List of Black Golden Globe winners and nominees
Here's a listing of Black Golden Globe winners and nominees. Updated as of January 11 2009 ceremony.
Best Actor in a Drama Motion Picture
Notes:
-Out of the 20 nominated performances, 14 of them earned Oscar nominations or wins.
-Sidney Poitier & Denzel Washington are tied for the most nominations in this category. Earning 5 nominations.
-Sidney Poitier, Forest Whitaker & Denzel Washington are the only winners in this category.
| Best Lead Actor in a Drama Motion Picture | |||
| Year | Name | Film | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | Sidney Poitier | The Defiant Ones | Nominee |
| 1962 | Sidney Poitier | A Raisin in the Sun | Nominee |
| 1964 | Sidney Poitier | Lilies of the Field | Winner |
| 1966 | Sidney Poitier | A Patch of Blue | Nominee |
| 1968 | Sidney Poitier | In the Heat of the Night | Nominee |
| 1971 | James Earl Jones | The Great White Hope | Nominee |
| 1987 | Dexter Gordon | Round Midnight | Nominee |
| 1988 | Denzel Washington | Cry Freedom | Nominee |
| 1989 | Forest Whitaker | Bird | Nominee |
| 1993 | Denzel Washington | Malcolm X | Nominee |
| 1995 | Morgan Freeman | The Shawshank Redemption | Nominee |
| 1998 | Djimon Hounsou | Amistad | Nominee |
| 2000 | Denzel Washington | The Hurricane | Winner |
| 2002 | Denzel Washington | Training Day | Nominee |
| 2002 | Will Smith | Ali | Nominee |
| 2005 | Don Cheadle | Hotel Rwanda | Nominee |
| 2006 | Terrence Howard | Hustle & Flow | Nominee |
| 2007 | Will Smith | The Pursuit of Happyness | Nominee |
| 2007 | Forest Whitaker | The Last King of Scotland | Winner |
| 2008 | Denzel Washington | American Gangster | Nominee |
Best Actress in a Drama Motion Picture
Notes
- Out of the 5 nominated performances, 4 of them earned Oscar nomination or wins.
- Currently, Whoopi Goldberg is the only winner in this category.
| Best Actress in a Drama Motion Picture | |||
| Year | Name | Film | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Claudia McNeil | A Raisin in the Sun | Nominee |
| 1973 | Diana Ross | Lady Sings the Blues | Nominee |
| 1973 | Cicely Tyson | Sounder | Nominee |
| 1986 | Whoopi Goldberg | The Color Purple | Winner |
| 2002 | Halle Berry | Monster's Ball | Nominee |
Best Actor in a Comedy/Musical Motion Picture
Notes:
-Out of the 9 nominated performances, 2 earned Oscar nominations.
-Eddie Murphy has the most nominations with 3.
-Morgan Freeman & Jamie Foxx are the only winners in this category.
| Best Lead Actor in a Comedy/Musical Motion Picture | |||
| Year | Name | Film | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Sidney Poitier | Porgy & Bess | Nominee |
| 1975 | James Earl Jones | Claudine | Nominee |
| 1984 | Eddie Murphy | Trading Places | Nominated |
| 1985 | Eddie Murphy | Beverly Hills Cop | Nominee |
| 1990 | Morgan Freeman | Driving Miss Daisy | Winner |
| 1997 | Eddie Murphy | The Nutty Professor | Nominee |
| 1998 | Samuel L. Jackson | Jackie Brown | Nominee |
| 2005 | Jamie Foxx | Ray | Winner |
| 2007 | Chiwetel Ejiofor | Kinky Boots | Nominee |
Best Actress in a Comedy/Musical Motion Picture
Notes:
-Out of the 7 nominated performances, only 2 of them earned an Oscar Nomination.
-Angela Bassett is currently the only winner in this category.
| Best Actress in a Comedy/Musical Motion Picture | |||
| Year | Name | Film | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Dorothy Dandridge | Porgy & Bess | Nominee |
| 1975 | Diahann Carroll | Claudine | Nominee |
| 1981 | Irene Cara | Fame | Nominee |
| 1993 | Whoopi Goldberg | Sister Act | Nominee |
| 1994 | Angela Bassett | What's Love Got to Do With It | Winner |
| 1998 | Pam Grier | Jackie Brown | Nominee |
| 2007 | Beyonce Knowles | Dreamgirls | Nominee |
Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture
Notes:
-Out of the 13 nominated performances, 11 went on to earn Oscar nominations or wins.
-Denzel Washington, Louis Gossett Jr. & Eddie Murphy are the only winners in this category.
-Morgan Freeman & Samuel L. Jackson have the most nominations in this category with 2 nominations.
| Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture | |||
| Year | Name | Film | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Ossie Davis | The Scalphunters | Nominee |
| 1982 | Howard E. Rollins | Ragtime | Nominee |
| 1983 | Louis Gossett Jr. | An Officer and a Gentleman | Winner |
| 1985 | Adolph Caesar | A Soldier's Story | Nominee |
| 1988 | Morgan Freeman | Street Smart | Nominee |
| 1990 | Denzel Washington | Glory | Winner |
| 1995 | Samuel L. Jackson | Pulp Fiction | Nominee |
| 1997 | Cuba Gooding Jr. | Jerry Maguire | Nominee |
| 1997 | Samuel L. Jackson | A Time to Kill | Nominee |
| 2000 | Michael Clarke Duncan | The Green Mile | Nominee |
| 2005 | Morgan Freeman | Million Dollar Baby | Nominee |
| 2005 | Jamie Foxx | Collateral | Nominee |
| 2007 | Eddie Murphy | Dreamgirls | Winner |
Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture
Notes:
-Out of the 10 nominated performances, 8 went on to earn Oscar nominations & wins.
-Whoopi Goldberg & Jennifer Hudson are the only winners in this category.
| Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture | |||
| Year | Name | Film | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Juanita Moore | An Imitation of Life | Nominee |
| 1968 | Beah Richards | Guess Who's Coming to Dinner | Nominee |
| 1969 | Abbey Lincoln | For Love of Ivy | Nominee |
| 1986 | Oprah Winfrey | The Color Purple | Nominee |
| 1991 | Whoopi Goldberg | Ghost | Winner |
| 1993 | Alfre Woodard | Passion Fish | Nominee |
| 1997 | Marianne Jean-Baptiste | Secrets & Lies | Nominee |
| 2003 | Queen Latifah | Chicago | Nominee |
| 2007 | Jennifer Hudson | Dreamgirls | Winner |
| 2009 | Viola Davis | Doubt | Nominee |
Best Original Song for a Motion Picture
Notes:
| Best Original Song for a Motion Picture | ||||
| Year | Name | Title | Film | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Quincy Jones | "The Time for Love Is Any" | Cactus Flower | Nominee |
| 1972 | Quincy Jones | "Something More" | Honky | Nominee |
| 1972 | Issac Hayes | "Theme from Shaft" | Shaft | Winner |
| 1975 | Curtis Mayfield | "On & On" | Claudine | Nominee |
| 1977 | Norman Whitfield | "Car Wash" | Car Wash | Nominee |
| 1978 | Donna Summer | "Down Deep Inside" | The Deep | Nominee |
| 1982 | Lionel Richie | "Endless Love" | Endless Love | Nominee |
| 1984 | Irene Cara | "Flashdance (What a Feeling)" | Flashdance | Winner |
| 1985 | Prince (singer) | "When Doves Cry" | Purple Rain | Nominee |
| 1985 | Ray Parker Jr. | "Ghostbusters" | Ghostbusters | Nominee |
| 1985 | Stevie Wonder | "I Just Called (To Say I Love You)" | The Lady In Red | Winner |
| 1986 | Lionel Richie | "Say You, Say Me" | White Nights | Winner |
| 1987 | Rod Temperton | "Sweet Freedom" | Running Scared | Nominee |
| 1989 | Lamont Dozier | "Two Hearts" | Buster | Nominee |
| 1994 | Janet Jackson, Jimmy Jam, Terry Lewis | "Again" | Poetic Justice | Nominee |
| 1994 | James Ingram | "The Day I Fall In Love" | Beethoven | Nominee |
| 1995 | James Ingram | "Look What Love Has Done" | Junior | Nominee |
| 2000 | Babyface | "How Can I Not Love You" | Anna and the King | Nominee |
| 2005 | Wyclef Jean & Jerry Duplessis | "Million Voices" | Hotel Rwanda | Nominee |
| 2007 | Seal (singer) | "A Father's Way" | The Pursuit of Happyness | Nominee |
| 2007 | Beyonce Knowles | "Listen" | Dreamgirls | Nominee |
| 2007 | Prince (singer) | "The Song of the Heart" | Happy Feet | Winner |
| 2009 | Beyonce Knowles & Amanda Ghost | "Once In a Lifetime" | Cadillac Records | Nominee |
Best Actor in a Drama Series
Notes:
- James Earl Jones has the most nominations with 3.
- As of 2009, no Black Actor has won in this category.
| Best Actor in a Drama Series | |||
| Year | Name | Series | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Phillip Michael Thomas | "Miami Vice" | Nominee |
| 1991 | James Earl Jones | "Gabriel's Fire" | Nominee |
| 1992 | James Earl Jones | "Pros & Cons" | Nominee |
| 2001 | Andre Braugher | "Gideon's Crossing" | Nominee |
| 2006 | Wentworth Miller | "Prison Break" | Nominee |