O Globo de Ouro de Melhor Ator em Filme Dramático é um prêmio concedido pela Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA; Associação da Imprensa Estrangeira de Hollywood). A categoria foi criada em 1951, quando a HFPA decidiu dividir o então único prêmio de Melhor Ator em Filme em duas categorias distintas, permitindo o reconhecimento separado de atuações em filmes dramáticos e em filmes musicais ou de comédia.
Desde sua criação, o título oficial da categoria passou por variações. A partir de 2005, a denominação oficial tornou-se Melhor Atuação de um Ator em Filme Dramático. Em 2013, o prêmio passou a ser oficialmente denominado Melhor Ator em Filme Dramático, nomenclatura que permanece em uso.
Esta categoria contempla os atores vencedores por atuações de destaque em filmes do gênero dramático ao longo da história do prêmio.
Vencedores e nomeados O ano refere-se ao de produção do filme. O prémio é normalmente entregue no ano seguinte.
Anos 1940 AnoAtorPersonagemFilme1943Paul LukasKurt MullerWatch on the Rhine1944Alexander KnoxWoodrow WilsonWilson1945Ray MillandDon BirnamThe Lost Weekend1946Gregory PeckPenny BaxterThe Yearling1947Ronald ColmanAnthony JohnA Double Life1948Laurence OlivierPríncipe HamletHamlet1949Broderick CrawfordWillie StarkAll the King's MenRichard ToddLachlan "Lachie" MacLachlanThe Hasty Heart
Anos 1950 AnoAtorPersonagemFilme1950José FerrerCyrano de BergeracCyrano de BergeracLouis CalhernOliver Wendell HolmesThe Magnificent YankeeJames StewartElwood P. DowdHarvey1951Fredric MarchWilly LomanDeath of a SalesmanKirk DouglasDet. James McLeodDetective StoryArthur KennedyLarry NevinsBright Victory1952Gary CooperMarshal Will KaneHigh NoonRay MillandAllan FieldsThe ThiefCharles BoyerJacques BonnardThe Happy Time1953Spencer TracyClinton JonesThe Actress1954Marlon BrandoTerry MalloyOn the Waterfront1955Ernest BorgnineMarty PilettiMarty1956Kirk DouglasVincent van GoghLust for LifeKarl MaldenArchie Lee MeighanBaby DollGary CooperJess BirdwellFriendly PersuasionBurt LancasterBill StarbuckThe RainmakerCharlton HestonMoisésThe Ten Commandments1957Alec GuinnessColonel NicholsonThe Bridge on the River KwaiMarlon BrandoMaj. Lloyd "Ace" GruverSayonaraHenry FondaJuror #812 Angry MenAnthony FranciosaPolo PopeA Hatful of RainCharles LaughtonWilfrid RobartsWitness for the Prosecution1958David NivenMajor PollockSeparate TablesTony CurtisJohn "Joker" JacksonThe Defiant OnesRobert DonatO Mandarim de Yang ChengThe Inn of the Sixth HappinessSidney PoitierNoah CullenThe Defiant OnesSpencer TracySantiago (The Old Man)The Old Man and the Sea1959Anthony FranciosaSam LawsonCareerRichard BurtonJimmy PorterLook Back in AngerCharlton HestonJudah Ben-HurBen-HurFredric MarchJerry KingsleyMiddle of the NightJoseph SchildkrautOtto FrankThe Diary of Anne Frank
Anos 1960 AnoAtorPersonagemFilme1960Burt LancasterElmer GantryElmer GantryTrevor HowardWalter MorelSons and LoversLaurence OlivierCrassoSpartacusDean StockwellPaul MorelSons and LoversSpencer TracyHenry DrummondInherit the Wind1961Maximilian SchellHans RolfeJudgment at NurembergWarren BeattyBud StamperSplendor in the GrassMaurice ChevalierPannisseFannyPaul NewmanFast Eddie FelsonThe HustlerSidney PoitierWalter Lee YoungerA Raisin in the Sun1962Gregory PeckAtticus FinchTo Kill a MockingbirdLaurence HarveyWilhelm Grimm/O SapateiroThe Wonderful World of the Brothers GrimmBurt LancasterRobert Franklin StroudBirdman of AlcatrazJack LemmonJoe ClayDays of Wine and RosesJames MasonHumbert HumbertLolitaPaul NewmanChance WayneSweet Bird of YouthPeter O'TooleT. E. LawrenceLawrence of ArabiaAnthony QuinnAuda ibu Tayi1963Sidney PoitierHomer SmithLilies of the FieldMarlon BrandoHarrison Carter MacWhiteThe Ugly AmericanStathis GiallelisStavros TopouzoglouAmerica AmericaRex HarrisonJúlio CésarCleopatraSteve McQueenRocky PapasanoLove with the Proper StrangerPaul NewmanHud BannonHudGregory PeckCaptain Josiah NewmanCaptain Newman, M.D.Tom TryonStephen FermoyleThe Cardinal1964Peter O'TooleRei Henrique IIBecketRichard BurtonTómas BecketBecketAnthony FranciosaJuan Luis RodriguezRio ConchosFredric MarchPresident LymanSeven Days in MayAnthony QuinnAlexis ZorbaZorba the Greek1965Omar SharifYuri ZhivagoDoctor ZhivagoRex HarrisonPapa Júlio IIThe Agony and the EcstasySidney PoitierGordon RalfeA Patch of BlueRod SteigerSol NazermanThe PawnbrokerOskar WernerWillie SchumannShip of Fools1966Paul ScofieldThomas MoreA Man for All SeasonsRichard BurtonGeorgeWho's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?Michael CaineAlfieAlfieSteve McQueenJake HolmanThe Sand PebblesMax von SydowReverendo Abner HaleHawaii1967Rod SteigerBill GillespieIn the Heat of the NightAlan BatesGabriel OakFar from the Madding CrowdWarren BeattyClyde BarrowBonnie and ClydePaul NewmanLucas "Luke" JacksonCool Hand LukeSidney PoitierVirgil TibbsIn the Heat of the NightSpencer TracyMatt DraytonGuess Who's Coming to Dinner1968Peter O'TooleRei Henrique IIThe Lion in WinterAlan ArkinJohn SingerThe Heart Is a Lonely HunterAlan BatesYakov BokThe FixerTony CurtisAlbert DeSalvoThe Boston StranglerCliff RobertsonCharlie GordonCharly1969John WayneRooster CogburnTrue GritAlan ArkinAbraham "Popi" RodriguezPopiRichard BurtonRei Henrique VIIIAnne of the Thousand DaysDustin HoffmanEnrico "Ratso" RizzoMidnight CowboyJon VoightJoe Buck
Anos 1970 AnoAtorPersonagemFilme1970George C. ScottGeorge S. PattonPattonMelvyn DouglasTom GarrisonI Never Sang for My FatherJames Earl JonesJack JeffersonThe Great White HopeJack NicholsonRobert Eroica DupeaFive Easy PiecesRyan O'NealOliver Barret IVLove Story1971Gene HackmanJimmy "Popeye" DoyleThe French ConnectionPeter FinchDaniel HirshSunday Bloody SundayMalcolm McDowellAlex DeLargeA Clockwork OrangeJack NicholsonJonathan FuerstCarnal KnowledgeGeorge C. ScottDr. Herbert BockThe Hospital1972Marlon BrandoVito CorleoneThe GodfatherMichael CaineMilo TindleSleuthLaurence OlivierAndrew WykeAl PacinoMichael CorleoneThe GodfatherJon VoightEd GentryDeliverance1973Al PacinoFrank SerpicoSerpicoRobert BlakeJohn WintergreenElectra Glide in BlueJack LemmonHarry StonerSave the TigerSteve McQueenHenri "Papillon" CharrièrePapillonJack NicholsonBilly L. "Badass" BudduskyThe Last Detail1974Jack NicholsonJ. J. "Jake" GittesChinatownJames CaanAxel FreedThe GamblerGene HackmanHarry CaulThe ConversationDustin HoffmanLenny BruceLennyAl PacinoMichael CorleoneThe Godfather Part II1975Jack NicholsonRandle Patrick "Mac" McMurphyOne Flew Over the Cuckoo's NestGene HackmanJimmy "Popeye" DoyleFrench Connection IIAl PacinoSonny WortzikDog Day AfternoonMaximilian SchellArthur GoldmanThe Man in the Glass BoothJames WhitmoreHarry S. TrumanGive 'em Hell, Harry!1976Peter Finch (Póstumo)Howard BealeNetworkDavid CarradineWoody GuthrieBound for GloryRobert De NiroTravis BickleTaxi DriverDustin Hoffman"Babe" LevyMarathon ManSylvester StalloneRocky BalboaRocky1977Richard BurtonDr. Martin DysartEquusMarcello MastroianniGabrieleUna giornata particolareAl PacinoBobby DeerfieldBobby DeerfieldGregory PeckDouglas MacArthurMacArthurHenry WinklerJack DunneHeroes1978Jon VoightLuke MartinComing HomeBrad DavisBilly HayesMidnight ExpressRobert De NiroMichael VronskyThe Deer HunterAnthony HopkinsCorky Withers / "Fats"MagicGregory PeckJosef MengeleThe Boys from Brazil1979Dustin HoffmanTed KramerKramer vs. KramerJack LemmonJack GodellThe China SyndromeAl PacinoArthur Kirkland...And Justice for AllJon VoightBilly FlynnThe ChampJames WoodsGregory PowellThe Onion Field
Anos 1980 AnoAtorPersonagemFilme1980Robert De NiroJake LaMottaRaging BullJohn HurtJohn MerrickThe Elephant ManJack LemmonScottie TempletonTributePeter O'TooleEli CrossThe Stunt ManDonald SutherlandCalvin JarrettOrdinary People1981Henry FondaNorman ThayerOn Golden PondWarren BeattyJohn ReedRedsTimothy HuttonBrian MorelandTapsBurt LancasterLou PascalAtlantic CityTreat WilliamsDaniel CielloPrince of the City1982Ben KingsleyMahatma GandhiGandhiAlbert FinneyGeorge DunlapShoot the MoonRichard GereZack MayoAn Officer and a GentlemanJack LemmonEd HormanMissingPaul NewmanFrank GalvinThe Verdict1983Tom CourtenayNormanThe DresserRobert DuvallMac SledgeTender MerciesTom ContiGowan McGlandReuben, ReubenRichard FarnsworthBill MinerThe Grey FoxAlbert FinneySenhorThe DresserAl PacinoTony MontanaScarfaceEric RobertsPaul SniderStar 801984F. Murray AbrahamAntonio SalieriAmadeusJeff BridgesScott Hayden "Starman"StarmanAlbert FinneyGeoffrey FirminUnder the VolcanoTom HulceWolfgang Amadeus MozartAmadeusSam WaterstonSydney SchanbergThe Killing Fields1985Jon VoightOscar ManheimRunaway TrainHarrison FordJohn BookWitnessGene HackmanHarry MacKenzieTwice in a LifetimeWilliam HurtLuis MolinaKiss of the Spider WomanRaúl JuliáValentin ArreguiKiss of the Spider Woman1986Bob HoskinsGeorgeMona LisaHarrison FordAllie FoxThe Mosquito CoastDexter GordonDale TurnerRound MidnightWilliam HurtJames LeedsChildren of a Lesser GodJeremy IronsFather GabrielThe MissionPaul NewmanFast Eddie FelsonThe Color of Money1987Michael DouglasGordon GekkoWall StreetJohn LonePu YiThe Last EmperorJack NicholsonFrancis PhelanIronweedNick NolteLee UmstetterWeedsDenzel WashingtonSteve BikoCry Freedom1988Dustin HoffmanRaymond BabbittRain ManGene HackmanRupert AndersonMississippi BurningTom HulceDominick LucianoDominick and EugeneEdward James OlmosJaime EscalanteStand and DeliverForest WhitakerCharlie ParkerBird1989Tom CruiseRon KovicBorn on the Fourth of JulyDaniel Day-LewisChristy BrownMy Left FootJack LemmonJake TremontDadAl PacinoFrank KellerSea of LoveRobin WilliamsJohn KeatingDead Poets Society
Anos 1990 AnoAtorPersonagemFilme1990Jeremy IronsClaus von BülowReversal of FortuneKevin CostnerJohn DunbarDances with WolvesRichard HarrisBull McCabeThe FieldAl PacinoMichael CorleoneThe Godfather Part IIIRobin WilliamsDr. Malcolm SayerAwakenings1991Nick NolteTom WingoThe Prince of TidesWarren BeattyBugsy SiegelBugsyKevin CostnerJim GarrisonJFKRobert De NiroMax CadyCape FearAnthony HopkinsDr. Hannibal LecterThe Silence of the Lambs1992Al PacinoFrank SladeScent of a WomanTom CruiseCoronel Daniel KaffeeA Few Good MenRobert Downey Jr.Charlie ChaplinChaplinJack NicholsonJimmy HoffaHoffaDenzel WashingtonMalcolm XMalcolm X1993Tom HanksAndrew BeckettPhiladelphiaDaniel Day-LewisGerry ConlonIn the Name of the FatherHarrison FordDr. Richard KimbleThe FugitiveAnthony HopkinsJames StevensThe Remais of the DayLiam NeesonOskar SchindlerSchindler's List1994Tom HanksForrest GumpForrest GumpMorgan FreemanEllis Boyd "Red" ReddingThe Shawshank RedemptionPaul NewmanDonald SullivanNobody's FoolBrad PittTristan LudlowLegends of the FallJohn TravoltaVincent VegaPulp Fiction1995Nicolas CageBen SandersonLeaving Las VegasRichard DreyfussGlenn HollandMr. Holland's OpusAnthony HopkinsRichard NixonNixonIan McKellenRei Richard IIIRichard IIISean PennMatthew PonceletDead Man Walking1996Geoffrey RushDavid HelfgottShineRalph FiennesLászló de AlmásyThe English PatientMel GibsonTom MullenRansomWoody HarrelsonLarry FlyntThe People vs. Larry FlyntLiam NeesonMichael CollinsMichael Collins1997Peter FondaUlee JacksonUlee's GoldMatt DamonWill HuntingGood Will HuntingDaniel Day-LewisDanny FlynnThe BoxerLeonardo DiCaprioJack DawsonTitanicDjimon HounsouJoseph CinquéAmistad1998Jim CarreyTruman BurbankThe Truman ShowStephen FryOscar WildeWildeTom HanksCapitão. John H. MillerSaving Private RyanIan McKellenJames WhaleGods and MonstersNick NolteWade WhitehouseAffliction1999Denzel WashingtonRubin "Hurricane" CarterThe HurricaneRussell CroweJeffrey WigandThe InsiderMatt DamonTom RipleyThe Talented Mr. RipleyRichard FarnsworthAlvin StraightThe Straight StoryKevin SpaceyLester BurnhamAmerican Beauty
Anos 2000