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 PictureDramaMusical or ComedyThe English Patient Breaking the Waves The People vs. Larry Flynt Secrets & Lies Shine Evita The Birdcage Everyone Says I Love You Fargo Jerry MaguireBest Performance in a Motion Picture – DramaActorActressGeoffrey 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 CollinsBrenda 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 |- ! colspan="2" |Best Performance in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy |- !Actor !Actress |- | valign="top" |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 | valign="top" |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 |- ! colspan="2" |Best Supporting Performance in a Motion Picture – Drama, Musical or Comedy |- !Supporting Actor !Supporting Actress |- | valign="top" |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 | valign="top" |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 |- | valign="top" |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 SardiBest Original ScoreBest Original SongGabriel 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 FilmKolya (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: NominationsTitle7The English Patient5EvitaThe People vs. Larry FlyntShine4The Mirror Has Two FacesFargo3Jerry MaguireSecrets & Lies2The BirdcageBreaking the WavesThe CrucibleMichael Collins The following films received multiple wins: WinsFilm3Evita2The English PatientThe People vs. Larry Flynt
Television Best Television SeriesBest Series - DramaBest Series - Comedy or MusicalThe X-Files Chicago Hope ER NYPD Blue Party of Five3rd Rock from the Sun Frasier Friends The Larry Sanders Show Mad About You SeinfeldBest Lead Actor in a Television SeriesBest Actor - Drama SeriesBest Actor - Comedy or Musical SeriesDavid Duchovny – The X-Files George Clooney – ER Anthony Edwards – ER Lance Henriksen – Millennium Jimmy Smits – NYPD BlueJohn Lithgow – 3rd Rock from the Sun Tim Allen – Home Improvement Michael J. Fox – Spin City Kelsey Grammer – Frasier Paul Reiser – Mad About YouBest Lead Actress in a Television SeriesBest Actress - Drama SeriesBest Actress - Comedy or Musical SeriesGillian Anderson – The X-Files Christine Lahti – Chicago Hope Heather Locklear – Melrose Place Jane Seymour – Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman Sherry Stringfield – ERHelen 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 FilmBest Supporting Actor - Series, Miniseries or Television FilmBest Supporting Actress - Series, Miniseries or Television FilmIan McKellen – Rasputin: Dark Servant of Destiny David Paymer – Crime of the Century David Hyde Pierce – Frasier Anthony Quinn – Gotti Noah Wyle – ERKathy 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 DestinyBest Actor - Miniseries or Television FilmBest Actress - Miniseries or Television FilmAlan 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 TylerHelen 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 & MarilynBest Miniseries or Television FilmRasputin: Dark Servant of Destiny Crime of the Century Gotti Hidden in America If These Walls Could Talk Losing ChaseThe following programs received multiple nominations: NominationsTitle5ER4Crime of the CenturyRasputin: Dark Servant of Destiny33rd Rock from the SunFrasierGottiIf These Walls Could TalkMad About YouThe X-Files2Chicago HopeCybillLosing ChaseNorma Jean & MarilynNYPD Blue The following programs received multiple wins WinsSeries3The X-Files3Rasputin: Dark Servant of Destiny23rd Rock from the Sun
Ceremony
Presenters
Halle Berry Jeff Bridges Nicolas Cage Drew Carey Tom Cruise Jane Curtin Ted Danson Faye Dunaway Mel Gibson Kelsey Grammer Nicole Kidman Heather Locklear Jada Pinkett Smith Cybill Shepherd Gary Sinise Mira Sorvino Sharon Stone John Travolta Jon Voight Christopher Walken
Cecil B. DeMille Award Dustin Hoffman
Awards breakdown The following networks received multiple nominations: NominationsNetwork18HBO15NBC6CBSFox5ABC3Showtime The following networks received multiple wins: WinsNetwork3Fox2HBONBC
See also 69th Academy Awards 17th Golden Raspberry Awards 3rd Screen Actors Guild Awards 48th Primetime Emmy Awards 49th Primetime Emmy Awards 50th British Academy Film Awards 51st Tony Awards 1996 in film 1996 in American television
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