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| Kate Winslet, Best Director winner James Cameron and Leonardo DiCaprio celebrate "Titanic"'s four Golden Globes. |
"As Good As It Gets" destroyed the comedy competition, winning for Best Picture along with Best Actor and Actress nods for Jack Nicholson and Helen Hunt.
The honors in the dramatic categories went to several different films. "Titanic" upset the heavily favored "L.A. Confidential" for Best Drama, and its director, James Cameron, collected the prize for Best Director.
The acting accolades went to long shots Peter Fonda of "Ulee's Gold" and Judi Dench from "Mrs. Brown." Lifelong friends Matt Damon and Ben Affleck won the screenwriting award for their work on "Good Will Hunting."
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| Hollywood's new golden boys Ben Affleck and Matt Damon took home the Best Screenplay Award for "Good Will Hunting." |
In television, the big surprise of the evening was "Ally McBeal." The show won for Best Comedy along with its star Calista Flockhart, who took home the Best Actress. Other television winners included "Chicago Hope"'s Christine Lahti (who gave a delayed acceptance speech due to a poorly timed bathroom break), "ER"'s Anthony Edwards, "Spin City"'s Michael J. Fox and "The X-Files."
The evening's most touching moment came when Ving Rhames accepted the award for Best Actor in a Television Miniseries or Movie for his work as Don King in "Don King: Only in America."
During a teary speech, Rhames called fellow nominee Jack Lemmon to the podium, and then shocked the audience by presenting the award to him. Lemmon seemed stunned and honored by Rhames' classy move.
In an awards ceremony that often serves as little more than a prelude to the Oscars, "Titanic" emerged as a force with which to contend come Oscar time, and Ving Rhames demonstrated he is a really nice guy.
- Matthew Barrett
| Golden Globe Winners |
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| Best Picture: "Titanic" (Drama); "As Good As It Gets" (Comedy) |
| Best Actor: Jack Nicholson, "As Good As It Gets" (Comedy); Peter Fonda, "Ulee's Gold" (Drama) |
| Best Actress: Helen Hunt, "As Good As It Gets" (Comedy); Judi Dench, "Mrs. Brown" (Drama) |
| Best Director: James Cameron |
| Best Drama: "The X-Files" |
| Best Comedy: "Ally McBeal" |
| Best Actor: Michael J. Fox, "Spin City" (Comedy); Anthony Edwards, "ER" (Drama) |
| Best Actress: Calista Flockhart, "Ally McBeal" (Comedy); Christine Lahti, "Chicago Hope" (Drama) |
| Best TV Movie: "George Wallace" |
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| An embarrassed Christine Lahti trekked from the ladies' room to accept her award for Best Actress in a Drama. | Helen Hunt and Jack Nicholson savor the "As Good As It Gets" sweep. |
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| Best Supporting Actress Kim Basinger kept her award anything but "Confidential." | Ving Rhames presents his award for Best Actor in a Miniseries to a shocked Jack Lemmon. |
All photos by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
01-20-98
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