Golden Globe for bedste film – drama er blevet uddelt årligt siden 1944 af Hollywood Foreign Press Association.
1940'erne 1949 – Johnny Belinda; Tre mand søger guld 1948 – Gentleman's Agreement 1947 – The Best Years of Our Lives 1946 – The Lost Weekend 1945 – Going My Way 1944 – The Song of Bernadette
1950'erne
År Film InstruktørWhen there is more than one director, only the first billed is displayed. ProducerWhen there is more than one producer, only the first billed is displayed. 1950 Sunset Boulevard * Billy Wilder Charles Brackett 1951 En plads i solen * George Stevens George StevensTilbage til livet Mark Robson Robert BucknerPolitistation 21 William Wyler William WylerQuo Vadis? * Mervyn LeRoy Sam ZimbalistOmstigning til Paradis * Elia Kazan Charles K. Feldman 1952 Verdens største show † Cecil B. DeMille Cecil B. DeMilleKom tilbage, lille Sheba Daniel Mann Hal B. WallisDen lykkelig tid Richard Fleischer Earl FentonHigh Noon * Fred Zinnemann Stanley KramerTyven Russell Rouse Clarence Greene 1953 Men jeg så ham dø * Henry Koster Frank Ross 1954The nominees' names are not listed for this year. On the Waterfront † Elia Kazan Sam Spiegel 1955The nominees' names are not listed for this year. Øst for paradis Elia Kazan Elia Kazan 1956 Jorden rundt i 80 dage † Michael Anderson Kevin McCloryGiganten * George Stevens Henry GinsbergFilmen om Van Gogh Vincente Minnelli John HousemanRegnmageren Joseph Anthony Hal B. WallisKrig og fred King Vidor Dino De Laurentiis 1957 Broen over floden Kwai † David Lean Sam SpiegelNarkomanen Fred Zinnemann Buddy AdlerSayonara... farlig kærlighed * Joshua Logan William GoetzTolv vrede mænd * Sidney Lumet Henry FondaAnklagerens vidne * Billy Wilder Arthur Hornblow Jr. 1958 Lænken * Stanley Kramer Stanley KramerKat på et varmt bliktag * Richard Brooks Lawrence WeingartenHjem for natten Mervyn LeRoy Mervyn LeRoyJeg vil leve! Robert Wise Claude MillerFra bord til bord * Delbert Mann Harold Hecht 1959 Ben-Hur † William Wyler Sam ZimbalistEt mords analyse * Otto Preminger Otto PremingerAnne Franks dagbog * George Stevens George StevensNonnen * Fred Zinnemann Henry BlankePå stranden Stanley Kramer Stanley Kramer
1960'erne År Film Instruktør Producer 1960 Spartacus Stanley Kubrick Kirk DouglasElmer Gantry * Richard Brooks Bernard SmithSolen stod stille Stanley Kramer Stanley KramerSønner og elskere * Jack Cardiff Jerry WaldSunrise at Campobello Vincent J. Donehue Dore Schary 1961 Navarones kanoner * J. Lee Thompson Carl ForemanEl Cid Anthony Mann Samuel BronstonFanny * Joshua Logan Ben KadishDommen i Nürnberg * Stanley Kramer Stanley KramerFeber i blodet Elia Kazan Elia Kazan 1962 Lawrence af Arabien † David Lean Sam Spiegel Chapman rapporten George Cukor Darryl F. Zanuck Hektiske dage Blake Edwards Martin Manulis Hemmelige lidenskaber John Huston Wolfgang ReinhardtVinderen taber altid Martin Ritt Jerry WaldPigen fra dødslejren Philip Dunne Mark RobsonDen længste dag * Ken Annakin Darryl F. ZanuckHelen Kellers triumf Arthur Penn Fred CoeMytteri på Bounty * Lewis Milestone Aaron RosenbergDræb ikke en sangfugl * Robert Mulligan Alan J. Pakula 1963 Cardinalen Otto Preminger Martin C. SchuteAmerika, Amerika * Elia Kazan Elia KazanMilitærlægen Kaptajn Newman David Miller Robert ArthurThe Caretakers Hall Bartlett Hall BartlettCleopatra * Joseph L. Mankiewicz Walter WangerDen store flugt John Sturges John SturgesDen utæmmelige Martin Ritt Irving RavetchMarkens liljer * Ralph Nelson Ralph Nelson 1964 Becket * Peter Glenville Hal B. WallisHuset på klippen Ronald Neame Ross HunterDear Heart Delbert Mann Martin ManulisFanget i natten John Huston John HustonZorba, grækeren * Michael Cacoyannis Michael Cacoyannis 1965 Doktor Zhivago * David Lean Arvid GriffenOffer for en samler William Wyler Jud KinbergVinger til fugl Føniks Robert Aldrich Robert AldrichEt strejf af solskin Guy Green Guy GreenNarreskibet * Stanley Kramer Stanley Kramer 1966 Mand til alle tider † Fred Zinnemann Fred ZinnemannBorn Free James H. Hill Sam JaffeThe Professionals Richard Brooks Richard BrooksKanonbåden fra San Pablo * Robert Wise Robert WiseHvem er bange for Virginia Woolf? * Mike Nichols Ernest Lehman 1967 I nattens hede † Norman Jewison Walter MirischBonnie og Clyde * Arthur Penn Warren BeattyFjernt fra verdens vrimmel John Schlesinger Joseph JanniGæt hvem der kommer til middag * Stanley Kramer George GlassMed koldt blod Richard Brooks Richard Brooks 1968 The Lion in Winter * Anthony Harvey Martin PollCharly Ralph Nelson Ralph NelsonJøden fra Kiev John Frankenheimer Edward LewisHjertet er en ensom vandrer Robert Ellis Miller Joel FreemanFiskerens sko Michael Anderson George Englund 1969 Anne, dronning i tusind dage * Charles Jarrott Hal B. WallisButch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid * George Roy Hill John ForemanMidnight Cowboy † John Schlesinger Jerome HellmanMiss Brodies bedste år Ronald Neame James CressonJamen, man skyder da heste? Sydney Pollack Robert Chartoff
1970'erne År Film Instruktør Producer 1970 Love Story * Arthur Hiller Howard G. MinskyAirport - vinger af ild * George Seaton Ross HunterFive Easy Pieces * Bob Rafelson Robert DaleyI Never Sang for My Father Gilbert Cates Gilbert CatesPatton - pansergeneralen † Franklin J. Schaffner Frank Caffey 1971 The French Connection † William Friedkin Philip D'AntoniA Clockwork Orange * Stanley Kubrick Si LitvinoffThe Last Picture Show * Peter Bogdanovich Stephen J. FriedmanMarie Stuart - dronning af Skotland Charles Jarrott Hal B. WallisSommeren 42 - jeg glemmer dig aldrig Robert Mulligan Richard A. Roth 1972 The Godfather † Francis Ford Coppola Albert S. RuddyUdflugt med døden * John Boorman John BoormanFrenzy Alfred Hitchcock William HillSOS Poseidon kalder Ronald Neame Irwin AllenDobbeltspil Joseph L. Mankiewicz Morton Gottlieb 1973 The Exorcist * William Friedkin William Peter BlattyCinderella Liberty Mark Rydell Mark RydellThe Day of the Jackal Fred Zinnemann John WoolfLast Tango in Paris Bernardo Bertolucci Alberto GrimaldiSave the Tiger John G. Avildsen Edward S. FeldmanSerpico Sidney Lumet Dino De Laurentiis 1974 Chinatown * Roman Polanski Robert EvansThe Conversation * Francis Ford Coppola Francis Ford CoppolaEarthquake Mark Robson Mark RobsonThe Godfather: Part II † Francis Ford Coppola Francis Ford CoppolaA Woman Under the Influence John Cassavetes Sam Shaw 1975 One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest † Miloš Forman Michael DouglasBarry Lyndon * Stanley Kubrick Stanley KubrickDog Day Afternoon * Sidney Lumet Martin BregmanJaws * Steven Spielberg David BrownNashville * Robert Altman Robert Altman 1976 Rocky † John G. Avildsen Robert Chartoff and Irwin WinklerAll the President's Men * Alan J. Pakula Walter CoblenzBound for Glory * Hal Ashby Robert BlumofeNetwork * Sidney Lumet Howard GottfriedVoyage of the Damned Stuart Rosenberg Robert Fryer 1977 The Turning Point * Herbert Ross Arthur LaurentsClose Encounters of the Third Kind Steven Spielberg Julia PhillipsI Never Promised You a Rose Garden Anthony Page Daniel H. BlattJulia * Fred Zinnemann Richard A. RothStar Wars * George Lucas Gary Kurtz 1978 Midnight Express * Alan Parker Alan MarshallComing Home * Hal Ashby Robert C. JonesDays of Heaven Terrence Malick Bert SchneiderThe Deer Hunter † Michael Cimino Barry SpikingsAn Unmarried Woman * Paul Mazursky Paul Mazursky 1979 Kramer vs. Kramer † Robert Benton Stanley R. JaffeApocalypse Now * Francis Ford Coppola Francis Ford CoppolaThe China Syndrome James Bridges Michael DouglasManhattan Woody Allen Charles H. JoffeNorma Rae * Martin Ritt Alexandra Rose
1980'erne Årr Film Instruktør Producer 1980 En ganske almindelig familie † Robert Redford Ronald L. SchwaryElefantmanden * David Lynch Jonathan SangerThe Ninth Configuration William Peter Blatty William Peter BlattyRaging Bull * Martin Scorsese Robert ChartoffThe Stunt Man Richard Rush Richard Rush 1981 Deres Sensommer * Mark Rydell Bruce GilbertDen franske løjtnants kvinde Karel Reisz Leon CloreStorbyens prins Sidney Lumet Sidney LumetRagtime Miloš Forman Dino De LaurentiisReds * Warren Beatty Warren Beatty 1982 E.T. * Steven Spielberg Steven SpielbergMissing * Costa-Gavras Edward LewisOfficer og gentleman Taylor Hackford Martin ElfandSophies valg Alan J. Pakula Alan J. PakulaDommen * Sidney Lumet David Brown 1983 Tid til kærtegn † James L. Brooks James L. BrooksDus med damerne Robert Ellis Miller Julius J. EpsteinMænd af den rette støbning * Philip Kaufman Irwin WinklerSilkwood Mike Nichols Alice ArlenDen sidste drøm * Bruce Beresford Philip Hobel 1984 Amadeus † Miloš Forman Saul ZaentzCotton Club Francis Ford Coppola Robert EvansThe Killing Fields * Roland Joffé David PuttnamEn plads i mit hjerte * Robert Benton Robert BentonSoldier's Story * Norman Jewison Norman Jewison 1985 Mit Afrika † Sydney Pollack Sydney PollackFarven lilla * Steven Spielberg Steven SpielbergKiss of the Spider Woman * Hector Babenco David WeismanRunaway Train Andrei Konchalovsky Richard GarciaVidnet * Peter Weir Edward S. Feldman 1986 Kamp-patruljen † Oliver Stone Arnold KopelsonChildren of a Lesser God * Randa Haines Chris BenderThe Mission * Roland Joffé Fernando GhiaMona Lisa Neil Jordan Stephen WoolleyA Room with a View * James Ivory Ismail MerchantStand by Me Rob Reiner Bruce A. Evans 1987 The Last Emperor † Bernardo Bertolucci Jeremy ThomasCry Freedom Richard Attenborough Richard AttenboroughSolens rige Steven Spielberg Kathleen KennedyFatal Attraction * Adrian Lyne Stanley R. JaffeLa Bamba Luis Valdez Stuart BenjaminNuts Martin Ritt Teri Schwartz 1988 Rain Man † Barry Levinson Mark JohnsonThe Accidental Tourist * Lawrence Kasdan Phyllis CarlyleA Cry in the Dark Fred Schepisi Yoram GlobusGorillas in the Mist Michael Apted Peter GuberMississippi Burning * Alan Parker Robert F. ColesberryRunning on Empty Sidney Lumet Griffin DunneTilværelsens ulidelige lethed Philip Kaufman Bertil Ohlsson 1989 Født den 4. juli * Oliver Stone A. Kitman HoCrimes and Misdemeanors Woody Allen Charles H. JoffeDøde poeters klub * Peter Weir Paul Junger WittDo the Right Thing Spike Lee Spike LeeÆrens mark Edward Zwick Freddie Fields
1990'erne