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| Golden Globe for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama | |
|---|---|
.jpg) The 2022 recipient: Austin Butler | |
| Awarded for | Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Drama |
| Location | United States |
| Presented by | Hollywood Foreign Press Association |
| Currently held by | Austin Butler for Elvis (2022) |
| Website | goldenglobes.com |
The Golden Globe Award for Best Actor 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 Actor in a Motion Picture" but the splitting allowed for recognition of it and the Best Actor – Musical or Comedy.
The formal title has varied since its inception. In 2005, it was officially called: "Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama". As of 2013[update], the wording is "Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama".
Winners and nominees
1940s
| Year | Actor | Character | Film |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1943 | Paul Lukas | Kurt Muller | Watch on the Rhine |
| 1944 | Alexander Knox | Woodrow Wilson | Wilson |
| 1945 | Ray Milland | Don Birnam | The Lost Weekend |
| 1946 | Gregory Peck | Penny Baxter | The Yearling |
| 1947 | Ronald Colman | Anthony John | A Double Life |
| 1948 | Laurence Olivier | Hamlet, Prince of Denmark | Hamlet |
| 1949 | Broderick Crawford | Willie Stark | All the King's Men |
| Richard Todd | Cpl. Lachlan "Lachie" MacLachlan | The Hasty Heart |
