Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama

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The Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama is a prestigious annual honor presented by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association to recognize outstanding lead performances by male actors in dramatic films.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf Golden Globe Award category
film award
alsoKnownAs Golden Globe for Best Actor – Drama
awardCategoryOf Golden Globe Awards
awardedBy Hollywood Foreign Press Association
awardedForYearOfRelease previous calendar year
awardFor best performance by an actor in a leading role in a motion picture – drama
awardingBodyType press association
ceremonyHeldIn January
country United States
eligiblePerformers male actors
field acting
firstAwarded 1951
frequency annual
genderRestriction male
genreFocus drama film
hasCategoryOn Wikipedia
hasRelatedAward Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama
Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama
headquartersOfPresenter Los Angeles
inception 1951
industry film industry
locationOfCeremony Beverly Hills
Los Angeles
medium film
notableRecipient Al Pacino
Daniel Day-Lewis
Denzel Washington
Gary Oldman
Jack Nicholson
Joaquin Phoenix
Leonardo DiCaprio
Marlon Brando
Russell Crowe
Tom Hanks
officialWebsite https://www.goldenglobes.com
organizer Hollywood Foreign Press Association
partOf Golden Globe Awards
performanceType leading role
presentedBy Hollywood Foreign Press Association
presentedInLanguage English
scope international cinema
selectionMethod voting by Hollywood Foreign Press Association members
separatedFrom Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture
separationYear 1951
significance major American film acting award
typicalCeremonyVenue The Beverly Hilton

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A Beautiful Mind (2001 film) ("Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama")
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Casey Affleck ("Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama")
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Kramer vs. Kramer ("Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama")
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Russell Crowe ("Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama")
Spencer Tracy ("Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama")
The King’s Speech ("Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama")
awardReceived
Cast Away ("Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama")
David Oyelowo ("Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama (for Selma)")
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The Boys from Brazil (1978 film) ("Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama")
nominatedFor
American Gangster ("Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama")
Invictus
The Ides of March ("Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Drama (Ryan Gosling)")
awardNomination
Casey Affleck ("Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama – Manchester by the Sea")
Colin Firth ("Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama – The King’s Speech")
Russell Crowe ("Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama for A Beautiful Mind")
awardReceivedForWork
Academy Award for Best Actor ("Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama")
Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy ("Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama")
Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture ("Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama")
relatedAward
Andy García ("Golden Globe nomination for The Godfather Part III")
Forest Whitaker ("Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama for The Last King of Scotland")
awardReceivedFor
Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama ("Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture")
Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy ("Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture")
separatedFrom
Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama ("Golden Globe for Best Actor – Drama")
alsoKnownAs
The Hurricane ("Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama (Denzel Washington)")
award
High Noon
goldenGlobeAward
A Single Man
goldenGlobeNomination
Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama ("Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama")
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