Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama
| Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Best Drama Picture |
| Location | United States |
| Presented by | Dick Clark Productions |
| Currently held by | Hamnet (2025) |
| Website | goldenglobes |
The Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama is a Golden Globe Award that has been awarded annually from 1944 until 2023 by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA).[1] Since its institution in 1943, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association is an organization of journalists who cover the film industry in the United States, but are affiliated with publications outside North America. Since 2023, the award is now presented by Dick Clark Productions.
When the awards were introduced, there was a single category for Best Picture. Starting with the 9th Golden Globe Awards, the Golden Globes split the Acting and Best Picture awards into Drama and Musical or Comedy categories.[2] Since 1951, the only time the awards were reunified was in 1953.[3]
This award goes to the producers of the film. In the following lists, the first titles listed are winners. These are also in bold and in blue background; those not in bold are nominees.
The years given are those in which the films under consideration were released, not the year of the ceremony, which always takes place the following year.
Winners and Nominees
1940s
| Year | Film | Director[4] | Producer/s[5] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1943 | The Song of Bernadette | Henry King | William Perlberg |
| 1944 | Going My Way | Leo McCarey | Leo McCarey |
| 1945 | The Lost Weekend | Billy Wilder | Charles Brackett |
| 1946 | The Best Years of Our Lives | William Wyler | Samuel Goldwyn |
| 1947 | Gentleman's Agreement | Elia Kazan | Darryl F. Zanuck |
| 1948 | Johnny Belinda | Jean Negulesco | Jerry Wald |
| The Treasure of the Sierra Madre | John Huston | Henry Blanke | |
| 1949 | All the King's Men | Robert Rossen | Robert Rossen |
| Come to the Stable | Henry Koster | Samuel G. Engel |
1950s
1960s
1970s
1980s
1990s
2000s
2010s
2020s
| Year | Film | Director | Producers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Nomadland | Chloé Zhao | Frances McDormand, Peter Spears, Mollye Asher, Dan Janvey, Chloé Zhao |
| The Father | Florian Zeller | David Parfitt, Jean-Louis Livi, Philippe Carcassonne | |
| Mank | David Fincher | Ceán Chaffin, Eric Roth, Douglas Urbanski | |
| Promising Young Woman | Emerald Fennell | Josey McNamara, Ben Browning, Ashley Fox, Emerald Fennell | |
| The Trial of the Chicago 7 | Aaron Sorkin | Stuart M. Besser, Marc Platt | |
| 2021 | The Power of the Dog | Jane Campion | Emile Sherman, Iain Canning, Roger Frappier, Jane Campion, Tanya Seghatchian |
| Belfast | Kenneth Branagh | Laura Berwick, Kenneth Branagh, Becca Kovacik, Tamar Thomas | |
| CODA | Sian Heder | Fabrice Gianfermi, Philippe Rousselet, Jerôme Seydoux, Patrick Wachsberger | |
| Dune | Denis Villeneuve | Mary Parent, Denis Villeneuve, Cale Boyter, Joe Caracciolo Jr. | |
| King Richard | Reinaldo Marcus Green | Tim White, Trevor White, Will Smith | |
| 2022 | The Fabelmans | Steven Spielberg | Kristie Macosko Krieger, Steven Spielberg, Tony Kushner |
| Avatar: The Way of Water | James Cameron | James Cameron, Jon Landau | |
| Elvis | Baz Luhrmann | Baz Luhrmann, Catherine Martin, Gail Berman, Patrick McCormick, Schuyler Weiss | |
| Tár | Todd Field | Todd Field, Alexandra Milchan, Scott Lambert | |
| Top Gun: Maverick | Joseph Kosinski | Jerry Bruckheimer, Tom Cruise, Christopher McQuarrie, David Ellison | |
| 2023 | Oppenheimer | Christopher Nolan | Emma Thomas, Charles Roven, Christopher Nolan |
| Anatomy of a Fall | Justine Triet | Marie-Ange Luciani, David Thion | |
| Killers of the Flower Moon | Martin Scorsese | Dan Friedkin, Bradley Thomas, Martin Scorsese, Daniel Lupi | |
| Maestro | Bradley Cooper | Martin Scorsese, Steven Spielberg, Bradley Cooper, Fred Berner, Amy Durning, Kristie Macosko Krieger | |
| Past Lives | Celine Song | David Hinojosa, Christine Vachon, Pamela Koffler | |
| The Zone of Interest | Jonathan Glazer | James Wilson, Ewa Puszczyńska | |
| 2024[15][16] | The Brutalist | Brady Corbet | Trevor Matthews, Nick Gordon, Brian Young, Andrew Morrison, Andrew Lauren, D.J. Gugenheim, Brady Corbet |
| A Complete Unknown | James Mangold | Fred Berger, James Mangold, Alex Heineman, Bob Bookman, Peter Jaysen, Alan Gasmer, Jeff Rosen, Timothée Chalamet | |
| Conclave | Edward Berger | Tessa Ross, Juliette Howell, Michael Jackman, Alice Dawson, Robert Harris | |
| Dune: Part Two | Denis Villeneuve | Mary Parent, Cale Boyter, Patrick McCormick, Tanya Lapointe, Denis Villeneuve | |
| Nickel Boys | RaMell Ross | Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, David Levine, Joslyn Barnes | |
| September 5 | Tim Fehlbaum | Philipp Trauer, Thomas Wöbke, Tim Fehlbaum, Sean Penn, John Ira Palmer, John Wildermuth | |
| 2025[17][18] | Hamnet | Chloé Zhao | Liza Marshall, Pippa Harris, Nicolas Gonda, Steven Spielberg & Sam Mendes |
| Frankenstein | Guillermo del Toro | Guillermo del Toro, J. Miles Dale & Scott Stuber | |
| It Was Just an Accident | Jafar Panahi | Jafar Panahi & Philippe Martin | |
| The Secret Agent | Kleber Mendonça Filho | Emilie Lesclaux & Kleber Mendonça Filho | |
| Sentimental Value | Joachim Trier | Maria Ekerhovd & Andrea Berentsen Ottmar | |
| Sinners | Ryan Coogler | Zinzi Coogler, Sev Ohanian & Ryan Coogler |
Notes
- Following the controversy over the motion picture category omission towards non-English language films, The Zone of Interest (United Kingdom) is the first wholly non-English language film to be nominated both Foreign Language and in this category, although Anatomy of a Fall (France) is part of non-English language film due to occasional use of English language.
See also
- BAFTA Award for Best Film
- Academy Award for Best Picture
- Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Picture
- Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
- Producers Guild of America Award for Best Theatrical Motion Picture
- Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
References
- Specific
- ^ "HFPS Golden Globes Page". Hollywood Foreign Press Association. Archived from the original on 2007-07-15. Retrieved 2007-06-26.
- ^ Wendell Wittler (January 24, 2001). "As the Golden Globe spins". Today.com. Retrieved 2007-06-26.
- ^ "HFPS Golden Globes Page". Hollywood Foreign Press Association. Archived from the original on 2007-07-06. Retrieved 2007-06-26. This year, the award of "Best Picture" went to The Robe. IMdb considers the "Best Picture" and "Best Picture Drama" the same award in its listings.
- ^ a b c d e f When there is more than one director, only the first billed is displayed.
- ^ a b c d e f When there is more than one producer, only the first billed is displayed.
- ^ "The 12th Annual Golden Globe Awards (1955)". Hollywood Foreign Press Association. Archived from the original on 2007-04-11. Retrieved 2007-06-26.The nominees' names are not listed for this year.
- ^ "1954 12th Golden Globe Awards". Los Angeles Times The Envelope Awards Site. Archived from the original on 2007-05-17. Retrieved 2007-06-29.
nominee list no longer exists
- ^ "The 13th Annual Golden Globe Awards (1956)". Hollywood Foreign Press Association. Archived from the original on 2007-06-07. Retrieved 2007-06-26.The nominees' names are not listed for this year.
- ^ "1955 13th Golden Globe Awards". Los Angeles Times The Envelope Awards Site. Archived from the original on 2007-05-17. Retrieved 2007-06-29.
nominee list no longer exists
- ^ "Golden Globes announce TV, film award nominees". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Associated Press. December 22, 2000. p. 8B. Retrieved August 22, 2010.
- ^ Entertainment. "'Lincoln,' 'Django Unchained,' 'Argo' among Golden Globe nominees". Retrieved 31 October 2016.
- ^ "Best Motion Picture, Drama | Golden Globes Awards". Archived from the original on 2015-01-12. Retrieved 2015-04-15.
- ^ "Golden Globes Awards | the Hollywood Foreign Press Association®". Archived from the original on 2014-12-12. Retrieved 2014-12-11.
- ^ "Road to the 73rd Golden Globes: The Nominees". 2016-01-09. Retrieved 2024-02-13.
- ^ Award winners-list: See which Golden Globes nominees won|CNN
- ^ Golden Globes 2025: See the Complete Winners List - Rolling Stone
- ^ Moreau, Jordan; Lang, Brent (8 December 2025). "Golden Globes 2026 Nominations: 'One Battle After Another' Tops Films With Nine Nods, 'White Lotus' Leads TV With Six". Variety. Retrieved 8 December 2025.
- ^ Atkinson, Katie (2026-01-12). "Here Are the 2026 Golden Globes Winners: Full List (Updating Live)". Billboard. Retrieved 2026-01-12.
- General
- "HFPS Golden Globes Page". Hollywood Foreign Press Association. Archived from the original on 2007-07-15. Retrieved 2007-07-02.
- "IMDb Golden Globes Page". IMDb. Retrieved 2007-07-02.