1994 Golden Globes: Winners and Nominees

65 films were recognised at the 1994 Golden Globe Awards, across 24 categories. 16 of them took home at least one award.

The biggest winner of the year was Schindler's List, with 3 awards, ahead of Seinfeld with 3. The categories below run from Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy, Best Television Series - Drama and Best Director - 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 Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy

Mrs. Doubtfire(1993)
Robin Williams
Winner
Benny & Joon(1993)
Johnny Depp
Dave(1993)
Kevin Kline
Screen Two (Snapper, The)(1985)
Colm Meaney
Sleepless in Seattle(1993)
Tom Hanks
The Snapper(1993)
Colm Meaney

Best Television Series - Drama

NYPD Blue(1993)
Winner
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman(1993)
Law & Order(1990)
Northern Exposure(1990)
Picket Fences(1992)
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles(1992)
Young Indiana Jones Chronicles, The

Best Director - Motion Picture

Schindler's List(1993)
Steven Spielberg
Winner
The Age of Innocence(1993)
Martin Scorsese
The Fugitive(1993)
Andrew Davis
The Piano(1993)
Jane Campion
The Remains of the Day(1993)
James Ivory

Best Motion Picture - Drama

Schindler's List(1993)
Winner
In the Name of the Father(1993)
The Age of Innocence(1993)
Age of Innocence, The
The Piano(1993)
The Remains of the Day(1993)
Remains of the Day, The

Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy

Best Motion Picture – Non-English Language

Farewell My Concubine(1993)
Winner
Flight of the Innocent(1992)
Justiz(1993)
The Wedding Banquet(1993)
Three Colours: Blue (Three Colours: Blue (Trois couleurs: Bleu))(1993)
Three Colours: Blue (Trois couleurs: Bleu)

Best Original Score - Motion Picture

Heaven & Earth(1993)
Kitarô Kitarô
Winner
Schindler's List(1993)
John Williams
The Nightmare Before Christmas(1993)
Danny Elfman
The Piano(1993)
Michael Nyman
Three Colours: Blue (Three Colours: Blue (Trois couleurs: Bleu))(1993)
Zbigniew Preisner

Best Original Song - Motion Picture

Philadelphia(1993)
Streets of Philadelphia
Winner
Beethoven's 2nd(1993)
The Day I Fall In Love
Faraway, So Close!(1993)
In the Name of the Father(1993)
(You Made Me) The Thief of Your Heart
Poetic Justice(1993)
Again

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama

Philadelphia(1993)
Tom Hanks
Winner
In the Name of the Father(1993)
Daniel Day-Lewis
Schindler's List(1993)
Liam Neeson
The Fugitive(1993)
Harrison Ford
The Remains of the Day(1993)
Anthony Hopkins

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

The Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader-Murdering Mom(1993)
Beau Bridges
Winner
Barbarians at the Gate(1993)
Jonathan Pryce
Frasier(1993)
John Mahoney
NYPD Blue(1993)
Dennis Franz
Seinfeld(1989)

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

The Fugitive(1993)
Tommy Lee Jones
Winner
Carlito's Way(1993)
Sean Penn
In the Line of Fire(1993)
John Malkovich
Schindler's List(1993)
Ralph Fiennes
What's Eating Gilbert Grape(1993)
Leonardo DiCaprio

Best Performance by an Actor In A Television Series - Drama

NYPD Blue(1993)
David Caruso
Winner
In the Heat of the Night(1988)
Carroll O’Connor
Law & Order(1990)
Michael Moriarty
Northern Exposure(1990)
Rob Morrow
Picket Fences(1992)
Tom Skerritt

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

Seinfeld(1989)
Winner
Coach(1989)
Craig Nelson
Frasier(1993)
Kelsey Grammer
Home Improvement(1991)
Tim Allen
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air(1990)
Will Smith

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

Gypsy(1993)
Bette Midler
Winner
Columbo(1971)
Faye Dunaway
Family Pictures(1993)
Anjelica Huston
Fatal Deception: Mrs. Lee Harvey Oswald(1993)
Helena Bonham Carter
The Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader-Murdering Mom(1993)
Holly Hunter

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama

The Piano(1993)
Holly Hunter
Winner
A Dangerous Woman(1993)
Debra Winger
The Age of Innocence(1993)
Michelle Pfeiffer
The Remains of the Day(1993)
Emma Thompson
Three Colours: Blue (Three Colours: Blue (Trois couleurs: Bleu))(1993)
Juliette Binoche

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

What's Love Got to Do with It(1993)
Angela Bassett
Winner
Addams Family Values(1993)
Anjelica Huston
Manhattan Murder Mystery(1993)
Diane Keaton
Six Degrees of Separation(1993)
Stockard Channing
Sleepless in Seattle(1993)
Meg Ryan

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

Seinfeld(1989)
Winner
Gypsy(1993)
Cynthia Gibb
Queen (Alex Haley's Queen)(1993)
Ann-Margret Olsson
The Commish(1991)
Theresa Saldana
The Portrait(1993)
Cecilia Peck

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

The Age of Innocence(1993)
Winona Ryder
Winner
Carlito's Way(1993)
Penelope Ann Miller
Fearless(1993)
Rosie Perez
In the Name of the Father(1993)
Emma Thompson
The Piano(1993)
Anna Paquin

Best Performance by an Actress In A Television Series - Drama

Picket Fences(1992)
Kathy Baker
Winner
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman(1993)
Jane Seymour
Melrose Place(1992)
Heather Locklear
Northern Exposure(1990)
Janine Turner
Sisters(1991)

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

Mad About You(1992)
Helen Hunt
Winner
Home Improvement(1991)
Patricia Richardson
Married... with Children(1987)
Katey Sagal
Murphy Brown(1988)
Candice Bergen
Roseanne(1988)
Roseanne Barr

Best Screenplay - Motion Picture

Schindler's List(1993)
Steven Zaillian
Winner
Philadelphia(1993)
Ron Nyswaner
Short Cuts(1993)
Robert Altman
The Piano(1993)
Jane Campion
The Remains of the Day(1993)
Ruth Prawer Jhabvala

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

Barbarians at the Gate(1993)
Winner
And the Band Played On(1993)
Columbo(1971)
Columbo: It's All In The Game
Gypsy(1993)
Gypsy (1993-TV)
Heidi(1993)

Best Television Series - Musical or Comedy

Seinfeld(1989)
Winner
Coach(1989)
Frasier(1993)
Home Improvement(1991)
Roseanne(1988)

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

Barbarians at the Gate(1993)
James Garner
Winner
A Life in the Theatre(1993)
Jack Lemmon
And the Band Played On(1993)
Matthew Modine
Columbo(1971)
Peter Falk

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