moby Dick |
| 2 | NYPD Blue |
| 2 | The Rat Pack |
| 2 | Spin City |
The following programs received multiple awards:
| Wins | Series |
| 2 | The Practice |
| 2 | Gia |

## Ceremony
### Presenters

* Ben Affleck
* Lauren Bacall
* Kim Basinger
* Warren Beatty
* Roberto Benigni
* Annette Bening
* Sean Connery
* Jamie Lee Curtis
* Matt Damon
* Anthony Edwards
* Calista Flockhart
* Peter Fonda
* Jodie Foster
* Michael J. Fox
* Brendan Fraser
* Melanie Griffith
* Holly Hunter
* Jeremy Irons
* Christine Lahti
* Jane Leeves
* George Lucas
* Bill Paxton
* Kelly Preston
* Freddie Prinze, Jr.
* Ving Rhames
* Tim Robbins
* Rick Schroder
* Tom Selleck
* Jane Seymour
* Ben Stiller
* Sharon Stone
* Gloria Stuart
* Charlize Theron
* John Travolta
* Alfre Woodard

### 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 |