Two acclaimed movies, Steven Spielberg's "Schindler's List" and Jane Campion's "The Piano," received six nominations each Wednesday, including best drama picture and best director, for the 51st annual Golden Globes.
Their competitors for best drama film honors were "The Remains of the Day," which had five nominations total, "In the Name of the Father" and "The Age of Innocence."The awards, given by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, are thought to be a bellwether of the Academy Awards, the Hollywood film industry's most prestigious honor.
The Golden Globes will be presented Jan. 22 in Beverly Hills.
Unlike the Oscars, the Golden Globes include a separate set of awards for comedy or musical films. Competing for that best-picture award were "Dave," "Mrs. Doubtfire," "Much Ado About Nothing," "Sleepless in Seattle" and "Strictly Ballroom."
Because of the genre distinctions, Tom Hanks was given two chances to win best actor prizes, in the comedy realm for "Sleepless in Seattle" and in drama for the just-released "Philadelphia."
The nominations showed the Hollywood Foreign Press Association's preference for smaller-budgeted, so-called art films such as "The Piano," which shared this year's Palme D'Or at the Cannes Film Festival with "Farewell My Concubine."
In the top drama categories, the more recent releases such as "Schindler" fared much better than films brought out early in the calendar year.
The association also honors outstanding television shows and performers.
Here is a list of the nominations:
MOTION PICTURE
Drama: "The Age of Innocence," "In the Name of the Father," "The Piano," "The Remains of the Day," "Schindler's List."
Musical-comedy: "Dave," "Mrs. Doubtfire," "Much Ado About Nothing," "Sleepless in Seattle," "Strictly Ballroom."
Actress, drama: Juliette Binoche, "Blue"; Holly Hunter, "The Piano"; Michelle Pfeiffer, "The Age of Innocence"; Emma Thompson, "The Remains of the Day"; Debra Winger, "A Dangerous Woman."
Actor, drama: Harrison Ford, "The Fugitive"; Tom Hanks, "Philadelphia"; Anthony Hopkins, "The Remains of the Day"; Daniel Day-Lewis, "In the Name of the Father"; Liam Neeson, "Schindler's List."
Actress, musical-comedy: Angela Bassett, "What's Love Got to Do With It"; Stockard Channing, "Six Degrees of Separation"; Anjelica Huston, "Addams Family Values"; Diane Keaton, "Manhattan Murder Mystery"; Meg Ryan, "Sleepless in Seattle."
Actor, musical-comedy: Johnny Depp, "Benny & Joon"; Tom Hanks, "Sleepless in Seattle"; Kevin Kline, "Dave"; Colm Meaney, "The Snapper"; Robin Williams, "Mrs. Doubt-fire."
Supporting actress: Penelope Ann Miller, "Carlito's Way"; Anna Paquin, "The Piano"; Rosie Perez, "Fearless"; Winona Ryder, "The Age of Innocence"; Emma Thompson, "In the Name of the Father."
Supporting actor: Leonardo Dicaprio, "What's Eating Gilbert Grape"; Ralph Fiennes, "Schindler's List"; Tommy Lee Jones, "The Fugitive"; John Malkovich, "In the Line of Fire"; Sean Penn, "Carlito's Way."
Director: Jane Campion, "The Piano"; Andrew Davis, "The Fugitive"; James Ivory, "The Remains of the Day"; Martin Scorsese, "The Age of Innocence"; Steven Spielberg, "Schind-ler's List."
Screenplay: Robert Altman and Frank Barhydt, "Short Cuts"; Jane Campion, "The Piano"; Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, "The Remains of the Day"; Ron Nyswaner, "Philadelphia"; Steven Zaillian, "Schindler's List."
Foreign language film: "Blue," "Farewell My Concubine," "Flight of the Innocent," "Justice (Justiz)," "The Wedding Banquet."
Original score: Danny Elfman, "Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas"; Kitaro, "Heaven and Earth"; Michael Nyman, "The Piano"; Zbigiew Preisner, "Blue"; John Williams, "Schindler's List."
Original song: "Again" from "Poetic Justice," music and lyrics by Janet Jackson, James Harris Illand, Terry Lewis; "The Day I Fall in Love" from "Beethoven's 2nd," music and lyrics by Carole Bayer Sager, James Ingram and Cliff Magness; "Stay" from "Faraway, So Close," music by U2, lyrics by Bono; "Streets of Philadelphia" from "Philadelphia," music and lyrics by Bruce Springsteen; "(You Made Me the) Thief of Your Heart" from "In the Name of the Father," music and lyrics by Bono, Gavin Friday and Maurice Seezer.
TELEVISION
Series, drama: "Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman," "Law & Order," "Northern Exposure," "NYPD Blue," "Picket Fences," "The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles."
Actress, drama: Kathy Baker, "Picket Fences"; Heather Locklear, "Melrose Place"; Jane Seymour, "Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman"; Janine Turner, "Northern Exposure"; Sela Ward, "Sisters."
Actor, drama: David Caruso, "NYPD Blue"; Michael Moriarty, "Law & Order"; Rob Morrow, "Northern Exposure"; Carroll O'Connor, "In the Heat of the Night"; Tom Skerritt, "Picket Fences."
Series, musical-comedy: "Coach," "Frasier," "Home Improvement," "Roseanne," "Seinfeld."
Actress, musical-comedy: Roseanne Arnold, "Roseanne"; Candice Bergen, "Murphy Brown"; Helen Hunt, "Mad About You"; Patricia Richardson, "Home Improvement"; Katey Sagal, "Married . . . With Children."
Actor, musical-comedy: Tim Allen, "Home Improvement"; Kelsey Grammer, "Frasier"; Craig T. Nelson, "Coach"; Jerry Seinfeld, "Seinfeld"; Will Smith, "Fresh Prince of Bel Air."
Miniseries or movie made for television: "And the Band Played On," "Barbarians at the Gate," "Columbo: It's All in the Game," "Gypsy," "Heidi."
Actress, miniseries or movie made for television: Helena Bonham Carter, "Fatal Deception: Mrs. Lee Harvey Oswald"; Faye Dunaway, "Columbo: It's All in the Game"; Holly Hunter, "The Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader-Murdering Mom"; Anjelica Huston, "Family Pictures"; Bette Midler, "Gypsy."
Actor, miniseries or movie made for television: Peter Falk, "Columbo: It's All in the Game"; James Garner, "Barbarians at the Gate"; Jack Lemmon, "A Life in the Theater"; Matthew Modine, "And the Band Played On"; Peter Strauss, "Men Don't Tell."
Supporting actress, miniseries or movie made for television: Julia Louis-Dreyfus, "Seinfeld"; Cynthia Gibb, "Gypsy"; Ann-Margret, "Alex Haley's Queen"; Cecilia Peck, "The Portrait"; Theresa Saldana, "The Commish."
Supporting actor, miniseries or movie made for television: Jason Alexander, "Sein-feld"; Beau Bridges, "The Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader-Murdering Mom"; Dennis Franz, "NYPD Blue"; John Mahoney, "Frasier"; Jonathan Pryce, "Barbarians at the Gate."