Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Drama

Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Drama

The following list shows the winners for the Golden Globe Best Actor in a Drama category alongside the year and the name of the movie. Mickey Rourke is the most recent honoree with his 2008 portrayal of Randy "The Ram" Robinson in The Wrestler.

Year ActorFilm 
2009 Mickey Rourke Mickey RourkeThe Wrestler 
2008 Daniel Day-Lewis Daniel Day-LewisThere Will Be Blood 
2007 Forest Whitaker Forest WhitakerThe Last King of Scotland 
2006 Philip Seymour Hoffman Philip Seymour HoffmanCapote 
2005 Leonardo DiCaprio Leonardo DiCaprioThe Aviator 
2004 Sean Penn Sean PennMystic River 
2003 Jack Nicholson Jack NicholsonAbout Schmidt 
2002 Russell Crowe Russell CroweA Beautiful Mind 
2001 Tom Hanks Tom HanksCast Away 
2000 Denzel Washington Denzel WashingtonThe Hurricane 
1999 Jim Carrey Jim CarreyThe Truman Show 
1998 Peter Fonda Peter FondaUlee's Gold 
1997 Geoffrey Rush Geoffrey RushShine 
1996 Nicolas Cage Nicolas CageLeaving Las Vegas 
1995 Tom Hanks Tom HanksForrest Gump 
1994 Tom Hanks Tom HanksPhiladelphia 
1993 Al Pacino Al PacinoScent of a Woman 
1992 Nick Nolte Nick NolteThe Prince of Tides 
1991 Jeremy Irons Jeremy IronsReversal of Fortune 
1990 Tom Cruise Tom CruiseBorn on the Fourth of July 
1989 Dustin Hoffman Dustin HoffmanRain Man 
1988 Michael Douglas Michael DouglasWall Street 
1987 Bob Hoskins Bob HoskinsMona Lisa 
1986 Jon Voight Jon VoightRunaway Train 
1985 F. Murray Abraham F. Murray AbrahamAmadeus 
1984 Tom Courtenay Tom CourtenayThe Dresser 
1983 Ben Kingsley Ben KingsleyGandhi 
1982 Henry Fonda Henry FondaOn Golden Pond 
1981 Robert De Niro Robert De NiroRaging Bull 
1980 Dustin Hoffman Dustin HoffmanKramer vs. Kramer 
1979 Jon Voight Jon VoightComing Home 
1978 Richard Burton Richard BurtonEquus 
1977 Peter Finch Peter FinchNetwork 
1976 Jack Nicholson Jack NicholsonOne Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 
1975 Jack Nicholson Jack NicholsonChinatown 
1974 Al Pacino Al PacinoSerpico 
1973 Marlon Brando Marlon BrandoThe Godfather 
1972 Gene Hackman Gene HackmanThe French Connection 
1971 George C. Scott George C. ScottPatton 
1970 John Wayne John WayneTrue Grit 
1969 Peter O'Toole Peter O'TooleThe Lion in Winter 
1968 Rod Steiger Rod SteigerIn the Heat of the Night 
1967 Paul Scofield Paul ScofieldA Man for All Seasons 
1966 Omar Sharif Omar SharifDoctor Zhivago 
1965 Peter O'Toole Peter O'TooleBecket 
1964 Sidney Poitier Sidney PoitierLilies of the Field 
1963 Gregory Peck Gregory PeckTo Kill a Mockingbird 
1962 Maximilian Schell Maximilian SchellJudgment at Nuremberg 
1961 Burt Lancaster Burt LancasterElmer Gantry 
1960 Anthony Franciosa Anthony FranciosaCareer 
1959 David Niven David NivenSeparate Tables 
1958 Alec Guinness Alec GuinnessThe Bridge on the River Kwai 
1957 Kirk Douglas Kirk DouglasLust for Life 
1956 Ernest Borgnine Ernest BorgnineMarty 
1955 Marlon Brando Marlon BrandoOn the Waterfront 
1954 Spencer Tracy Spencer TracyThe Actress 
1953 Gary Cooper Gary CooperHigh Noon 
1952 Fredric March Fredric MarchDeath of a Salesman 
1951 Jose Ferrer Jose FerrerCyrano de Bergerac 
1950 Broderick Crawford Broderick CrawfordAll the King's Men 
1949 Laurence Olivier Laurence OlivierHamlet 
1948 Ronald Colman Ronald ColmanA Double Life 
1947 Gregory Peck Gregory PeckThe Yearling 
1946 Ray Milland Ray MillandThe Lost Weekend 
1945 Alexander Knox Alexander KnoxWilson 
1944 Paul Lukas Paul LukasWatch on the Rhine 
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