Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama

The Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama is a Golden Globe Award that 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 – Comedy or Musical.

The formal title has varied since its inception. In 2005, it was officially called "Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama". As of 2013, the wording is "Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama".

Winners and nominees
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Firsts



 * Anouk Aimée became the first actress to win for a foreign language/non-english language performance in 1967.
 * Whoopi Goldberg became the first actress of African descent to win in 1986.
 * Marlee Matlin became the first deaf actress to win in 1987.
 * Lily Gladstone became the first actress of Native American heritage to win in 2024.