1995 Golden Globes: Winners and Nominees

68 films were recognised at the 1995 Golden Globe Awards, across 24 categories. 17 of them took home at least one award.

The biggest winner of the year was The Lion King, with 3 awards, ahead of Forrest Gump with 3. 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 Original Song - Motion Picture and Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy 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

Fatherland(1994)
Miranda Richardson
Winner
Christy(1994)
Tyne Daly
Frasier(1993)
Jane Leeves
Melrose Place(1992)
Laura Leighton
My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown(1989)
Tyne Daly
Picket Fences(1992)
Leigh Taylor-Young
Roseanne(1988)
Laurie Metcalf
Seinfeld(1989)
The Burning Season(1994)
Sônia Braga
The John Larroquette Show(1993)
Liz Torres

Best Original Song - Motion Picture

The Lion King(1994)
Can You Feel the Love Tonight?
Winner
Color of Night(1994)
The Color of the Night
Junior(1994)
Look What Love Has Done
The Lion King(1994)
Circle of Life
The Swan Princess(1994)
Far Longer Than Forever
With Honors(1994)
I'll Remember

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

Home Improvement(1991)
Tim Allen
Winner
Coach(1989)
Craig Nelson
Frasier(1993)
Kelsey Grammer
Mad About You(1992)
Paul Reiser
Seinfeld(1989)
The Larry Sanders Show(1992)
Garry Shandling

Best Director - Motion Picture

Forrest Gump(1994)
Robert Zemeckis
Winner
Legends of the Fall(1994)
Edward Zwick
Natural Born Killers(1994)
Oliver Stone
Pulp Fiction(1994)
Quentin Tarantino
Quiz Show(1994)
Robert Redford

Best Motion Picture - Drama

Forrest Gump(1994)
Winner
Legends of the Fall(1994)
Nell(1994)
Pulp Fiction(1994)
Quiz Show(1994)

Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy

The Lion King(1994)
The Lion King (1994)
Winner
Ed Wood(1994)
Four Weddings and a Funeral(1994)
Ready to Wear(1994)
The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert(1994)
Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, The

Best Motion Picture – Non-English Language

Best Original Score - Motion Picture

The Lion King(1994)
Hans Zimmer
Winner
Forrest Gump(1994)
Alan Silvestri
Interview with the Vampire(1994)
Elliot Goldenthal
Legends of the Fall(1994)
James Horner
Nell(1994)
Mark Isham

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

The Burning Season(1994)
Raul Julia
Winner
Against the Wall(1994)
Samuel L. Jackson
Breathing Lessons(1994)
James Garner
Fatherland(1994)
Rutger Hauer
White Mile(1994)
Alan Alda

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama

Forrest Gump(1994)
Tom Hanks
Winner
Legends of the Fall(1994)
Brad Pitt
Nobody's Fool(1994)
Paul Newman
Pulp Fiction(1994)
John Travolta
The Shawshank Redemption(1994)
Morgan Freeman

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

Four Weddings and a Funeral(1994)
Hugh Grant
Winner
Ed Wood(1994)
Johnny Depp
Junior(1994)
Arnold Schwarzenegger
The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert(1994)
Terence Stamp
The Mask(1994)
Jim Carrey

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

The Burning Season(1994)
Edward James Olmos
Winner
Frasier(1993)
David Hyde-Pierce
Heart of Darkness(1994)
John Malkovich
Picket Fences(1992)
Fyvush Finkel
Seinfeld(1989)

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

Ed Wood(1994)
Martin Landau
Winner
Forrest Gump(1994)
Gary Sinise
Pulp Fiction(1994)
Samuel L. Jackson
Quiz Show(1994)
John Turturro
The River Wild(1994)
Kevin Bacon

Best Performance by an Actor In A Television Series - Drama

NYPD Blue(1993)
Dennis Franz
Winner
Beverly Hills, 90210(1990)
Jason Priestley
Chicago Hope(1994)
Mandy Patinkin
Law & Order(1990)
Picket Fences(1992)
Tom Skerritt

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

Breathing Lessons(1994)
Joanne Woodward
Winner
Amelia Earhart: The Final Flight(1994)
Diane Keaton
David's Mother(1994)
Kirstie Alley
Lakota Woman: Siege at Wounded Knee(1994)
Irene Bedard
Out of Darkness(1994)
Diana Ross

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama

Blue Sky(1994)
Jessica Lange
Winner
Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle(1994)
Jennifer Jason Leigh
Nell(1994)
Jodie Foster
The River Wild(1994)
Meryl Streep
Tom & Viv(1994)
Miranda Richardson

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

True Lies(1994)
Jamie Lee Curtis
Winner
Four Weddings and a Funeral(1994)
Andie MacDowell
Guarding Tess(1994)
Shirley MacLaine
Junior(1994)
Emma Thompson
Speechless(1994)
Geena Davis

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

Bullets Over Broadway(1994)
Dianne Wiest
Winner
Forrest Gump(1994)
Robin Wright
Interview with the Vampire(1994)
Kirsten Dunst
Pulp Fiction(1994)
Uma Thurman
Ready to Wear(1994)
Sophia Loren

Best Performance by an Actress In A Television Series - Drama

My So-Called Life(1994)
Claire Danes
Winner
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman(1993)
Jane Seymour
Melrose Place(1992)
Heather Locklear
Murder, She Wrote(1984)
Angela Lansbury
Picket Fences(1992)
Kathy Baker

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

Mad About You(1992)
Helen Hunt
Winner
Ellen(1994)
Ellen DeGeneres
Grace Under Fire(1993)
Brett Butler
Home Improvement(1991)
Patricia Richardson
Murphy Brown(1988)
Candice Bergen

Best Screenplay - Motion Picture

Pulp Fiction(1994)
Quentin Tarantino
Winner
Forrest Gump(1994)
Eric Roth
Four Weddings and a Funeral(1994)
Richard Curtis
Quiz Show(1994)
Paul Attanasio
The Shawshank Redemption(1994)
Frank Darabont

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

Best Television Series - Drama

The X-Files(1993)
X-Files, The
Winner
Chicago Hope(1994)
ER(1994)
NYPD Blue(1993)
Picket Fences(1992)

Best Television Series - Musical or Comedy

Mad About You(1992)
Winner
Frasier(1993)
Grace Under Fire(1993)
Home Improvement(1991)
Seinfeld(1989)

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