Conference bookie::movies

    That's the funny thing about the Golden Globes, I've noticed through
    the years.  The Boston Globe had not a word about the ceremonies in
    either Sunday's (understandable perhaps given the time difference) or
    today's paper.  I never saw a list of nominees before the ceremony, and
    I'd be amazed to see a list of winners now.  If these are supposed to
    be the forerunner to the Oscars, why has coverage always been so
    scanty?

    Now I can answer my own question (at least a little bit), as I've
    found some more info in today's newspaper:
    
    Schindler's List   		best drama
    -"-		       		best director
    -"-				best script
    Tom Hanks	 Philadelphia   best actor in a drama
    Holly Hunter The Piano      best actress in a drama
    Angela Bassett What's love got to do..  best actress in a comedy 
    			        (why was this a comedy ??)
    
    A special price was given to "Short Cuts" and to Robert Redford for
    lifetime achievement.
    
    	
    I also consider it very strange, that there is so little information on
    it. I always thought that the ceremony is similar to the Oscars',
    that it is in the US TV etc.
    
    Andrea

    RE: Angela Bassett nomination
    
    I belive it is best comedy/musical category not just best comedy
    
    Jt

    There was a one-hour summary in our TV on saturday.
    
    These winners were not mentioned so far:
    
    Best comedy			- Mrs. Doubtfire
    Best Actor in a Comedy      - Robin Williams in Mrs.D.
    Best Song			- Streets of Philadelphia /Bruce
    				  Springsteen
    
    A.

    I saw a summary of the Golden Globe event, which took place this
    weekend.
    
    Some of the winners I hopefully remember correctly:
    
    Best Comedy		The Lion King
    Best Movie		Forrest Gump
    Best Actor		Tom Hanks (in Forrest Gump)
    Best Actress	Jessica Lange  (in Blue Sky)
    Best Director	Robert Zemeckis (for Forrest Gump)
    Best Script		Quentin Tarantino (for Pulp Fiction)
    Best Song		Theme from the Lion King (Elton John)
    
    Does anybody know some more ?
    
    A.      

Best Actor in a Comedy/Musical was Hugh Grant from "Four Weddings and a 
Funeral" - his acceptance speech was very funny.  "It's pathetic how much 
I'm enjoying winning this" (or something like that) and also the fact that 
he *supposed* he should thank a few other people ("he said grudgingly")

I think Jamie Lee Curtis won for something, but we don't get Turner 
Broadcasting System on our regular cable up here in Canada so will have to 
wait until one of the Canadian channels rebroadcasts the show (usually a 
few weeks later) to find out which category it was for.

Looked like "Forrest Gump" was the big winner of the night

    Re. -1
    Yes, now I remember too, Jamie Lee Curtis won for best actress in a
    comedy (True Lies).
    
    A.

    >     Best Comedy         The Lion King
    
    You're kidding me! A comedy? I'd characterize it more as an animated
    musical drama, and not a particularly good one. (the songs were pretty
    good, the animation spectacular (as expected), and Jeremy Irons was a
    delight as Scar. But the writing and most of the characterizations were
    garbage.)
    			Jim

    
    I saw a brief summary of the ceremony, Sharon STONE crying, Mel GIBSON
    and Nick CAGE happy.
    Do you have complete list of this year's winners ?
    
     Dm/ 

Golden Globe winners:

MOTION PICTURES 

Actor, Drama: Nicolas Cage, Leaving Las Vegas 

Actor, Musical or Comedy: John Travolta, Get Shorty 

Actress, Drama: Sharon Stone, Casino. 

Actress, Musical or Comedy: Nicole Kidman, To Die For 

Director: Mel Gibson, Braveheart 

Drama: Sense and Sensibility 

Foreign Language Film: Les Miserables 

Musical or comedy: Babe 

Original Score: A Walk in the Clouds 

Original Song: Colors of the Wind from Pocahontas 

Screenplay: Sense and Sensibility 

Supporting Actor: Brad Pitt, 12 Monkeys 

Supporting Actress: Mira Sorvino, Mighty Aphrodite 

TELEVISION 

Actor, Drama: Jimmy Smits, NYPD Blue 

Actor, Miniseries or Movie Made For Television: Gary Sinise, Truman 

Actor, Musical or Comedy: Kelsey Grammer, Frasier 

Actress, Drama: Jane Seymour, Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman 

Actress, Miniseries or Movie Made For Television: Jessica Lange, A Streetcar 
Named
Desire 

Actress, Musical or Comedy: Cybill Shepherd, Cybill 

Miniseries or Movie Made For Television: Indictment: The McMartin Trial 

Series, Musical or Comedy: Cybill 

Supporting Actor, Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made For Television: 
Donald
Sutherland, Citizen X 

Supporting Actress, Series, Miniseries or Movie Made For Television: Shirley 
Knight,
Indictment: The McMartin Trial 

Television Series: Party of Five 

By USA TODAY