54th Golden Globe Awards

54th Golden Globe Awards
54th Golden Globe Awards
Date	January 19, 1997
Site	Beverly Hilton Hotel, Beverly Hills, California
Highlights
Best Film: Drama	The English Patient
Best Film: Musical or Comedy	Evita
Best Drama Series	The X-Files
Best Musical or Comedy Series	3rd Rock from the Sun
Most awards	(3) Evita
Most nominations	(7) The English Patient
Television coverage
Network	NBC
	← 53rd; Golden Globes; 55th →;

The 54th Golden Globe Awards, honoring the best in film and television for 1996, were held on January 19, 1997 at the Beverly Hilton.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4] The nominations were announced on December 19, 1996.^[5]^[6]^[7]

Winners and nominees

Geoffrey Rush — Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama winner

Brenda Blethyn — Best Actress in a Motion Picture, Drama winner

Tom Cruise — Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy winner

Madonna — Best Actress in a Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy winner

Edward Norton — Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture Drama, Musical or Comedy winner

Lauren Bacall — Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture Drama, Musical or Comedy winner

David Duchovny — Best Actor in a Television Series, Drama winner

John Lithgow — Best Actor in a Television Series, Musical or Comedy winner

Gillian Anderson — Best Actress in a Television Series, Drama winner

Helen Hunt — Best Actress in a Television Series, Musical or Comedy winner

Ian McKellen — Best Supporting Actor in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television winner

Kathy Bates — Best Supporting Actress in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television winner

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
	The People vs. Larry Flynt
	Shine
4	The Mirror Has Two Faces
4	Fargo
3	Jerry Maguire
3	Secrets & Lies
2	The Birdcage
	Breaking the Waves
	The Crucible
	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	Frasier
	Gotti
	If These Walls Could Talk
	Mad About You
	The X-Files
2	3rd Rock from the Sun
	Chicago Hope
	Cybill
	Losing Chase
	Norman Jean & Marilyn
	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

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

References

^ Sterngold, James (20 January 1997). "Madonna in Film and Aliens on TV Are Big Winners at Golden Globes". The New York Times. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
^ "Golden Globes for 'English Patient' and Madonna". The New York Times. 21 January 1997. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
^ Lowry, Brian; Puig, Claudia (20 January 1997). "'Evita,' 'Patient' Win Top Golden Globes". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
^ "'English Patient,' `Evita,' Madonna, Tom Cruise and `X-Files' big Golden Globe winners". The Augusta Chronicle. 20 January 1997. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
^ Puig, Claudia; Dutka, Elaine (20 December 1996). "'English Patient' Basks in Globe Nominations". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
^ Elber, Lynn (20 December 1996). "'English Patient' gets 7 Globe nominations". Deseret News. Archived from the original on April 18, 2014. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
^ "Golden Globe Nominations". Variety. 19 December 1996. Retrieved 11 January 2018.

[1] Sterngold, James (20 January 1997). "Madonna in Film and Aliens on TV Are Big Winners at Golden Globes". The New York Times. Retrieved 11 January 2018.

[2] "Golden Globes for 'English Patient' and Madonna". The New York Times. 21 January 1997. Retrieved 11 January 2018.

[3] Lowry, Brian; Puig, Claudia (20 January 1997). "'Evita,' 'Patient' Win Top Golden Globes". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 11 January 2018.

[4] "'English Patient,' `Evita,' Madonna, Tom Cruise and `X-Files' big Golden Globe winners". The Augusta Chronicle. 20 January 1997. Retrieved 11 January 2018.

[5] Puig, Claudia; Dutka, Elaine (20 December 1996). "'English Patient' Basks in Globe Nominations". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 11 January 2018.

[6] Elber, Lynn (20 December 1996). "'English Patient' gets 7 Globe nominations". Deseret News. Archived from the original on April 18, 2014. Retrieved 11 January 2018.

[7] "Golden Globe Nominations". Variety. 19 December 1996. Retrieved 11 January 2018.

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