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Golden Globe nominees and winners in the acting categories for motion pictures.

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Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama
Out of the
30
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nominated performances, 20 of them earned Academy Award nominations or wins.
Total wins:
4
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winners (Sidney Poitier, Denzel Washington, Forest Whitaker, and ✨ Chadwick Boseman ✨).
Most nominated: Denzel Washington is the most nominated in this category with 8 nominations.
First nominee: Sidney Poitier in Defiant Ones in 1959 and five times before the second nominee in this category.
First winner: Sidney Poitier in Lilies of the Field in 1964.

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama
Out of the
12
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nominated performances, 10 of them earned Academy Award nominations or wins.
Total wins:
2
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winners (Whoopi Goldberg and ✨ Andra Day ✨).
Most nominated: Halle Berry and Viola Davis are the most nominated in this category with 2 nominations.
First nominee: Claudia McNeil in Raisin in the Sun in 1962.
First winner: Whoopi Goldberg in The Color Purple in 1986.

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
Out of the
12
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nominated performances, 3 of them earned Academy Award nominations or wins.
Total wins:
2
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winners (Morgan Freeman and Jamie Foxx)
Most nominated: Eddie Murphy is the most nominated in this category with 4 nominations.
First nominee: Sidney Poitier in Porgy and Bess in 1960.
First winner: Morgan Freeman in Driving Miss Daisy in 1990.

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
Out of the
9
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nominated performances, 2 of them earned Academy Award nominations.
Total wins:
1
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(currently, Angela Bassett is the only winner in this category).
Most nominated: n/a
First nominee: Dorothy Dandridge in Porgy and Bess in 1960.
First winner: Angela Bassett in What’s Love Got to Do With It in 1994.

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in any Motion Picture
Out of the
19
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nominated performances, 16 went on to earn Academy Award nominations or wins.
Total wins:
5
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winners (Louis Gossett Jr., Denzel Washington, Eddie Murphy, Mahershala Ali, and ✨ Daniel Kaluuya ✨).
Most nominated: Morgan Freeman, Samuel L. Jackson, and Mahershala Ali are the most nominated in this category with 2 nominations.
First nominee: Ossie Davis in Scalphunters in 1969.
First winner: Louis Gossett Jr. in An Officer and a Gentlemen in 1983.

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in any Motion Picture
Out of the
20
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nominated performances, 17 went on to earn Academy Award nominations or wins.
Total wins:
6
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winners (Whoopi Goldberg, Jennifer Hudson, Mo'Nique, Octavia Spencer, Viola Davis, and Regina King).
Most nominated: Octavia Spencer is the most nominated in this category with 3 nominations.
First nominee: Juanita Moore in Imitation of Life in 1960.
First winner: Whoopi Goldberg in Ghost in 1991.

👏 Total nominations:
102
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🏆 Total wins:
20
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Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama
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Nominees & Winners in the Acting Category (Motion Pictures)
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Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama
30
Nominated
Sidney Poitier
1959
Nominated
Sidney Poitier
1962
Won
Sidney Poitier
1964
Nominated
Sidney Poitier
1966
Nominated
Sidney Poitier
1968
Nominated
James Earl Jones
1971
Nominated
Dexter Gordon
1987
Nominated
Denzel Washington
1988
Nominated
Forest Whitaker
1989
Nominated
Denzel Washington
1993
Nominated
Morgan Freeman
1995
Nominated
Djimon Hounsou
1998
Won
Denzel Washington
2000
Nominated
Denzel Washington
2002
Nominated
Will Smith
2002
Nominated
Don Cheadle
2005
Nominated
Terrence Howard
2006
Nominated
Will Smith
2007
Won
Forest Whitaker
2007
Nominated
Denzel Washington
2008
Nominated
Morgan Freeman
2010
Nominated
Denzel Washington
2013
Nominated
Chiwetel Ejiofor
2014
Nominated
Idris Elba
2014
Nominated
David Oyelowo
2015
Nominated
Will Smith
2016
Nominated
Denzel Washington
2017
Nominated
Denzel Washington
2018
Nominated
John David Washington
2019
Won
Chadwick Boseman
2021
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama
12
Nominated
Claudia McNeil
1962
Nominated
Diana Ross
1973
Nominated
Cicely Tyson
1973
Won
Whoopi Goldberg
1986
Nominated
Halle Berry
2002
Nominated
Gabourey Sidibe
2010
Nominated
Halle Berry
2011
Nominated
Viola Davis
2012
Nominated
Ruth Negga
2017
Nominated
Cynthia Erivo
2020
Pending
Viola Davis
2021
Won
Andra Day
2021
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
12
Nominated
Sidney Poitier
1960
Nominated
Carl Anderson
1974
Nominated
James Earl Jones
1975
Nominated
Eddie Murphy
1984
Nominated
Eddie Murphy
1985
Won
Morgan Freeman
1990
Nominated
Eddie Murphy
1997
Nominated
Samuel L. Jackson
1998
Won
Jamie Foxx
2005
Nominated
Chiwetel Ejiofor
2007
Nominated
Daniel Kaluuya
2018
Nominated
Eddie Murphy
2020
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
9
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Dorothy Dandridge
1960
Nominated
Diahann Carroll
1975
Nominated
Irene Cara
1981
Nominated
Jennifer Beals
1984
Nominated
Whoopi Goldberg
1993
Won
Angela Bassett
1994
Nominated
Pam Grier
1998
Nominated
Beyoncé
2007
Nominated
Quvenzhané Wallis
2015
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in any Motion Picture
19
Nominated
Ossie Davis
1969
Nominated
Howard Rollins
1982
Won
Louis Gossett Jr.
1983
Nominated
Adolph Caesar
1985
Nominated
Morgan Freeman
1988
Won
Denzel Washington
1990
Nominated
Samuel L. Jackson
1995
Nominated
Cuba Gooding Jr.
1997
Nominated
Samuel L. Jackson
1997
Nominated
Michael Clarke Duncan
2000
Nominated
Jamie Foxx
2005
Nominated
Morgan Freeman
2005
Won
Eddie Murphy
2007
Nominated
Barkhad Abdi
2014
Nominated
Idris Elba
2016
Nominated
Mahershala Ali
2017
Won
Mahershala Ali
2019
Won
Daniel Kaluuya
2021
Pending
Leslie Odom Jr.
2021
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in any Motion Picture
20
Nominated
Juanita Moore
1960
Nominated
Beah Richards
1968
Nominated
Abbey Lincoln
1969
Nominated
Oprah Winfrey
1986
Nominated
Cathy Tyson
1987
Won
Whoopi Goldberg
1991
Nominated
Alfre Woodard
1993
Nominated
Marianne Jean-Baptiste
1997
Nominated
Queen Latifah
2003
Won
Jennifer Hudson
2007
Nominated
Viola Davis
2009
Won
Mo'Nique
2010
Won
Octavia Spencer
2012
Nominated
Lupita Nyong'o
2014
Won
Viola Davis
2017
Nominated
Naomie Harris
2017
Nominated
Octavia Spencer
2017
Nominated
Mary J. Blige
2018
Nominated
Octavia Spencer
2018
Won
Regina King
2019
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Nominees & Winners in the Acting Category Timeline (Motion Pictures)
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Sidney Poitier
Sidney Poitier
Dorothy Dandridge
Juanita Moore
Sidney Poitier
Claudia McNeil
🏆 Sidney Poitier
Sidney Poitier
Sidney Poitier
Beah Richards
Ossie Davis
Abbey Lincoln
James Earl Jones
Diana Ross
Cicely Tyson
Carl Anderson
James Earl Jones
Diahann Carroll
Irene Cara
Howard Rollins
🏆 Louis Gossett Jr.
Eddie Murphy
Jennifer Beals
Eddie Murphy
Adolph Caesar
🏆 Whoopi Goldberg
Oprah Winfrey
Dexter Gordon
Cathy Tyson
Denzel Washington
Morgan Freeman
Forest Whitaker
🏆 Morgan Freeman
🏆 Denzel Washington
🏆 Whoopi Goldberg
Denzel Washington
Whoopi Goldberg
Alfre Woodard
🏆 Angela Bassett
Morgan Freeman
Samuel L. Jackson
Eddie Murphy
Cuba Gooding Jr.
Samuel L. Jackson
Marianne Jean-Baptiste
Djimon Hounsou
Samuel L. Jackson
Pam Grier
🏆 Denzel Washington
Michael Clarke Duncan
Denzel Washington
Will Smith
Halle Berry
Queen Latifah
Don Cheadle
🏆 Jamie Foxx
Jamie Foxx
Morgan Freeman
Terrence Howard
Will Smith
🏆 Forest Whitaker
Chiwetel Ejiofor
Beyoncé
🏆 Eddie Murphy
🏆 Jennifer Hudson
Denzel Washington
Viola Davis
Morgan Freeman
Gabourey Sidibe
🏆 Mo'Nique
Halle Berry
Viola Davis
🏆 Octavia Spencer
Denzel Washington
Chiwetel Ejiofor
Idris Elba
Barkhad Abdi
Lupita Nyong'o
David Oyelowo
Quvenzhané Wallis
Will Smith
Idris Elba
Denzel Washington
Ruth Negga
Mahershala Ali
🏆 Viola Davis
Naomie Harris
Octavia Spencer
Denzel Washington
Daniel Kaluuya
Mary J. Blige
Octavia Spencer
John David Washington
🏆 Mahershala Ali
🏆 Regina King
Cynthia Erivo
Eddie Murphy
🏆 Chadwick Boseman
🤞Viola Davis
🏆 Andra Day
🏆 Daniel Kaluuya
🤞Leslie Odom Jr.
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John David Washington
🏆 Mahershala Ali
🏆 Regina King
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Eddie Murphy
🏆 Chadwick Boseman
🤞Viola Davis
🏆 Andra Day
🏆 Daniel Kaluuya
🤞Leslie Odom Jr.
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Nominees & Winners in the Acting Category (Motion Pictures)
Nominees & Winners in the Acting Category Timeline (Motion Pictures)
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