Golden Globe Award for Best Drama

Golden Globe Award for Best Drama

The Golden Globe Awards are organized by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association and were established in 1951. The movies winning in the category of Best Motion Picture-Drama are listed below with the year the film was released, the director and the producer.

Year FilmDirectorProducer 
2009 Slumdog Millionaire Slumdog MillionaireDanny BoyleChristian Colson 
2008 Atonement AtonementJoe WrightTim Bevan 
2007 Babel BabelAlejandro González IñárrituSteve Golin 
2006 Brokeback Mountain Brokeback MountainAng LeeDiana Ossana 
2005 The Aviator The AviatorMartin ScorseseMichael Mann 
2004 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the KingPeter JacksonPeter Jackson 
2003 The Hours The HoursStephen DaldryMark Huffam 
2002 A Beautiful Mind A Beautiful MindRon HowardBrian Grazer 
2001 Gladiator GladiatorRidley ScottDouglas Wick 
2000 American Beauty American BeautySam MendesBruce Cohen 
1999 Saving Private Ryan Saving Private RyanSteven SpielbergSteven Spielberg 
1998 Titanic TitanicJames CameronJon Landau 
1997 The English Patient The English PatientAnthony MinghellaSaul Zaentz 
1996 Sense and Sensibility Sense and SensibilityAng LeeLaurie Borg 
1995 Forrest Gump Forrest GumpRobert ZemeckisWendy Finerman 
1994 Schindler's List Schindler's ListSteven SpielbergSteven Spielberg 
1993 Scent of a Woman Scent of a WomanMartin BrestOvidio G. Assonitis 
1992 Bugsy BugsyBarry LevinsonWarren Beatty 
1991 Dances with Wolves Dances with WolvesKevin CostnerJim Wilson 
1990 Born on the Fourth of July Born on the Fourth of JulyOliver StoneA. Kitman Ho 
1989 Rain Man Rain ManBarry LevinsonMark Johnson 
1988 The Last Emperor The Last EmperorBernardo BertolucciJeremy Thomas 
1987 Platoon PlatoonOliver StoneArnold Kopelson 
1986 Out of Africa Out of AfricaSydney PollackSydney Pollack 
1985 Amadeus AmadeusMiloš FormanSaul Zaentz 
1984 Terms of Endearment Terms of EndearmentJames L. BrooksJames L. Brooks 
1983 E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial E.T. the Extra-TerrestrialSteven SpielbergSteven Spielberg 
1982 On Golden Pond On Golden PondMark RydellBruce Gilbert 
1981 Ordinary People Ordinary PeopleRobert RedfordRonald L. Schwary 
1980 Kramer vs. Kramer Kramer vs. KramerRobert BentonStanley R. Jaffe 
1979 Midnight Express Midnight ExpressAlan ParkerAlan Marshall 
1978 The Turning Point The Turning PointHerbert RossArthur Laurents 
1977 Rocky RockyJohn G. AvildsenRobert Chartoff and Irwin Winkler 
1976 One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest One Flew Over the Cuckoo's NestMiloš FormanMichael Douglas 
1975 Chinatown ChinatownRoman PolanskiRobert Evans 
1974 The Exorcist The ExorcistWilliam FriedkinWilliam Peter Blatty 
1973 The Godfather The GodfatherFrancis Ford CoppolaAlbert S. Ruddy 
1972 The French Connection The French ConnectionWilliam FriedkinPhilip D'Antoni 
1971 Love Story Love StoryArthur HillerHoward G. Minsky 
1970 Anne of the Thousand Days Anne of the Thousand DaysCharles JarrottHal B. Wallis 
1969 The Lion in Winter The Lion in WinterAnthony HarveyMartin Poll 
1968 In the Heat of the Night In the Heat of the NightNorman JewisonWalter Mirisch 
1967 A Man for All Seasons A Man for All SeasonsFred ZinnemannFred Zinnemann 
1966 Doctor Zhivago Doctor ZhivagoDavid LeanArvid Griffen 
1965 Becket BecketPeter GlenvilleHal B. Wallis 
1964 The Cardinal The CardinalOtto PremingerMartin C. Schute 
1963 Lawrence of Arabia Lawrence of ArabiaDavid LeanSam Spiegel 
1962 The Guns of Navarone The Guns of NavaroneJ. Lee ThompsonCarl Foreman 
1961 Spartacus SpartacusStanley KubrickKirk Douglas 
1960 Ben-Hur Ben-HurWilliam WylerSam Zimbalist 
1959 The Defiant Ones The Defiant OnesStanley KramerStanley Kramer 
1958 The Bridge on the River Kwai The Bridge on the River KwaiDavid LeanSam Spiegel 
1957 Around the World in Eighty Days Around the World in Eighty DaysMichael AndersonKevin McClory 
1956 East of Eden East of EdenElia KazanElia Kazan 
1955 On the Waterfront On the WaterfrontElia KazanSam Spiegel 
1954 The Robe The RobeHenry KosterHenry Koster 
1953 The Greatest Show on Earth The Greatest Show on EarthCecil B. DeMilleCecil B. DeMille 
1952 A Place in the Sun A Place in the SunGeorge StevensGeorge Stevens 
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