The Golden Globe Awards was introduced to the world by the organization- The Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA). It was founded in 1944 by a group of Los Angeles based journalists and up until 1951; there was a single award for Best Motion Picture. In 1951, at the 9th Annual Golden Globe Awards, the organizers decided to have separate awards for Drama and Musical/Comedy. The Awards were given out by journalists till 1958.The list of winners for Best Motion Picture-Drama since its introduction are as follows:
List of Winners - Golden Globes Best Motion Picture Drama
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Year
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Winner
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1951
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A Place in the Sun
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1952
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The Greatest Show on Earth
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1953
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(Not Awarded)
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1954
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On the Waterfront
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1955
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East of Eden
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1956
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Around the World in Eighty Days
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1957
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The Bridge on the River Kwai
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1958
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The Defiant Ones
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1959
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Ben-Hur
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1960
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Spartacus
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1961
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The Guns of Navarone
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1962
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Lawrence of Arabia
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1963
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The Cardinal
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1964
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Becket
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1965
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Doctor Zhivago
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1966
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A Man for All Seasons
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1967
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In the Heat of the Night
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1968
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The Lion in Winter
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1969
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Anne of the Thousand Days
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1970
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Love Story
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1971
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The French Connection
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1972
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The Godfather
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1973
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The Exorcist
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1974
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Chinatown
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1975
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One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
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1976
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Rocky
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1977
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The Turning Point
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1978
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Midnight Express
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1979
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Kramer vs. Kramer
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1980
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Ordinary People
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1981
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On Golden Pond
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1982
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E.T. The Extra Terrestrial
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1983
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Terms of Endearment
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1984
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Amadeus
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1985
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Out of Africa
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1986
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Platoon
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1987
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The Last Emperor
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1988
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Rain Man
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1989
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Born on the Fourth of July
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1990
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Dances with Wolves
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1991
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Bugsy
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1992
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Scent of a Woman
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1993
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Schindler's List
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1994
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Forrest Gump
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1995
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Sense and Sensibility
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1996
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The English Patient
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1997
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Titanic
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1998
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Saving Private Ryan
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1999
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American Beauty
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2000
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Gladiator
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2001
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A Beautiful Mind
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2002
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The Hours
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2003
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The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
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2004
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The Aviator
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2005
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Brokeback Mountain
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2006
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Babel
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2007
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Atonement
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2008
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Slumdog Millionaire
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2009
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Avatar
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