This page lists the winners and nominees for the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama ,[ 1] since its institution in 1951. The organizer, Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA), is an organization of journalists who cover the United States film industry , but are affiliated with publications outside North America.
When the awards were introduced, there was a single category for Best Picture. Starting with the 9th Golden Globe Awards , the Golden Globes split the Acting and Best Picture awards into Drama and Musical-or-Comedy categories.[ 2] Since 1951, the only time the awards were reunified was in 1953.[ 3]
In the following lists, the first titles listed are winners. These are also in bold and in blue background; those not in bold are nominees. For comparison/contrast purposes, crosses (†) indicate which of the listed films (if any) won the Best Picture Oscar that same year. Asterisks (*) indicate which of the listed films (if any) were nominated for the Best Picture Oscar that same year.
The years given are those in which the films under consideration were released, not the year of the ceremony, which always takes place the following year.
1950s
1960s
1970s
1980s
1990s
2000s
Year
Film
Director[ 4]
Producer/s[ 5]
2000 [ 10]
Gladiator †
Ridley Scott
Douglas Wick
Billy Elliot
Stephen Daldry
Charles Brand
Erin Brockovich *
Steven Soderbergh
Danny DeVito
Sunshine
István Szabó
András Hámori
Traffic *
Steven Soderbergh
Edward Zwick
Wonder Boys
Curtis Hanson
Curtis Hanson
2001
A Beautiful Mind †
Ron Howard
Brian Grazer
In the Bedroom *
Todd Field
Todd Field
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring *
Peter Jackson
Peter Jackson, Barrie M. Osborne , Fran Walsh
The Man Who Wasn't There
Joel Coen
Ethan Coen
Mulholland Drive
David Lynch
Pierre Edelman
2002
The Hours *
Stephen Daldry
Robert Fox and Scott Rudin
About Schmidt
Alexander Payne
Michael Besman
Gangs of New York *
Martin Scorsese
Alberto Grimaldi
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers *
Peter Jackson
Peter Jackson, Barrie M. Osborne , Fran Walsh
The Pianist *
Roman Polanski
Roman Polanski
2003
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King †
Peter Jackson
Peter Jackson, Barrie M. Osborne , Fran Walsh
Cold Mountain
Anthony Minghella
Albert Berger
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World *
Peter Weir
Peter Weir
Mystic River *
Clint Eastwood
Robert Lorenz
Seabiscuit *
Gary Ross
Kathleen Kennedy
2004
The Aviator *
Martin Scorsese
Michael Mann
Closer
Mike Nichols
Patrick Marber
Finding Neverland *
Marc Forster
Richard N. Gladstein
Hotel Rwanda
Terry George
Terry George
Kinsey
Bill Condon
Gail Mutrux
Million Dollar Baby †
Clint Eastwood
Clint Eastwood, Albert S. Ruddy , Tom Rosenberg
2005
Brokeback Mountain *
Ang Lee
Diana Ossana
The Constant Gardener
Fernando Meirelles
Simon Channing-Williams
Good Night, and Good Luck *
George Clooney
Grant Heslov
A History of Violence
David Cronenberg
Chris Bender
Match Point
Woody Allen
Letty Aronson
2006
Babel *
Alejandro González Iñárritu
Steve Golin
Bobby
Emilio Estevez
Anthony Hopkins
The Departed †
Martin Scorsese
Brad Grey
Little Children
Todd Field
Albert Berger
The Queen *
Stephen Frears
François Ivernel
2007
Atonement *
Joe Wright
Tim Bevan
American Gangster
Ridley Scott
Brian Grazer
Eastern Promises
David Cronenberg
Paul Webster
The Great Debaters
Denzel Washington
Oprah Winfrey
Michael Clayton *
Tony Gilroy
Sydney Pollack
No Country for Old Men †
Joel and Ethan Coen
Joel Coen, Ethan Coen, Scott Rudin
There Will Be Blood *
Paul Thomas Anderson
Paul Thomas Anderson
2008
Slumdog Millionaire †
Danny Boyle
Christian Colson
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button *
David Fincher
Kathleen Kennedy, Frank Marshall , Ray Stark
Frost/Nixon *
Ron Howard
Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner , Brian Grazer , Ron Howard
The Reader *
Stephen Daldry
Anthony Minghella , Sydney Pollack, Scott Rudin
Revolutionary Road
Sam Mendes
Bobby Cohen , Sam Mendes, Scott Rudin
2009
Avatar *
James Cameron
James Cameron and Jon Landau
The Hurt Locker †
Kathryn Bigelow
Kathryn Bigelow, Mark Boal , Nicolas Chartier , Tony Mark , Donall McCusker, Greg Shapiro
Inglourious Basterds *
Quentin Tarantino
Lawrence Bender
Precious *
Lee Daniels
Lisa Cortes, Sarah Siegel-Magness, Valerie Hoffman , Asger Hussain, Gary Magness, Mark G. Magges, Berrgen Swason, Simone Sheffield
Up in the Air *
Jason Reitman
Daniel Dubiecki , Jeffrey Clifford, Ivan Reitman , Jason Reitman
2010s
Year
Film
Director[ 4]
Producer/s[ 5]
2010
The Social Network *
David Fincher
Scott Rudin , Dana Brunetti , Michael De Luca , Ceán Chaffin
Black Swan *
Darren Aronofsky
Mike Medavoy , Scott Franklin, Arnold Messer, Brian Oliver
The Fighter *
David O. Russell
David Hoberman, Todd Lieberman, Ryan Kavanaugh , Mark Wahlberg , Dorothy Aufiero, Paul Tamasy
Inception *
Christopher Nolan
Christopher Nolan and Emma Thomas
The King's Speech †
Tom Hooper
Iain Canning, Emile Sherman, Gareth Unwin
2011
The Descendants *
Alexander Payne
Jim Burke , Alexander Payne , Jim Taylor
The Help *
Tate Taylor
Chris Columbus , Michael Barnathan , Brunson Green
Hugo *
Martin Scorsese
Johnny Depp , Timothy Headington , Graham King , Martin Scorsese
The Ides of March
George Clooney
George Clooney , Grant Heslov , Brian Oliver
Moneyball *
Bennett Miller
Michael De Luca , Rachael Horovitz , Brad Pitt
War Horse *
Steven Spielberg
Steven Spielberg and Kathleen Kennedy
2012 [ 11]
Argo †
Ben Affleck
Ben Affleck, George Clooney , Grant Heslov
Django Unchained *
Quentin Tarantino
Stacey Sher , Reginald Hudlin , Pilar Savone
Life of Pi *
Ang Lee
Ang Lee, Gil Netter, David Womarck
Lincoln *
Steven Spielberg
Steven Spielberg, Kathleen Kennedy
Zero Dark Thirty *
Kathryn Bigelow
Kathryn Bigelow, Colin Wilson , Greg Shapiro, Ted Schipper, Megan Ellison
2013 [ 12]
12 Years a Slave †
Steve McQueen
Brad Pitt , Dede Gardner , Jeremy Kleiner , Bill Pohlad , Steve McQueen , Arnon Milchan , Anthony Katagas
Captain Phillips *
Paul Greengrass
Michael De Luca , Dana Brunetti , Scott Rudin
Gravity *
Alfonso Cuarón
Alfonso Cuarón and David Heyman
Philomena *
Stephen Frears
Gabrielle Tan, Steve Coogan , Tracey Seaward
Rush
Ron Howard
Andrew Eaton , Eric Fellner , Brian Oliver, Peter Morgan , Brian Grazer , Ron Howard
2014 [ 13]
Boyhood *
Richard Linklater
Richard Linklater , Cathleen Sutherland , Jonathan Sehring , John Sloss
Foxcatcher
Bennett Miller
Bennett Miller, Megan Ellison , Jon Kilik, Anthony Bregman
The Imitation Game *
Morten Tyldum
Nora Grossman, Ido Ostrowsky, Teddy Schwarzman
Selma *
Ava DuVernay
Dede Gardner , Jeremy Kleiner , Christian Colson , Oprah Winfrey
The Theory of Everything *
James Marsh
Tim Bevan , Eric Fellner , Lisa Bruce , Anthony McCarten
See also
References
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General
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Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama