Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama
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The Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama is a Golden Globe Award that was first awarded by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association as a separate category in 1951. Previously, there was a single award for "Best Actress in a Motion Picture", but the splitting allowed for recognition of it and the Best Actress – Comedy or Musical.
Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama | |
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Awarded for | Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama |
Location | United States |
Presented by | Hollywood Foreign Press Association |
Currently held by | Lily Gladstone for Killers of the Flower Moon (2023) |
Website | http://www.goldenglobes.com/ |
The formal title has varied since its inception. In 2005, it was officially called "Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama". As of 2013, the wording is "Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama".
Winners and nominees edit
indicates the winner
1940s edit
Year | Actress | Character | Film |
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1943 | Jennifer Jones | Bernadette Soubirous | The Song of Bernadette |
1944 | Ingrid Bergman | Paula Alquist Anton | Gaslight |
1945 | Ingrid Bergman | Sister Mary Benedict | The Bells of St. Mary's |
1946 | Rosalind Russell | Sister Elizabeth Kenny | Sister Kenny |
1947 | Rosalind Russell | Lavinia Mannon | Mourning Becomes Electra |
1948 | Jane Wyman | Belinda MacDonald | Johnny Belinda |
1949 | Olivia de Havilland | Catherine Sloper | The Heiress |
Deborah Kerr | Evelyn Boult | Edward, My Son |
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Multiple wins and nominations edit
Firsts edit
- Anouk Aimée became the first actress to win for a foreign language/non-english language performance in 1967.
- Whoopi Goldberg became the first actress of African descent to win in 1986.
- Marlee Matlin became the first deaf actress to win in 1987.
- Lily Gladstone became the first actress of Native American heritage to win in 2024.
See also edit
- Academy Award for Best Actress
- Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Actress
- Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead
- BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role
- Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Comedy or Musical
- Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role