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55th Golden Globe Awards (1998)
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Golden Globes 1998 Winners & Nominees

The 55th Golden Globe Awards (1998) took place on January 18, 1998. Titanic won Best Picture – Drama and 3 more awards. Every winner and nominee in all 13 categories is below.

All 13 categories Most wins
categories
13
nominations
60
films nominated
29
winners
12
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Best Picture – Drama
Titanic
Headline winners

Golden Globes 1998: The Winners

Titanic won Best Picture – Drama against 4 other nominees. James Cameron (Best Director), Peter Fonda (Best Actor – Drama) and Jack Nicholson (Best Actor – Musical or Comedy) took the main individual prizes.

Titanic (1997) movie poster Best Picture – Drama

Best Picture – Drama

Titanic

1997 · Drama, Romance · $2.26B worldwide

4 wins from 8 nominations at the 55th Golden Globe Awards (1998)

  • Best Director
  • Best Original Score
  • Best Original Song

In April 1912, the opulent R.M.S. Titanic embarked on its maiden voyage from Southampton. The ship, representing the pinnacle of engineering and luxury, carried passengers of all classes, dreaming of a new life in America. However, the journey was tragically cut short when the Titanic struck an iceberg in the North Atlantic. The collision led to the sinking of the massive vessel and resulted in a devastating loss of life, forever marking a somber moment in history.

About Titanic
Scoreboard

Golden Globes 1998: Which Films Won the Most

Titanic won 4 awards from 8 nominations. 7 films won at least once, while Amistad went home empty-handed from 4 nominations. Green is wins, blue is nominations.

  1. Titanic (1997) movie poster
    Titanic 4 / 8
    1997 · Drama, Romance · 4 wins from 8 nominations
  2. As Good as It Gets (1997) movie poster
    As Good as It Gets 3 / 6
    1997 · Drama, Comedy · 3 wins from 6 nominations
  3. L.A. Confidential (1997) movie poster
    L.A. Confidential 1 / 5
    1997 · Drama, Mystery · 1 win from 5 nominations
  4. Good Will Hunting (1997) movie poster
    Good Will Hunting 1 / 4
    1997 · Drama · 1 win from 4 nominations
  5. Boogie Nights (1997) movie poster
    Boogie Nights 1 / 2
    1997 · Drama · 1 win from 2 nominations
  6. Ulee's Gold (1997) movie poster
    Ulee's Gold 1 / 1
    1997 · Drama · 1 win from 1 nomination
  7. Her Majesty, Mrs. Brown (1997) movie poster
    Her Majesty, Mrs. Brown 1 / 1
    1997 · Biography, Drama · 1 win from 1 nomination
  8. Amistad (1997) movie poster
    Amistad 0 / 4
    1997 · Drama, History · 0 wins from 4 nominations
  9. The Boxer (1997) movie poster
    The Boxer 0 / 3
    1997 · Drama, Sport · 0 wins from 3 nominations
  10. My Best Friend's Wedding (1997) movie poster
    My Best Friend's Wedding 0 / 3
    1997 · Comedy, Romance · 0 wins from 3 nominations
Full results

All 13 Golden Globes 1998 Categories: Winners & Nominees

13 categories and 60 nominations; Best Supporting Performance in a Motion Picture – Drama, Musical or Comedy (Supporting Actor) 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 · 60 nominations

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Golden Globes 1998 Best Foreign Language Film

1 nominee

No winner is recorded for this category.

Movie marathon

The Golden Globes 1998 Best Picture – Drama Marathon

All 5 Best Picture – Drama nominees at the 55th Golden Globe Awards (1998), back to back: 12 hours 6 minutes.

Total running time 12h 6m 12 hours 6 minutes All 5 films
Longest
Titanic 3h 14m
Shortest
The Boxer 1h 53m
By genre

The Genres Behind the Golden Globes 1998 Winners

Drama led with 50 nominations across 22 films and won 12. A film with several genres counts for each one.

  1. Drama 12 wins · 50 nominations · 24%
  2. Romance 8 wins · 24 nominations · 33%
  3. Comedy 3 wins · 20 nominations · 15%
  4. Thriller 1 win · 13 nominations · 8%
  5. Mystery 1 win · 10 nominations · 10%
  6. Crime 1 win · 10 nominations · 10%
  7. History 1 win · 7 nominations · 14%
  8. Biography 1 win · 4 nominations · 25%
  9. Adventure 0 wins · 4 nominations · 0%
  10. Sport 0 wins · 3 nominations · 0%
1998 season

How the Rest of the 1998 Awards Season Voted

The other 9 ceremonies of 1998, with the winner of each top prize. Titanic also won the top prize at 2 of them. The Full Monty took as many.

All 1998 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 1998: Questions & Answers

The top prize, the film that won the most, the most-nominated film, the individual winners and the date of the 55th Golden Globe Awards (1998), answered from the results on this page.

Who won Best Picture – Drama at the 55th Golden Globe Awards (1998)?

Titanic (1997) won Best Picture – Drama. The other nominees were Amistad, The Boxer, Good Will Hunting and L.A. Confidential.

About Titanic

Which film won the most awards at the 55th Golden Globe Awards (1998)?

Titanic (1997) won the most: 4 awards from 8 nominations. As Good as It Gets was next with 3 wins.

Which film had the most nominations at the 55th Golden Globe Awards (1998)?

Titanic (1997) led with 8 nominations and won 4 of them.

Who won the acting and directing awards at the 55th Golden Globe Awards (1998)?

Best Director: James Cameron for Titanic. Best Actor – Drama: Peter Fonda for Ulee's Gold. Best Actor – Musical or Comedy: Jack Nicholson for As Good as It Gets. Best Actress – Drama: Judi Dench for Her Majesty, Mrs. Brown. Best Actress – Musical or Comedy: Helen Hunt for As Good as It Gets. Best Supporting Performance in a Motion Picture – Drama, Musical or Comedy (Supporting Actor): Burt Reynolds for Boogie Nights. Best Supporting Performance in a Motion Picture – Drama, Musical or Comedy (Supporting Actress): Kim Basinger for L.A. Confidential.

When was the 55th Golden Globe Awards (1998)?

The 55th Golden Globe Awards (1998) took place on January 18, 1998. The database has 13 categories and 60 nominations for it.