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Golden Globes 1991

Drama: Dances With Wolves · Musical or Comedy: Green Card

Golden Globes 1991: winning films and award nominations

Dances With Wolves won the Drama film award at the 1991 Golden Globes, while Green Card won Musical or Comedy. Kevin Costner received the directing award for Dances With Wolves. Jeremy Irons won for Reversal of Fortune.

  • Green Card
  • Longtime Companion
  • Ghost
  • Cyrano de Bergerac
  • The Sheltering Sky
Best Motion Picture - Drama: Dances With Wolves

Nominated films and award entries at Golden Globes 1991

Avalon appears among the Drama film nominees, while Dick Tracy competed in Musical or Comedy. Explore the films nominated across the 1991 Golden Globes; winning entries remain part of their shortlists.

Showing 12 of 32 movies

Wins are included in nomination counts.

Explore Golden Globes 1991 nominations and winners by category

The Sheltering Sky received the score award at the 1991 Golden Globes. Blaze of Glory, from Young Guns II, won Original Song; explore the songwriting and other film-category credits alongside the nominees.

Best Motion Picture - Drama

5 nominations
Dances With Wolves Winner Dances With Wolves

Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy

5 nominations
Green Card Winner Green Card

Best Director - Motion Picture

5 nominations
Dances With Wolves Winner Dances With Wolves Kevin Costner

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama

5 nominations
Reversal of Fortune Winner Reversal of Fortune Jeremy Irons

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama

5 nominations
Misery Winner Misery Kathy Bates

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

5 nominations
Green Card Winner Green Card Gérard Depardieu

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

5 nominations
Pretty Woman Winner Pretty Woman Julia Roberts

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

6 nominations
Longtime Companion Winner Longtime Companion Bruce Davison

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

6 nominations
Ghost Winner Ghost Whoopi Goldberg

Best Motion Picture – Foreign Language

5 nominations
Cyrano de Bergerac Winner Cyrano de Bergerac Cyrano De Bergerac (1990)

Best Screenplay - Motion Picture

5 nominations
Dances With Wolves Winner Dances With Wolves Michael Blake

Best Original Score - Motion Picture

5 nominations
The Sheltering Sky Winner The Sheltering Sky Richard Horowitz, Ryuichi Sakamoto

Best Original Song - Motion Picture

5 nominations
Young Guns II Winner Blaze of Glory Young Guns II Jon Bon Jovi

About these results

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Category coverage
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Ceremony date
January 19, 1991
Last verified
October 29, 2026

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Golden Globes 1991: Winners and Nominees

Jeremy Irons was recognised in Drama for Reversal of Fortune, while Kathy Bates won for Misery. Compare these film performances with the screenplay and supporting-acting entries; television awards are outside this collection.

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