1992 Golden Globes: Winners and Nominees

68 films were recognised at the 1992 Golden Globe Awards, across 24 categories. 20 of them took home at least one award.

The biggest winner of the year was Beauty and the Beast, with 3 awards, ahead of The Fisher King with 2. The categories below run from Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television, Best Motion Picture – Non-English Language and Best Original Score - Motion Picture to the smaller prizes, and in every one the winner is listed first, followed by the other nominees.

Each title links to the film's full award history at all four awards, and the links at the bottom step to the previous and next ceremony.

Last updated August 12, 2026

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television

L.A. Law(1986)
Winner
Bronx Cheers(1990)
Rhea Perlman
Cheers(1982)
Empty Nest(1988)
Park Overall
Fire in the Dark(1991)
Jean Stapleton
Homefront(1991)
Sammi Davis-Voss
Murphy Brown(1988)
Faith Ford
The Golden Girls(1985)
Estelle Getty

Best Motion Picture – Non-English Language

Europa Europa(1990)
Winner
High Heels(1991)
La Femme Nikita (Femme Nikita, La)(1990)
Femme Nikita, La
La Femme Nikita (Femme Nikita, La)(1990)
La Femme Nikita
Lost in Siberia(1991)
Madame Bovary(1991)
The Double Life of Véronique (The Double Life of Veronique)(1991)
The Double Life of Veronique

Best Original Score - Motion Picture

Beauty and the Beast(1991)
Alan Menken
Winner
At Play in the Fields of the Lord(1991)
Zbigniew Preisner
Bugsy(1991)
Ennio Morricone
Dead Again(1991)
Patrick Doyle
For the Boys(1991)
Dave Grusin
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves(1991)
Michael Kamen

Best Original Song - Motion Picture

Beauty and the Beast(1991)
Winner
An American Tail: Fievel Goes West (American Tail, An: Fievel Goes West)(1991)
Dreams to Dream
An American Tail: Fievel Goes West (American Tail, An: Fievel Goes West)(1991)
An American Tail: Fievel Goes West
Beauty and the Beast(1991)
Be Our Guest
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves(1991)
(Everything I Do) I Do It For You
Rush (Rush (1991))(1991)
Tears in Heaven

Best Performance by an Actor In A Television Series - Drama

Quantum Leap(1989)
Scott Bakula
Winner
I'll Fly Away(1991)
Sam Waterston
In the Heat of the Night(1988)
Carroll O’Connor
Northern Exposure(1990)
Rob Morrow
Pros and Cons(1991)
James Earl Jones
Reasonable Doubts(1991)
Mark Harmon

Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy

Evening Shade(1990)
Burt Reynolds
Winner
Bronx Cheers(1990)
Ted Danson
Cheers(1982)
Coach(1989)
Craig Nelson
Doogie Howser, M.D.(1989)
Neil Patrick Harris
Married... with Children(1987)
Ed O’Neill

Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy

Murphy Brown(1988)
Candice Bergen
Winner
Anything But Love(1989)
Jamie Lee Curtis
Bronx Cheers(1990)
Kirstie Alley
Cheers(1982)
Married... with Children(1987)
Katey Sagal
Roseanne(1988)
Roseanne Barr

Best Television Series - Musical or Comedy

Brooklyn Bridge(1991)
Winner
Bronx Cheers(1990)
Cheers
Cheers(1982)
Evening Shade(1990)
Murphy Brown(1988)
The Golden Girls(1985)
Golden Girls, The

Best Director - Motion Picture

JFK(1991)
Oliver Stone
Winner
Bugsy(1991)
Barry Levinson
The Fisher King(1991)
Terry Gilliam
The Prince of Tides(1991)
Barbra Streisand
The Silence of the Lambs(1991)
Jonathan Demme

Best Motion Picture - Drama

Bugsy(1991)
Winner
JFK(1991)
The Prince of Tides(1991)
Prince of Tides, The
The Silence of the Lambs(1991)
Silence of the Lambs, The
Thelma & Louise(1991)

Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy

Beauty and the Beast(1991)
Winner
City Slickers(1991)
Fried Green Tomatoes(1991)
The Commitments(1991)
Commitments, The
The Fisher King(1991)
Fisher King, The

Best Performance by an Actor in a Limited Series, Anthology Series, or a Motion Picture Made for Television

Without Warning: The James Brady Story(1991)
Beau Bridges
Winner
Columbo(1971)
Peter Falk
Conagher(1991)
Sam Elliott
One Against the Wind(1991)
Sam Neill
Separate but Equal(1991)
Sidney Poitier

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama

The Prince of Tides(1991)
Nick Nolte
Winner
Bugsy(1991)
Warren Beatty
Cape Fear(1991)
Robert De Niro
JFK(1991)
Kevin Costner
The Silence of the Lambs(1991)
Anthony Hopkins

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy

The Fisher King(1991)
Robin Williams
Winner
City Slickers(1991)
Billy Crystal
Hook(1991)
Dustin Hoffman
Soapdish(1991)
Kevin Kline
The Fisher King(1991)
Jeff Bridges

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television

The Josephine Baker Story(1991)
Louis Gossett Jr.
Winner
Evening Shade(1990)
Michael Jeter
L.A. Law(1986)
Quantum Leap(1989)
Dean Stockwell
Separate but Equal(1991)
Richard Kiley

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in any Motion Picture

City Slickers(1991)
Jack Palance
Winner
Barton Fink(1991)
John Goodman
Bugsy(1991)
Harvey Keitel
Bugsy(1991)
Ben Kingsley
Hear My Song(1991)
Ned Beatty

Best Performance by an Actress in a Limited Series, Anthology Series, or a Motion Picture Made for Television

One Against the Wind(1991)
Judy Davis
Winner
Sarah, Plain and Tall(1991)
Glenn Close
The Haunted(1991)
Sally Kirkland
The Josephine Baker Story(1991)
Lynn Whitfield
The Story Lady(1991)
Jessica Tandy

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama

The Silence of the Lambs(1991)
Jodie Foster
Winner
Bugsy(1991)
Annette Bening
Rambling Rose(1991)
Laura Dern
Thelma & Louise(1991)
Geena Davis
Thelma & Louise(1991)
Susan Sarandon

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy

For the Boys(1991)
Bette Midler
Winner
Frankie and Johnny(1991)
Michelle Pfeiffer
Fried Green Tomatoes(1991)
Kathy Bates
Switch(1991)
Ellen Barkin
The Addams Family(1991)
Anjelica Huston

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in any Motion Picture

The Fisher King(1991)
Mercedes Ruehl
Winner
Billy Bathgate(1991)
Nicole Kidman
Cape Fear(1991)
Juliette Lewis
Fried Green Tomatoes(1991)
Jessica Tandy
Rambling Rose(1991)
Diane Ladd

Best Performance by an Actress In A Television Series - Drama

Murder, She Wrote(1984)
Angela Lansbury
Winner
L.A. Law(1986)
Northern Exposure(1990)
Janine Turner
Reasonable Doubts(1991)
Marlee Matlin
The Trials of Rosie O'Neill(1990)
Sharon Gless

Best Screenplay - Motion Picture

Thelma & Louise(1991)
Callie Khouri
Winner
Bugsy(1991)
James Toback
Grand Canyon(1991)
Lawrence Kasdan
JFK(1991)
Oliver Stone, Zachary Sklar
The Silence of the Lambs(1991)
Ted Tally

Best Television Limited Series, Anthology Series, or Motion Picture Made for Television

One Against the Wind(1991)
One Against The Wind
Winner
In a Child's Name(1991)
Sarah, Plain and Tall(1991)
Separate but Equal(1991)
Separate But Equal
The Josephine Baker Story(1991)
Josephine Baker Story, The

Best Television Series - Drama

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