1997 Golden Globe Awards – Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama Winner and Nominees

Shine

Geoffrey Rush

Pianist David Helfgott, driven by his father and teachers, has a breakdown. Years later he returns to the piano, to popular if not critical acclaim.

Michael Collins

Liam Neeson

Ransom

Mel Gibson

The English Patient

Ralph Fiennes

The People vs. Larry Flynt

Woody Harrelson