56th Golden Globe Awards
The 56th ceremony of the Golden Globe Awards, honoring the best in film and television for 1998, were held on January 24, 1999, at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California. The nominations were announced on December 17, 1998.
Winners and nominees
Film
The following films received multiple nominations:| Nominations | Title |
| 6 | Shakespeare in Love |
| 6 | The Truman Show |
| 5 | Saving Private Ryan |
| 3 | Bulworth |
| 3 | Elizabeth |
| 3 | Gods and Monsters |
| 3 | Little Voice |
| 2 | Central Station |
| 2 | The Horse Whisperer |
| 2 | The Mask of Zorro |
| 2 | The Mighty |
| 2 | Mulan |
| 2 | Patch Adams |
| 2 | The Prince of Egypt |
| 2 | There's Something About Mary |
| 2 | Still Crazy |
The following films received multiple wins:
| Wins | Film |
| 3 | Shakespeare in Love |
| 3 | The Truman Show |
| 2 | Saving Private Ryan |
Television
The following programs received multiple nominations:| Nominations | Title |
| 5 | Just Shoot Me! |
| 4 | Dharma & Greg |
| 4 | ER |
| 4 | Merlin |
| 3 | Ally McBeal |
| 3 | The Baby Dance |
| 3 | Gia |
| 3 | The Practice |
| 3 | The X-Files |
| 2 | Felicity |
| 2 | Frasier |
| 2 | Moby Dick |
| 2 | NYPD Blue |
| 2 | The Rat Pack |
| 2 | Spin City |
The following programs received multiple awards:
Ceremony
Presenters
- Ben Affleck
- Lauren Bacall
- Kim Basinger
- Warren Beatty
- Roberto Benigni
- Annette Bening
- Sean Connery
- Jamie Lee Curtis
- Matt Damon
- Anthony Edwards
- Calista Flockhart
- Peter Fonda
- Jodie Foster
- Michael J. Fox
- Brendan Fraser
- Melanie Griffith
- Holly Hunter
- Jeremy Irons
- Christine Lahti
- George Lucas
- Bill Paxton
- Kelly Preston
- Freddie Prinze, Jr.
- Ving Rhames
- Tim Robbins
- Rick Schroder
- Tom Selleck
- Jane Seymour
- Ben Stiller
- Sharon Stone
- Gloria Stuart
- Charlize Theron
- John Travolta
- Alfre Woodard
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Awards breakdown
The following networks received multiple nominations:| Nominations | Network |
| 20 | NBC |
| 12 | ABC |
| 9 | HBO |
| 7 | Fox |
| 3 | Showtime |
| 2 | USA |
| 2 | The WB |
The following networks received multiple wins: