Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama
| Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama | |
|---|---|
 The 2022 recipient: Cate Blanchett | |
| 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 | Cate Blanchett for Tár (2022) |
| Website | http://www.goldenglobes.com/ |
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.
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]
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Ingrid Bergman won three times for Gaslight (1944), The Bells of St. Mary's (1945), and Anastasia (1956).
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Jane Fonda won three times from five nominations for her roles in Klute (1971), Julia (1977), and Coming Home (1978).
Meryl Streep has received fourteen nominations for this category, winning three times for her roles in The French Lieutenant's Woman (1981), Sophie's Choice (1982), and The Iron Lady (2011).
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1940s[edit]
| 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 |
| Deborah Kerr | Evelyn Boult | Edward, My Son |
1950s[edit]
1960s[edit]
1970s[edit]
1980s[edit]
1990s[edit]
2000s[edit]
2010s[edit]
2020s[edit]
| Year | Actress | Character | Film |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Andra Day | Billie Holiday | The United States vs. Billie Holiday |
| Viola Davis | Ma Rainey | Ma Rainey's Black Bottom | |
| Vanessa Kirby | Martha Weiss | Pieces of a Woman | |
| Frances McDormand | Fern | Nomadland | |
| Carey Mulligan | Cassandra "Cassie" Thomas | Promising Young Woman | |
| 2021 | Nicole Kidman | Lucille Ball | Being the Ricardos |
| Jessica Chastain | Tammy Faye Bakker | The Eyes of Tammy Faye | |
| Olivia Colman | Leda Caruso | The Lost Daughter | |
| Lady Gaga | Patrizia Reggiani | House of Gucci | |
| Kristen Stewart | Princess Diana | Spencer | |
| 2022 | Cate Blanchett | Lydia Tár | Tár |
| Olivia Colman | Hilary Small | Empire of Light | |
| Viola Davis | General Nanisca | The Woman King | |
| Ana de Armas | Norma Jeane Mortenson / Marilyn Monroe | Blonde | |
| Michelle Williams | Mitzi Fabelman | The Fabelmans |
Multiple nominees[edit]
Multiple wins[edit]
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Firsts[edit]
Anna Magnani received two nominations and won once; she was also the first non-English native speaking actress and first Italian woman to win the award.
- 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.
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