Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama
(Redirected from Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Motion Picture Drama)The Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama 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 for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Drama |
| Location | United States |
| Presented by | Hollywood Foreign Press Association |
| Currently held by | Isabelle Huppert for Elle (2016) |
| 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".
Notes:
- "†" indicates an Academy Award-winning performance.
- "‡" indicates an Academy Award-nomination.
- "§" indicates a Golden Globe Award-winning performance that was not nominated for an Academy Award.
Contents
Winners and nomineesEdit
indicates the winner
1940sEdit
| Year | Actress | Character | Film |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
1950sEdit
1960sEdit
1970sEdit
1980sEdit
1990sEdit
2000sEdit
2010sEdit
Multiple nomineesEdit
Multiple winnersEdit
- 3 wins
- Ingrid Bergman (2 consecutive)
- Jane Fonda (2 consecutive)
- Meryl Streep (2 consecutive)
- 2 wins
- Cate Blanchett
- Sally Field
- Jodie Foster
- Shirley MacLaine
- Geraldine Page (consecutive)
- Rosalind Russell (consecutive)
- Hilary Swank
- Joanne Woodward
- Jane Wyman
See alsoEdit
- 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