Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama

This page lists the winners and nominees for the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama,[1] since its institution in 1951. The organizer, Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA), is an organization of journalists who cover the United States film industry, but are affiliated with publications outside North America.

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]

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. For comparison/contrast purposes, crosses (†) indicate which of the listed films (if any) won the Best Picture Oscar that same year. Asterisks (* ) indicate which of the listed films (if any) were nominated for the Best Picture Oscar that same year.

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.

Contents

1950s

Year Film Director[4] Producer[5]
1950 Sunset Boulevard * Billy Wilder Charles Brackett
1951 A Place in the Sun * George Stevens George Stevens
Bright Victory Mark Robson Robert Buckner
Detective Story William Wyler William Wyler
Quo Vadis * Mervyn LeRoy Sam Zimbalist
A Streetcar Named Desire * Elia Kazan Charles K. Feldman
1952 The Greatest Show on Earth † Cecil B. DeMille Cecil B. DeMille
Come Back, Little Sheba Daniel Mann Hal B. Wallis
The Happy Time Richard Fleischer Earl Fenton
High Noon * Fred Zinnemann Stanley Kramer
The Thief Russell Rouse Clarence Greene
1953 The Robe * Henry Koster Frank Ross
1954[6][7] On the Waterfront † Elia Kazan Sam Spiegel
1955[8][9] East of Eden Elia Kazan Elia Kazan
1956 Around the World in Eighty Days † Michael Anderson Kevin McClory
Giant * George Stevens Henry Ginsberg
Lust for Life Vincente Minnelli John Houseman
The Rainmaker Joseph Anthony Hal B. Wallis
War and Peace King Vidor Dino De Laurentiis
1957 The Bridge on the River Kwai † David Lean Sam Spiegel
A Hatful of Rain Fred Zinnemann Buddy Adler
Sayonara * Joshua Logan William Goetz
12 Angry Men * Sidney Lumet Henry Fonda
Witness for the Prosecution * Billy Wilder Arthur Hornblow Jr.
1958 The Defiant Ones * Stanley Kramer Stanley Kramer
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof * Richard Brooks Lawrence Weingarten
Home Before Dark Mervyn LeRoy Mervyn LeRoy
I Want to Live! Robert Wise Claude Miller
Separate Tables * Delbert Mann Harold Hecht
1959 Ben-Hur † William Wyler Sam Zimbalist
Anatomy of a Murder * Otto Preminger Otto Preminger
The Diary of Anne Frank * George Stevens George Stevens
The Nun's Story * Fred Zinnemann Henry Blanke
On the Beach Stanley Kramer Stanley Kramer

1960s

Year Film Director[4] Producer[5]
1960 Spartacus Stanley Kubrick Kirk Douglas
Elmer Gantry * Richard Brooks Bernard Smith
Inherit the Wind Stanley Kramer Stanley Kramer
Sons and Lovers * Jack Cardiff Jerry Wald
Sunrise at Campobello Vincent J. Donehue Dore Schary
1961 The Guns of Navarone * J. Lee Thompson Carl Foreman
El Cid Anthony Mann Samuel Bronston
Fanny * Joshua Logan Ben Kadish
Judgment at Nuremberg * Stanley Kramer Stanley Kramer
Splendor in the Grass Elia Kazan Elia Kazan
1962 Lawrence of Arabia † David Lean Sam Spiegel
The Chapman Report George Cukor Darryl F. Zanuck
Days of Wine and Roses Blake Edwards Martin Manulis
Freud John Huston Wolfgang Reinhardt
Hemingway's Adventures of a Young Man Martin Ritt Jerry Wald
Lisa Philip Dunne Mark Robson
The Longest Day * Ken Annakin Darryl F. Zanuck
The Miracle Worker Arthur Penn Fred Coe
Mutiny on the Bounty * Lewis Milestone Aaron Rosenberg
To Kill a Mockingbird * Robert Mulligan Alan J. Pakula
1963 The Cardinal Otto Preminger Martin C. Schute
America, America * Elia Kazan Elia Kazan
Captain Newman, M.D. David Miller Robert Arthur
The Caretakers Hall Bartlett Hall Bartlett
Cleopatra * Joseph L. Mankiewicz Walter Wanger
The Great Escape John Sturges John Sturges
Hud Martin Ritt Irving Ravetch
Lilies of the Field * Ralph Nelson Ralph Nelson
1964 Becket * Peter Glenville Hal B. Wallis
The Chalk Garden Ronald Neame Ross Hunter
Dear Heart Delbert Mann Martin Manulis
The Night of the Iguana John Huston John Huston
Zorba the Greek * Michael Cacoyannis Michael Cacoyannis
1965 Doctor Zhivago * David Lean Arvid Griffen
The Collector William Wyler Jud Kinberg
The Flight of the Phoenix Robert Aldrich Robert Aldrich
A Patch of Blue Guy Green Guy Green
Ship of Fools * Stanley Kramer Stanley Kramer
1966 A Man for All Seasons † Fred Zinnemann Fred Zinnemann
Born Free James H. Hill Sam Jaffe
The Professionals Richard Brooks Richard Brooks
The Sand Pebbles * Robert Wise Robert Wise
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? * Mike Nichols Ernest Lehman
1967 In the Heat of the Night † Norman Jewison Walter Mirisch
Bonnie and Clyde * Arthur Penn Warren Beatty
Far from the Madding Crowd John Schlesinger Joseph Janni
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner * Stanley Kramer George Glass
In Cold Blood Richard Brooks Richard Brooks
1968 The Lion in Winter * Anthony Harvey Martin Poll
Charly Ralph Nelson Ralph Nelson
The Fixer John Frankenheimer Edward Lewis
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter Robert Ellis Miller Joel Freeman
The Shoes of the Fisherman Michael Anderson George Englund
1969 Anne of the Thousand Days * Charles Jarrott Hal B. Wallis
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid * George Roy Hill John Foreman
Midnight Cowboy † John Schlesinger Jerome Hellman
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie Ronald Neame James Cresson
They Shoot Horses, Don't They? Sydney Pollack Robert Chartoff

1970s

Year Film Director[4] Producer[5]
1970 Love Story * Arthur Hiller Howard G. Minsky
Airport * George Seaton Ross Hunter
Five Easy Pieces * Bob Rafelson Robert Daley
I Never Sang for My Father Gilbert Cates Gilbert Cates
Patton † Franklin J. Schaffner Frank Caffey
1971 The French Connection † William Friedkin Philip D'Antoni
A Clockwork Orange * Stanley Kubrick Si Litvinoff
The Last Picture Show * Peter Bogdanovich Stephen J. Friedman
Mary, Queen of Scots Charles Jarrott Hal B. Wallis
Summer of '42 Robert Mulligan Richard A. Roth
1972 The Godfather † Francis Ford Coppola Albert S. Ruddy
Deliverance * John Boorman John Boorman
Frenzy Alfred Hitchcock William Hill
The Poseidon Adventure Ronald Neame Irwin Allen
Sleuth Joseph L. Mankiewicz Morton Gottlieb
1973 The Exorcist * William Friedkin William Peter Blatty
Cinderella Liberty Mark Rydell Mark Rydell
The Day of the Jackal Fred Zinnemann John Woolf
Last Tango in Paris Bernardo Bertolucci Alberto Grimaldi
Save the Tiger John G. Avildsen Edward S. Feldman
Serpico Sidney Lumet Dino De Laurentiis
1974 Chinatown * Roman Polanski Robert Evans
The Conversation * Francis Ford Coppola Francis Ford Coppola
Earthquake Mark Robson Mark Robson
The Godfather: Part II † Francis Ford Coppola Francis Ford Coppola
A Woman Under the Influence John Cassavetes Sam Shaw
1975 One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest † Miloš Forman Michael Douglas
Barry Lyndon * Stanley Kubrick Stanley Kubrick
Dog Day Afternoon * Sidney Lumet Martin Bregman
Jaws * Steven Spielberg David Brown
Nashville * Robert Altman Robert Altman
1976 Rocky † John G. Avildsen Robert Chartoff and Irwin Winkler
All the President's Men * Alan J. Pakula Walter Coblenz
Bound for Glory * Hal Ashby Robert Blumofe
Network * Sidney Lumet Howard Gottfried
Voyage of the Damned Stuart Rosenberg Robert Fryer
1977 The Turning Point * Herbert Ross Arthur Laurents
Close Encounters of the Third Kind Steven Spielberg Julia Phillips
I Never Promised You a Rose Garden Anthony Page Daniel H. Blatt
Julia * Fred Zinnemann Richard A. Roth
Star Wars * George Lucas Gary Kurtz
1978 Midnight Express * Alan Parker Alan Marshall
Coming Home * Hal Ashby Robert C. Jones
Days of Heaven Terrence Malick Bert Schneider
The Deer Hunter † Michael Cimino Barry Spikings
An Unmarried Woman * Paul Mazursky Paul Mazursky
1979 Kramer vs. Kramer † Robert Benton Stanley R. Jaffe
Apocalypse Now * Francis Ford Coppola Francis Ford Coppola
The China Syndrome James Bridges Michael Douglas
Manhattan Woody Allen Charles H. Joffe
Norma Rae * Martin Ritt Alexandra Rose

1980s

Year Film Director[4] Producer[5]
1980 Ordinary People † Robert Redford Ronald L. Schwary
The Elephant Man * David Lynch Jonathan Sanger
The Ninth Configuration William Peter Blatty William Peter Blatty
Raging Bull * Martin Scorsese Robert Chartoff
The Stunt Man Richard Rush Richard Rush
1981 On Golden Pond * Mark Rydell Bruce Gilbert
The French Lieutenant's Woman Karel Reisz Leon Clore
Prince of the City Sidney Lumet Sidney Lumet
Ragtime Miloš Forman Dino De Laurentiis
Reds * Warren Beatty Warren Beatty
1982 E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial * Steven Spielberg Steven Spielberg
Missing * Costa-Gavras Edward Lewis
An Officer and a Gentleman Taylor Hackford Martin Elfand
Sophie's Choice Alan J. Pakula Alan J. Pakula
The Verdict * Sidney Lumet David Brown
1983 Terms of Endearment † James L. Brooks James L. Brooks
Reuben, Reuben Robert Ellis Miller Julius J. Epstein
The Right Stuff * Philip Kaufman Irwin Winkler
Silkwood Mike Nichols Alice Arlen
Tender Mercies * Bruce Beresford Philip Hobel
1984 Amadeus † Miloš Forman Saul Zaentz
The Cotton Club Francis Ford Coppola Robert Evans
The Killing Fields * Roland Joffé David Puttnam
Places in the Heart * Robert Benton Robert Benton
A Soldier's Story * Norman Jewison Norman Jewison
1985 Out of Africa † Sydney Pollack Sydney Pollack
The Color Purple * Steven Spielberg Steven Spielberg
Kiss of the Spider Woman * Hector Babenco David Weisman
Runaway Train Andrei Konchalovsky Richard Garcia
Witness * Peter Weir Edward S. Feldman
1986 Platoon † Oliver Stone Arnold Kopelson
Children of a Lesser God * Randa Haines Chris Bender
The Mission * Roland Joffé Fernando Ghia
Mona Lisa Neil Jordan Stephen Woolley
A Room with a View * James Ivory Ismail Merchant
Stand by Me Rob Reiner Bruce A. Evans
1987 The Last Emperor † Bernardo Bertolucci Jeremy Thomas
Cry Freedom Richard Attenborough Richard Attenborough
Empire of the Sun Steven Spielberg Kathleen Kennedy
Fatal Attraction * Adrian Lyne Stanley R. Jaffe
La Bamba Luis Valdez Stuart Benjamin
Nuts Martin Ritt Teri Schwartz
1988 Rain Man † Barry Levinson Mark Johnson
The Accidental Tourist * Lawrence Kasdan Phyllis Carlyle
A Cry in the Dark Fred Schepisi Yoram Globus
Gorillas in the Mist Michael Apted Peter Guber
Mississippi Burning * Alan Parker Robert F. Colesberry
Running on Empty Sidney Lumet Griffin Dunne
The Unbearable Lightness of Being Philip Kaufman Bertil Ohlsson
1989 Born on the Fourth of July * Oliver Stone A. Kitman Ho
Crimes and Misdemeanors Woody Allen Charles H. Joffe
Dead Poets Society * Peter Weir Paul Junger Witt
Do the Right Thing Spike Lee Spike Lee
Glory Edward Zwick Freddie Fields

1990s

Year Film Director[4] Producer[5]
1990 Dances with Wolves † Kevin Costner Jim Wilson and Kevin Costner
Avalon Barry Levinson Mark Johnson
The Godfather: Part III * Francis Ford Coppola Francis Ford Coppola
Goodfellas * Martin Scorsese Irwin Winkler
Reversal of Fortune Barbet Schroeder Edward R. Pressman
1991 Bugsy * Barry Levinson Warren Beatty
JFK * Oliver Stone Arnon Milchan
The Prince of Tides * Barbra Streisand Andrew S. Karsch
The Silence of the Lambs † Jonathan Demme Kenneth Utt
Thelma & Louise Ridley Scott Mimi Polk Gitlin
1992 Scent of a Woman * Martin Brest Martin Brest
The Crying Game * Neil Jordan Stephen Woolley
A Few Good Men * Rob Reiner David Brown
Howards End * James Ivory Ismail Merchant
Unforgiven † Clint Eastwood Clint Eastwood
1993 Schindler's List † Steven Spielberg Steven Spielberg
The Age of Innocence Martin Scorsese Barbara De Fina
In the Name of the Father * Jim Sheridan Jim Sheridan
The Piano * Jane Campion Jan Chapman
The Remains of the Day * James Ivory Ismail Merchant
1994 Forrest Gump † Robert Zemeckis Wendy Finerman
Legends of the Fall Edward Zwick Marshall Herskovitz
Nell Michael Apted Jodie Foster
Pulp Fiction * Quentin Tarantino Lawrence Bender
Quiz Show * Robert Redford Robert Redford
1995 Sense and Sensibility * Ang Lee Laurie Borg
Apollo 13 * Ron Howard Brian Grazer
Braveheart † Mel Gibson Mel Gibson
The Bridges of Madison County Clint Eastwood Clint Eastwood
Leaving Las Vegas Mike Figgis Lila Cazès
1996 The English Patient † Anthony Minghella Saul Zaentz
Breaking the Waves Lars von Trier Peter Aalbæk Jensen
The People vs. Larry Flynt Miloš Forman Oliver Stone
Secrets & Lies * Mike Leigh Simon Channing-Williams
Shine * Scott Hicks Jane Scott
1997 Titanic † James Cameron James Cameron and Jon Landau
Amistad Steven Spielberg Debbie Allen
The Boxer Jim Sheridan Arthur Lappin
Good Will Hunting * Gus Van Sant Lawrence Bender
L.A. Confidential * Curtis Hanson Curtis Hanson
1998 Saving Private Ryan * Steven Spielberg Steven Spielberg
Elizabeth * Shekhar Kapur Tim Bevan
Gods and Monsters Bill Condon Paul Colichman
The Horse Whisperer Robert Redford Patrick Markey
The Truman Show Peter Weir Edward S. Feldman
1999 American Beauty † Sam Mendes Bruce Cohen
The End of the Affair Neil Jordan Neil Jordan
The Hurricane Norman Jewison Armyan Bernstein
The Insider * Michael Mann Pieter Jan Brugge
The Talented Mr. Ripley Anthony Minghella William Horberg

2000s

Year Film Director[4] Producer[5]
2000[10] Gladiator † Ridley Scott Douglas Wick
Billy Elliot Stephen Daldry Charles Brand
Erin Brockovich * Steven Soderbergh Danny DeVito
Sunshine István Szabó András Hámori
Traffic * Steven Soderbergh Edward Zwick
Wonder Boys Curtis Hanson Curtis Hanson
2001 A Beautiful Mind † Ron Howard Brian Grazer
In the Bedroom * Todd Field Todd Field
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring * Peter Jackson Peter Jackson, Barrie M. Osborne, and Fran Walsh
The Man Who Wasn't There Joel Coen Ethan Coen
Mulholland Drive David Lynch Pierre Edelman
2002 The Hours * Stephen Daldry Mark Huffam
About Schmidt Alexander Payne Michael Besman
Gangs of New York * Martin Scorsese Alberto Grimaldi
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers * Peter Jackson Barrie M. Osborne, Fran Walsh, and Peter Jackson
The Pianist * Roman Polanski Roman Polanski
2003 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King † Peter Jackson Barrie M. Osborne, Peter Jackson, and Fran Walsh
Cold Mountain Anthony Minghella Albert Berger
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World * Peter Weir Peter Weir
Mystic River * Clint Eastwood Robert Lorenz
Seabiscuit * Gary Ross Kathleen Kennedy
2004 The Aviator * Martin Scorsese Michael Mann
Closer Mike Nichols Patrick Marber
Finding Neverland * Marc Forster Richard N. Gladstein
Hotel Rwanda Terry George Terry George
Kinsey Bill Condon Gail Mutrux
Million Dollar Baby † Clint Eastwood Clint Eastwood, Albert S. Ruddy, and Tom Rosenberg
2005 Brokeback Mountain * Ang Lee Diana Ossana
The Constant Gardener Fernando Meirelles Simon Channing-Williams
Good Night, and Good Luck * George Clooney Grant Heslov
A History of Violence David Cronenberg Chris Bender
Match Point Woody Allen Letty Aronson
2006 Babel * Alejandro González Iñárritu Steve Golin
Bobby Emilio Estevez Anthony Hopkins
The Departed † Martin Scorsese Brad Grey
Little Children Todd Field Albert Berger
The Queen * Stephen Frears François Ivernel
2007 Atonement * Joe Wright Tim Bevan
American Gangster Ridley Scott Brian Grazer
Eastern Promises David Cronenberg Paul Webster
The Great Debaters Denzel Washington Oprah Winfrey
Michael Clayton * Tony Gilroy Sydney Pollack
No Country for Old Men † Joel and Ethan Coen Joel Coen, Ethan Coen, and Scott Rudin
There Will Be Blood * Paul Thomas Anderson Paul Thomas Anderson
2008 Slumdog Millionaire † Danny Boyle Christian Colson
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button * David Fincher Kathleen Kennedy, Frank Marshall, Ray Stark
Frost/Nixon * Ron Howard Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Brian Grazer, Ron Howard
The Reader * Stephen Daldry Anthony Minghella, Sydney Pollack, Scott Rudin
Revolutionary Road Sam Mendes Bobby Cohen, Sam Mendes, Scott Rudin
2009 Avatar * James Cameron James Cameron, and Jon Landau
The Hurt Locker † Kathryn Bigelow Kathryn Bigelow, Mark Boal, Nicolas Chartier, Tony Mark, Donall McCusker, Greg Shapiro
Inglourious Basterds * Quentin Tarantino Lawrence Bender
Precious * Lee Daniels Lisa Cortes, Sarah Siegel-Magness, Valerie Hoffman, Asger Hussain, Gary Magness, Mark G. Magges, Berrgen Swason, Simone Sheffield
Up in the Air * Jason Reitman Daniel Dubiecki, Jeffrey Clifford, Ivan Reitman, Jason Reitman

2010s

Year Film Director[4] Producer[5]
2010 The Social Network * David Fincher Scott Rudin, Dana Brunetti, Michael De Luca & Ceán Chaffin
Black Swan * Darren Aronofsky Mike Medavoy, Scott Franklin, Arnold Messer & Brian Oliver
The Fighter * David O. Russell David Hoberman, Todd Lieberman, Ryan Kavanaugh, Mark Wahlberg, Dorothy Aufiero & Paul Tamasy
Inception * Christopher Nolan Christopher Nolan & Emma Thomas
The King's Speech † Tom Hooper Iain Canning, Emile Sherman & Gareth Unwin
2011 The Descendants Alexander Payne Jim Burke, Alexander Payne, Jim Taylor
The Help Tate Taylor Chris Columbus, Michael Barnathan & Brunson Green
Hugo Martin Scorsese Johnny Depp, Timothy Headington, Graham King & Martin Scorsese
The Ides of March George Clooney George Clooney, Grant Heslov, Brian Oliver
Moneyball Bennett Miller Michael De Luca, Rachael Horovitz & Brad Pitt
War Horse Steven Spielberg Steven Spielberg & Kathleen Kennedy

References

Specific
  1. ^ "HFPS Golden Globes Page". Hollywood Foreign Press Association. http://www.hfpa.org/browse/years. Retrieved 2007-06-26. 
  2. ^ Wendell Wittler (January 24, 2001). "As the Golden Globe spins". MSNBC. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3939710. Retrieved 2007-06-26. 
  3. ^ "HFPS Golden Globes Page". Hollywood Foreign Press Association. http://www.hfpa.org/browse/year/1953. 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.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g When there is more than one director, only the first billed is displayed.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g When there is more than one producer, only the first billed is displayed.
  6. ^ "The 12th Annual Golden Globe Awards (1955)". Hollywood Foreign Press Association. http://www.hfpa.org/browse/year/1954. Retrieved 2007-06-26. The nominees' names are not listed for this year.
  7. ^ "1954 12th Golden Globe Awards". Los Angeles Times The Envelope Awards Site. Archived from the original on 2007-05-17. http://web.archive.org/web/20070517233028/http://theenvelope.latimes.com/extras/lostmind/year/1954/1954gg.htm. Retrieved 2007-06-29. "nominee list no longer exists" 
  8. ^ "The 13th Annual Golden Globe Awards (1956)". Hollywood Foreign Press Association. http://www.hfpa.org/browse/year/1955. Retrieved 2007-06-26. The nominees' names are not listed for this year.
  9. ^ "1955 13th Golden Globe Awards". Los Angeles Times The Envelope Awards Site. Archived from the original on 2007-05-17. http://web.archive.org/web/20070517233230/http://theenvelope.latimes.com/extras/lostmind/year/1955/1955gg.htm. Retrieved 2007-06-29. "nominee list no longer exists" 
  10. ^ "Golden Globes announce TV, film award nominees". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Associated Press: p. 8B. December 22, 2000. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=lL4aAAAAIBAJ&sjid=_y8EAAAAIBAJ&pg=4298,1291809&dq=golden-globes&hl=en. Retrieved August 22, 2010. 
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