The Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - 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 Actress in a Motion Picture" but the splitting allowed for recognition of it and the Best Actress - Musical or Comedy.
The formal title has varied since its inception and as of 2005 is officially called: "Best Performance by an Actress in a Moti...
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The Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - 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 Actress in a Motion Picture" but the splitting allowed for recognition of it and the Best Actress - Musical or Comedy.
The formal title has varied since its inception and as of 2005 is officially called: "Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture-Drama".
Notes: "†" indicates the winner of the Academy Award. "‡" indicates a Golden Globe Award winner who wasn't nominated for an Academy Award.
1950: Gloria Swanson - Sunset Boulevard
1951: Jane Wyman - The Blue Veil
1952: Shirley Booth - Come Back, Little Sheba †
1953: Audrey Hepburn - Roman Holiday †
1954: Grace Kelly - The Country Girl †
1955: Anna Magnani - The Rose Tattoo †
1956: - Ingrid Bergman - Anastasia †
1957: - Joanne Woodward - The Three Faces of Eve †
1958: Susan Hayward - I Want to Live!
1959: Elizabeth Taylor -...
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