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56th Golden Globe Awards (1999)
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Golden Globes 1999 Winners & Nominees

The 56th Golden Globe Awards (1999) took place on January 24, 1999. Saving Private Ryan won Best Picture – Drama and 3 more awards. Every winner and nominee in all 13 categories is below.

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Best Picture – Drama
Saving Private Ryan
Headline winners

Golden Globes 1999: The Winners

Saving Private Ryan won Best Picture – Drama against 5 other nominees. Steven Spielberg (Best Director), Tom Hanks (Best Actor – Drama) and Robin Williams (Best Actor – Musical or Comedy) took the main individual prizes.

Saving Private Ryan (1998) movie poster Best Picture – Drama

Best Picture – Drama

Saving Private Ryan

1998 · Action, Drama, War · $482M worldwide

4 wins from 5 nominations at the 56th Golden Globe Awards (1999)

  • Best Actor – Drama
  • Best Director
  • Best Original Song

During the frantic Normandy campaign, Captain John Miller and his squad are given a dangerous, secret mission. Their objective is to find Private James Ryan, whose three brothers have all been killed in action. The team must journey deep into enemy territory, facing intense combat and risking their own lives to locate and protect one soldier, questioning the cost of war and the value of a single life amidst widespread loss.

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Scoreboard

Golden Globes 1999: Which Films Won the Most

Saving Private Ryan won 4 awards from 5 nominations. 7 films won at least once, while Bulworth went home empty-handed from 3 nominations. Green is wins, blue is nominations.

  1. Saving Private Ryan (1998) movie poster
    Saving Private Ryan 4 / 5
    1998 · Action, Drama · 4 wins from 5 nominations
  2. Shakespeare in Love (1998) movie poster
    Shakespeare in Love 3 / 6
    1998 · Drama, Comedy · 3 wins from 6 nominations
  3. The Truman Show (1998) movie poster
    The Truman Show 2 / 6
    1998 · Drama · 2 wins from 6 nominations
  4. Elizabeth (1998) movie poster
    Elizabeth 1 / 3
    1998 · Biography, Drama · 1 win from 3 nominations
  5. Gods and Monsters (1998) movie poster
    Gods and Monsters 1 / 3
    1998 · Biography, Drama · 1 win from 3 nominations
  6. Patch Adams (1998) movie poster
    Patch Adams 1 / 2
    1998 · Biography, Drama · 1 win from 2 nominations
  7. Central Station (1998) movie poster
    Central Station 1 / 2
    1998 · Drama · 1 win from 2 nominations
  8. Bulworth (1998) movie poster
    Bulworth 0 / 3
    1998 · Drama, Comedy · 0 wins from 3 nominations
  9. Little Voice (1998) movie poster
    Little Voice 0 / 3
    1998 · Drama, Comedy · 0 wins from 3 nominations
  10. There's Something About Mary (1998) movie poster
    There's Something About Mary 0 / 2
    1998 · Comedy, Romance · 0 wins from 2 nominations
Full results

All 13 Golden Globes 1999 Categories: Winners & Nominees

13 categories and 60 nominations. 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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The Genres Behind the Golden Globes 1999 Winners

Drama led with 52 nominations across 25 films and won 13. A film with several genres counts for each one.

  1. Drama 13 wins · 52 nominations · 25%
  2. Comedy 4 wins · 25 nominations · 16%
  3. Romance 4 wins · 25 nominations · 16%
  4. Biography 3 wins · 11 nominations · 27%
  5. Action 4 wins · 8 nominations · 50%
  6. Adventure 0 wins · 7 nominations · 0%
  7. War 4 wins · 5 nominations · 80%
  8. Family 0 wins · 5 nominations · 0%
  9. Western 0 wins · 4 nominations · 0%
  10. Thriller 0 wins · 4 nominations · 0%
1999 season

How the Rest of the 1999 Awards Season Voted

The other 9 ceremonies of 1999, with the winner of each top prize. Saving Private Ryan also won the top prize at 2 of them. Shakespeare in Love took as many.

All 1999 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 1999: Questions & Answers

The top prize, the film that won the most, the most-nominated film, the individual winners and the date of the 56th Golden Globe Awards (1999), answered from the results on this page.

Who won Best Picture – Drama at the 56th Golden Globe Awards (1999)?

Saving Private Ryan (1998) won Best Picture – Drama. The other nominees were Gods and Monsters, The Truman Show, Bulworth, Patch Adams and There's Something About Mary.

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Which film won the most awards at the 56th Golden Globe Awards (1999)?

Saving Private Ryan (1998) won the most: 4 awards from 5 nominations. Shakespeare in Love was next with 3 wins.

Which film had the most nominations at the 56th Golden Globe Awards (1999)?

Shakespeare in Love (1998) and The Truman Show (1998) led with 6 nominations each.

Who won the acting and directing awards at the 56th Golden Globe Awards (1999)?

Best Director: Steven Spielberg for Saving Private Ryan. Best Actor – Drama: Tom Hanks for Saving Private Ryan. Best Actor – Musical or Comedy: Robin Williams for Patch Adams. Best Actress – Drama: Cate Blanchett for Elizabeth. Best Actress – Musical or Comedy: Gwyneth Paltrow for Shakespeare in Love. Best Supporting Performance in a Motion Picture – Drama, Musical or Comedy (Supporting Actor): Neil Patrick Harris for The Truman Show. Best Supporting Performance in a Motion Picture – Drama, Musical or Comedy (Supporting Actress): Lynn Redgrave for Gods and Monsters.

When was the 56th Golden Globe Awards (1999)?

The 56th Golden Globe Awards (1999) took place on January 24, 1999. The database has 13 categories and 60 nominations for it.