Golden Globe for bedste skuespiller - drama

Golden Globe Award for bedste skuespiller – drama blev første gang uddelt i 1951 af Hollywood Foreign Press Association som en adskilt kategori. Tidligere var der kun en enkelt pris for "Bedste Skuespiller" men opdelingne med "Bedste skuespiller – komedie/musical" gjorde det lettere.

Prisens formelle titel har varieret en del. I 2005 var det officielle navn "Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture-Drama". Pr. 2021 er navnet blevet lavet om til "Best Actor - Motion Picture Drama".

Prisen gives til mandlige skuespillere. Kvindelige skuespillere modtager prisen Best Actress - Motion Picture Drama.

Bemærkning:

• "†" indikerer at skuespilleren også vandt en Academy Award.

Vindere og nominerede

1940'erne

• 1943: Paul Lukas – Watch on the Rhine
• 1944: Alexander Knox – Wilson
• 1945: Ray Milland – Forspildte dage
• 1946: Gregory Peck – Hjortekalven
• 1947: Ronald Colman – Jalousi
• 1948: Laurence Olivier – Hamlet
• 1949: Broderick Crawford – Alle kongens mænd

1950'erne

• 1950: José Ferrer – Cyrano de Bergerac
• 1951 Fredric March – Death of a Salesman
• 1952 Gary Cooper – High Noon
• 1953 Spencer Tracy – The Actress
• 1954 Marlon Brando – On the Waterfront
• 1955 Ernest Borgnine – Marty
• 1956 Kirk Douglas – Lust for Life
• 1957 Alec Guinness – The Bridge on the River Kwai

1958: David Niven – Separate Tables

• Tony Curtis – The Defiant Ones
• Robert Donat – The Inn of the Sixth Happiness
• Sidney Poitier – The Defiant Ones
• Spencer Tracy – The Old Man and the Sea

1959: Anthony Franciosa – Career

• Richard Burton – Look Back in Anger
• Charlton Heston – Ben-Hur †
• Fredric March – Middle of the Night
• Joseph Schildkraut – The Diary of Anne Frank as Otto Frank

1960'erne

1960: Burt Lancaster – Elmer Gantry †

• Trevor Howard – Sons and Lovers
• Laurence Olivier – Spartacus
• Dean Stockwell – Sons and Lovers
• Spencer Tracy – Inherit the Wind

1961: Maximilian Schell – Judgment at Nuremberg †

• Warren Beatty – Splendor in the Grass
• Maurice Chevalier – Fanny
• Paul Newman – The Hustler
• Sidney Poitier – A Raisin in the Sun

1962: Gregory Peck – To Kill a Mockingbird †

• Bobby Darin – Pressure Point
• Laurence Harvey – The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm
• Jackie Gleason – Gigot
• Burt Lancaster – Birdman of Alcatraz
• Jack Lemmon – Days of Wine and Roses
• James Mason – Lolita
• Paul Newman – Sweet Bird of Youth
• Peter O'Toole – Lawrence of Arabia
• Anthony Quinn – Lawrence of Arabia

1963: Sidney Poitier – Lilies of the Field †

• Marlon Brando – The Ugly American
• Stathis Giallelis – America, America
• Rex Harrison – Cleopatra
• Steve McQueen – Love with the Proper Stranger
• Paul Newman – Hud
• Gregory Peck – Captain Newman, M.D.
• Tom Tryon – The Cardinal

1964: Peter O'Toole – Becket

• Richard Burton – Becket
• Anthony Franciosa – Rio Conchos
• Fredric March – 7 dage i maj
• Anthony Quinn – Alexis Zorbas

1965: Omar Sharif – Doktor Zhivago

• Rex Harrison – The Agony and the Ecstasy
• Sidney Poitier – A Patch of Blue
• Rod Steiger – The Pawnbroker
• Oskar Werner – Ship of Fools

1966: Paul Scofield – A Man for All Seasons †

• Richard Burton – Hvem er bange for Virginia Woolf?
• Michael Caine – Alfie
• Steve McQueen – The Sand Pebbles
• Max von Sydow – Hawaii

1967: Rod Steiger – In the Heat of the Night †

• Alan Bates – Far from the Madding Crowd
• Warren Beatty – Bonnie and Clyde
• Paul Newman – Cool Hand Luke
• Sidney Poitier – In the Heat of the Night
• Spencer Tracy – Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (posthumous)

1968: Peter O'Toole – The Lion in Winter

• Alan Arkin – The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
• Alan Bates – The Fixer
• Tony Curtis – The Boston Strangler
• Cliff Robertson – Charly †

1969: John Wayne – De frygtløse †

• Alan Arkin – Popi
• Richard Burton – Anne of the Thousand Days
• Dustin Hoffman – Midnight Cowboy
• Jon Voight – Midnight Cowboy

1970'erne

1970: George C. Scott – Patton som George S. Patton †

• Melvyn Douglas – I Never Sang for My Father
• James Earl Jones – The Great White Hope
• Jack Nicholson – Five Easy Pieces
• Ryan O'Neal – Love Story

1971: Gene Hackman – The French Connection †

• Peter Finch – Sunday Bloody Sunday
• Malcolm McDowell – A Clockwork Orange
• Jack Nicholson – Carnal Knowledge
• George C. Scott – The Hospital

1972: Marlon Brando – The Godfather †

• Michael Caine – Sleuth
• Laurence Olivier – Sleuth
• Al Pacino – The Godfather
• Jon Voight – Deliverance

1973: Al Pacino – Serpico

• Robert Blake – Electra Glide in Blue
• Jack Lemmon – Save the Tiger †
• Steve McQueen – Papillon
• Jack Nicholson – The Last Detail

1974: Jack Nicholson – Chinatown

• James Caan – The Gambler
• Gene Hackman – The Conversation
• Dustin Hoffman – Lenny
• Al Pacino – The Godfather: Part II

1975: Jack Nicholson – Gøgereden †

• Gene Hackman – French Connection II
• Al Pacino – Dog Day Afternoon
• Maximilian Schell – The Man in the Glass Booth
• James Whitmore – Give 'em Hell, Harry!

1976: Peter Finch – Network as Howard Beale (posthumous) †

• David Carradine – Bound for Glory
• Robert De Niro – Taxi Driver
• Dustin Hoffman – Marathon Man
• Sylvester Stallone – Rocky

1977: Richard Burton – Equus

• Marcello Mastroianni – A Special Day (Una giornata particolare)
• Al Pacino – Bobby Deerfield
• Gregory Peck – MacArthur
• Henry Winkler – Heroes

1978: Jon Voight – Coming Home †

• Brad Davis – Midnight Express
• Robert De Niro – The Deer Hunter
• Anthony Hopkins – Magic
• Gregory Peck – The Boys from Brazil

1979: Dustin Hoffman – Kramer vs. Kramer †

• Jack Lemmon – Kinasyndromet
• Al Pacino – ...And Justice for All
• Jon Voight – The Champ
• James Woods – The Onion Field

1980'erne

1980: Robert De Niro – Raging Bull †

• John Hurt – The Elephant Man
• Jack Lemmon – Tribute
• Peter O'Toole – The Stunt Man
• Donald Sutherland – Ordinary People

1981: Henry Fonda – On Golden Pond †

• Warren Beatty – Reds
• Timothy Hutton – Taps
• Burt Lancaster – Atlantic City
• Treat Williams – Prince of the City

1982: Ben Kingsley – Gandhi †

• Albert Finney – Shoot the Moon
• Richard Gere – An Officer and a Gentleman
• Jack Lemmon – Missing
• Paul Newman – The Verdict

1983: Robert Duvall – Tender Mercies †

• Tom Courtenay – The Dresser
• Tom Conti – Reuben, Reuben
• Richard Farnsworth – The Grey Fox
• Albert Finney – The Dresser
• Al Pacino – Scarface
• Eric Roberts – Star 80

1984: F. Murray Abraham – Amadeus †

• Jeff Bridges – Starman
• Albert Finney – Under the Volcano
• Tom Hulce – Amadeus
• Sam Waterston – The Killing Fields

1985: Jon Voight – Runaway Train

• Harrison Ford – Witness
• Gene Hackman – Twice in a Lifetime
• William Hurt – Kiss of the Spider Woman †
• Raúl Juliá – Kiss of the Spider Woman

1986: Bob Hoskins – Mona Lisa

• Harrison Ford – The Mosquito Coast
• Dexter Gordon – Round Midnight
• William Hurt – Children of a Lesser God
• Jeremy Irons – The Mission
• Paul Newman – The Color of Money †

1987: Michael Douglas – Wall Street †

• John Lone – The Last Emperor
• Jack Nicholson – Ironweed
• Nick Nolte – Weeds
• Denzel Washington – Cry Freedom

1988: Dustin Hoffman – Rain Man †

• Gene Hackman – Mississippi Burning
• Tom Hulce – Dominick and Eugene
• Edward James Olmos – Stand and Deliver
• Forest Whitaker – Bird

1989: Tom Cruise – Born on the Fourth of July

• Daniel Day-Lewis – My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown †
• Jack Lemmon – Dad
• Al Pacino – Sea of Love
• Robin Williams – Dead Poets Society

1990'erne

1990: Jeremy Irons – Reversal of Fortune †

• Kevin Costner – Dances With Wolves
• Richard Harris – The Field
• Al Pacino – The Godfather: Part III
• Robin Williams – Awakenings

1991: Nick Nolte – The Prince of Tides

• Warren Beatty – Bugsy
• Kevin Costner – JFK
• Robert De Niro – Cape Fear
• Anthony Hopkins – The Silence of the Lambs †

1992: Al Pacino – Scent of a Woman †

• Tom Cruise – A Few Good Men
• Robert Downey Jr. – Chaplin
• Jack Nicholson – Hoffa
• Denzel Washington – Malcolm X

1993: Tom Hanks – Philadelphia †

• Daniel Day-Lewis – In the Name of the Father
• Harrison Ford – Flygtningen
• Anthony Hopkins – The Remains of the Day
• Liam Neeson – Schindler's List

1994: Tom Hanks – Forrest Gump †

• Morgan Freeman – The Shawshank Redemption
• Paul Newman – Nobody's Fool
• Brad Pitt – Legends of the Fall
• John Travolta – Pulp Fiction

1995: Nicolas Cage – Leaving Las Vegas †

• Richard Dreyfuss – Mr. Holland's Opus
• Anthony Hopkins – Nixon
• Ian McKellen – Richard III
• Sean Penn – Dead Man Walking

1996: Geoffrey Rush – Shine †

• Ralph Fiennes – Den engelske patient (film)
• Mel Gibson – Ransom
• Woody Harrelson – Folket mod Larry Flynt
• Liam Neeson – Michael Collins

1997: Peter Fonda – Ulee's Gold

• Matt Damon – Good Will Hunting
• Daniel Day-Lewis – The Boxer
• Leonardo DiCaprio – Titanic
• Djimon Hounsou – Amistad

1998: Jim Carrey – The Truman Show

• Stephen Fry – Wilde
• Tom Hanks – Saving Private Ryan
• Ian McKellen – Gods and Monsters
• Nick Nolte – Affliction

1999: Denzel Washington – The Hurricane

• Russell Crowe – The Insider
• Matt Damon – The Talented Mr. Ripley
• Richard Farnsworth – The Straight Story
• Kevin Spacey – American Beauty †

2000'erne

2000: Russell Crowe – Gladiator †

• Javier Bardem – Before Night Falls
• Tom Hanks – Cast Away
• Michael Douglas – Wonder Boys
• Geoffrey Rush – Quills

2001: Russell Crowe – A Beautiful Mind

• Will Smith – Ali
• Kevin Spacey – The Shipping News
• Billy Bob Thornton – The Man Who Wasn't There
• Denzel Washington – Training Day †

2002: Jack Nicholson – About Schmidt

• Adrien Brody – The Pianist †
• Michael Caine – The Quiet American
• Daniel Day-Lewis – Gangs of New York
• Leonardo DiCaprio – Catch Me If You Can

2003: Sean Penn – Mystic River †

• Russell Crowe – Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
• Tom Cruise – The Last Samurai
• Ben Kingsley – House of Sand and Fog
• Jude Law – Cold Mountain

2004: Leonardo DiCaprio – The Aviator

• Javier Bardem – The Sea Inside (Mar adentro)
• Don Cheadle – Hotel Rwanda
• Johnny Depp – Finding Neverland
• Liam Neeson – Kinsey

2005: Philip Seymour Hoffman – Capote †

• Russell Crowe – Cinderella Man
• Terrence Howard – Hustle & Flow
• Heath Ledger – Brokeback Mountain
• David Strathairn – Good Night, and Good Luck

2006: Forest Whitaker – The Last King of Scotland †

• Leonardo DiCaprio – Blood Diamond
• Leonardo DiCaprio – The Departed
• Peter O'Toole – Venus
• Will Smith – The Pursuit of Happyness

2007: Daniel Day-Lewis – There Will Be Blood †

• George Clooney – Michael Clayton
• James McAvoy – Atonement
• Viggo Mortensen – Eastern Promises
• Denzel Washington – American Gangster

2008: Mickey Rourke – The Wrestler

• Leonardo DiCaprio – Revolutionary Road
• Frank Langella – Frost/Nixon
• Sean Penn – Milk †
• Brad Pitt – The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

2009: Jeff Bridges - Crazy Heart †

• George Clooney - Up in the Air
• Colin Firth - A Single Man
• Morgan Freeman - Invictus
• Tobey Maguire - Brothers

2010'erne

2010: Colin Firth - Kongens store tale †

• Jesse Eisenberg - The Social Network
• James Franco - 127 Hours
• Ryan Gosling - Blue Valentine
• Mark Wahlberg - The Fighter

2011: George Clooney - The Descendants

• Leonardo DiCaprio - J. Edgar
• Michael Fassbender - Shame
• Ryan Gosling - The Ides of March
• Brad Pitt - Moneyball

2012: Daniel Day-Lewis - Lincoln (film) †

• Richard Gere - Arbitrage
• John Hawkes - The Sessions
• Joaquin Phoenix - The Master
• Denzel Washington - Flight

2013 - Matthew McConaughey - Dallas Buyers Club †

• Chiwetel Ejiofor - 12 Years a Slave
• Idris Elba - Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
• Tom Hanks - Captain Phillips
• Robert Redford - All is Lost

2014 - Eddie Redmayne - Teorien om alting (film fra 2014) †

• Steve Carell - Foxcather
• Benedict Cumberbatch - The Imitation Game
• Jake Gyllenhaal - Nightcrawler (film)
• David Oyelowo - Selma (film)

2015 - Leonardo DiCaprio - The Revenant †

• Bryan Cranston - Trumbo
• Michael Fassbender - Steve Jobs
• Eddie Redmayne - The Danish Girl
• Will Smith - Concussion

2016 - Casey Affleck - Manchester by the Sea †

• Joel Edgerton - Loving
• Andrew Garfield - Hacksaw Ridge
• Viggo Mortensen - Captain Fantastic - en ualmindelig far
• Denzel Washington - Fences

2017 - Gary Oldman - Darkest Hour (film) †

• Timothée Chalamet - Call Me by Your Name
• Daniel Day-Lewis - Phantom Thread
• Tom Hanks - The Post
• Denzel Washington - Roman J, Israel, Esq.

2018 - Rami Malek - Bohemian Rhapsody (film) †

• Bradley Cooper - A Star Is Born
• Willem Dafoe - At Eternity's Gate
• Lucas Hedges - Boy Erased
• John David Washington - BlacKkKlansman

2019 - Joaquin Phoenix - Joker (film fra 2019) †

• Christian Bale - Ford v. Ferrari
• Antonio Banderas - Pain and Glory
• Adam Driver - Marriage Story
• Jonathan Pryce - The Two Popes

2020s

År	Skuespiller	Rolle	Film
2020	Chadwick Boseman (posthumous)	Levee Green	Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
	Riz Ahmed	Ruben Stone	Sound of Metal
	Anthony Hopkins	Anthony	The Father
	Gary Oldman	Herman J. Mankiewicz	Mank
	Tahar Rahim	Mohamedou Ould Salahi	The Mauritanian
2021	Will Smith	Richard Williams	King Richard
	Mahershala Ali	Cameron Turner	Swan Song
	Javier Bardem	Desi Arnaz	Being the Ricardos
	Benedict Cumberbatch	Phil Burbank	The Power of the Dog
	Denzel Washington	Lord Macbeth	The Tragedy of Macbeth
2022	Austin Butler	Elvis Presley	Elvis
	Brendan Fraser	Charlie	The Whale
	Hugh Jackman	Peter Miller	The Son
	Bill Nighy	Mr. Williams	Living
	Jeremy Pope	Ellis French	The Inspection
2023	Bradley Cooper	Leonard Bernstein	Maestro
	Leonardo DiCaprio	Ernest Burkhart	Killers of the Flower Moon
	Colman Domingo	Bayard Rustin	Rustin
	Barry Keoghan	Oliver Quick	Saltburn
	Cillian Murphy	J. Robert Oppenheimer	Oppenheimer
	Andrew Scott	Adam	All of Us Strangers