Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Drama

Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Drama

The Hollywood Foreign Press Association is the organization behind the prestigious annual Golden Globe Awards. The winners for the Golden Globe in the category of Best Actress-Drama are listed below with the movie and year the movie was released. The most recent winner was Kate Winslet in 2009 for her portrayal of April Wheeler in the movie Revolutionary Road.

YearActressFilm 
2009 Kate Winslet Kate WinsletRevolutionary Road 
2008 Julie Christie Julie ChristieAway From Her 
2007 Helen Mirren Helen MirrenThe Queen 
2006 Felicity Huffman Felicity HuffmanTransamerica 
2005 Hilary Swank Hilary SwankMillion Dollar Baby 
2004 Charlize Theron Charlize TheronMonster 
2003 Nicole Kidman Nicole KidmanThe Hours 
2002 Sissy Spacek Sissy SpacekIn the Bedroom 
2001 Julia Roberts Julia RobertsErin Brockovich 
2000 Hilary Swank Hilary SwankBoys Don't Cry 
1999 Cate Blanchett Cate BlanchettElizabeth 
1998 Judi Dench Judi DenchMrs. Brown 
1997 Brenda Blethyn Brenda BlethynSecrets & Lies 
1996 Sharon Stone Sharon StoneCasino 
1995 Jessica Lange Jessica LangeBlue Sky 
1994 Holly Hunter Holly HunterThe Piano 
1993 Emma Thompson Emma ThompsonHowards End 
1992 Jodie Foster Jodie FosterThe Silence of the Lambs 
1991 Kathy Bates Kathy BatesMisery 
1990 Michelle Pfieffer Michelle PfiefferThe Fabulous Baker Boys 
1989 Jodie Foster Jodie FosterThe Accused 
1988 Sally Kirkland Sally KirklandAnna 
1987 Marlee Matlin Marlee MatlinChildren of a Lesser God 
1986 Whoopi Goldberg Whoopi GoldbergThe Color Purple 
1985 Sally Field Sally FieldPlaces in the Heart 
1984 Shirley MacLaine Shirley MacLaineTerms of Endearment 
1983 Meryl Streep Meryl StreepSophie's Choice 
1982 Meryl Streep Meryl StreepThe French Lieutenant's Woman 
1981 Mary Tyler Moore Mary Tyler MooreOrdinary People 
1980 Sally Field Sally FieldNorma Rae 
1979 Jane Fonda Jane FondaComing Home 
1978 Jane Fonda Jane FondaJulia 
1977 Faye Dunaway Faye DunawayNetwork 
1976 Louise Fletcher Louise FletcherOne Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 
1975 Gena Rowlands Gena RowlandsA Woman Under the Influence 
1974 Marsha Mason Marsha MasonCinderella Liberty 
1973 Liv Ullmann Liv UllmannUtvandrarna 
1972 Jane Fonda Jane FondaKlute 
1971 Ali MacGraw Ali MacGrawLove Story 
1970 Genevieve Bujold Genevieve BujoldAnne of the Thousand Days 
1969 Joanne Woodward Joanne WoodwardRachel, Rachel 
1968 Edith Evans Edith EvansThe Whisperers 
1967 Anouk Aimee Anouk AimeeA Man and a Woman 
1966 Samantha Eggar Samantha EggarThe Collector 
1965 Anne Bancroft Anne BancroftThe Pumpkin Eater 
1964 Leslie Caron Leslie CaronThe L-Shaped Room 
1963 Geraldine Page Geraldine PageSweet Bird of Youth 
1962 Geraldine Page Geraldine PageSummer and Smoke 
1961 Greer Garson Greer GarsonSunrise at Campobello 
1960 Elizabeth Taylor Elizabeth TaylorSuddenly, Last Summer 
1959 Susan Hayward Susan HaywardI Want to Live! 
1958 Joanne Woodward Joanne WoodwardThe Three Faces of Eve 
1957 Ingrid Bergman Ingrid BergmanAnastasia 
1956 Anna Magnani Anna MagnaniThe Rose Tattoo 
1955 Grace Kelly Grace KellyThe Country Girl 
1954 Audrey Hepburn Audrey HepburnRoman Holiday 
1953 Shirley Booth Shirley BoothCome Back, Little Sheba 
1952 Jane Wyman Jane WymanThe Blue Veil 
1951 Gloria Swanson Gloria SwansonSunset Boulevard 
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