The Golden Globes have been voted as a more ‘fun’ awards than the Oscars namely because of the formal function and the dinner that follows. It also plays a major role in the film and television industry’s award ceremonies. Just like the Best Actor Award, the Best Actress Award was split into two in 1951. In 1988 the award for Best Actress- Motion Picture Drama had a slight twist to it, it was a three way tie between Jodie Foster, Sigourney Weaver and Shirley MacLaine. The official title of the award was changed to Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture-Drama in 2005. Below is the complete list of winners:
List of Winners Golden Globe Award Best Actress Motion Picture Drama
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Year
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Winner
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1943
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Jennifer Jones
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1944
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Ingrid Bergman
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1945
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Ingrid Bergman
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1946
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Rosalind Russell
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1947
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Rosalind Russell
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1948
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Jane Wyman
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1949
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Olivia de Havilland
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1950
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Gloria Swanson
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1951
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Jane Wyman
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1952
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Shirley Booth
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1953
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Audrey Hepburn
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1954
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Grace Kelly
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1955
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Anna Magnani
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1956
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Ingrid Bergman
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1957
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Joanne Woodward
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1958
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Susan Hayward
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1959
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Elizabeth Taylor
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1960
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Greer Garson
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1961
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Geraldine Page
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1962
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Geraldine Page
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1963
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Leslie Caron
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1964
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Anne Bancroft
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1965
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Samantha Eggar
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1966
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Anouk Aimée
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1967
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Edith Evans
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1968
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Joanne Woodward
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1969
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Geneviève Bujold
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1970
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Ali MacGraw
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1971
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Jane Fonda
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1972
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Liv Ullmann
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1973
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Marsha Mason
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1974
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Gena Rowlands
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1975
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Louise Fletcher
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1976
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Faye Dunaway
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1977
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Jane Fonda
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1978
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Jane Fonda
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1979
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Sally Field
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1980
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Mary Tyler Moore
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1981
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Meryl Streep
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1982
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Meryl Streep
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1983
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Shirley MacLaine
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1984
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Sally Field
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1985
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Whoopi Goldberg
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1986
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Marlee Matlin
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1987
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Sally Kirkland
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1988
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Jodie Foster/ Sigourney Weaver/ Shirley MacLaine
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1989
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Michelle Pfeiffer
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1990
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Kathy Bates
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1991
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Jodie Foster
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1992
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Emma Thompson
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1993
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Holly Hunter
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1994
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Jessica Lange
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1995
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Sharon Stone
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1996
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Brenda Blethyn
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1997
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Judi Dench
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1998
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Cate Blanchett
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1999
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Hilary Swank
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2000
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Julia Roberts
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2001
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Sissy Spacek
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2002
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Nicole Kidman
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2003
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Charlize Theron
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2004
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Hilary Swank
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2005
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Felicity Huffman
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2006
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Helen Mirren
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2007
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Julie Christie
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2008
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Kate Winslet
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2009
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Sandra Bullock
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