ROANOKE TIMES
Copyright (c) 1997, Roanoke Times
DATE: Monday, January 20, 1997 TAG: 9701200157
SECTION: NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL PAGE: A-2 EDITION: METRO
DATELINE: BEVERLY HILLS, CALIF.
SOURCE: Associated Press
The Golden Globes for drama had a definite foreign tone Sunday with winners ``The English Patient'' as best picture, England's Brenda Blethyn as top actress for ``Secrets & Lies'' and Australia's Geoffrey Rush for ``Shine.''
``Evita'' was a triple winner - as best musical or comedy movie, best musical-comedy actress for its star Madonna and best original song for ``You Must Love Me.''
The Hollywood Foreign Press Association also bestowed honors on ``The People vs. Larry Flynt,'' with awards to director Milos Forman and writers Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski.
The Golden Globes, which often presage the Oscars, launch Hollywood's movie awards season.
In the television category, ``The X-Files'' was voted top TV drama and its stars, David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson, won top TV dramatic actor honors.
NBC-TV's ``3rd Rock From the Sun'' won for top TV musical or comedy series and its star, John Lithgow, won the Golden Globe for best actor in that category. Helen Hunt of ``Mad About You'' was the top TV comedy actress.
Tom Cruise, the sports agent of ``Jerry Maguire,'' was the musical or comedy actor winner.
Forman was picked best motion picture director for ``The People vs. Larry Flynt.'' Mel Gibson, last year's director winner for ``Braveheart,'' handed Forman the trophy.
When Alexander and Karaszewski were announced winners for their ``The People vs. Larry Flynt'' screenplay, they hugged Larry Flynt, who sat nearby in his gold-plated wheelchair.
Veteran actress Lauren Bacall, who played the possessive mother of Barbra Streisand in ``The Mirror Has Two Faces,'' and Edward Norton, the suspected killer in ``Primal Fear,'' won movie supporting actor trophies.
The Golden Globe for best foreign language film went to the Czech Republic's ``Kolya.''
``The English Patient,'' the critically acclaimed British drama that led nominees going into the show with seven, won its first trophy for original score.
HBO's ``Rasputin'' won the top TV miniseries or movie award as well as top actor for Alan Rickman and supporting actor for Ian McKellen.
Helen Mirren won the top actress Golden Globe in a miniseries or movie for Showtime's ``Losing Chase'' and Kathy Bates won the supporting actress trophy in that category for ``The Late Shift.''
The International Press Academy bestowed its Golden Satellite Awards on Wednesday. ``Fargo'' was the major winner as best drama, Frances McDormand won as dramatic actress and Joel Coen was honored for directing. Rush of ``Shine'' and James Woods of ``Killer: A Journal of Murder'' tied for best dramatic actor.
One Golden Globe was announced before Sunday's ceremony: Dustin Hoffman, the Cecil B. DeMille award for service to the cinema.
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