Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama

1953 Golden Globe Awards - Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama WinnerHigh NoonGary CooperA town Marshal, despite the disagreements of his newlywed bride and the townspeople around him, must face a gang of deadly killers alone at high noon when the gang leader, an outlaw he sent up years ago, arrives on the noon train.Amazon1953 Golden Globe Awards - Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama NomineesThe Happy TimeCharles BoyerAmazonThe ThiefRay MillandAmazon

1944 Golden Globe Awards - Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama WinnerWatch on the RhinePaul LukasA German-born engineer, his American wife and their children travel from Mexico to the United States to visit her family but their plans are complicated by a Romanian count.Amazon

1945 Golden Globe Awards - Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama WinnerWilsonAlexander KnoxA chronicle of the political career of US President Woodrow Wilson.Amazon

1946 Golden Globe Awards - Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama WinnerThe Lost WeekendRay MillandThe desperate life of a chronic alcoholic is followed through a four-day drinking bout.Amazon

1947 Golden Globe Awards - Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama WinnerThe YearlingGregory PeckA boy persuades his parents to allow him to adopt a young deer, but what will happen if the deer misbehaves?Amazon

1948 Golden Globe Awards - Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama WinnerA Double LifeRonald ColmanAnthony John is an actor whose life is strongly influenced by the characters he plays. When he's playing comedy, he's the most enjoyable person in the world, but when he's playing drama, ...Amazon

1949 Golden Globe Awards - Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama WinnerHamletLaurence OlivierPrince Hamlet struggles over whether or not he should kill his uncle, whom he suspects has murdered his father, the former King.Amazon

1950 Golden Globe Awards - Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama WinnerAll the King's MenBroderick CrawfordThe rise and fall of a corrupt politician, who makes his friends richer and retains power by dint of a populist appeal.Amazon1950 Golden Globe Awards - Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama NomineesThe Hasty HeartRichard ToddAmazon

1951 Golden Globe Awards - Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama WinnerCyrano de BergeracJosé FerrerThe charismatic swordsman-poet helps another woo the woman he loves in this straightforward version of the play.Amazon1951 Golden Globe Awards - Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama NomineesHarveyJames StewartAmazonThe Magnificent YankeeLouis CalhernAmazon

1952 Golden Globe Awards - Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama WinnerDeath of a SalesmanFredric MarchAn over-the-hill salesman faces a personal turning point when he loses his job and attempts to make peace with his family.Amazon1952 Golden Globe Awards - Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama NomineesBright VictoryArthur KennedyAmazonDetective StoryKirk DouglasAmazon