Golden Globe Moment: Sigourney Weaver and Jodie Foster, 1989

Golden Globe Awards

Golden Globe Moment: Sigourney Weaver and Jodie Foster, 1989

December 23, 2021

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Elisa Leonelli

Both Sigourney Weaver for Gorillas in the Mist and Jodie Foster for The Accused win Best Actress in a Motion Picture-Drama in a three-way tie with Shirley MacLaine for Madame Sousatzka, at the 46th Golden Globes, held Saturday, January 28, 1989, at the Beverly Hilton hotel.

Weaver won a second Golden Globe that same night, for Best Supporting Actress in Working Girl, directed by Mike Nichols. Jodie Foster won a second Golden Globe in 1992 for Best Actress in a Motion Picture, Drama for The Silence of the Lambs directed by Jonathan Demme. She was the recipient of the Cecil B. deMille award in 2013.