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49th Golden Globe Awards (1992)
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Golden Globes 1992 Winners & Nominees

The 49th Golden Globe Awards (1992) took place on January 18, 1992. Bugsy won Best Picture – Drama. The Fisher King, Thelma & Louise and Beauty and the Beast won the most, 2 each. Every winner and nominee in all 13 categories is below.

All 13 categories Most wins
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nominations
54
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winners
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Best Picture – Drama
Bugsy
Headline winners

Golden Globes 1992: The Winners

Bugsy won Best Picture – Drama against 3 other nominees. Oliver Stone (Best Director), Nick Nolte (Best Actor – Drama) and Robin Williams (Best Actor – Musical or Comedy) took the main individual prizes.

Bugsy (1991) movie poster Best Picture – Drama

Best Picture – Drama

Bugsy

1991 · Biography, Drama, Crime · $49.1M worldwide

1 win from 8 nominations at the 49th Golden Globe Awards (1992)

In 1940s Hollywood, Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel leaves behind East Coast conflicts to pursue a life of glamour and build a gambling empire on the West Coast. He becomes involved with actress Virginia Hill while secretly constructing what would become the Flamingo Hotel in Las Vegas. However, his ambitious plans and increasingly reckless behavior lead to dangerous consequences and ultimately threaten his own safety.

About Bugsy
Scoreboard

Golden Globes 1992: Which Films Won the Most

The Fisher King, Thelma & Louise and Beauty and the Beast won 2 awards each. 9 films won at least once, while Fried Green Tomatoes went home empty-handed from 3 nominations. Green is wins, blue is nominations.

  1. The Fisher King (1991) movie poster
    The Fisher King 2 / 5
    1991 · Drama, Comedy · 2 wins from 5 nominations
  2. Thelma & Louise (1991) movie poster
    Thelma & Louise 2 / 4
    1991 · Drama, Thriller · 2 wins from 4 nominations
  3. Beauty and the Beast (1991) movie poster
    Beauty and the Beast 2 / 3
    1991 · Fantasy, Romance · 2 wins from 3 nominations
  4. Bugsy (1991) movie poster
    Bugsy 1 / 8
    1991 · Biography, Drama · 1 win from 8 nominations
  5. The Silence of the Lambs (1991) movie poster
    The Silence of the Lambs 1 / 5
    1991 · Thriller, Crime · 1 win from 5 nominations
  6. JFK (1991) movie poster
    JFK 1 / 4
    1991 · Biography, Drama · 1 win from 4 nominations
  7. The Prince of Tides (1991) movie poster
    The Prince of Tides 1 / 3
    1991 · Drama, Romance · 1 win from 3 nominations
  8. City Slickers (1991) movie poster
    City Slickers 1 / 3
    1991 · Comedy · 1 win from 3 nominations
  9. Europa Europa (1991) movie poster
    Europa Europa 1 / 1
    1991 · Drama, History · 1 win from 1 nomination
  10. Fried Green Tomatoes (1992) movie poster
    Fried Green Tomatoes 0 / 3
    1992 · Drama · 0 wins from 3 nominations
Full results

All 13 Golden Globes 1992 Categories: Winners & Nominees

13 categories and 54 nominations; Best Picture – Musical or Comedy 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 · 54 nominations

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Movie marathon

The Golden Globes 1992 Best Picture – Drama Marathon

All 4 Best Picture – Drama nominees at the 49th Golden Globe Awards (1992), back to back: 9 hours 35 minutes.

Total running time 9h 35m 9 hours 35 minutes All 4 films
Longest
JFK 3h 9m
Shortest
The Silence of the Lambs 1h 58m
By genre

The Genres Behind the Golden Globes 1992 Winners

Drama led with 37 nominations across 15 films and won 8. A film with several genres counts for each one.

  1. Drama 8 wins · 37 nominations · 22%
  2. Crime 5 wins · 27 nominations · 19%
  3. Thriller 4 wins · 19 nominations · 21%
  4. Romance 5 wins · 18 nominations · 28%
  5. Comedy 3 wins · 15 nominations · 20%
  6. Biography 2 wins · 12 nominations · 17%
  7. Fantasy 2 wins · 6 nominations · 33%
  8. History 2 wins · 5 nominations · 40%
  9. Mystery 1 win · 5 nominations · 20%
  10. Family 2 wins · 4 nominations · 50%
1992 season

How the Rest of the 1992 Awards Season Voted

The other 6 ceremonies of 1992, with the winner of each top prize. The Silence of the Lambs won the most of them: 2.

All 1992 awards
Earlier years

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.

Every Golden Globes ceremony

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Golden Globes 1992: Questions & Answers

The top prize, the film that won the most, the most-nominated film, the individual winners and the date of the 49th Golden Globe Awards (1992), answered from the results on this page.

Who won Best Picture – Drama at the 49th Golden Globe Awards (1992)?

Bugsy (1991) won Best Picture – Drama. The other nominees were JFK, The Prince of Tides and The Silence of the Lambs.

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Which film won the most awards at the 49th Golden Globe Awards (1992)?

The Fisher King, Thelma & Louise and Beauty and the Beast each won 2 awards.

Which film had the most nominations at the 49th Golden Globe Awards (1992)?

Bugsy (1991) led with 8 nominations and won one of them.

Who won the acting and directing awards at the 49th Golden Globe Awards (1992)?

Best Director: Oliver Stone for JFK. Best Actor – Drama: Nick Nolte for The Prince of Tides. Best Actor – Musical or Comedy: Robin Williams for The Fisher King. Best Actress – Drama: Jodie Foster for The Silence of the Lambs. Best Supporting Performance in a Motion Picture – Drama, Musical or Comedy (Supporting Actor): Jack Palance for City Slickers. Best Supporting Performance in a Motion Picture – Drama, Musical or Comedy (Supporting Actress): Mercedes Ruehl for The Fisher King.

When was the 49th Golden Globe Awards (1992)?

The 49th Golden Globe Awards (1992) took place on January 18, 1992. The database has 13 categories and 54 nominations for it.