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48th Golden Globe Awards (1991)
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Golden Globes 1991 Winners & Nominees

The 48th Golden Globe Awards (1991) took place on January 19, 1991. Dances with Wolves won Best Picture – Drama and 2 more awards. Every winner and nominee in all 13 categories is below.

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Best Picture – Drama
Dances with Wolves
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Golden Globes 1991: The Winners

Dances with Wolves won Best Picture – Drama against 4 other nominees. Kevin Costner (Best Director), Jeremy Irons (Best Actor – Drama) and Gérard Depardieu (Best Actor – Musical or Comedy) took the main individual prizes.

Dances with Wolves (1990) movie poster Best Picture – Drama

Best Picture – Drama

Dances with Wolves

1990 · Adventure, Drama, Western · $424M worldwide

3 wins from 6 nominations at the 48th Golden Globe Awards (1991)

  • Best Director
  • Best Screenplay

During the Civil War, Lieutenant John Dunbar ventures to the American frontier, hoping to establish a remote outpost. After encountering a Sioux tribe, he slowly earns their trust and begins to integrate into their way of life, learning their language and customs. As Dunbar experiences the richness of their culture, he grapples with the encroaching presence of the U.S. Army and the inevitable clash of civilizations.

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Golden Globes 1991: Which Films Won the Most

Dances with Wolves won 3 awards from 6 nominations. 9 films won at least once, while The Godfather: Part III went home empty-handed from 7 nominations. Green is wins, blue is nominations.

  1. Dances with Wolves (1990) movie poster
    Dances with Wolves 3 / 6
    1990 · Adventure, Drama · 3 wins from 6 nominations
  2. Reversal of Fortune (1990) movie poster
    Reversal of Fortune 1 / 4
    1990 · Drama, Mystery · 1 win from 4 nominations
  3. Pretty Woman (1990) movie poster
    Pretty Woman 1 / 4
    1990 · Comedy, Romance · 1 win from 4 nominations
  4. Ghost (1990) movie poster
    Ghost 1 / 4
    1990 · Drama, Mystery · 1 win from 4 nominations
  5. Green Card (1991) movie poster
    Green Card 1 / 3
    1991 · Drama, Comedy · 1 win from 3 nominations
  6. Avalon (1990) movie poster
    Avalon 1 / 3
    1990 · Drama · 1 win from 3 nominations
  7. Misery (1990) movie poster
    Misery 1 / 1
    1990 · Drama, Thriller · 1 win from 1 nomination
  8. Young Guns II (1990) movie poster
    Young Guns II 1 / 1
    1990 · Action, Western · 1 win from 1 nomination
  9. Cyrano de Bergerac (1990) movie poster
    Cyrano de Bergerac 1 / 1
    1990 · Drama, History · 1 win from 1 nomination
  10. The Godfather: Part III (1990) movie poster
    The Godfather: Part III 0 / 7
    1990 · Action, Drama · 0 wins from 7 nominations
Full results

All 13 Golden Globes 1991 Categories: Winners & Nominees

13 categories and 58 nominations; Best Supporting Performance in a Motion Picture – Drama, Musical or Comedy (Supporting Actress) had the most nominees (6). The winner of each comes first, on a green row. Search for a film or a person, show only the winners, or jump straight to a category.

13 categories · 58 nominations

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The Genres Behind the Golden Globes 1991 Winners

Drama led with 47 nominations across 19 films and won 9. A film with several genres counts for each one.

  1. Drama 9 wins · 47 nominations · 19%
  2. Comedy 4 wins · 22 nominations · 18%
  3. Romance 4 wins · 21 nominations · 19%
  4. Crime 1 win · 20 nominations · 5%
  5. Thriller 2 wins · 18 nominations · 11%
  6. Action 1 win · 11 nominations · 9%
  7. Mystery 2 wins · 8 nominations · 25%
  8. Western 4 wins · 7 nominations · 57%
  9. Fantasy 1 win · 7 nominations · 14%
  10. Adventure 3 wins · 6 nominations · 50%
1991 season

How the Rest of the 1991 Awards Season Voted

The other 7 ceremonies of 1991, with the winner of each top prize. Dances with Wolves also won the top prize at 2 of them.

All 1991 awards
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Previous Golden Globes Ceremonies

The 6 ceremonies before this one, with the winner of each top prize. The Golden Globes page has every year back to 1944.

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Golden Globes 1991: Questions & Answers

The top prize, the film that won the most, the most-nominated film, the individual winners and the date of the 48th Golden Globe Awards (1991), answered from the results on this page.

Who won Best Picture – Drama at the 48th Golden Globe Awards (1991)?

Dances with Wolves (1990) won Best Picture – Drama. The other nominees were The Godfather: Part III, Reversal of Fortune, Dick Tracy and Home Alone.

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Which film won the most awards at the 48th Golden Globe Awards (1991)?

Dances with Wolves (1990) won the most: 3 awards from 6 nominations.

Which film had the most nominations at the 48th Golden Globe Awards (1991)?

The Godfather: Part III (1990) led with 7 nominations and won none of them.

Who won the acting and directing awards at the 48th Golden Globe Awards (1991)?

Best Director: Kevin Costner for Dances with Wolves. Best Actor – Drama: Jeremy Irons for Reversal of Fortune. Best Actor – Musical or Comedy: Gérard Depardieu for Green Card. Best Actress – Drama: Kathy Bates for Misery. Best Actress – Musical or Comedy: Julia Roberts for Pretty Woman. Best Supporting Performance in a Motion Picture – Drama, Musical or Comedy (Supporting Actress): Whoopi Goldberg for Ghost.

When was the 48th Golden Globe Awards (1991)?

The 48th Golden Globe Awards (1991) took place on January 19, 1991. The database has 13 categories and 58 nominations for it.