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Spielberg, Paltrow win at Golden Globes
Jack Nicholson gets Cecil B. DeMille Award
Web posted on: Monday, January 25, 1999 8:14:51 AM EST
LOS ANGELES (CNN) -- Steven Spielberg picked up a Best Director Golden Globe Sunday night for his World War II epic, "Saving Private Ryan," in Hollywood's traditional Oscar harbinger.
In his acceptance speech, the director thanked veterans for "stopping the Holocaust in 1945."
Meanwhile, don't be surprised if you see David E. Kelley dancing on tables around Hollywood for the next few days. "Ally McBeal" won a Golden Globe for best TV comedy and "The Practice" won best TV drama -- both are shows written and produced by Kelley.
Gwyneth Paltrow of "Shakespeare In Love" and Michael Caine were honored for motion picture acting, and Michael J. Fox was a funny but poignant winner for TV comedy actor.
Ed Harris of "The Truman Show" and Lynn Redgrave of "Gods and Monsters" won motion picture supporting actor honors.
The Golden Globes honorees lived up to the irreverence for which the show has become known, but Fox's acceptance speech added a touching note.
The "Spin City" star, who has been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease, thanked his doctors, including one he said had opened up his brain. "We're so lucky to do what we do ... and just take every day and enjoy it," Fox said.
Paltrow played the upper-crust lady who becomes the lover and muse of William Shakespeare in "Shakespeare in Love," which also won best screenplay. In "Little Voice," Caine played a sleazy agent who tries to turn a meek woman with a powerful musical gift for show tunes into a star.
"Oh, what a shock," Caine said as he picked up his honor. "My career must be slipping. This is the first time I've been available to pick up an award."
Harris set the tone for the notoriously freewheeling awards show by coming onstage with a toothpick in his mouth, saying, "Oh man, I just got through eating dinner."
Redgrave, who played the crusty but loving maid to an aging horror director in "Gods and Monsters," said, "It's been 32 years since I stood one of these on a mantelpiece, and it's been crying out for a friend ever since."
In the television categories, Dylan McDermott of "The Practice" and Keri Russel of "Felicity" were named best actor and actress, respectively, in a television dramatic series.
Jenna Elfman won best actress in a TV musical or comedy series for "Dharma and Greg."
Tom Hanks, nominated as best actor in "Saving Private Ryan," picked up an early honor for his "From the Earth to the Moon," which won best miniseries or movie made for TV.
Angelina Jolie won best actress in a miniseries or TV movie for "Gia," which also earned Faye Dunaway an award for supporting actress in a series, miniseries or TV movie. The latter category was a tie, with Camryn Manheim of "The Practice" picking up the other award.
Stanley Tucci of "Winchell" won best actor in a miniseries or TV movie.
In another tie, Don Cheadle of "The Rat Pack" and veteran actor Gregory Peck of "Moby Dick" shared the award for supporting actor in a series, miniseries or TV movie.
"I won one of these in 1947 and it was very encouraging, and it's very encouraging now," Peck deadpanned.
One award was announced before the ceremony: Jack Nicholson was honored with the Cecil B. DeMille Award for his "outstanding contribution to the entertainment field." Nicholson has been nominated for 14 Globes and won five.
For the fourth straight year, NBC dedicated three hours of prime time to the awards, reflecting how far the ceremony has come in prestige.
The Golden Globes, handed out by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, are traditionally seen as a bellwether for the Academy Awards held in March, with winners and contenders often riding a wave of promotion between the Golden Globes and the race for Oscar.
Globes have advantage over Oscars
The Golden Globes "have a pattern for picking many of the Oscar nominees, and often they also name a winner," says Paul Clinton, film reviewer for Turner Entertainment Report. "But they have an advantage. They pick movies and actors for both comedy and drama, so they are twice as likely to honor someone who will go on and get either nominated or win an Academy Award."
This year's Golden Globe nominees for the silver screen included "Shakespeare In Love" and "The Truman Show." They set the pace in the movie categories, garnering six nominations each. "Saving Private Ryan" was nominated in five categories.
Meanwhile, NBC led networks in Golden Globe TV nominations.
And the silver screen nominees were...
"Shakespeare," the tongue-in-cheek romance that stars Joseph Fiennes as the bard, was nominated for best musical or comedy, along with "Bulworth," Warren Beatty's slam on the political process; "The Mask of Zorro," the Anthony Quinn- Antonio Banderas adventure; "Patch Adams," in which Robin Williams plays a 1970s medical student who treats patients with humor; "Still Crazy," a "This Is Spinal Tap"-type film, just entering limited release this weekend and starring Stephen Rea and Billy Connolly; and "There's Something About Mary," the grotesque Farrelly brothers comedy starring Ben Stiller and Cameron Diaz.
"The Truman Show," the Jim Carrey summer vehicle about a man who unwittingly lives in a Hollywood-created world, vied for best dramatic movie nominee, along with "Saving Private Ryan," Steven Spielberg's hellish account of D-Day; "Elizabeth," the story of the virgin queen; "Gods and Monsters," a tale of "Frankenstein" director James Whale; and "The Horse Whisperer," the Robert Redford flick based on the book by the same name.
In the category of best actor in a drama, Ian McKellan explores the life of filmmaker James Whale in "Gods and Monsters," Stephen Fry takes on Oscar Wilde in "Wilde," Tom Hanks goes into battle for "Private Ryan," Nick Nolte battles his family history in "Affliction," and Jim Carrey longs for real life in "The Truman Show."
Three actresses who play characters facing illness earned Golden Globe nominations for best actress in a drama: Meryl Streep in "One True Thing," Susan Sarandon in "Stepmom," and Emily Watson in "Hilary and Jackie." Also competing in the category are Cate Blanchett for her work in "Elizabeth" and Fernanda Montenegro for "Central Station."
And on the small screen...
The Golden Globes have given a confidence boost to NBC as the network fights its toughest ratings war in years. The Foreign Press handed NBC 20 nominations, by far the most of the television networks. ABC was a distant second with 12; HBO had nine, Fox had seven, and CBS had only one.
Drama nominees for TV were "ER," "Felicity," "Law & Order," "The Practice" and "The X-Files." Musical or comedy series nominees were "Ally McBeal," "Dharma and Greg," "Frasier," "Just Shoot Me" and "Spin City."
The Golden Globes are decided by the 92 members of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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