Golden Globe Award for Best Actor -- Motion Picture Drama - wikipedia Golden Globe Award for Best Actor -- Motion Picture Drama Golden Globe for Best Actor -- Motion Picture Drama Awarded for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Drama Location United States Presented by Hollywood Foreign Press Association Currently held by Gary Oldman for Darkest Hour ( 2017 ) Website www.goldenglobes.com The Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture -- Drama 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, the wording is `` Best Actor in a Motion Picture -- Drama ''. Notes : `` † '' indicates an Academy Award - winning performance. `` ‡ '' indicates an Academy Award - nominated performance that same year. `` § '' indicates a Golden Globe Award - winning performance that was not nominated for an Academy Award. Contents 1 Winners and nominees 1.1 1940s 1.2 1950s 1.3 1960s 1.4 1970s 1.5 1980s 1.6 1990s 1.7 2000s 1.8 2010s 2 Multiple nominations 3 Multiple winners 4 See also 5 References 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 1950s Year Actor Character Film 1950 José Ferrer † Cyrano de Bergerac Cyrano de Bergerac Louis Calhern ‡ Oliver Wendell Holmes The Magnificent Yankee James Stewart ‡ Elwood P. Dowd Harvey 1951 Fredric March ‡ Willy Loman Death of a Salesman Kirk Douglas Det. James McLeod Detective Story Arthur Kennedy ‡ Larry Nevins Bright Victory 1952 Gary Cooper † Marshal Will Kane High Noon Ray Milland Allan Fields The Thief Charles Boyer Jacques Bonnard The Happy Time 1953 Spencer Tracy § Clinton Jones The Actress 1954 Marlon Brando † Terry Malloy On the Waterfront 1955 Ernest Borgnine † Marty Piletti Marty 1956 Kirk Douglas ‡ Vincent van Gogh Lust for Life Karl Malden Archie Lee Meighan Baby Doll Gary Cooper Jess Birdwell Friendly Persuasion Burt Lancaster Bill Starbuck The Rainmaker Charlton Heston Moses The Ten Commandments 1957 Alec Guinness † Colonel Nicholson The Bridge on the River Kwai Marlon Brando ‡ Maj. Lloyd `` Ace '' Gruver Sayonara 1958 David Niven † Major Pollock Separate Tables Tony Curtis ‡ John `` Joker '' Jackson The Defiant Ones Robert Donat The Mandarin of Yang Cheng The Inn of the Sixth Happiness Sidney Poitier ‡ Noah Cullen The Defiant Ones Spencer Tracy ‡ Santiago ( The Old Man ) The Old Man and the Sea 1959 Anthony Franciosa § Sam Lawson Career Richard Burton Jimmy Porter Look Back in Anger Charlton Heston † Judah Ben - Hur Ben - Hur Fredric March Jerry Kingsley Middle of the Night Joseph Schildkraut Otto Frank The Diary of Anne Frank 1960s Year Actor Character Film 1960 Burt Lancaster † Elmer Gantry Elmer Gantry Trevor Howard ‡ Walter Morel Sons and Lovers Laurence Olivier Crassus Spartacus Dean Stockwell Paul Morel Sons and Lovers Spencer Tracy ‡ Henry Drummond Inherit the Wind 1961 Maximilian Schell † Hans Rolfe Judgment at Nuremberg Warren Beatty Bud Stamper Splendor in the Grass Maurice Chevalier Pannisse Fanny Paul Newman ‡ Fast Eddie Felson The Hustler Sidney Poitier Walter Lee Younger A Raisin in the Sun 1962 Gregory Peck † Atticus Finch To Kill a Mockingbird Laurence Harvey Wilhelm Grimm / The Cobbler The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm Burt Lancaster ‡ Robert Franklin Stroud Birdman of Alcatraz Jack Lemmon ‡ Joe Clay Days of Wine and Roses James Mason Humbert Humbert Lolita Paul Newman Chance Wayne Sweet Bird of Youth Peter O'Toole ‡ T.E. Lawrence Lawrence of Arabia Anthony Quinn Auda ibu Tayi Lawrence of Arabia 1963 Sidney Poitier † Homer Smith Lilies of the Field Marlon Brando Harrison Carter MacWhite The Ugly American Stathis Giallelis Stavros Topouzoglou America America Rex Harrison ‡ Julius Caesar Cleopatra Steve McQueen Rocky Papasano Love with the Proper Stranger Paul Newman ‡ Hud Bannon Hud Gregory Peck Captain Josiah Newman Captain Newman, M.D. Tom Tryon Stephen Fermoyle The Cardinal 1964 Peter O'Toole ‡ King Henry II Becket Richard Burton ‡ Thomas Becket Becket Anthony Franciosa Juan Luis Rodriguez Rio Conchos Fredric March President Lyman Seven Days in May Anthony Quinn ‡ Alexis Zorba Zorba the Greek 1965 Omar Sharif § Yuri Zhivago Doctor Zhivago Rex Harrison Pope Julius II The Agony and the Ecstasy Sidney Poitier Gordon Ralfe A Patch of Blue Rod Steiger ‡ Sol Nazerman The Pawnbroker Oskar Werner ‡ Willie Schumann Ship of Fools 1966 Paul Scofield † Sir Thomas More A Man for All Seasons Richard Burton ‡ George Who 's Afraid of Virginia Woolf ? Michael Caine ‡ Alfie Alfie Steve McQueen ‡ Machinist 's Mate 1st Class Jake Holman The Sand Pebbles Max von Sydow Reverend Abner Hale Hawaii 1967 Rod Steiger † Police Chief Bill Gillespie In the Heat of the Night Alan Bates Gabriel Oak Far from the Madding Crowd Warren Beatty ‡ Clyde Barrow Bonnie and Clyde Paul Newman ‡ Lucas `` Luke '' Jackson Cool Hand Luke Sidney Poitier Detective Virgil Tibbs In the Heat of the Night Spencer Tracy ‡ Matt Drayton Guess Who 's Coming to Dinner 1968 Peter O'Toole ‡ King Henry II The Lion in Winter Alan Arkin ‡ John Singer The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter Alan Bates ‡ Yakov Bok The Fixer Tony Curtis Albert DeSalvo The Boston Strangler Cliff Robertson † Charlie Gordon Charly 1969 John Wayne † Rooster Cogburn True Grit Alan Arkin Abraham `` Popi '' Rodriguez Popi Richard Burton ‡ King Henry VIII Anne of the Thousand Days Dustin Hoffman ‡ Enrico `` Ratso '' Rizzo Midnight Cowboy Jon Voight Joe Buck 1970s Year Actor Character Film 1970 George C. Scott † George S. Patton Patton Melvyn Douglas ‡ Tom Garrison I Never Sang for My Father James Earl Jones ‡ Jack Jefferson The Great White Hope Jack Nicholson ‡ Robert Eroica Dupea Five Easy Pieces Ryan O'Neal ‡ Oliver Barret IV Love Story 1971 Gene Hackman † Detective Jimmy `` Popeye '' Doyle The French Connection Peter Finch ‡ Daniel Hirsh Sunday Bloody Sunday Malcolm McDowell Alex DeLarge A Clockwork Orange Jack Nicholson Jonathan Fuerst Carnal Knowledge George C. Scott ‡ Dr. Herbert Bock The Hospital 1972 Marlon Brando † Vito Corleone The Godfather Michael Caine ‡ Milo Tindle Sleuth Laurence Olivier ‡ Andrew Wyke Al Pacino ‡ ( nominated for Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor ) Michael Corleone The Godfather Jon Voight Ed Deliverance 1973 Al Pacino ‡ Frank Serpico Serpico Robert Blake John Wintergreen Electra Glide in Blue Jack Lemmon † Harry Stoner Save the Tiger Steve McQueen Henri `` Papillon '' Charrière Papillon Jack Nicholson ‡ Signalman 1st Class Billy L. `` Badass '' Buddusky The Last Detail Jack Nicholson ‡ J.J. `` Jake '' Gittes Chinatown James Caan Axel Freed The Gambler Gene Hackman Harry Caul The Conversation Dustin Hoffman ‡ Lenny Bruce Lenny Al Pacino ‡ Michael Corleone The Godfather Part II Jack Nicholson † Randle Patrick `` Mac '' McMurphy One Flew Over the Cuckoo 's Nest Gene Hackman Detective Jimmy `` Popeye '' Doyle French Connection II Al Pacino ‡ Sonny Wortzik Dog Day Afternoon Maximilian Schell ‡ Arthur Goldman The Man in the Glass Booth James Whitmore ‡ Harry S. Truman Give ' em Hell, Harry ! 1976 Peter Finch † Howard Beale Network David Carradine Woody Guthrie Bound for Glory Robert De Niro ‡ Travis Bickle Taxi Driver Dustin Hoffman `` Babe '' Levy Marathon Man Sylvester Stallone ‡ Rocky Balboa Rocky 1977 Richard Burton ‡ Dr. Martin Dysart Equus Marcello Mastroianni ‡ Gabriele A Special Day Al Pacino Bobby Deerfield Bobby Deerfield Gregory Peck Douglas MacArthur MacArthur Henry Winkler Jack Dunne Heroes 1978 Jon Voight † Luke Martin Coming Home Brad Davis Billy Hayes Midnight Express Robert De Niro ‡ Michael Vronsky The Deer Hunter Anthony Hopkins Corky Withers / `` Fats '' Magic Gregory Peck Dr. Josef Mengele The Boys from Brazil 1979 Dustin Hoffman † Ted Kramer Kramer vs. Kramer Jack Lemmon ‡ Jack Godell The China Syndrome Al Pacino ‡ Arthur Kirkland... And Justice for All Jon Voight Billy Flynn The Champ James Woods Gregory Powell The Onion Field 1980s Year Actor Character Film 1980 Robert De Niro † Jake LaMotta Raging Bull John Hurt ‡ John Merrick The Elephant Man Jack Lemmon ‡ Scottie Templeton Tribute Peter O'Toole ‡ Eli Cross The Stunt Man Donald Sutherland Calvin Jarrett Ordinary People 1981 Henry Fonda † Norman Thayer On Golden Pond Warren Beatty ‡ John Reed Reds Timothy Hutton Brian Moreland Taps Burt Lancaster ‡ Lou Pascal Atlantic City Treat Williams Daniel Ciello Prince of the City 1982 Ben Kingsley † Mahatma Gandhi Gandhi Albert Finney George Dunlap Shoot the Moon Richard Gere Zack Mayo An Officer and a Gentleman Jack Lemmon ‡ Ed Horman Missing Paul Newman ‡ Frank Galvin The Verdict Tom Courtenay ‡ Norman The Dresser Robert Duvall † Mac Sledge Tender Mercies Tom Conti ‡ Gowan McGland Reuben, Reuben Richard Farnsworth Bill Miner The Grey Fox Albert Finney ‡ Sir The Dresser Al Pacino Tony Montana Scarface Eric Roberts Paul Snider Star 80 1984 F. Murray Abraham † Antonio Salieri Amadeus Jeff Bridges ‡ Starman ( `` Scott Hayden '' ) Starman Albert Finney ‡ Geoffrey Firmin Under the Volcano Tom Hulce ‡ Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Amadeus Sam Waterston Sydney Schanberg The Killing Fields 1985 Jon Voight ‡ Oscar Manheim Runaway Train Harrison Ford ‡ John Book Witness Gene Hackman Harry MacKenzie Twice in a Lifetime William Hurt † Luis Molina Kiss of the Spider Woman Raúl Juliá Valentin Arregui Kiss of the Spider Woman 1986 Bob Hoskins ‡ George Mona Lisa Harrison Ford Allie Fox The Mosquito Coast Dexter Gordon ‡ Dale Turner Round Midnight William Hurt ‡ James Leeds Children of a Lesser God Jeremy Irons Father Gabriel The Mission Paul Newman † Fast Eddie Felson The Color of Money Michael Douglas † Gordon Gekko Wall Street John Lone Puyi The Last Emperor Jack Nicholson ‡ Francis Phelan Ironweed Nick Nolte Lee Umstetter Weeds Denzel Washington ‡ ( nominated for Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor ) Steve Biko Cry Freedom 1988 Dustin Hoffman † Raymond Babbitt Rain Man Gene Hackman ‡ Rupert Anderson Mississippi Burning Tom Hulce Dominick Luciano Dominick and Eugene Edward James Olmos ‡ Jaime Escalante Stand and Deliver Forest Whitaker Charlie Parker Bird 1989 Tom Cruise ‡ Ron Kovic Born on the Fourth of July Daniel Day - Lewis † Christy Brown My Left Foot Jack Lemmon Jake Tremont Dad Al Pacino Frank Keller Sea of Love Robin Williams ‡ John Keating Dead Poets Society 1990s Year Actor Character Film 1990 Jeremy Irons † Claus von Bülow Reversal of Fortune Kevin Costner ‡ Lt. John J. Dunbar / Dances with Wolves Dances with Wolves Richard Harris ‡ Bull McCabe The Field Al Pacino Michael Corleone The Godfather Part III Robin Williams Dr. Malcolm Sayer Awakenings 1991 Nick Nolte ‡ Tom Wingo The Prince of Tides Warren Beatty ‡ Bugsy Siegel Bugsy Kevin Costner Jim Garrison JFK Robert De Niro ‡ Max Cady Cape Fear Anthony Hopkins † Dr. Hannibal Lecter The Silence of the Lambs 1992 Al Pacino † Lieutenant Colonel Frank Slade Scent of a Woman Tom Cruise Lt. Daniel Kaffee, USN, JAG Corps A Few Good Men Robert Downey Jr. ‡ Charlie Chaplin Chaplin Jack Nicholson Jimmy Hoffa Hoffa Denzel Washington ‡ Malcolm X Malcolm X 1993 Tom Hanks † Andrew Beckett Philadelphia Daniel Day - Lewis ‡ Gerry Conlon In the Name of the Father Harrison Ford Dr. Richard Kimble The Fugitive Anthony Hopkins ‡ James Stevens The Remains of the Day Liam Neeson ‡ Oskar Schindler Schindler 's List 1994 Tom Hanks † Forrest Gump Forrest Gump Morgan Freeman ‡ Ellis Boyd `` Red '' Redding The Shawshank Redemption Paul Newman ‡ Donald `` Sully '' Sullivan Nobody 's Fool Brad Pitt Tristan Ludlow Legends of the Fall John Travolta ‡ Vincent Vega Pulp Fiction 1995 Nicolas Cage † Ben Sanderson Leaving Las Vegas Richard Dreyfuss ‡ Glenn Holland Mr. Holland 's Opus Anthony Hopkins ‡ Richard Nixon Nixon Ian McKellen King Richard III Richard III Sean Penn ‡ Matthew Poncelet Dead Man Walking Geoffrey Rush † David Helfgott Shine Ralph Fiennes ‡ László de Almásy The English Patient Mel Gibson Tom Mullen Ransom Woody Harrelson ‡ Larry Flynt The People vs. Larry Flynt Liam Neeson Michael Collins Michael Collins 1997 Peter Fonda ‡ Ulee Jackson Ulee 's Gold Matt Damon ‡ Will Hunting Good Will Hunting Daniel Day - Lewis Danny Flynn The Boxer Leonardo DiCaprio Jack Dawson Titanic Djimon Hounsou Joseph Cinqué Amistad 1998 Jim Carrey § Truman Burbank The Truman Show Stephen Fry Oscar Wilde Wilde Tom Hanks ‡ Captain John H. Miller Saving Private Ryan Ian McKellen ‡ James Whale Gods and Monsters Nick Nolte ‡ Wade Whitehouse Affliction 1999 Denzel Washington ‡ Rubin `` Hurricane '' Carter The Hurricane ‡ Russell Crowe ‡ Jeffrey Wigand The Insider Matt Damon Tom Ripley The Talented Mr. Ripley Richard Farnsworth ‡ Alvin Straight The Straight Story Kevin Spacey † Lester Burnham American Beauty 2000s Year Actor Character Film 2000 Tom Hanks ‡ Chuck Noland Cast Away Javier Bardem ‡ Reinaldo Arenas Before Night Falls Russell Crowe † Maximus Decimus Meridius Gladiator Michael Douglas Grady Tripp Wonder Boys Geoffrey Rush ‡ Marquis de Sade Quills 2001 Russell Crowe ‡ John Nash A Beautiful Mind Will Smith ‡ Muhammad Ali Ali Kevin Spacey Quoyle The Shipping News Billy Bob Thornton Ed Crane The Man Who Was n't There Denzel Washington † Detective Alonzo Harris Training Day 2002 Jack Nicholson ‡ Warren R. Schmidt About Schmidt Adrien Brody † Władysław Szpilman The Pianist Michael Caine ‡ Thomas Fowler The Quiet American Daniel Day - Lewis ‡ William `` Bill the Butcher '' Cutting Gangs of New York Leonardo DiCaprio Frank Abagnale, Jr. Catch Me If You Can 2003 Sean Penn † Jimmy Markum Mystic River Russell Crowe Captain Jack Aubrey Master and Commander : The Far Side of the World Tom Cruise Captain Nathan Algren The Last Samurai Ben Kingsley ‡ Massoud Behrani House of Sand and Fog Jude Law ‡ W.P. Inman Cold Mountain Leonardo DiCaprio ‡ Howard Hughes The Aviator Javier Bardem Ramón Sampedro The Sea Inside Don Cheadle ‡ Paul Rusesabagina Hotel Rwanda Johnny Depp ‡ J.M. Barrie Finding Neverland Liam Neeson Alfred Kinsey Kinsey 2005 Philip Seymour Hoffman † Truman Capote Capote Russell Crowe James J. Braddock Cinderella Man Terrence Howard ‡ DJay Hustle & Flow Heath Ledger ‡ Ennis Del Mar Brokeback Mountain David Strathairn ‡ Edward R. Murrow Good Night, and Good Luck 2006 Forest Whitaker † Idi Amin The Last King of Scotland Leonardo DiCaprio ‡ Danny Archer Blood Diamond Leonardo DiCaprio William `` Billy '' Costigan, Jr. The Departed Peter O'Toole ‡ Maurice Russell Venus Will Smith ‡ Chris Gardner The Pursuit of Happyness 2007 Daniel Day - Lewis † Daniel Plainview There Will Be Blood George Clooney ‡ Michael Clayton Michael Clayton James McAvoy Robbie Turner Atonement Viggo Mortensen ‡ Nikolai Luzhin Eastern Promises Denzel Washington Frank Lucas American Gangster 2008 Mickey Rourke ‡ Randy `` The Ram '' Robinson The Wrestler Leonardo DiCaprio Frank Wheeler Revolutionary Road Frank Langella ‡ Richard Nixon Frost / Nixon Sean Penn † Harvey Milk Milk Brad Pitt ‡ Benjamin Button The Curious Case of Benjamin Button 2009 Jeff Bridges † Otis `` Bad '' Blake Crazy Heart George Clooney ‡ Ryan Bingham Up in the Air Colin Firth ‡ George Falconer A Single Man Morgan Freeman ‡ Nelson Mandela Invictus Tobey Maguire Captain Sam Cahill Brothers 2010s Year Actor Character Film Colin Firth † King George VI The King 's Speech Jesse Eisenberg ‡ Mark Zuckerberg The Social Network James Franco ‡ Aron Ralston 127 Hours Ryan Gosling Dean Pereira Blue Valentine Mark Wahlberg Micky Ward The Fighter 2011 George Clooney ‡ Matt King The Descendants Leonardo DiCaprio J. Edgar Hoover J. Edgar Michael Fassbender Brandon Sullivan Shame Ryan Gosling Stephen Meyers The Ides of March Brad Pitt ‡ Billy Beane Moneyball 2012 Daniel Day - Lewis † Abraham Lincoln Lincoln Richard Gere Robert Miller Arbitrage John Hawkes Mark O'Brien The Sessions Joaquin Phoenix ‡ Freddie Quell The Master Denzel Washington ‡ William `` Whip '' Whitaker, Sr. Flight 2013 Matthew McConaughey † Ron Woodroof Dallas Buyers Club Chiwetel Ejiofor ‡ Solomon Northup 12 Years a Slave Idris Elba Nelson Mandela Mandela : Long Walk to Freedom Tom Hanks Captain Richard Phillips Captain Phillips Robert Redford Our Man All Is Lost 2014 Eddie Redmayne † Stephen Hawking The Theory of Everything Steve Carell ‡ John Eleuthère du Pont Foxcatcher Benedict Cumberbatch ‡ Alan Turing The Imitation Game Jake Gyllenhaal Louis `` Lou '' Bloom Nightcrawler David Oyelowo Martin Luther King Jr. Selma 2015 Leonardo DiCaprio † Hugh Glass The Revenant Bryan Cranston ‡ Dalton Trumbo Trumbo Michael Fassbender ‡ Steve Jobs Steve Jobs Eddie Redmayne ‡ Lili Elbe The Danish Girl Will Smith Dr. Bennet Omalu Concussion 2016 Casey Affleck † Lee Chandler Manchester by the Sea Joel Edgerton Richard Loving Loving Andrew Garfield ‡ Desmond T. Doss Hacksaw Ridge Viggo Mortensen ‡ Ben Cash Captain Fantastic Denzel Washington ‡ Troy Maxson Fences 2017 Gary Oldman † Winston Churchill Darkest Hour Timothée Chalamet ‡ Elio Perlman Call Me by Your Name Daniel Day - Lewis ‡ Reynolds Woodcock Phantom Thread Tom Hanks Ben Bradlee The Post Denzel Washington ‡ Roman J. Israel Roman J. Israel, Esq. Multiple nominations 10 nominations Al Pacino 8 nominations Leonardo DiCaprio Jack Nicholson Denzel Washington 7 nominations Daniel Day - Lewis Paul Newman 6 nominations Tom Hanks Jack Lemmon 5 nominations Richard Burton Russell Crowe Gene Hackman Dustin Hoffman Peter O'Toole Gregory Peck Sidney Poitier Jon Voight 4 nominations Warren Beatty Marlon Brando Robert De Niro Anthony Hopkins Burt Lancaster Spencer Tracy 3 nominations Michael Caine George Clooney Tom Cruise Albert Finney Harrison Ford Fredric March Steve McQueen Liam Neeson Nick Nolte Laurence Olivier Sean Penn Brad Pitt George C. Scott Will Smith 2 nominations Alan Arkin Alan Bates Javier Bardem Jeff Bridges Gary Cooper Kevin Costner Tony Curtis Matt Damon Kirk Douglas Michael Douglas Richard Farnsworth Michael Fassbender Peter Finch Colin Firth Henry Fonda Morgan Freeman Richard Gere Ryan Gosling Rex Harrison Charlton Heston Tom Hulce William Hurt Jeremy Irons Ben Kingsley Ian McKellen Ray Milland Viggo Mortensen Anthony Quinn Eddie Redmayne Geoffrey Rush Maximilian Schell Kevin Spacey Rod Steiger Forest Whitaker Robin Williams Multiple winners 3 wins Tom Hanks ( 2 consecutive ) Jack Nicholson ( 2 consecutive ) 2 wins Marlon Brando Daniel Day - Lewis Leonardo DiCaprio Dustin Hoffman Peter O'Toole Al Pacino Gregory Peck Jon Voight See also Academy Award for Best Actor Critics ' Choice Movie Award for Best Actor Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role Golden Globe Award for Best Actor -- Motion Picture Musical or Comedy Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role References Jump up ^ `` Golden Globes announce TV, film award nominees ''. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Associated Press. December 22, 2000. p. 8B. Retrieved August 22, 2010. Golden Globe Awards Current awards ( Film ) Best Film : Drama Best Film : Musical or Comedy Best Actor : Drama Best Actor : Musical or Comedy Best Actress : Drama Best Actress : Musical or Comedy Best Supporting Actor Best Supporting Actress Best Animated Feature Best Director Best Foreign Language Film Best Original Score Best Original Song Best Screenplay Current awards ( Television ) Best TV Series : Drama Best TV Series : Musical or Comedy Best Miniseries or Television Film Best Actor : Drama Series Best Actor : Musical or Comedy Series Best Actor : Miniseries or TV Film Best Actress : Drama Series Best Actress : Musical or Comedy Series Best Actress : Miniseries or TV Film Best Supporting Actor Best Supporting Actress Retired awards New Star of the Year -- Actor New Star of the Year -- Actress Best Documentary Ceremonies List of Golden Globe Award ceremonies : 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1984 1985 1986 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 ( years are of film release ; ceremonies are following year ) Miscellaneous Cecil B. DeMille Award Golden Globe Ambassador Hollywood Foreign Press Association Golden Globe Award for Best Actor -- Motion Picture Drama Paul Lukas ( 1943 ) Alexander Knox ( 1944 ) Ray Milland ( 1945 ) Gregory Peck ( 1946 ) Ronald Colman ( 1947 ) Laurence Olivier ( 1948 ) Broderick Crawford ( 1949 ) José Ferrer ( 1950 ) Fredric March ( 1951 ) Gary Cooper ( 1952 ) Spencer Tracy ( 1953 ) Marlon Brando ( 1954 ) Ernest Borgnine ( 1955 ) Kirk Douglas ( 1956 ) Alec Guinness ( 1957 ) David Niven ( 1958 ) Anthony Franciosa ( 1959 ) Burt Lancaster ( 1960 ) Maximilian Schell ( 1961 ) Gregory Peck ( 1962 ) Sidney Poitier ( 1963 ) Peter O'Toole ( 1964 ) Omar Sharif ( 1965 ) Paul Scofield ( 1966 ) Rod Steiger ( 1967 ) Peter O'Toole ( 1968 ) John Wayne ( 1969 ) George C. Scott ( 1970 ) Gene Hackman ( 1971 ) Marlon Brando ( 1972 ) Al Pacino ( 1973 ) Jack Nicholson ( 1974 ) Jack Nicholson ( 1975 ) Peter Finch ( 1976 ) Richard Burton ( 1977 ) Jon Voight ( 1978 ) Dustin Hoffman ( 1979 ) Robert De Niro ( 1980 ) Henry Fonda ( 1981 ) Ben Kingsley ( 1982 ) Robert Duvall / Tom Courtenay ( 1983 ) F. Murray Abraham ( 1984 ) Jon Voight ( 1985 ) Bob Hoskins ( 1986 ) Michael Douglas ( 1987 ) Dustin Hoffman ( 1988 ) Tom Cruise ( 1989 ) Jeremy Irons ( 1990 ) Nick Nolte ( 1991 ) Al Pacino ( 1992 ) Tom Hanks ( 1993 ) Tom Hanks ( 1994 ) Nicolas Cage ( 1995 ) Geoffrey Rush ( 1996 ) Peter Fonda ( 1997 ) Jim Carrey ( 1998 ) Denzel Washington ( 1999 ) Tom Hanks ( 2000 ) Russell Crowe ( 2001 ) Jack Nicholson ( 2002 ) Sean Penn ( 2003 ) Leonardo DiCaprio ( 2004 ) Philip Seymour Hoffman ( 2005 ) Forest Whitaker ( 2006 ) Daniel Day - Lewis ( 2007 ) Mickey Rourke ( 2008 ) Jeff Bridges ( 2009 ) Colin Firth ( 2010 ) George Clooney ( 2011 ) Daniel Day - Lewis ( 2012 ) Matthew McConaughey ( 2013 ) Eddie Redmayne ( 2014 ) Leonardo DiCaprio ( 2015 ) Casey Affleck ( 2016 ) Gary Oldman ( 2017 ) Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Golden_Globe_Award_for_Best_Actor_ -- _Motion_Picture_Drama&oldid = 832497179 '' Categories : Golden Globe Awards Film awards for lead actor Talk Contents About Wikipedia Aragonés বাংলা Български Bosanski Català Čeština Dansk Deutsch Español فارسی Français Galego Hrvatski Bahasa Indonesia Italiano עברית ქართული Magyar 日本 語 Polski Português Română Русский Slovenčina Српски / srpski Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски Suomi Svenska Türkçe Українська Tiếng Việt 中文 24 more Edit links This page was last edited on 26 March 2018, at 11 : 11. 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Question: who won the golden globe award for best actor - motion picture drama 2017
Answer: Gary Oldman