Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama

1962 Golden Globe Awards - Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama WinnerJudgment at NurembergMaximilian SchellIn 1948, an American court in occupied Germany tries four Nazis judged for war crimes.Amazon1962 Golden Globe Awards - Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama NomineesA Raisin in the SunSidney PoitierAmazonFannyMaurice ChevalierAmazonSplendor in the GrassWarren BeattyAmazonThe HustlerPaul NewmanAmazon

1973 Golden Globe Awards - Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama WinnerThe GodfatherMarlon BrandoThe aging patriarch of an organized crime dynasty transfers control of his clandestine empire to his reluctant son.Amazon1973 Golden Globe Awards - Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama NomineesDeliveranceJon VoightAmazonSleuthMichael CaineAmazonSleuthLaurence OlivierAmazonThe GodfatherAl PacinoAmazon

1974 Golden Globe Awards - Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama WinnerSerpicoAl PacinoAn honest New York cop named Frank Serpico blows the whistle on rampant corruption in the force only to have his comrades turn against him.Amazon1974 Golden Globe Awards - Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama NomineesElectra Glide in BlueRobert BlakeAmazonPapillonSteve McQueenAmazonSave the TigerJack LemmonAmazonThe Last DetailJack NicholsonAmazon

1975 Golden Globe Awards - Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama WinnerChinatownJack NicholsonA private detective hired to expose an adulterer finds himself caught up in a web of deceit, corruption, and murder.Amazon1975 Golden Globe Awards - Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama NomineesLennyDustin HoffmanAmazonThe ConversationGene HackmanAmazonThe GamblerJames CaanAmazonThe Godfather: Part IIAl PacinoAmazon

1976 Golden Globe Awards - Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama WinnerOne Flew Over the Cuckoo's NestJack NicholsonA criminal pleads insanity and is admitted to a mental institution, where he rebels against the oppressive nurse and rallies up the scared patients.Amazon1976 Golden Globe Awards - Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama NomineesDog Day AfternoonAl PacinoAmazonFrench Connection IIGene HackmanAmazonGive 'em Hell, Harry!James WhitmoreAmazonThe Man in the Glass BoothMaximilian SchellAmazon

1977 Golden Globe Awards - Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama WinnerNetworkPeter FinchA television network cynically exploits a deranged former anchor's ravings and revelations about the news media for its own profit.Amazon1977 Golden Globe Awards - Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama NomineesBound for GloryDavid CarradineAmazonMarathon ManDustin HoffmanAmazonRockySylvester StalloneAmazonTaxi DriverRobert De NiroAmazon

1978 Golden Globe Awards - Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama WinnerEquusRichard BurtonA psychiatrist attempts to uncover a troubled stable boy's disturbing obsession with horses.Amazon1978 Golden Globe Awards - Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama NomineesA Special DayMarcello MastroianniAmazonBobby DeerfieldAl PacinoAmazonHeroesHenry WinklerAmazonMacArthurGregory PeckAmazon

1979 Golden Globe Awards - Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama WinnerComing HomeJon VoightA woman whose husband is fighting in Vietnam falls in love with another man who suffered a paralyzing combat injury there.Amazon1979 Golden Globe Awards - Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama NomineesMagicAnthony HopkinsAmazonMidnight ExpressBrad DavisAmazonThe Boys from BrazilGregory PeckAmazonThe Deer HunterRobert De NiroAmazon

1980 Golden Globe Awards - Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama WinnerKramer vs. KramerDustin HoffmanTed Kramer's wife leaves him, allowing for a lost bond to be rediscovered between Ted and his son, Billy. But a heated custody battle ensues over the divorced couple's son, deepening the wounds left by the separation.Amazon1980 Golden Globe Awards - Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama NomineesAnd Justice for AllAl PacinoAmazonThe ChampJon VoightAmazonThe China SyndromeJack LemmonAmazonThe Onion FieldJames WoodsAmazon

1981 Golden Globe Awards - Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama WinnerRaging BullRobert De NiroThe life of boxer Jake LaMotta, whose violence and temper that led him to the top in the ring destroyed his life outside of it.Amazon1981 Golden Globe Awards - Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama NomineesOrdinary PeopleDonald SutherlandAmazonThe Elephant ManJohn HurtAmazonThe Stunt ManPeter O'TooleAmazonTributeJack LemmonAmazon