| Number: | 55 |
| Award: | Golden Globe Awards |
| Date: | January 18, 1998 |
| Site: | Beverly Hilton Hotel Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California |
| Best Film Drama: | Titanic |
| Best Film Musical Or Comedy: | As Good As It Gets |
| Best Drama Series: | The X-Files |
| Best Musical Or Comedy Series: | Ally McBeal |
| Most Wins: | Titanic (4) |
| Most Nominations: | Titanic (8) |
| Last: | 54th |
| Next: | 56th |
| Network: | NBC |
The 55th Golden Globe Awards, honoring the best in film and television for 1997, were held on January 18, 1998.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] The nominations were announced on December 18, 1997.[7] [8] [9]
| Best Motion Picture | ||
|---|---|---|
| Drama | Musical or Comedy | |
| Titanic | As Good as It Gets
| |
| Best Performance in a Motion Picture – Drama | ||
| Actor | Actress | |
Peter Fonda - Ulee's Gold as Ulysses "Ulee" Jackson
| Judi Dench - Mrs Brown as Queen Victoria
| |
| Best Performance in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy | ||
| Actor | Actress | |
Jack Nicholson - As Good as It Gets as Melvin Udall
| Helen Hunt - As Good as It Gets as Carol Connelly
| |
| Best Supporting Performance in a Motion Picture – Drama, Musical or Comedy | ||
| Supporting Actor | Supporting Actress | |
Burt Reynolds - Boogie Nights as Jack Horner
| Kim Basinger - L.A. Confidential as Lynn Bracken
| |
| Best Director | Best Screenplay | |
James Cameron - Titanic
| Good Will Hunting - Ben Affleck and Matt Damon
| |
| Best Original Score | Best Original Song | |
| Titanic - James Horner | "My Heart Will Go On" by Céline Dion - Titanic
| |
| Best Foreign Language Film | ||
My Life in Pink (Ma vie en rose) • Belgium
| ||
| Nominations | Title |
|---|---|
| 8 | Titanic |
| 6 | As Good as It Gets |
| 5 | L.A. Confidential |
| 4 | Amistad |
| Good Will Hunting | |
| 3 | The Boxer |
| My Best Friend's Wedding | |
| Wag the Dog | |
| 2 | Anastasia |
| Boogie Nights | |
| In & Out |
| Wins | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Titanic | |
| 3 | As Good as It Gets |
| Best Television Series | ||
|---|---|---|
| Drama Series | Comedy or Musical - Series | |
The X-Files
| Ally McBeal
| |
| Best Lead Actor in a Television Series | ||
| Best Actor - Drama Series | Best Actor - Comedy or Musical Series | |
Anthony Edwards - ER
| Michael J. Fox - Spin City
| |
| Best Lead Actress in a Television Series | ||
| Best Actress - Drama Series | Best Actress - Comedy or Musical Series | |
Christine Lahti - Chicago Hope
| Calista Flockhart - Ally McBeal
| |
| Best Supporting Performance - Series, Miniseries or Television Film | ||
| Best Supporting Actor - Series, Miniseries or Television Film | Best Supporting Actress - Series, Miniseries or Television Film | |
George C. Scott - 12 Angry Men
| Angelina Jolie - George Wallace | |
| Best Actor - Miniseries or Television Film | Best Actress - Miniseries or Television Film | |
| Ving Rhames - | Alfre Woodard - Miss Evers' Boys
| |
| Best Miniseries or Television Film | ||
| George Wallace | ||
| Nominations | Title |
|---|---|
| 7 | ER |
| 4 | George Wallace |
| 3 | 12 Angry Men |
| Frasier | |
| Seinfeld | |
| The X-Files | |
| 2 | 3rd Rock from the Sun |
| Ally McBeal | |
| Chicago Hope | |
| Ellen | |
| Mad About You | |
| Miss Evers' Boys | |
| NYPD Blue | |
| The Odyssey | |
| Spin City | |
| Touched by an Angel |
| Wins | Title |
|---|---|
| 2 | Ally McBeal |
| George Wallace |
| Presenters | Accolade | |
|---|---|---|
| Jada Pinkett SmithAlan Rickman | Co-Present Best Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie | |
| Michelle Pfeiffer | Presents Best Motion Picture — Drama | |
| Goldie Hawn | Presents the Cecil B. DeMille Award to recipient Shirley MacLaine | |
| Brenda Blethyn | Presents Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture — Drama | |
| David DuchovnyGillian Anderson | Co-Present Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series — Comedy or Musical | |
| Edward Norton | Presents Best Performance by a Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture | |
| Madonna | Presents Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture — Comedy or Musical | |
| Laura San GiacomoMichael J. Fox | Co-Present Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series — Drama | |
| David DuchovnyGillian Anderson | Co-Present Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series — Comedy or Musical | |
| Lauren Bacall | Presents Best Performance by a Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture | |
| Anne HecheAlec Baldwin | Co-Present Best Screenplay | |
| Laura San GiacomoMichael J. Fox | Co-Present Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series — Drama | |
| Minnie DriverBrendan Fraser | Co-Present Best Performance by a Supporting Actress in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television | |
| Jada SmithAlan Rickman | Co-Present Best Performance by a Supporting Actor in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television | |
| Antonio Banderas | Presents Best Actress in a Motion Picture — Comedy or Musical |
Shirley MacLaine
Clementine Ford (daughter of Cybill Shepherd & David M. Ford)
The following networks received multiple nominations:
| Nominations | Network |
|---|---|
| 23 | NBC |
| 9 | ABC |
| 6 | CBS |
| Fox | |
| 5 | TNT |
| 4 | HBO |
| Showtime |
| Wins | Network |
|---|---|
| 2 | Fox |
| TNT |
The ceremony at the Beverly Hilton was notable for two memorable moments. First, when Christine Lahti was announced as the winner of Best Actress in a Television Drama, she was in the restroom and came out a few minutes later to accept. Also, after winning Best Actor in a Movie or Miniseries, Ving Rhames brought fellow nominee Jack Lemmon on stage to give his award to the elder actor.