Titanic Wins Best Movie in Golden Globe Awards
January 21, 1998 - 0:0
LOS ANGELES The epic Titanic won the Best Drama Motion Picture late Sunday in the Golden Globe Awards, handed out by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. Titanic director James Cameron was awarded the top prize in the Best Motion Picture Director. The Golden Globe Awards are widely seen as an indicator of what will happen in the upcoming Oscar award ceremony, to be held here on March 23.
With its 200-million-dollar budget, the three-hour disaster epic has set an all-time cost record. Titanic stars Kate Winslet and Leonardo Dicaprio as two young people who meet and fall in love on the supposedly unsinkable ship, which hit an iceberg and sank on its maiden voyage across the Atlantic in 1912 with the loss of 1,500 lives. Nominees in the Best Motion Picture Category included Amistad, The Boxer, Good Will Hunting and<169>L.A.
Confidential. As Good as It Gets, won in the Best Musical or Comedy Category. Its stars, Jack Nicholson and Helen Hunt, won in the Best Comedy Actor and Best Comedy Actress categories. The Best Dramatic Actor Award went to former Easy Rider star Peter Fonda, for his role as a beekeeper in Ulee's Gold. British actress Judi Dench won the Best Dramatic Actress Award for her portrayal of Britain's Queen Victoria in (Her Majesty) Mrs. Brown. The Best Foreign Film Award was given to the Belgian movie Ma Vie en Rose (My Life in Pink). Newcomers Mat Damon and Ben Affleck won the Best Screenplay Award for the movie Good Will Hunting. The Hollywood Foreign Press Association also hands out awards for television shows.
The X-Files won the Best Television Series Award. Ally McBeal won in the best musical or comedy category. The show's star, Calista Flockhart, won in the Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy Category. Michael J. Fox won the Best Actor in a Musical or Comedy Category for his role in Spin City. The Best Television Dramatic Actor awards were given to Anthony Edwards of Er, and Christine Lahti of <169>Chicago Hope<170>. One surprise award was given to Shirley MacLaine, who won the Cecil B. Demille Award for outstanding contribution to the entertainment field.
The Golden Globe awards have become increasingly popular over the last three years when NBC television began to broadcast the events. This year the station devoted three hours to the event. (AFP)
With its 200-million-dollar budget, the three-hour disaster epic has set an all-time cost record. Titanic stars Kate Winslet and Leonardo Dicaprio as two young people who meet and fall in love on the supposedly unsinkable ship, which hit an iceberg and sank on its maiden voyage across the Atlantic in 1912 with the loss of 1,500 lives. Nominees in the Best Motion Picture Category included Amistad, The Boxer, Good Will Hunting and
Confidential. As Good as It Gets, won in the Best Musical or Comedy Category. Its stars, Jack Nicholson and Helen Hunt, won in the Best Comedy Actor and Best Comedy Actress categories. The Best Dramatic Actor Award went to former Easy Rider star Peter Fonda, for his role as a beekeeper in Ulee's Gold. British actress Judi Dench won the Best Dramatic Actress Award for her portrayal of Britain's Queen Victoria in (Her Majesty) Mrs. Brown. The Best Foreign Film Award was given to the Belgian movie Ma Vie en Rose (My Life in Pink). Newcomers Mat Damon and Ben Affleck won the Best Screenplay Award for the movie Good Will Hunting. The Hollywood Foreign Press Association also hands out awards for television shows.
The X-Files won the Best Television Series Award. Ally McBeal won in the best musical or comedy category. The show's star, Calista Flockhart, won in the Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy Category. Michael J. Fox won the Best Actor in a Musical or Comedy Category for his role in Spin City. The Best Television Dramatic Actor awards were given to Anthony Edwards of Er, and Christine Lahti of <169>Chicago Hope<170>.
The Golden Globe awards have become increasingly popular over the last three years when NBC television began to broadcast the events. This year the station devoted three hours to the event. (AFP)